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Information Kiosk / Record Column Back in Complete Mode
« on: December 07, 2007, 09:12:44 pm »
I re-added the Record column in Complete Mode. If you don't have the current record on a stat, this column will tell you what the current record is, as well as the difference between your stat and the record.
It was implemented a while ago, but for some reason it was turned off...
It was implemented a while ago, but for some reason it was turned off...
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Information Kiosk / New stuff in the Page Info Bar
« on: December 05, 2007, 02:37:20 pm »
I added two new items to the Page Info bar, seen on the bottom of all pages on TSC.
The first new item is the "Hits Today" counter. This was previously on the info bar, but I guess it was taken out because it made the site too slow. I optimized it so it works without any additional queries.
The second new item is the "Mem Usage" indicator. This shows how much memory was needed to generate the page. (Well, almost. It doesn't show anything after the page info bar was printed, but that's usually a constant, so that doesn't make a difference.) I'm shooting for a goal of a maximum 1.00 MB per page memory usage. Right now, the forums seem to be using over 1.00 MB, but I think I know some ways to reduce it.
The first new item is the "Hits Today" counter. This was previously on the info bar, but I guess it was taken out because it made the site too slow. I optimized it so it works without any additional queries.
The second new item is the "Mem Usage" indicator. This shows how much memory was needed to generate the page. (Well, almost. It doesn't show anything after the page info bar was printed, but that's usually a constant, so that doesn't make a difference.) I'm shooting for a goal of a maximum 1.00 MB per page memory usage. Right now, the forums seem to be using over 1.00 MB, but I think I know some ways to reduce it.
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Bugs / Make TSC directives a global variable.
« on: December 05, 2007, 08:59:24 am »
Currently, all the functions using the TSC directives array pass it by value and then return a new copy of said array. This wastes memory and is slow. Instead, the directives array should be a global variable. (Passing by reference is also a good idea, but since this array is used by everything, it should be global instead.)
More optimization tips are available at http://atomized.org/2005/04/php-performance-best-practices/ and http://www.php.lt/benchmark/phpbench.php .
More optimization tips are available at http://atomized.org/2005/04/php-performance-best-practices/ and http://www.php.lt/benchmark/phpbench.php .
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Information Kiosk / Overall Percentage Fix
« on: December 04, 2007, 02:30:16 pm »
I fixed a long-standing bug with regards to percentage on overall tables. For some reason, the percentage listed for game rankings wasn't the same as the member profile ranking. It turns out that the algorithm used to calculate the percentage on the game rankings pages was wrong, and it was using a maximum points value that was way too high. I fixed it so it uses the same algorithm as the overall maximum points function.
The most obvious change is less reds, oranges, and yellows, especially in SA1 and SA2 Races. The bottom of the charts is now 0% for users who have no submissions in that chart, instead of ~35% for SA1 and SA2 races, and 3-5% for SA1 and SA2 Overall. (Actually, the users with 0% will be removed eventually, since those were users who had their stats suspended. There's another bug that prevents the overall stats for those users from being removed from the charts, and I will work on fixing that later.)
The most obvious change is less reds, oranges, and yellows, especially in SA1 and SA2 Races. The bottom of the charts is now 0% for users who have no submissions in that chart, instead of ~35% for SA1 and SA2 races, and 3-5% for SA1 and SA2 Overall. (Actually, the users with 0% will be removed eventually, since those were users who had their stats suspended. There's another bug that prevents the overall stats for those users from being removed from the charts, and I will work on fixing that later.)
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Bugs / Printable mode doesn't work on forums.
« on: December 03, 2007, 06:21:20 pm »
Clicking "Printable" on the page info bar on the forums results in a 404.
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Bugs / CSS bug: Direct references to stardust.css
« on: December 03, 2007, 02:04:35 pm »
Some pages on TSC seem to directly reference stardust.css instead of using the CSS processor, which causes the browser to attempt to load images like "/skins/[skin]/[style]/images/frobotnik.gif". These pages need to be identified and updated to use the CSS processor.
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Bugs / Members AntiRecords - Missing Ranks
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:35:38 pm »
[2007/12/03 09:29 AM EST]
The member AntiRecords page doesn't show the user's ranking. Ranking should probably be shown, since AntiRecords aren't necessarily last place.
The member AntiRecords page doesn't show the user's ranking. Ranking should probably be shown, since AntiRecords aren't necessarily last place.
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Bugs / "Full Forum" skinning mode is broken.
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:33:30 pm »
[2007/12/02 07:17 PM EST]
"Full Forum" skinning mode is broken.
"Full Forum" skinning mode is broken.
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Bugs / Remote file saving causes temporary outage.
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:33:13 pm »
[2007/12/02 12:26 PM EST]
When I save a file remotely, there's a short delay between when the file's being uploaded and when the file reappears. This causes a PHP error if the site is accessed during that timeframe. Add a custom error handler that indicates that the site is being updated.
When I save a file remotely, there's a short delay between when the file's being uploaded and when the file reappears. This causes a PHP error if the site is accessed during that timeframe. Add a custom error handler that indicates that the site is being updated.
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Bugs / Apostrophe Usage
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:28:10 pm »
[2007/12/01 02:35 AM EST]
Some areas of the site use ' for apostrophes, but apparently ' isn't a valid HTML entity. ' might be usable, but simply using ' might get the job done.
Some areas of the site use ' for apostrophes, but apparently ' isn't a valid HTML entity. ' might be usable, but simply using ' might get the job done.
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Bugs / SA2(B) Races, 1 Lap, Expert - New Records aren't showing up in updates.
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:27:30 pm »
[2007/12/01 02:16 AM EST]
SA2(B) Races, 1 Lap, Expert - submitting a new record doesn't seem to cause the system to add said new record as an update.
See http://www.soniccenter.org/members/darkspinessonic/sonic_adventure_2_b/races/1_lap/expert
SA2(B) Races, 1 Lap, Expert - submitting a new record doesn't seem to cause the system to add said new record as an update.
See http://www.soniccenter.org/members/darkspinessonic/sonic_adventure_2_b/races/1_lap/expert
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Bugs / Users with 0 stats in a game shouldn't be listed on the game's overall charts.
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:24:16 pm »
[2007/12/01 12:04 AM EST]
Users who previously submitted to a game and/or category but no longer have submissions in said game and/or category (suspension, etc.) should not be listed for that game and/or category.
Users who previously submitted to a game and/or category but no longer have submissions in said game and/or category (suspension, etc.) should not be listed for that game and/or category.
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Bugs / Page Bar - Invalid Page Numbers show No Stats
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:23:41 pm »
[2007/11/30 10:11 PM EST]
If you go to a rankings page with a page number that doesn't exist, it will say that there were no new stats. The site should instead redirect to page 1.
If you go to a rankings page with a page number that doesn't exist, it will say that there were no new stats. The site should instead redirect to page 1.
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Bugs / Manuals are broken.
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:22:59 pm »
[2007/11/30 08:21 PM EST]
Manuals are broken. Selecting a game in the Manuals section, e.g. http://www.soniccenter.org/manuals/sonic_1 , leads to a manual selection screen, but the links for the manuals are broken.
Manuals are currently disabled due to this problem, so selecting a game in the Manuals section will result in this message: "poking at; will be back up later".
Manuals are broken. Selecting a game in the Manuals section, e.g. http://www.soniccenter.org/manuals/sonic_1 , leads to a manual selection screen, but the links for the manuals are broken.
Manuals are currently disabled due to this problem, so selecting a game in the Manuals section will result in this message: "poking at; will be back up later".
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Bugs / Time Machine is broken.
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:20:56 pm »
[2007/11/30 07:40 PM EST]
Time Machine is broken. It takes too long to load pages and ranks don't appear correctly. (Time Machine is currently disabled for regular users due to these problems.)
Time Machine is broken. It takes too long to load pages and ranks don't appear correctly. (Time Machine is currently disabled for regular users due to these problems.)
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Bugs / SRA has Races division enabled, but it isn't used.
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:18:55 pm »
[2007/11/30 04:07 PM EST]
Sonic Rush Adventure has the Races division enabled, but doesn't actually have any classes in this division. The Races division should be removed.
Sonic Rush Adventure has the Races division enabled, but doesn't actually have any classes in this division. The Races division should be removed.
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Bugs / SA1 Freestyle Overall is broken.
« on: December 03, 2007, 12:16:14 pm »
[2007/11/30 09:00 AM EST]
SA1 Freestyle Overall is broken: http://www.soniccenter.org/members/jawzun/sonic_adventure_dx/freestyle|view:complete
This isn't really a big deal, since Freestyle overall is usually 0p, but this should be fixed anyway.
SA1 Freestyle Overall is broken: http://www.soniccenter.org/members/jawzun/sonic_adventure_dx/freestyle|view:complete
This isn't really a big deal, since Freestyle overall is usually 0p, but this should be fixed anyway.
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Information Kiosk / Compact Mode Rewritten
« on: December 02, 2007, 10:09:08 pm »
I spent a few hours rewriting Compact Mode, since Compact Mode was known to be broken in many places, e.g. Shadow Rings, SSR Scores, SA1/SA2 Races, SA1 Freestyle. Compact Mode now works correctly for all of these! :)
I will rewrite Complete Mode later for optimizations and stuff, but Complete Mode mostly works already. The only bug I know in Complete Mode is that the Overall stat for a category says "No Submission" if you have 0p.
I will rewrite Complete Mode later for optimizations and stuff, but Complete Mode mostly works already. The only bug I know in Complete Mode is that the Overall stat for a category says "No Submission" if you have 0p.
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Information Kiosk / More New Stuff on TSC - Records and AntiRecords Updates
« on: November 30, 2007, 01:20:29 pm »
I'm on a coding and DB optimizing spree this week! Today, I added multiple page support for the Records and AntiRecords pages on the user profile. Previously, the Records and AntiRecords page were locked at only showing a maximum of 50 stats, period. Now, they let you view all of a user's Records and AntiRecords by selecting a different page on the page bar on the bottom, similar to the page bar already found on the New Stats page.
Also, the AntiRecords page is now sortable, and I changed the default sorting method on the Records page to a more logical sort.
EDIT: I've added a new User Setting that allows you to select how many items are shown per page, selectable from 10 to 100 in 10-item increments. The default value is 30. Check out your User Settings page for more information.
EDIT 2007/11/30 06:37 PM EST: Videos can now be sorted by date. Also, videos listed on a member profile can be sorted now.
EDIT 2007/11/30 11:43 PM EST: Whee, another new feature: Game Name Display. In User Settings, there's an option for the game name display. The options are ACRONYM (default), where it shows the abbreviation with the full name as a tooltip; ABBREVIATION, where it shows the abbreviation with no tooltip; and FULL, where it shows the full name. This setting applies to the Records, AntiRecords, New Stats, and Videos pages as of right now.
Also, the AntiRecords page is now sortable, and I changed the default sorting method on the Records page to a more logical sort.
EDIT: I've added a new User Setting that allows you to select how many items are shown per page, selectable from 10 to 100 in 10-item increments. The default value is 30. Check out your User Settings page for more information.
EDIT 2007/11/30 06:37 PM EST: Videos can now be sorted by date. Also, videos listed on a member profile can be sorted now.
EDIT 2007/11/30 11:43 PM EST: Whee, another new feature: Game Name Display. In User Settings, there's an option for the game name display. The options are ACRONYM (default), where it shows the abbreviation with the full name as a tooltip; ABBREVIATION, where it shows the abbreviation with no tooltip; and FULL, where it shows the full name. This setting applies to the Records, AntiRecords, New Stats, and Videos pages as of right now.
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Leaderboard Disputes / I call BS on Rolken.
« on: November 30, 2007, 10:13:21 am »
Yes, you read that right. While working on the BS detector, this lovely stat showed up:
Yeah, that class is obsolete now, but still. Rolken, I'd love to know how you managed to get 9,049 points on Sky Chase 1 / Tails. :)
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Bad SCORE found: Rolken - g:3 c:9 - Sky Chase 1 - Tails - 9049 (2005-12-13)Yeah, that class is obsolete now, but still. Rolken, I'd love to know how you managed to get 9,049 points on Sky Chase 1 / Tails. :)
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Information Kiosk / TSC Forums Upgraded to SMF 1.1.4
« on: November 29, 2007, 03:01:17 pm »
I upgraded TSC Forums to SMF 1.1.4. Before the upgrade, I had to copy over TSC-specific hacks from the SMF 1.1.2 codebase, so there may be glitches. If anything doesn't work correctly, please post it in the official bugs topic: http://www.soniccenter.org/forum/index.php?topic=2754.0
EDIT: Also, I installed a captcha mod (Advanced Visual Verification: http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=474), so that should take care of the spambots.
EDIT: Also, I installed a captcha mod (Advanced Visual Verification: http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=474), so that should take care of the spambots.
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Bugs / Official Bugs Forum
« on: November 28, 2007, 08:46:44 pm »
This forum is to be used for posting all new bugs on TSC. Originally, this was a single topic in the Beef forum, but the number of bugs was growing, so I decided to create a separate forum and split all the bugs into their own topics.
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Information Kiosk / Compact Mode Broken
« on: November 18, 2007, 06:34:15 pm »
On some charts, Compact Mode will either show blank rows for levels that don't exist, or they won't show some data at all. A workaround for right now is to switch to Complete Mode.
We're working on rewriting Compact Mode.
We're working on rewriting Compact Mode.
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Information Kiosk / Directory Updates
« on: November 15, 2007, 01:51:16 pm »
I've updated the directory handle code to prevent infinite loops. This update may break some pages, so if anyone gets a 404 where there shouldn't be a 404, post the URL of the 404 here.
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Information Kiosk / TSC Folding@Home Team
« on: November 10, 2007, 09:53:10 pm »
A few days ago, I started a TSC Folding@Home Team. Folding@Home is a distributed computing project to study protein folding, among other things. If you're running Folding@Home, join the TSC team!
Team Number: 92685
Team URL: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=92685
I'm currently running F@H on two systems, a dual-core Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and a single-core Athlon XP 1700+. RPG's also running F@H.
Team Number: 92685
Team URL: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=92685
I'm currently running F@H on two systems, a dual-core Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and a single-core Athlon XP 1700+. RPG's also running F@H.
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Leaderboard Disputes / I Call BS: blazest, Egg Quarters 5 [Rings]
« on: November 01, 2007, 11:14:38 am »
http://www.soniccenter.org/rankings/sonic_adventure_2_b/rings/egg_quarters/mission_5
You submitted a ring count of 93 with this comment: "KIKI threw 1 ring"
From the competition rules for SA2(B):
Please correct this. kthx
Also, consider reading over the rest of the rules before posting any more stats.
You submitted a ring count of 93 with this comment: "KIKI threw 1 ring"
From the competition rules for SA2(B):
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Rings Divisions
Any rings dug up and collected as Knuckles or Rouge, or thrown by enemies, don't count toward your total.
Please correct this. kthx
Also, consider reading over the rest of the rules before posting any more stats.
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Leaderboard Disputes / SuperSonic94 - I'm calling you out.
« on: October 24, 2007, 06:51:02 pm »
We know you're registering multiple accounts and submitting BS records. Stop this shit, or I will ban your IP address from the server.
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Gaming and Grazing / New Video Game Rating System
« on: September 04, 2007, 07:13:03 am »
I propose a new rating system to rate how good a video game is. The ratings are, from worst to best:
Discuss.
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FAIL, fail, lame, :/, :o, :O, :O!
Discuss.
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Wikkity! / Merv Griffin, dead at 82
« on: August 12, 2007, 01:18:14 pm »
http://cbs13.com/topstories/topstories_story_223163105.html
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(CBS) LOS ANGELES Talk show host, game show king and entertainment icon Merv Griffin has died of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his family. He was 82 years old.:-(
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