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animedude88

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Re: The 'Please vote now' box
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2012, 09:01:15 am »
i do it with my galaxy player and it works fine( it seems)

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Re: The 'Please vote now' box
« Reply #16 on: May 09, 2012, 12:01:58 am »
I found the "hacked browser" part amusing. You know Safari on iPhones is basiclly the same browser as on a desktop? Mobile sites are only to limit the data sent over cell networks with small pages and make them look better on smaller screens. You can click "view desktop version" on almost all sites when viewing mobile version. Am I hacking?
Anyway, it's annoying when on my desktop. When I click new topics, from my laptop or desktop, it still comes up. It's not just mobile users. The point I got from this thread is its annoying. Some users just pointed out it's extra annoying from their other devices.. I don't mind hitting no thanks constantly, but it'd be great to not see it every time I click a link.

Actually, I'm referring to something like Opera or Dolphin where, in the settings, you have the ability to set it to "desktop" mode.  The whole reason I put quotes around the "hack" is because you're technically telling the website to send your MOBILE device a DESKTOP version.  It's easier to say "hack" then it is to say "mobile browser configured to display the content in desktop format"...  Deal with it...  If you want the desktop version then that's what you should get, popups and all.  The popup isn't a big deal on a desktop, it's mobile systems that it causes problems with, and thus why mobile devices (not including "hack" browsers, because they're almost impossible to detect) should be exempt from the popup.

i do it with my galaxy player and it works fine( it seems)

Works good on my Galaxy Tab 10.1 too, but on my cell phone browser it's just horrid.  It takes up a good chunk of the screen, the button to close it is off the side, and I have to scroll to the button every time it pops up before the page formats properly for my phone screen.
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Re: The 'Please vote now' box
« Reply #17 on: May 09, 2012, 12:47:46 am »
I agree completely.

I actually brought it up in my post http://www.opticraft.net/index.php/topic,9590.0.html (not knowing you had started this.)

I believe the best option would be to create a cookie in PHP or JS that expires every, say, 24-48 hours, that is created when they hit no. (Or even yes.)
The cookie would stop the popup, which gets bloody annoying if you're viewing multiple pages.

After a day the popup would come up one time, giving them a friendly reminder that they should vote.

Another option would be to pull the players name from either a cookie or their login, and check if they have already voted.
If they haven't voted on any of the four, the popup is displayed. If they have voted on them all, it hides itself.

The best option though (in my eyes) would be a mix of both.
Some users simply might not want to vote, and while it doesn't benefit the server, you shouldn't punish them for it. If they don't want to vote, they won't vote. No popup box will change that.
The only thing the popup box will do is aggravate said users, and possibly leave a bad taste to the name "Opticraft" for them.
Sounds stupid, but it's human nature, and it's inevitable.

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We need some programmers to do this as writing cookies need some JavaScript or php knowledge. Idk if optical knows js or php but even if he does, he doesnt have time to this. Imagine that someone who is managing 1000 with everyone asking something. There is no need to write such a cookie as we can delete it simply because it really has no use. If we want to attract ppl to vote, then we should add an attractive text linking to the vote part. It is that simple no need of extra work.

Both optical and I are able to write php and javascript. If there is a website problem, we can fix it.

I think it's reasonable to only show the "Please vote!" popup when on the homepage, and will look into it.

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Re: The 'Please vote now' box
« Reply #18 on: May 09, 2012, 06:32:19 am »


Both optical and I are able to write php and javascript. If there is a website problem, we can fix it.

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Re: The 'Please vote now' box
« Reply #19 on: May 12, 2012, 07:36:40 pm »
I hope this post brings the situation to light upon admin+

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Re: The 'Please vote now' box
« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2012, 12:46:15 am »
I only have this issue when browsing from my phone. I will look at making it not display on mobile devices.

The popup already disappears if you've voted in the last 12 hours, so that is not a fix.

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Re: The 'Please vote now' box
« Reply #21 on: May 13, 2012, 04:24:21 am »
It will no longer show up if you are using a mobile device. I have tested this on my android phone and tablet.

Let me know if you have a device its not working on, but make sure your user-agent or Browser type is set correctly - if its set to emulate a desktop, you will get the popup, and thats not my problem.

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Re: The 'Please vote now' box
« Reply #22 on: May 13, 2012, 04:34:22 am »
Double post! >:@

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Re: The 'Please vote now' box
« Reply #23 on: May 13, 2012, 05:11:24 am »
th ..a..ts optical. did he make the rules?