Feature suggestions and discussion [READ THE FIRST POST]

The Frowning Pony

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Anyone posting a suggestion already covered in this first post gets a free 12h ban.
 
 
As the other thread’s gotten quite long and a bit messy, I’m starting this new one and a separate bug reporting thread. Post here to suggest new features, improvements on existing stuff, etc.
 
Please explain things as clearly as possible; state what the suggestion is, why we need, how it would be used, etc.
 
Wherein I list the things that we already have a plan to do, and those things that have been suggested but are very much likely not going to happen. Discussing new things we should want to do is done over here.
 
 
See below for general list of things we already have had a think about:
 
Plan on doing:
General
-> Fix that one bug
-> Page that shows “previous versions” thumbs for images that have been merged
-> More forum sections (this post)
-> Improve reverse search engine
-> Multiple source URLs for images
Notifications:
-> Reply notifications specify if you were replied to directly
-> Notification system update (more events, better visibility, this post)
-> Allow viewing of recently read notifications
Streams:
-> Support of twitch.tv and piczel.tv streams (see this post)
Comments/forums:
-> Image comment search
User-related:
-> Ability to search through PMs
-> Ability to search for users by name
-> Add more things to this list
 
Actively doing:
-> Bug fixing
-> Redo upload workflow - one day, Simba...
-> More things in the tagbox (NSFW tab, ship names)
 
Not doing:
-> Private faves - THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT OF FAVES
-> Account deletion / wiping - not great on the database, and pretty abusable
-> Greentext / colors in posts and comments - Because no
-> Public ban history - I'd be on that list...
-> Pinned task bar that follows you as you scroll down - not really our style, and they suck on mobile devices
-> Image deletion by uploader - because that'll never be abused...
-> Spice up Background Pony IDs with randomized “pony-like” names (see this thread)
 
Done (because sometimes, things actually get done! also this list is probably incomplete):
-> Tag info on tag pages
-> Image comments that are replied to link to the reply with a click-preview (January 2013)
-> “Smarter” Spoiler display priority (Feb 2014)
-> Unspoiler on click as an option (Feb 2014)
-> Subtle vote button colors on image page (Feb 2014)
-> New (optional) homepage (Feb 2014)
-> Forum search (Mar 2014)
-> Forum post list by user (Mar 2014)
-> /tags/<sometag>/tag_changes (Mar 2014)
-> Watched Tags improvements (Mar 2014)
-> List forum posts the same as image comment posts under use profile (May 2014)
-> Implement Background Pony ID system to forum replies (May 2014)
-> Finish the Activity page and set it to optional home page (May 2014)
-> Forum post and subject search (June 2014)
-> Private upvote search (June 2014)
-> Update image comment section to resemble forums (Sept 2014 - May 2015)
-> Avatars in image comments (October 2014)
-> >>#t and >>#p syntax in image comments (October 2014)
-> Complex filters/watchlist (October 2014)
-> Notifications on image merger (Feb 2015)
-> Improve user page to include user description, custom links, comments, etc. (April 2015)
-> Automatic copying of tags when merging duplicates (May 2015)
-> Ability to check off notifications without going to the image/thread/stream (May 2015)
-> Mobile site (May 2015)
-> Implement Background Pony ID system to image uploader (May 2015)
-> Ability to edit image comments (October 2015)
-> Migrate site from MongoDB to PostgreSQL (October 2015)
-> Update site rules (May 2016)
-> Image upload previews (July 2016)
-> Show “Recent Artwork” section on artists’ profiles (July 2016)
-> Mark new/unread PMs and/or list them at the top (August 2016)
-> General UI tweaks / UI Redesign (September 2016)
-> Tag categorization (artist, rating, spoiler, character, important, important-NSFW, other) (September 2016)
-> Better tag visibility by type (September 2016)
-> Pools Galleries (September 2016)
-> General stream improvements (September 2016)
-> Save NSFW stream setting for streams (November 2016)
-> Divide tag display in tag list by category and then alphabetically (November 2016)
-> Prioritize tags image file names by category (December 2016)
-> Use faved_by: instead of the current favourites page (January 2017)
-> Private downvote search (January 2017)
-> Add a commission directory (February 2017)
-> Add an actual DNP list instead of using a forum thread (April 2017)
Mad Black
Cool Crow - "Caw!" An awesome tagger
Magnificent Metadata Maniac - #1 Assistant
Speaking Fancy - For helping with translations
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

Ok, here is one suggestion from the old thread, which seemed to got sunken in somehow. So i think it’s ok to repost it here.
 
How about an list where you can see all the artist tags?  
Maybe with some statistics with how many pictures it has, tags mostly associated with, or percents which systems tags apply the most, and a short timeline like the one by the users?
 
The statistics are only an optional suggestion. Nice to have, but not a must.
Wesley Foxx
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2018) - Celebrated Derpibooru's six year anniversary with friends.
Helpful Owl - Drew someone's OC for the 2018 Community Collab
Birthday Cake - Celebrated MLP's 7th birthday
Not a Llama - Happy April Fools Day!
Best Artist - Providing quality, Derpibooru-exclusive artwork
Friendship, Art, and Magic (2017) - Celebrated Derpibooru's five year anniversary with friends.
Happy Derpy! - For Patreon supporters
An Artist Who Rocks - 100+ images under their artist tag
Artist -
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

The Fluffiest
I trust the “notification system updates (more events)” part means that there’ll be a way to boost them to more than just 51 max? ‘cuz I keep loosing a bunch of them whenever I don’t check them for more than a couple hours like, say, sleeping, or going to work. :I
Clover the Clever
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
A Perfectly Normal Pony - <@CloverTheClever> I'd pay to see Carcer in a fursuit
Always Codes Drunk - It explains a lot
From the Night - I have technically banned myself a bunch of times...
Since the Beginning  - User number zero

Lord and Saviour
I trust the “notification system updates (more events)” part means that there’ll be a way to boost them to more than just 51 max? ‘cuz I keep loosing a bunch of them whenever I don’t check them for more than a couple hours like, say, sleeping, or going to work. :I
 
There’s no limit to the number that are stored on your account, though notifications older than 3 days are removed globally, but there is a display limit - as you read things, new notifications will come into view. I’ve upped this to 100 going forward, since 51 was somewhat arbitrary.
paluzna

(why isnt this post sticked???)
 
on the Forum search  
will it be posible to use the tag system on forum posts? to keep concistency and shit.
Parzival

Fancy tags style searching  
Add visible tags to filters (as in tags that make an image not be filtered)  
Edit: digged up that line of code i worked on for visible tags: next if image.tags.­any? { |i| account.v­isibletags­.include?(­i) }  
Watched list searching  
Fix fancy tags
Vree
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
Not a Llama - Happy April Fools Day!
Magnificent Metadata Maniac - #1 Assistant
Derpibooru Premium - Learn about the benefits of subscribing to Derpibooru Premium membership at https://derpibo
Fine Arts - Two hundred uploads with a score of over a hundred (Safe/Suggestive)
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

Well…It’s no biggie but I wonder if it’s going to be possible to “thank” for comments.  
I don’t really want a comment upvote/downvote function, but sometimes you just want to send a message to someone who made an excellent/hilarious comment, just something like “yes I’ve seen this and I loved it”. On some forums I’ve seen a function where you are able to press a “Thank” button, and a small “XY thanked the user for this post” message would appear under the comment (this is effectively “faving” comments, but maybe more primitive).
onepinksheep

Any plans on having some sort of image upload preview? By that, I mean provide a preview of the image before finalizing the uploads. It may be a little paranoia talking, but I keep getting worried about whether I might be uploading the wrong image by mistake. :/
onepinksheep

@dt  
Exactly like a thumbnail. Perhaps something like a “Get Preview” button beside the upload field. It’s a simple thing, but it improves the usability and site experience a lot.
onepinksheep

@soundtea  
So do I, but my mild case of OCD means that I also triple- or sometimes quadruple-check anything I upload. And even then, I’m not satisfied until I actually see the final uploaded image. A simple image preview improves the user experience significantly.
onepinksheep

@Solitude  
Yeah, I just noticed it right after I made that post. I don’t know how I missed it. Derp. Maybe capitalize Do-Not-Post or something, I dunno.
 
 
@dt  
I could have sworn I had BORED already, but realized that was in another browser so I reinstalled it. Turns out there’s no preview, at least, not when you use the “grab from url” feature.
 
Another suggestion relating to uploads: How about an “Add comment to upload” box? Unlike the description box, this one will add a comment as you’re uploading.
JP
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Solar Guardian - Refused to surrender in the face of the Lunar rebellion and showed utmost loyalty to the Solar Empire (April Fools 2023).
Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
King Sombra - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Crystal Empire!
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Non-Fungible Trixie -
Notoriously Divine Tagger - Consistently uploads images above and beyond the minimum tag requirements. And/or additionally, bringing over the original description from the source if the image has one. Does NOT apply to the uploader adding several to a dozen tags after originally uploading with minimum to bare tagging.

I miss the show so much
One teeny tiny idea: the image tooltips that shows the tags and size could also tell you the image size in kilobytes or megabytes. Like this (using image >>502749 as an example):
 
Size 2592x1944 (1021 kB) | Tagged: artist:thedarkestdaydream, …
Background Pony #2FF1
Low priority suggestion:
 
Add an option to the settings page to automatically subscribe to any images which you fave.
Background Pony #1075
Can we please change our screen names? I want to change mine because I’ve learned that it contains the name of a band, which may be trademarked. I may be legally obligated to change it if they take notice and have a problem with it.
Clover the Clever
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
A Perfectly Normal Pony - <@CloverTheClever> I'd pay to see Carcer in a fursuit
Always Codes Drunk - It explains a lot
From the Night - I have technically banned myself a bunch of times...
Since the Beginning  - User number zero

Lord and Saviour
Can we please change our screen names? I want to change mine because I’ve learned that it contains the name of a band, which may be trademarked. I may be legally obligated to change it if they take notice and have a problem with it.
 
They’re welcome to follow our DMCA takedown process which is linked to on the bottom of every page.
 
But no, you can’t, in general. We make exceptions on occasion for people who’ve never posted or commented, but want to start using their account ‘properly’ without losing faves.
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