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I dunno if it's a new feature with Philomena or not, but I don't recall noticing it before, so I wanted to say I appreciate the "In Progress" status on the /reports page for reports that are currently being investigated.

@Sff
I think I would choose any name. The main thing is that it is significant and stands out from the rest of the green

@Starshade
A tag for that purpose would probably be more descriptive if it was "unidentified oc"

@JP
Sorry, I find it difficult to navigate here х)

@Starshade
I think it's a useless tag. Most OCs that don't have names never will. If they have names, it's because whoever drew them tagged them, or their name is clearly specified in the source.

And you seem to be the only person right now using it.

(I think this discussion should take place on the tagging forum, not in feature suggestions.)

@JP
Yes. I think it would make it easier to find characters

@Starshade
What does that tag even mean? An unnamed OC who needs name?

How about the red tag "oc needed"?

This might seem like a dumb request, but could we get a countdown timer in the comment box? Like have it say "Please wait XX more seconds to post" or even just a "Please wait a little longer before posting again" and then switch to "Please read the site rules before posting and use for above-rating stuff" once it expires? It keeps eating my responses to people in image threads XD

@Brokedownandmadeone
Ah I understand now. Thanks. Also I realize that I should turn my phone sidways for the whole ID. I shoulda realized that earlier.

@Rarity-Loves-Nightwish
The filenames are either the post ID, or the ID plus the first handful of tags. Both of which are far more useful than any other file naming scheme in place.
A couple of examples:
4205__safe_artist-colon-empty-dash-10_twilight+sparkle_annoyed_bed_blanket_ bored_female_frown_golden+oaks+library_insomnia_mare_night_on+back_pillow_po.png
>>4205
And
3572__safe_artist-colon-uc77_applejack_fluttershy_pinkie+pie_princess+celestia_ rainbow+dash_rarity_twilight+sparkle_alicorn_badass_earth+pony_female_fl.jpg
>>3572
(added spaces to prevent text spillover)

@Smidqe
I guess I could always look on my computer if I want an exact but it would be nice to give mobile users equal functions. Mobile Users Rise Up!

@Smidqe
Yeah I use mobile.

@Rarity-Loves-Nightwish

You can hover over it, it shows the exact time and date. Doesn't work on mobile though

@Rarity-Loves-Nightwish
Hover the time with your mouse and you'll see the exact UTC timestamp. It works everywhere on the site.

This is unimportant but could there be a way to show the age of an image not in years ago but in the actual date. I just like knowing when something was created.

It would be nice if we could name images like Deviantart does. I suppose it could add more complications though but still. It might help in finding images or even just giving the image memorability.

Is metadata preserved on artist takedown images? Ex: comments are locked and tags+source URL remain but the image is replaced with a 410 notice that it is no longer hosted on this site. If not, is this a reasonably simple change?

I got the message: "You can only upload once every 10 seconds" when trying to upload, and it removed the description along with all my tags. Can this please be changed so that when you fail to upload, it won't destroy all of the work done?

Is it at all possible without great effort for the scraper that grabs images and info from Deviantart pages to check if the page has the Share button on it or not? I almost uploaded an image before I noticed that it didn't have the dumb three-dot-triangle icon and checked to see that the artist has a "do not repost on other sites" notice on their front page, and they specifically changed the DA settings to remove the Share option.

I'm amazed that there was never a "clear all notifications" button.

@AstrumSpark
I agree with this post. Speaking of Fimfiction maybe we can have a blog function similar to Fimfiction's blog, although this is really optional.

I don't know if there is an option for this but when it comes to notifcations it would be nice to just have notifications that reply to my own comments.

Also is there a forum thread that's more just to ask questions about how the site works instead of suggestions?

@AstrumSpark
Hidden conversations are not deleted, if you still have the URL to it, you can read it. It's also only hidden from your side.

Users theoretically have the permission to unhide their conversations, but there is no UI for it (not even for staff). You'd need to know the conversation id, then send a specifically crafted request to /conversations/:conversation-id/hide with the method "delete" (and using a valid CSRF token). If you have the conversation in your browser history, you can get the id from the url. Your conversation partner also might have the conversation unhidden and can give you the id.

@JP
I think that's not part of it for privacy reasons, and to prevent ease of data-farming on users.

@AstrumSpark
Could lead to bandwagoning/dogpiling abuse. Moreso than it already can.