[-Guru] If the site is down for 14 hours again, I'd like to see an update every couple hours even if it does just say "still working on things" it reassures people even though it provides no additional info. I think if they do get a social media person in the future, this will be one of the things they do. I agree with you, it does seem like it gets overlooked and ignored. I think it's just on there with those updates when something does happen, so if she's busy I'm not sure if any of the other staff actually updates the facebook or twitter or what not with that kind of information.

~ Exactly, that's all I wanted to see. I think that would be a good idea, to get someone who would be able to help out in that area. The only problem I see possibly happening, is that not everyone is on social media.

[-Guru] I think the facebook page is viewable even to people who don't have a facebook page, but I may be wrong. Twitter is viewable to people without a twitter, so is Tumblr. And I think all of these are linked on the "site is offline" page. that's really the best they can do without being able to text everyone or something, instant message everyone... idk. no matter what, not everyone will be reached. keeping updated social media page is probably their best option.

~ I think you are able to access FB without having an account. I find myself going to FB when there is a problem on here. I don't think it would be expected of them to text every single user. But yes, social media may be their best option.

[-Guru] I hope they do go down that route so at least if the site is inaccessible, people can know it's being worked on and feel reassured.

for things on site, I think having staff posts in news comments appear on admin posts would be very nice if it was possible. another thing I'd like to see is a single page with a list of the most recent updates, even small things. more consistent use of siteupdate would be appreciated.

I'd also like to see when they say something will be done, some follow through on that, or at least an update every few weeks of what has happened and what the current situation is, even an excuse of why didn't it get done by such and such date. I don't expect them to set dates and stick to them, but I'd like to know projects haven't been forgotten about.

if these things can be done, I think the "awful communication" will be improved.

~ I believe it would be appreciated by many users.

I don't know if it's just me, but periodically I go there to check, and for the most part I get error pages, so I just don't bother. (no excuse)

Yes, the siteupdate was great in the beginning when it was used more consistently. I also think it would help a lot if it wouldn't be on a page that has a different topic on it, so that users would be able to find it, rather than scrolling threw many pages.

WoW! That's my biggest peeve in general/rl. Follow-up/follow through is so important. If you start something finish it, then move on to the next project. Only if you don't have the capability to multi task..

I agree, if these few things could be put into place, that they'll start to see a happier site. With taking into consideration that not everything in life can be perfect...but at least show more effort.

[-Guru] admin posts? I haven't gotten any errors there lately, it was changed awhile ago to load much quicker. do you refresh a few times to see if it works?

I think siteupdate should be used more, though I personally don't care when things aren't pinged as long as they're easy to figure out on my own. I know a lot of people want any minor change to be updated, so I wouldn't mind if it got used for any change.

I hope that is something that gets worked on, providing occasional updates on current projects and follow through. I honestly think they should scrap the minion battling system, make the zoo just a place to collect your minions and maybe organize them and show them off, but we don't need another battling system. it's okay to me if they tried something, it ended up being a much larger task then they originally anticipated, and they had to do away with it because it honestly wouldn't ever happen. as long as they're honest about it, that's fine for me.

~ Yes. I get errors every single day on something.

I can understand that. I think that's where the problem may be though, sometimes if you just keep using the same board, and continue 10 pages down and ping again on another subject, that's where users may miss or try to look for that specific ping and that can be frustrating on some. I think what we all need to just simply realize is this, because there are so many different personalities on site, that what may be important to some, may not be as important to others, which in actuality, it should all be taken into consideration.

Agree. Followup is so important. I only went to the minion battling system a few times, then stopped. That sounds like a good idea. That's another issue in itself. Knowing if it's the truth, or not.

[-Guru] I get a few errors here and there but nothing consistently. after refreshing a bit they go away. some of the errors are just server timeouts like if you try to quickstock a bunch of items. it isn't a real error, it's just that it took too long without a reply from the server and it gives you an error, but everything went to where it should. I'm not sure the kind of errors you encounter though. maybe keep track of when you get them and where you get them and how long they last, there may be some pattern to it? I'm not sure.

if there was a single page of all of the updates without any user comments on it, it could be nice. something organized with most recent at the top and least recent at the bottom, with pages so you can go back and see the updates.

Date - Change - Maybe a link to a relevant post 1/1/16 - something changed - link 12/31/15 - something different changed - link

it would just be easier to find the changes.

~ In different areas of the site, but mostly from trying to access my gallery. I don't get them from restocking, it just takes a few items at a time, then I need to go back to refresh the page to get the accurate count. 502 and 504 errors.

Users would more than likely just quote what was mentioned and make a board on it, so that they could share their opinion/concerns. I do understand what you're saying though.

Honestly, I'm not too sure how that would work. Unless of course on the very first post there is a link of topics on that board or you'll find yourself searching again for a specific topic. Unless that's what you mean and I'm just misunderstanding something.

[-Guru] how big is your gallery?

I just mean a separate page, not a forum. a list of updates. threads can be made sharing opinions on the updates, but if there was a single page of updates, it would make everything pretty easy to find. it would be like admin posts but just for updates.

~

https://subeta.net/ushop.php?shopid=234184

It took me 3 tries to get into. It's a normal size right?

Ahh...yes, like the admin post would be good, as long as we could access it.

[-Guru] I got in on my first try but a wishlist search gave me an error. I think you get errors in there because of its size.

an update version of admin posts would just make sure all changes could be found in one spot. it would need maintained but I think it would make finding information easier :)

- I think you just reinvented the Site Updates forum? :P

~ Really? I've seen galleries that were far larger, so I always thought it was normal.

That would be something positive to have, as long as it's maintained consistently ~ ^.^ ~

siteupdates get pinged elsewhere occasionally, sometimes in suggestions when something is implemented. also things are out of order and cluttered with thank yous. you're right for the most part though :p

plus not everything gets a siteupdate ping currently.

[-Guru] I'm sure they have issues too. the more items you get in there, the more likely you will get an error.

~ That's probably true. Still, it shouldn't do that though ~ :) ~

[-Guru] it shouldn't, but I don't think without optimizations or a longer server timeout that anything will change. though I'm just guessing, I don't always know what I'm talking about. I'm not sure if they should just put a solid item limit on shops so this isn't an issue.

~ It does make sense though.

I guess because there's the hoarder achievement which goes up to 45k. My process of thinking is that it should work fine, if it doesn't exceed that amount, and I don't have that many items in there ~

[-Guru] ahhh yeah I'm not sure if that was good planning on their part. you may just want to ask around to other people with pretty large galleries to see if they get the same thing, or go into their gallery yourself and see if you get the same error.

okay this is off topic, if you want to discuss that more, comment me :p