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Jarandhel Dreamsinger
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So, since the channel has been dead so far (though my logs do show TheDoctor popping by to visit the channel when it was on Dalnet and I was at work), I've decided to try getting some folks together there at a scheduled time.  My first attempt at this is going to be tomorrow, from 7pm on.  Me and the Bot will be in #dreamhart, and I hope to see some other folks there too. wink  Please feel free to spread the word to others you think may enjoy chatting with us, even if they're not active here on Dreamhart.org.

 

Second, I'm pleased to announce that I'm making some headway with a system for implementing an otherkin directory here on the site.  You may have already noticed some new fields popping up in your profiles.  While these aren't the final versions, and I'm looking at creating some tighter integration with existing profile fields (so I don't have to duplicate the website and email address fields, for instance), you can get a rough idea of what the new directory will be like here: https://dreamhart.org/links/kindir/

 

If you want to see how you'll show up in the directory, just go to your profile (there's a link on the dashboard bar at the top of the page, on the right hand side) and edit the information in the directory section.  I've gone to a lot of trouble to make absolutely certain that anyone marked as “Do Not Display” will not… under any circumstances… show up in a directory listing.  No, not even if you search for them by name or start entering random numbers as user-ids in the individual profile view.  

 

At the moment, the main thing keeping this from being a production version is a bug with the plug-in used: it's not automatically adding a new entry when a new user is created, the way it's supposed to.  I'm checking with the WordPress Support forums & I'm going to try to contact the plugin author directly, as well as pouring over the code myself.  So far, I've narrowed it down to four possible files (and individual functions within those files) where the bug could be.  I'm working on figuring out how to narrow it further, so I can get an idea of what specifically is causing it and how to fix it.  I'm fairly sure it's a permissions issue, as when I create a new user as administrator a new entry is automatically created, but when I register a new user as if I was a visitor to the site one is not.  So far, though, I haven't found anything that should cause that type of permissions issue.  Still looking into it.

 

Anyway, let me know what you think. alien

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Arethinn
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Re: directory – cool!

(helpful oneliner post is helpful. wink)

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I might be there if I'm insomniac, usually I ought to be asleep at the time.

 

Also, I'm disappointed. Bot is not a talking bot! tearfulI wanted to meet a talking bot in the chat.

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Jarandhel Dreamsinger
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Arethinn said:

Re: directory – cool!

(helpful oneliner post is helpful. wink)

Hey, it's still feedback that lets me know people like the direction I'm going in. smile

 

Claude said:

I might be there if I'm insomniac, usually I ought to be asleep at the time.

Sorry about that… I wanted to start it earlier, but I don't get off work on Thursdays until 4:30, and I'm usually not home until at least 5:30.  I also wanted to give myself enough time to run back out and grab dinner before the chat started, if I need to.  Factoring in traffic and everything, 7pm seemed best for starting things.  Friday I'm out all evening, but maybe we can do something earlier in the day on Saturday if folks are interested?

Also, I'm disappointed. Bot is not a talking bot! tearfulI wanted to meet a talking bot in the chat.

Oh, Bot might not say much but he is most certainly able to talk.  wink

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Jarandhel Dreamsinger said:

 

Sorry about that… I wanted to start it earlier, but I don't get off work on Thursdays until 4:30, and I'm usually not home until at least 5:30.  I also wanted to give myself enough time to run back out and grab dinner before the chat started, if I need to.  Factoring in traffic and everything, 7pm seemed best for starting things.  Friday I'm out all evening, but maybe we can do something earlier in the day on Saturday if folks are interested?

 

Oh hey, not a problem at all! We've all got our schedules, and it's your chat! smile I'm kind of caught up in exam preparation etc anyway, but a break on Saturday might be appreciated – just can't tell yet really. Maybe I'll be too busy, too. So really, no extra fuss for my sake right now. 🙂 But thanks!

 

Oh, Bot might not say much but he is most certainly able to talk.  wink


 

Oh he is? That's lovely! Got to try that out again sometime. Any hints on how to get him to talk?

 

p.s.: Yes, I realise how pathetic this sounds. Yes, I really am that lonely.  XD

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Bot isn't talking to me at all! annoyedI'm trying to keep up a conversation, and he just won't contribute to it. I find this one-sided kind of communication not very productive.

 

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