Friends, This is for the DevCentral team really, but hope it also helps others mention some issues or suggestions for site improvement. In the past few weeks, I have noticed the following issues: -...
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MVPThe invalid HTML issue is endemic. I wasn't aware that it happened everytime on Mobile - I'll need to escalate that use-case and see if I can establish root cause.
-- [Whisperer] Yes, on mobile it is VERY annoying. This is also the cause of 'too many posts'. On private messages the 'too many posts' is triggered immediately after the 'invalid HTML' when the server attempts to 'clean' the HTML, and when I immediately try to repost what it likes. It is to the point that private messages are not workable on mobile (at least for me).
Too many posts is a configurable designed for limiting the impact of bad-actors. I think it can be elevated to a point where it won't impact you as much - I believe we already have that elevation set up for our MVPs but I'll take a look at whether it makes sense to apply that rule to very high - but Non-MVP ranks as well. Good idea.
-- [Whisperer] Pretty sure you can fix this based on some algorithm where really new users are more highly regulated (usually the spammers who just created an account) and then scales with the number of posts, or some other reputation score you maintain internally via algorithm.
Labels - this is sortof a long story but the quick answer is Labels are going to merge with Tags in our next major release (sometime between Aug 2023 and Jan 2024). At that time you will be able to add ad-hoc tags at time of post creation (right now it is only after the fact).
-- [Whisperer] Good idea, probably also provide guidance on whne tags are recommended and when not. I didnt even know there was a dedicated link for Suggestions where one would post issues with the DevCentral/community site.
There will also be pre-defined / required sets of tags and DevCentral will probably not be one of them. The predefined set is really more for BIG categories (DevOps, Networking...maybe a new small set of functional categories like Deployment, Installation, Securing, etc) - if we see a good fit we may use a PreSet Tag = Community? but so far I don't see the need for that unless we open up a very specific meta-forum around DevCentral.
-- [Whisperer] Think we also need tags for product AND module. For example, LTM, DNS, APM, etc. Distributed Cloud, NGINX, etc. It would be easier to sort then. Not sure if it would make sense to have MVPs or moderators or someone have the ability to add tags as needed... so it is easier to find issues/solutions based on a product.
thanks for your thoughts and opinions - keep em coming. Tell me why you agree/disagree.
It all matters and helps us decide what to do next (or not).
-- [Whisperer] Adendum --- I tried posting this on the MacOS via Brave, and f- me.. same invalid HTML issue! "Your post has been changed because invalid HTML was found in the message body. The invalid HTML has been removed. Please review the message and submit the message when you are satisfied."