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1. chrisa+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-11-10 21:06:11
Dang's done a super great job, especially recently with some huge threads related to the election.

I would like to raise one point that's tangentially related: why is it not easier to find a page explaining the community guidelines ? AFAIK you have to look them up yourself.

The navbar has links to new, threads, past, comments, ask, show, jobs and submit, but none of them even give a clear redirect link to get to the guidelines ... wouldn't it make sense to add them to nav, or configure the site such that they're displayed the first time you visit ? Always seemed a bit funny to me from a design perspective.

replies(1): >>dang+u2
2. dang+u2[view] [source] 2020-11-10 21:18:41
>>chrisa+(OP)
They're in the footer on every page. Not enough?
replies(2): >>graycl+fc >>hutzli+Ed
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3. graycl+fc[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-10 22:06:09
>>dang+u2
I've been reading this site for almost 10 years and never noticed them until you just pointed it out. I don't think many people look at the footer. :)

(They're also not in the footer of the comment page and a link in the otherwise empty header could be useful for new users.)

replies(2): >>dang+Wc >>saagar+cJ
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4. dang+Wc[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-10 22:10:23
>>graycl+fc
Good point!
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5. hutzli+Ed[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-10 22:14:10
>>dang+u2
Oh, indeed. Never seen them, but I think I never paid attention to any footer so far, so maybe they could be more highlighted.

On the other hand, like usual, the people who should read them the most, are probably the least likely to do so. Also the forum is somewhat self-regulating now?

I read quite often, when someone misbehaves, others chime in and ask them nicely to not do that here.

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6. saagar+cJ[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-11 01:53:54
>>graycl+fc
I’d argue that the comment page is probably the most important page to have that link on.
replies(1): >>dang+1S
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7. dang+1S[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-11 03:39:43
>>saagar+cJ
Ok, I'll put it there - but can you guys please specify exactly what you mean by "the comment page"?
replies(3): >>saagar+JS >>TeMPOr+Zj1 >>graycl+xY1
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8. saagar+JS[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-11 03:45:50
>>dang+1S
Uh, I guess a more accurate description would be “the page where you edit your comment”, which is uncharacteristically bare.
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9. TeMPOr+Zj1[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-11 09:46:07
>>dang+1S
Maybe a textual link next to the "Reply" and "Add Comment" buttons?
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10. graycl+xY1[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-11-11 16:10:44
>>dang+1S
The page where the "reply" link takes you. I.e. where I'm typing at this very moment, and where you'll type if you reply to me. :)
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