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Wolfie1996 · 2010-05-23 11:40:02

OK - I was looking through the BBCode help page... and I found a few things that bothered me slightly... yikes Here are the things I noticed:

#1: In the top box, (simply titled "BBCode") the second "paragraph" says:

You can tell if BBCode is enabled or disabled out in the left margin whenever you post a message or edit your signature.

Surely, it should say "beneath the text box", not "out in the left margin"... That's where I'm seeing it as... hmm

#2: In the third box down, titled "Links and Images", it has a section on email addresses. I was under the impression that sharing email addresses on Scratch is prohibited - I for one have seen many a post edited due to sharing emails... However, the BBCode help page seems to contradict this - very confusing! hmm Perhaps the bit about email should be removed...

#3: This one is kind of "nit-picking", but I think it deserves a mention. In the "Smilies" box, it says this (I know that that the code will show up as smilies, but my point is in something else):

and produces
and produces
and produces
and produces
and produces

Surely, the code is plural - so therefore, "produces" should be "produce", in these five lines...

Thanks for reading smile

Last edited by Wolfie1996 (2010-05-23 11:41:47)

scmb1 · 2010-05-23 11:48:18

I agree! Also, tongue is not included on the page.

Wolfie1996 · 2010-05-23 11:52:07

It is for me... hmm Weird...

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scmb1 · 2010-05-23 11:57:50

Oops! It is there for me too... I really thought it wasn't. tongue Oh well. But anyway, all that stuff should be fixed. Also, I think it would nice if there were a few more examples to help out new BBCode users. For example, it would be nice if it showed how to make a picture-link. That is a very common question.

Wolfie1996 · 2010-05-23 12:24:01

Agreed with the examples that you mentioned. I think they should make the link to the BBCode guide a bit more obvious - I've seen several new (and some older) Scratch'ers asking how people make smilies, coloured text, italics, et cetera... It would be nice smile

coolstuff · 2010-05-23 13:54:57

Yeah, I agree whole-heartedly - I've always thought that page seemed a little contrived.

Chrischb · 2010-05-24 01:47:54

Great! smile

But I think the forum threads on BBCode have a lot more information... tongue

Jonathanpb · 2010-05-24 02:47:30

You can use this for right now. smile

The real one doesn't cover everything... hmm

jackrulez · 2010-05-24 20:58:55

Wolfie1996 wrote:
OK - I was looking through the BBCode help page... and I found a few things that bothered me slightly... Here are the things I noticed:

#1: In the top box, (simply titled "BBCode") the second "paragraph" says:

You can tell if BBCode is enabled or disabled out in the left margin whenever you post a message or edit your signature.
Surely, it should say "beneath the text box", not "out in the left margin"... That's where I'm seeing it as...

#2: In the third box down, titled "Links and Images", it has a section on email addresses. I was under the impression that sharing email addresses on Scratch is prohibited - I for one have seen many a post edited due to sharing emails... However, the BBCode help page seems to contradict this - very confusing! Perhaps the bit about email should be removed...

#3: This one is kind of "nit-picking", but I think it deserves a mention. In the "Smilies" box, it says this (I know that that the code will show up as smilies, but my point is in something else):

and produces
and produces
and produces
and produces
and produces
Surely, the code is plural - so therefore, "produces" should be "produce", in these five lines...

Thanks for reading

Yeah, I mean, DUH. Everybody knows no emails! tongue

Wolfie1996 · 2010-05-25 01:38:38

jackrulez wrote:
Yeah, I mean, DUH. Everybody knows no emails!

I've seen some new users sharing emails - I think that they might be confused by the BBCode help page smile

Lightnin · 2010-05-25 17:07:38

Good points! I need to figure out how to edit that page... Let's talk more about it on Thursday. smile

coolstuff · 2010-05-25 17:12:06

Lightnin wrote:
Good points! I need to figure out how to edit that page... Let's talk more about it on Thursday.

Yes, editing it would be nice smile Given the complexity of the PunBB system, I'm not surprised you don't know how to edit that page wink

Goodness, Thursday can't come soon enough.

Wolfie1996 · 2010-05-26 13:57:47

Lightnin wrote:
Good points! I need to figure out how to edit that page... Let's talk more about it on Thursday.

Thanks, Lightnin! big_smile And I'll try to be available then (my timezone might make it a little tricky, but I'll try smile )

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