Can we update the contact info boxes in profiles

[clowncarcrash]

Can we get up-to-date contact methods in our profiles?

 

80% of these don't exist anymore. Gen Z doesn't know what ICQ is. 

Edited March 18, 2022 by clowncarcrash

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

true, they need to be updated.

[Morningtide she/her]

Definitely

[PurpurPhönix he/him]

I'm even a millennial (a young one admittedly but still) and I've never heard of ICQ or Jabber, and I definitely don't use the rest of them

[Chaos he/him]

Yes, we can do that. Which would people like to be listed?

I do think if we remove a field it's gone for everyone, so we may not want to remove all of these, but yeah these are pretty old.

[Robin Sedai she/her]

4 hours ago, Chaos said:

Which would people like to be listed?

I think a Discord field would be nice, as so many Sharders are on Discord.

Edited March 19, 2022 by Robin Sedai

[Robin Sedai she/her]

Bumping this because I still think it's a great idea. The current ones are pretty old, I've literally only heard of Skype. Discord, WhatsApp, Twitter, AO3, Goodreads, and Reddit are some sites I think people are more likely to be on. Maybe a field for a user's Coppermind profile as well?

One downside is that it would mess up all the silly acronyms people put in there.

@Chaos

[S. Stormy she/her]

29 minutes ago, Robin Sedai said:

@Chaos

You didn't.

[Robin Sedai she/her]

6 minutes ago, Shallan Stormblessed said:

You didn't.

I did

If you don't hear from me in 24 hours, tell my siblings I died for a righteous cause.

[S. Stormy she/her]

9 minutes ago, Robin Sedai said:

If you don't hear from me in 24 hours, tell my siblings I died for a righteous cause.

I'll... um... try.

[Guest]

I dont know any of those except Skype and yahoo 

But i dont think they should be removed 

They kind of keep the old charm of the site 

Just my opinion tho

[The cheeseman Don't you dare go Hollow!]

On 3/19/2023 at 7:54 AM, Cruciatus_heart said:

I dont know any of those except Skype and yahoo 

But i dont think they should be removed 

They kind of keep the old charm of the site 

Just my opinion tho

Same. Maybe boxes for things like the Coppermind, Discord, and Reddit could be added instead of replacing the old ones?

[Argenti he/him]

I haven't heard of any of these other Yahoo and skype (Neither of which I use). But boxes should be added.

[Tea Leaf]

Okay, so I know some of this has been covered but I think the following would be quite nice, and I don't suggest that we remove what we currently have.

1. Discord, (Lots of Sharders are on Discord, so this would make sense)
2. Reddit
3. Phone Number, (I don't think I would include this but maybe a few people would)
4. Other, (Basically an open field for some form of contact information)

[Koloss17 She/They]

10 hours ago, The Last Fæ said:

Okay, so I know some of this has been covered but I think the following would be quite nice, and I don't suggest that we remove what we currently have.

1. Discord, (Lots of Sharders are on Discord, so this would make sense)
2. Reddit
3. Phone Number, (I don't think I would include this but maybe a few people would)
4. Other, (Basically an open field for some form of contact information)

Maybe Instagram too?

[Tea Leaf]

46 minutes ago, Koloss17 said:

Maybe Instagram too?

Oh, yeah. Sorry I don't touch any social media beyond the shard and a few programming forums.

[Quivil]

*doesn't do any social media other than the Shard and Discord, and barely Discord*

Waiiiit if we're doing instagram are we also doing tiktok and youtube and stuff?

[Koloss17 She/They]

3 minutes ago, Tani said:

*doesn't do any social media other than the Shard and Discord, and barely Discord*

Waiiiit if we're doing instagram are we also doing tiktok and youtube and stuff?

Maybe? But those are a tad more content creation sites than socials, but they could work.

[Immortal Platypus]

I would say just to do the "other" tab instead of all that. and I'd say keep the old ones too, just in case people want it.

[Argenti he/him]

13 hours ago, Tani said:

tiktok

no

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

On 4/22/2023 at 6:59 AM, Argenti said:

no

agreed, no TikTok on the shard. (unless it's a writertok, then it's good, but that's just a tangential thing.)

[Chaos he/him]

Is there any rationalization for not wanting a TikTok link there? Explain. 

[Ψιτιsτηε Βεsτ]

Prejudice

 

 

 

Im joking and I don’t speak for those who the question was directed to

Edited August 9, 2023 by ΨιτιsτηεΒέsτ

[Treamayne]

On 3/18/2022 at 1:42 PM, clowncarcrash said:

Gen Z doesn't know what ICQ is. 

Spoiler

• Jabber (Cisco) - A variant of Skype (before it sold its soul to MS) - still in use in some business settings that aren't on the Office Train
• Yahoo - technically YIM (Yahoo Instant Messanger) - not sure if this is supported any more | application-based 1:1 or 1:+ chat system
• MSN - Microsoft Network (MS IM) - another application-based 1:1 or 1:+ chat system
• AIM - AOL Instant Messenger - another-other application-based 1:1 or 1:+ chat system
• ICQ (I Seek You) - A non-affiliated 1:1 or 1:+ chat system that leveraged the start of third party authentication (circa 1998) to allow you to add your YIM, AIM, MSN, etc. credentials and consolidate all of your chat systems in one client.

@PurpurPhönix, @Argenti,  @Cruciatus_heart

And for those true FOGs - the original and still King. IRC (Internet Relay Chat). Pretty sure there are still some servers out there with which to connect.

Spoiler

\me slaps everybody with a fish

******

What I would like to see:

Coppermind: [text box]

Application Based: [multi-line textbox] - user labelled

Web Based: [multi-line textbox] - user labelled

Website URL (Blog, Channel, etc.): [multi-line textbox] - user labelled

Why define specifics when it results in so many empty fields?

11 hours ago, Chaos said:

Is there any rationalization for not wanting a TikTok link there? Explain. 

Cause it's a [specific nation]'s PII collection interface that steals almost as much personal data as Amazon and Google?

Edited August 9, 2023 by Treamayne
SPAG / SpoilerTag

[Chaos he/him]

2 hours ago, Treamayne said:

Cause it's a [specific nation]'s PII collection interface that steals almost as much personal data as Amazon and Google?

No one is forcing you to use it. But a lot of other people do. I feel like if we are updating these to be modern, TikTok MUST be included. If not you're basically saying to a new generation they don't matter.

2 hours ago, Treamayne said:

What I would like to see:

Coppermind: [text box]

Application Based: [multi-line textbox] - user labelled

Web Based: [multi-line textbox] - user labelled

Website URL (Blog, Channel, etc.): [multi-line textbox] - user labelled

Why define specifics when it results in so many empty fields?

I am pretty sure we cannot do this suggestion in the software, but I'd need to check. You are right, the amount of fields is a problem, which is why only big things should be there.