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    Returning to use Poniverse's Twitter account (or some other medium) to inform users on site status

    in Feedback

    · Edited by Rikifive

    On 2024-03-23 at 4:01 PM, Props Valroa said:

    It would be good if there was some transparency in site updates instead of it happening all of a sudden without any prior warning. If there was some sort of update log that could be posted publicly for what exactly is being updated / changed, to be posted in the Throne Room - I think that would be rather helpful as well. 

     

    On 2024-03-24 at 2:01 AM, Mirage said:

    It's possible to use the Announcement feature of this forum engine that appears at the top of the page ( or in the sidebar) - that way you can't miss it. 

    To be fair, the update didn't take too long and I believe the error page mentions, that an update is in progress (would have to double check it next time to be sure).

    The update itself wasn't anything crazy. Usually it takes only few minutes, though this time there were some problems in the process, so it took a bit longer (it took about 25 minutes). The forums were back online and working after the update.

    That was all, as far as the update goes.

    Unfortunately, something else broke some time later, which was unexpected. Now that was the thing that kept not only forums, but all poniverse services down for that long. 

     

    Nevertheless, I fully agree with having relevant announcements posted. The problem was, that it wasn't easy to coordinate this action and have all relevant ponies available at one time. For example, I was stuck at work when the update took place, otherwise I'd be sure to put an announcement and a topic some time before the upgrade, to make sure no one gets yeeted out in the middle of writing a post etc.. We'll try better next time. :P

    As for changelog, I'm the type of pony, who loves to be open about what changes are made, and I do have such logs available for my own projects (see my forum mod topic, to not search far). With forum soft updates, there's hardly any visible changes to be honest. Invision rarely releases new exciting features, lately they mostly take some down instead. It's all mostly security updates and some niche adjustments or features the end user probably won't notice. It's like Windows updates, these are frequent, take a while to install, and when you get back to your desktop afterwards, it's "spot the difference - level: impossible" challenge. Still, next time I'll try to compile a list of changes, that might be relevant to users here, and skip all that obvious security patches blah blah.

    That said, I hardly see anything new with the recent update. It pretty much only broke 3rd party apps we use like RP characters. So yeah, we lost more than gained. At least there's one nice thing - they supposedly fixed the issue with status updates, that was a thing since mid-2022. Replying to statuses should no longer hang with the "saving" message, requiring a refresh to see if your comment was actually submitted. Let us know if you beg to differ on that one and still experience problems there, so I may go whining to forum software devs. :winking-izzy:

     

    Messages on social media would be convenient as well, that's true. A shame the poniverse status page didn't notice outage either, and lies that services were up all the time.

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    Sunny Starscout's Smoothie Scavenger Search

    in Site Events

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    I found the first three, but the fourth one...?

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    1st and 3rd were obvious, 2nd was harder because I haven't watched any of this, so I did a speedrun in that area until I bumped into it, but the 4th idk, I've been all over the place! :jazz-hooves-please:

     
    Welp, time to go to sleep, it's past 5AM panik.jpg

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    Wizards Wizarding World of Ponies

    in Visual Fan Art

    10 hours ago, Wizard said:

    Also another update for the thread: I made stickers! But I can't decide on which I prefer, please feel free to give feedback on which one you prefer or if there are things you would change! :eager:
    One has a shadow, going for a 3D effect, while the other is a plain flat colour!

    I also prefer the one with shading. :P 

    Awesome stuff :darling:

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    Hello Hello!

    in Welcome Plaza

    7 hours ago, Wizard said:

    Awww thank you so much! I've been having loads of fun on here! Everyone has been super nice and I've been really enjoying drawing ponies again after all these years!

    And that's what I love to hear! :mlp_yeehaa:

    Enjoy your time then! :BrightMacContent:

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    Genshin Chat

    in Topics

    I have updated our homepage

    • There's a new genshin_icon_wish.pngWISH Interactive Screen I have programmed from scratch.
      • With the new Chronicled Banner released in the game, the old Wish layout on the club homepage got rather clogged, so I've replaced it with an interactive screen to make it appear more readable, especially on mobile devices.
      • Its usage should be self explanatory, I've tried to recreate how it is in game - just click the tabs at the top as if you were in the game!
      • JavaScript go brrr, I hope it works for everyone lol. Let me know if you'll run into an issue!
    • There are few smaller tweaks here and there
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    Not new to mlp but new to forums

    in Welcome Plaza

    Hello and welcome to the herd! :mlp_yeehaa:

    Heh, my main OC, after all these years isn't finished either. Maybe it's because I can't draw too well, so I can't quite put things on paper properly, so to speak. :mlp_icwudt: And I too, consider myself an adult with a blank flank heh. :P 

    I hope you'll have a good time here! e-cocosmile.png

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    Hello Hello!

    in Welcome Plaza

    Hello, hi, and welcome to the herd! :mlp_yeehaa:

    I hope you'll have a good time here! e-cocosmile.png ~As good as your art :wub:

     

    If you'd ever need something or have troubles with anything on the forums, feel free to poke me! :darling:

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    Wizards Wizarding World of Ponies

    in Visual Fan Art

    These are lovely artworks! :wub:

    On 2024-03-18 at 9:04 PM, Wizard said:

    Ah if only I could go back in time and draw with everyone else in 2011 lol

    Oh yes, I can totally relate. I myself joined quite late, started working on stuff when the majority started quitting. Eh, it is what it is lol, rip, a shame we missed that out. :P 

    Keep it up! ❤

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    Roleplay Characters Are Currently Unavailable

    in Throne Room

    · Edited by Rikifive

    Some of you may have already noticed, that the roleplay characters are unavailable, and thus the option to post as them in RP's is gone.

    Due to that, character profiles are inaccessible as well. They were not deleted, there's just no way to view them at the moment.

    We are aware of the issue, let me explain what happened;

    Yesterday we have updated the forum software, and unfortunately as a result, the 3rd party application for Roleplay Characters became outdated to the point, where the system forced it to be disabled.

     

    :awed: Okay, but what next?

    I have already contacted the developer of this application asking, if there's a chance to have it patched, and currently I'm awaiting their reply.
    It's hard to estimate anything, as unfortunately the developer is quite busy.

    We'll be trying to bring it back up~

     

    Status

    >> 26th April, 2024
    An updated version of the application has been installed. Roleplay Characters seem to be functional.

     

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    Genshin Chat

    in Topics

    On 2024-02-04 at 12:34 PM, Goat-kun said:

    RNGesus smiled upon me and I got the Bird. She's a support for all aspiring basketball players. Her burst can heal. One can put her in any team where one just wants to shut up and jam. Given how high his plunge damage is, Xianyun is probably the best Diluc support in the game.

    Not gonna lie, I am having fun with her and Diluc. :P 

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    What's that one food that you can't stand no matter how old you are?

    in General Discussion

    On 2024-02-24 at 7:06 AM, TheSupremeLeaderOfChaos said:

    Completely unrelated but PAIMON PROFILE PIC YAY!

    Also 100% agree about raisins in cakes! I don't mind them by themselves but their texture in baked goods? No thanks lol!

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    YAY! :mlp_yeehaa:

    Yeah same actually. While still not a fan of those, raisins by themselves aren't that horrible, but putting these in baked goods is a crime! D:

    Me whenever I see someone adding raisins to cakes:

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    Recent Pulls Thread

    in Topics

    I made an another trial with Cloud Retainer and noticed, that her healing over time heals ALL characters, which is quite nice. I was thinking she'll be a great choice for Furina. Not only swirling hydro for RES shred, but poggers constant healing. ...and perhaps it'll be a good opportunity to ressurect Xiao, who I never really used lol.
    I ended up pulling for her and...

    • At 80 pity I lost 50/50 for the 5th time (!!) to Dehya (C1)
    • At 77 pity I got that guaranteed illuminated bird

    Then I decided to throw some more at Nahida and

    • At 11 pity I finally got out of that horrible streak and got Nahida (C3)

    That Nahida pull saved the day, but losing 50/50 5 times in a row still hurts. I had high pity on weapons, so made few pulls and...

    • At 69 pity I got Wolf's Gravestone.

     

    And that's where over 20000 primos went... Results depressing as ever lately, but at least there's that little green bean. 💚e-cocosmile.png

     

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