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Sam replied on August 20, 2009 19:23 to the idea "Personal Stats Page" in Tumblr:
Yeah, I'd love to be able to see what readers liked most, so I could find more of the same-
Sam started following the idea "Personal Stats Page" in Tumblr.
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Sam asked a question in Disqus on August 19, 2009 03:26:
How do you change the discus commenting window on Tumblr to be a fixed size?This is what a page looks like right now: http://thedeepbluesea.tumblr.com/post...
Clearly, this looks pretty bad. How can I edit the code so that it's only a fixed width (aka the size of the main content)? -
Sam started following the question "Tumblr "Official" Comments" in Tumblr.
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Sam started following the idea "Web Publish Feature: Add the ability to create new templates." in Delicious Monster.
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A comment on the idea "Ability to import academic papers and books for research" in Delicious Monster:
Looks great, although I've found Papers (mentioned earlier) to be a bit easier, especially since it has really nice built-in search capabilities – Sam, on June 11, 2009 13:58 -
Sam shared an idea in Delicious Monster on May 25, 2009 20:22:
Better detail editingDetail editing in DL2 isn't very polished
1) I'd like to be able to right click and use a list of checkmark boxes (or something similar) of topics which I don't care about. For example, release date and isbn are two categories that I don't care about as a user, at least on the foreground. Yes, it's nice to have as metadata so that it's still sortable by isbn, or so that I can look it up if I want to, but all your editing categories make for an extremely confusing detail section.
2) Perhaps this could be partially solved by grouping them in a more organized manner, maybe color coordination?
3) Allowing users to set hotkeys for adding specific details in a popup window would really streamline the process and make it much easier to add items to the program (for example, do cmd + T to type immediately into the title section, and so on. For batch editing and ease of organization, this feature is a must.
4)The details section isn't exactly ugly, but it's boring. The construction grid border tape just makes me feel like adding details is work, and an unpleasant task. In addition, the fact that it's blaring white and black only makes this more apparent. Why not make the background of details similar to the shelving in DL? Ie. texture it in some way, either with polished steel, or a lighter wood perhaps. Even allowing users to switch the background would be great.
5) Once that details aspect is solved, the none-too-subtle border tape during editing can be replaced by a less glaring solution. It could be replaced by a one color border, or by a blurred border, etc. Use your imagination. But don't use construction tape, which signifies hard work, danger, and caution. Make people feel good everytime they use the product. Subtle details like this are really important to the user experience as a whole.
The following are from microsoft word for mac 2008, and they give a good idea of #4
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Sam started following the idea "Annoyed By Descriptions" in Delicious Monster.
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A comment on the problem "Roman numeral problems. IX before VII (final fantasy related)" in Delicious Monster:
Thanks for pointing that out skylarp! – Sam, on May 24, 2009 21:28 -
Sam replied on May 24, 2009 21:26 to the problem "help unavailable" in Delicious Monster:
While help is unavailable, could you please include a link in the popup dialogue to tell users to come here? That way they won't be stranded!
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Sam replied on May 18, 2009 22:39 to the problem "Unable to Sign in" in Satisfaction Remote:
Nope! It takes me to the main page for getsatisfaction, as if I was just in Safari natively -
Sam reported a problem in Satisfaction Remote on May 18, 2009 18:36:
Unable to Sign inWhenever I try to sign in, I get redirected to Safari (which is fine). Once I sign in, however, safari never re-directs me back to the app. If I try exiting Safari and reopening Satisfaction Remote, I'm right back where I started. -
A comment on the idea "Custom categories as open-source?" in Delicious Monster:
No worries cfasca, I just wanted to make sure things didn't go too far sideways. I'm glad to have your input! If you've got more thoughts, by all means keep them coming! – Sam, on May 18, 2009 18:18 -
Sam Willsea marked one of cfasca's replies in Delicious Monster as useful. cfasca replied to the idea "Custom categories as open-source?".
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Sam Willsea marked one of Jessie's replies in Delicious Monster as useful. Jessie replied to the idea "Custom categories as open-source?".
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Sam Willsea replied on May 17, 2009 23:26 to the idea "Custom categories as open-source?" in Delicious Monster:
Right, in terms of this Bento-vs-DL debate, first off it's slightly off topic on the open source theme of the thread.
However, I think it's something that pops up in the forum and everyone should be a lot more clear on.
When it comes to doing anything that could be conceived as replicating Bento features, I think there needs to be some clarification. First of all, Bento is NOTHING like DL. If you take a look at this list, you'll see that hardly any of these features are ones that users are requesting, even in terms of customization: http://www.filemaker.co.uk/products/b...
For example, no one wants to use DL to keep track of dieting, classes, car mileage, or to-do items. To claim so is completely off base.
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Great now that that's out of the way, the issue of feature creep on other programs, even if they're not Bento.
Let's say you made phones, and apple came out with the iphone. Any company that failed to learn anything from the iphone would just be kidding itself that it would be 'compromising' by incorporating features. There's nothing wrong from seeing others success and learning from it. Especially if you can do it better, which I think you guys can. Your original program was ground-breaking. If you keep it more or less the same though, you're going to lose interest, and you're going to lose potential customers. One of the huge selling points for your app is word of mouth. If you don't keep innovating, people are going to stop talking about you, and no-one will want to pay for any upgrades to DL3. There are already enough people on here who want to downgrade to DL1. You should pay attention to that. Make positive changes that listen to your customer base, and you'll see you made the right choice. End rant. -
A comment on the idea "Custom categories as open-source?" in Delicious Monster:
I'm really happy to hear some positive consideration on this. I'm sure managing the chaos could be dealt with though.
For example, if you look at wikipedia, people were highly critical for a while about it's inaccuracies, but studies have actually shown less errors in wikipedia than published encyclopedias. The whole point of open source is that it allows collaboration with limits and rules. In wikipedia's case, this means setting up accounts and having designated moderators who keep everything tidy.I don't see why some sort of appointment system couldn't keep everything in check. – Sam Willsea, on May 17, 2009 23:14 -
Sam Willsea shared an idea in Get Satisfaction on May 17, 2009 15:37:
View more products and companies under searchSearching for companies or products can be very frustrating when the search bar limits results to 5 companies or products.
Can you guys add a link at the bottom of search results for an expanded list, maybe under 'Can't find what you're looking for?' -
Sam Willsea shared an idea in Delicious Monster on May 10, 2009 21:41:
Sold or read items that you no longer ownCould a future release include the ability to keep track of books that you've read and/or sold as well? For example maybe by having a banner across the cover in red for sold and green for read? Just so that users can keep track of, say, library books that they've read while still being able to visually see that they no longer have the book. I've included an image of what it could look like. It's messy at the moment, but I'm sure there's a nice way you guys could incorporate it.
Note: It could also work well as an automatic feature once books have been sold on amazon -
Sam Willsea replied on May 05, 2009 13:28 to the question "What is the story behind the Get Satisfaction Logo?" in Get Satisfaction:
I would say the most important concepts for me are:
transparency
innovation
inviting/friendly atmosphere
supportive
exchange (in the form of a discussion, not the usual customer service one-way answer)
creative participation (in that people can become psuedo-employees by adding input and helping to define the direction of a company)
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I also agree with Texas-Jim, that the clean design of GS is one of the things that makes it so refreshing. So the site itself I would hesitate to change, for the most part.
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