Season 2012 - Site suggestions

[robotman]

Gender will not be added to profiles. It isn't needed, if you want to know just ask.

[paleonaps]

I just rememebered that I thought Luo, quizbowl, and for a short time dox were girls.

[AlphaTauri]

...Really? The general rule on the internet is "assume male, unless told otherwise". Personally, I've never had much trouble with people's genders, although there are several people (like myself) with rather ambiguous usernames and writing styles.

Back to the main topic of this thread, I really wish there was a way to prevent people from asking the same questions on the event threads over and over. I know there's not really a practical solution, but it really irks me when people repeatedly ask the same questions when the answer is just a couple pages or a click of the search button away.

[geekychic13]

I would like if they set ornithology and fossils as unswitchable events, since they are much more better than forestry and rocks and minerals. Now I can't do fossils or ornithology until I'm in divison C, which stinks, and I don;t planon doing forestry and rocks and minerals, because they don't interest me. They might interest some people, though. I hope they'll fix it

[zyzzyva980]

I'm afraid we don't have the power to do that here. But you ought to try the new events anyway- you might enjoy them despite your original feeling towards them.

[winneratlife]

You know what I think would be rather useful? Put gender info over on the left side with location, and division and what not; so that when you're posting you will know whether to write him or her and so forth

Been suggested already [by me ] and not happening.

I thought Skystrider, amerikestrel, and zyzzyva were girls.

Skystrider's a guy?

I would like if they set ornithology and fossils as unswitchable events, since they are much more better than forestry and rocks and minerals. Now I can't do fossils or ornithology until I'm in divison C, which stinks, and I don;t planon doing forestry and rocks and minerals, because they don't interest me. They might interest some people, though. I hope they'll fix it

Unfortunately, SciOly doesn't have the power to pick events, or that would be pretty unfairly advantageous to us.

[geekychic13]

ur probably right...

I'm afraid we don't have the power to do that here. But you ought to try the new events anyway- you might enjoy them despite your original feeling towards them.

[AlphaTauri]

I do highly commend whoever made the mobile version of the site (it's really nice) although I do wish there was a "mark topics/forums read" button or something of the sort. (Also, minor nitpick, but straight black on white is sort of boring...maybe a light blue background like the regular site?)

[TheGenius]

I do highly commend whoever made the mobile version of the site (it's really nice) although I do wish there was a "mark topics/forums read" button or something of the sort. (Also, minor nitpick, but straight black on white is sort of boring...maybe a light blue background like the regular site?)

What? There's a mobile version? What's the url?

[geekychic13]

i just typed this one in to my mums fone and it came out as the normal website, so i obviously didn;t have the mobile version turned on...

I do highly commend whoever made the mobile version of the site (it's really nice) although I do wish there was a "mark topics/forums read" button or something of the sort. (Also, minor nitpick, but straight black on white is sort of boring...maybe a light blue background like the regular site?)

What? There's a mobile version? What's the url?