Wedge

Well... yes and no. But you'll notice from the code that I changed terminology part way through (all the code references 'sanctions' but the user wording references 'punishments')

It's a hard one to call but yes, I think you're ultimately right. I'm quite amenable to the wording being changed. At this stage I'm still recovering from the last month enough to not be too worried about picky bits ;)

OK, here's the developmental mindset behind it. In SMF terms, you'd issue a warning. The warning was simply an increase (or, helpfully, a decrease) to the current % of warning on their account. It was an overall fluid state for their account, and cumulative the sum of moderators having their say on a user's account. The thing is, you can have 3 moderators issuing modest (20%) warnings for separate matters and leave the user post banned as a consequence.

In Wedge, however, it doesn't work like that. The idea is that you make the punishment fit the crime and that you have punishments tied to a given warning. The warning carries points and/or punishments (and the points can lead to punishments of their own for general unpleasant behaviours)

So if you have a user who has an inappropriate signature, issue something for that signature and remove it - and if it forms part of a collection of a larger penalty, so be it.

Even better than SMF4Mobile (smf-media.com) ?

Not at this time, no :niark:

Yes, there is documentation - http://wedge.org/pub/feats/6898/plugin-manager-mechanics/

I did even post a small plugin here as an attachment.

And yes, just because you can't do full edits, doesn't mean you don't have some serious flexibility to play with. Large chunks of the system are built around a template skeleton - sort of like SMF's template layers but much, much more powerful. The sidebar is a template area, so are posts, and as such you can add items before and after others, practically at will.

I only have a few distant memories left, actually. The player's stats were Brains, Brawn and Hoffness :lol: Yes, they correspond with KoL's Muscle, Mysticality and Moxie, only they're wittier than I am, which is the other reason it never happened. I'm just not as funny as they are. But if someone came along and pitched the right concept with some good writing behind it... who knows?

The next alpha should be interesting, as the new warning system is complete.

I'd personally like to finish up overhauling the moderation centre before it's out but I'm not picky about that.

I get that some of them just wanted the latest shiny. I just wish they'd have been honest about it.

As for the person that sparked this conversation off, I don't think they know what they want. Though they talk tough, I'd love to see them actually finish *any* of the things they're working on. Might be interesting to see them walk in my shoes for a bit.