Post by Brady on Aug 23, 2016 22:39:25 GMT -6
in no particular order
- Archive all old threads/shops/boards/accounts.
- Go through all layout templates.
- Go through all plugins.
- Figure out badges. They need to be more logical and have less strain on staff. Some current badges are weird and seem less important than badges that we don't have. Ensure badges we have are used to encourage/discourage certain desirable/undesirable things from members/characters. Some additional ideas on top of the IC system badges:
- advertising a certain amount
- a certain service rank for humans? if I decide to keep that plugin.
- thread count total if I don't already have.
- link total if I don't already have.
- getting a quote featured in the top sidetable.
- being a premium member.
- possibly those involved in IC History records in the Alcrystan World thread.
- a certain amount of completed threads.
- "site helper" badge (for staff and members that have proven themselves exceptionally useful to management)
- total referrals
- possibly images accepted for fantasy character album and land images
- possibly amount of suggestions implemented from inquisitions by them
- domitan/mattrice: herd member total
- humans: studs & broodmares owned or bred?
- humans: total horses trained
- guildmasters: number of members in their guild
- humans: horses bought/sold?
- ensure there is an automated badge for # number of occupations for humans - Go through prices page.
- Check for and delete any unnecessary hidden boards I've created over time.
- Weed out any unnecessary member groups.
- Copy/paste all content into a document so it is backed up just in case. Export the forum as an extra precaution.
- Weed through & reformat the posting page buttons. Ensure there is one for the cooldown timer.
- Make sure all existing members (Meghan, Peyton, Nanna, myself) have their mini-profiles set up prior to opening for all mandatory fields. Both IC and OOC. Wait until all custom fields have been figured out.
- use any of these codes?
forum.venompb.com/thread/29/change-proboards-links-custom-domain
forum.venompb.com/thread/55/prompt-users-when-leaving-posting
support.proboards.com/thread/576792/remove-certain-boards-accumulating-totals
support.proboards.com/thread/559850/add-preview-custom-template-plugin
go through venompb, adoxography, pebble's site, proboards code boards, to check for any non-plugin codes I want. - Consider enabling and using calendar page for events, such as caracole foyer, cathartic arena, temporary emulation contests, etc.
- Fix up alcryst.forums.net/page/agreement to have correct information or remove it entirely.
- Go through all of the "forum settings" and all other rarely-visited corners of the admin panel and verify every entry/choice/option along with checking for new things. Reminder to check if the whole site-wide/board-wide notification system is officially implemented or not as discussed on Support a long time ago.
- Finish staff salary and standardized responses. Does not need to be completed before opening but should be done as soon as feasible.
- Disband the discord server when the time comes to ensure the cbox is used for conversation instead.
- Renew both cboxes.
- Right before opening, join as a brand new member and go through everything they would. Make sure information is readily available, nothing is broken, everything is clear. This should be the last thing I do before opening.
- Add "V1" labels to chronicles and apply to all threads, then make note in the board header(?) that threads with "V1" label are from version 1 of Alcryst and all threads from this version simply do not have it. Probably don't bother doing this until all the threads have been for sure archived.
- Delete the "just login" member group. Remove all staff permissions.
- Pay out staff salary for Meghan and Peyton. Adjust how many coins I (and my accounts) have. For Meghan & Peyton: calculate number of words in official systems, divide by the average amount of words your average reader can read in 1 hour, then multiply the hours by 2 (we earn 2 coins per 1 post, 1 post takes about an hour to post average). For Meghan, calculate approx how many hours she spent coding Scrolls and award her the same rate for it. For me, take my posts and multiply by 2.
- Fix through mini-profile example thread.
- Complete all pending system threads in Invocation and other systems.
- Register and link all alcryst.-whatever- sites to here. alcryst.boards.net alcryst.freeforums.com alcryst.b1.jcink.com z13.invisionfree.com/alcryst/index.php alcryst.freeforums.org/ w11.zetaboards.com/alcryst/index/ to try and ensure that no other forum uses our name. Unfortunately can't do MyBB and other paid platforms.
- Go through all board permissions to ensure it is view/access everyone, create post/thread members & staff, create poll staff (with some exceptions).
- Write down all needed global labels and then ensure they are correctly in all applicable boards.
- Look into switching to our alcryst.forums.net URL instead of alcryst.forums.net. What all does it entail to change? Does it work with Meghan's work firewall? If we don't change, then try to update the end link in Alcryst's video ad.
- Add together all word counts of the official threads to find the total for the site. Does not need to be done before opening.
- Finish Talen's biography and Hearth Lodge at minimum before opening. Preferably before opening or as soon as feasible, finish guild, stand, tracker, tables, my gallery, and additional character biographies.
- Consider implementing a site-wide "Explicit" label for threads considered rated R to help members avoid explicit content who wish to.
- Remove old map. If there is time before opening, make a new map. A potential idea before or after opening is to add a "X marks you are here" that changes with each board, perhaps in the footer of the board or somewhere other than the header? Expandable/pop-up-able link?
- Remove all of the "Finalized" labels.
- Attempt to fix everything breaking upon deletion. "Options" turns into the cog, tabbed tables turn into UBBC, unsure if there are any further issues. It appears that it also breaks things when you make actions in the thread list.
- Go through all sources of earning and spending money to see if the economy seems balanced and appropriate.
- If we end up using the Events on Posts plugin to handle random IC events, update the mentions of them in the medical procedures.
- Go through all remaining accounts and remove/add items so that they are properly reset. And of course distribute the waiting items, such as Adonias' companion item, Chez's fishing pole, etc.
- Apply "Alcryst Version 1.0" labels to all old threads in any type of records board
- Give newbie packs to all the 1st characters and accept all the characters (or pend).
- Go through all threads from bottom up to see what needs to be added to the Scrolls IC Checklist and Admin Checklist.
- Make a registration agreement and privacy policy.
- Finish the horse base template once the site is open and consider adding it. The lines are too messy as they are and I have to reline them; it isn't worth the time right now, so do it someday.
- Work out server payment with Meghan. She'll get USD exclusive items as her payment for letting Alcryst use scrolls and images on her server. Perhaps give a certain amount per month she "earns" in USD credits basically, and she can use all that at once per month or she could save up and get a more expensive USD item in a later month. I'm thinking $25, so that she could get stats every month if she wanted, or she can save up and get a companion later on. Originally was going to do it as simply 1 specific item every month, but I like the flexibility this gives her.
