Update as of 9:40PM Thursday, October 24th 2024.
Exciting Update: Day 3 Progress Report!
We are thrilled to share an update as we near the end of our third day online. First and foremost, a huge thank you to everyone who has joined us on this journey! It's been incredible to watch a simple idea evolve into something meaningful, thanks to your participation and feedback. We are excited to see how the platform evolves with continued input!
Since opening the site to the community, we've already hit some exciting milestones:
- 35+ users
- 25+ posts
- 200+ messages
- 14+ communities
- 50+ votes
Here's a summary of the feedback we've received and our current progress:
1. Display and formatting issues with the change notes feature
- Center and align the "change notes" window with the main webpage.
- Status:
Awaiting clarification
2. Establishing a donation system
- Introduce a feature for users to donate via platforms like PayPal, Interac, and Venmo.
- We'd love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments!
3. Adding attachments to DMs
- Enable users to send files and attachments in direct messages, not just threads.
- Status:
Suggestion added (Oct 24, 2024)
4. Clearing message pop-up notifications
- Automatically dismiss notifications when a DM channel is opened.
- Status:
Decision pending
5. Bio profile editing issues
- Fix the bug where clicking "Save Changes" clears the bio even when no changes are made.
- Status:
Suggestion added (Oct 23, 2024)
6. Thread post text truncation
- Implement a "Read More" feature for lengthy posts.
- Status:
Suggestion added (Oct 24, 2024)
7. Ability to delete comments
- Allow users to delete their own comments.
- Status:
Suggestion added (Oct 24, 2024)
8. Text formatting issues in threads
- Resolve problems with text being smushed together in threads, though it displays correctly on the main page.
- Status:
Awaiting clarification
9. Enhanced text formatting support
- Ensure proper formatting (e.g., lists) when users post in threads.
- Status:
Suggestion added (Oct 24, 2024)
10. Improved file type support
- Expand support to include additional file types such as audio, video, documents, and text files.
- Status:
In progress
11. Additional thread features
- Add thread creation dates, creator names, content notifications, user mentions (@), and LaTeX support for math notation.
- Response:
We’ll be adding community details soon. LaTeX support is being considered for future updates.
- Status:
In progress
12. Timestamps for user posts
- Display timestamps for all user comments.
- Status:
In progress
13. Add a change log section
- Create a change log with timestamps, accessible from the upper taskbar.
- Status:
Suggestion added (Oct 23, 2024)
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Quick little peek at our poster!
We are super excited to see this community continuing to grow!
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We've added private groups!
Private Groups are Here!
We're excited to announce that, based on your feedback, we've introduced
Private Groups!
While we're still working on the best way to implement private communities, you can now create private groups to connect and collaborate in a more personal space. You'll find them under the
Groupchats section in the navigation bar.
Stay tuned for more updates, and thank you for helping us improve!
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Remember Me! 🔐
We've Made Logging In Easier
Now you can save your credentials and log in automatically!
If you want to enable this, go to settings and select automatic login.
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Exciting Update: Mention People in Posts!
You Can Now @ Mention People in Posts!
What is New?
Now, you can directly
@ mention anyone in your posts, comments, or discussions. Simply type
@u followed by their userid, and they’ll be notified!
How does it work?
@ Mention anyone by typing
@u followed by their userID. eg. (@)u31 would format as @u31 without the brackets.
Get a friends userID by going to their profile, it's the number in the URL.
You can mention multiple people in a single post.
We hope enjoy using this feature in your next post or comment. We cannot wait to see how you will use @ mentions!
Happy posting! ✨
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Restrict Who Can Message You!
You can now restrict messaging to only your friends!
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New Marketplace 💸
Go ahead and list your items on our new marketplace at https://mta.sharepanel.host/MtA-Social-Marketplace.php<br />
In order to post anything on the marketplace, you will have to submit a quick form and wait a little while for it to be reviewed, thanks 👍
Please be aware, this is not fully completely and is just out there to gauge interest, if it is used, we will continue improving it!
Big shoutout to @u77 for having developed this entire page in under 8 hours!
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Little Announcement!
We have added a dark mode, it is currently very rough.
If you want to try it out, you can toggle it in settings!
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Large Plans For Updates!
We Have Exciting News!
The site is going to have a number of updates made to it over winter break, and there is more good news!
your input on these updates, will determine a major part of the future of this website.
We would like to start off by discussing some of the plans that we are going to enact, going forward:
Adding more depth to posting!
Firstly, we are going to add a number of privacy features for ensuring that posts can only be seen by logged in users, or members of the community...
We are also going to be finally adding, Private Communities, and improving the current look of the Communities page, as it is not ideal!
We are looking into creating an MtA Archives, where students would be able to upload notes for classes, this would make life easier for students for students. There will be more details coming about this in the future, we are really looking forward to the potential this might have.
We would also, greatly appreciate any mention of this site on any other sites or even through word of mouth!
Love you all, stay warm folks!
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Notifications Have Been FIxed!
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Great News 🗞️
On behalf of the entire team, we are pleased to announce a series of exciting new updates!
We have recently introduced the ability for users to block and unblock members within the MTA social platform. This feature was developed with significant contributions from @u77 and valuable support from @u55.
Additionally, we have enhanced the security of images shared in messages, ensuring that they can only be viewed by the intended recipients.
Other improvements include the addition of datestamps on comments, the resolution of several notification bugs, the introduction of private communities, and the inclusion of icons in the navigation bar. In the near future, we will also be implementing a feature to indicate when a message has been read.
We are also thrilled to announce that we will be hosting an orientation event for new students joining during the Winter semester.
We appreciate your continued support and look forward to bringing you more exciting updates in the future!
If you have any recommendations for student events and integrations, please do not hesitate to let us know.
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We are looking for Suggestions!
Please comment and message us all of your suggestions, we are looking for maintenance suggestions and improvements to the site, and or even additions to the site!
We would also like to announce that we have finally got the only friends can see setting working, if enabled, only your friends will be able to see your posts in the home page!
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