Genon
Two Thousand Club
@The Staff
I sometimes find my drafts deleted by the site after sitting for too long. This is especially annoying (and especially common) with Detailed RPs, since they usually require multiple paragraphs (and I often work on them for a day, on and off), and most importantly character sheets. Granted, one could always use a word processor like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or OpenOffice and then paste it in, but having to use a middleman seems like faulty design. Furthermore, there is a possibility that one can forget about their draft for a while, or not realize how much time it's been sitting in the forum box for, and can find their draft gone when they come back. I know there are workarounds and solutions, but this is a safety feature in case the user forgets or they don't have a middleman program available for whatever reason.
I think a good way to solve this would be to attach a timer to reply box that shows exactly how much time the user has before their draft is deleted. Another good addition I suggest is a third alert type, represented by a paper icon, that when clicked on will open up a drop-down of all the user's drafts, and allows one to easily jump to the thread that contains the draft. Next to each draft in the drop-down should be a easily visible (like, say, fire-engine red or crimson) timer, indicating the amount of time the user has left.
What do you think of this suggestion?
I sometimes find my drafts deleted by the site after sitting for too long. This is especially annoying (and especially common) with Detailed RPs, since they usually require multiple paragraphs (and I often work on them for a day, on and off), and most importantly character sheets. Granted, one could always use a word processor like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or OpenOffice and then paste it in, but having to use a middleman seems like faulty design. Furthermore, there is a possibility that one can forget about their draft for a while, or not realize how much time it's been sitting in the forum box for, and can find their draft gone when they come back. I know there are workarounds and solutions, but this is a safety feature in case the user forgets or they don't have a middleman program available for whatever reason.
I think a good way to solve this would be to attach a timer to reply box that shows exactly how much time the user has before their draft is deleted. Another good addition I suggest is a third alert type, represented by a paper icon, that when clicked on will open up a drop-down of all the user's drafts, and allows one to easily jump to the thread that contains the draft. Next to each draft in the drop-down should be a easily visible (like, say, fire-engine red or crimson) timer, indicating the amount of time the user has left.
What do you think of this suggestion?
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I still have drafts from months and months ago, when some users only like have drafts save for a few minutes.
