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Title: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 07, 2011, 04:52 PM
Am I the only one who gets confused by this badge:

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To me it looks like I wrote a NANY app for January 2001

I am the only one aren't I. It's me isn't it? Just say if it is.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: skwire on January 07, 2011, 05:07 PM
It's you, Tim.   :P
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 07, 2011, 05:18 PM
no its me too.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Perry Mowbray on January 07, 2011, 05:24 PM
It's you and mouser  :)

I was confused, but after enlightenment: it's all clear
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 07, 2011, 05:24 PM
It's you, Tim.   :P
-skwire (January 07, 2011, 05:07 PM)

 :'(  ;D
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Perry Mowbray on January 07, 2011, 05:25 PM
Maybe it should be:

NANY
Jan
1st
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 07, 2011, 05:31 PM
I'd like to see a new badger each year, so we can collect them like the mugs (bears/thongs)
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: cranioscopical on January 07, 2011, 07:14 PM
I'd like to see a new badger each year, so we can collect them like the mugs (bears/thongs)
-timns (January 07, 2011, 05:31 PM)

Your wish...
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01nst annual badger

Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: wraith808 on January 07, 2011, 07:17 PM
I'd like to see a new badger each year, so we can collect them like the mugs (bears/thongs)
-timns (January 07, 2011, 05:31 PM)

That would be cool... perhaps even if the badge was changed somewhat... if the 01 did increase with year.  A bit late for that, I suppose :)
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 07, 2011, 08:23 PM
yeah we could do that, change the 01 to the actualy year
so, from 07 to 11 so far and then try to go back and give everyone their years.. but that might be a bit tricky to reconstruct..
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: worstje on January 07, 2011, 08:35 PM
You can go through the screencast post thingies of the previous years to get a full list, right?
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: superboyac on January 07, 2011, 08:35 PM
OK, I'm making a closet apple fan badge.  Sorry, didn't mean to hijack...I just remembered.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: wraith808 on January 07, 2011, 08:41 PM
OK, I'm making a closet apple fan badge.  Sorry, didn't mean to hijack...I just remembered.
-superboyac (January 07, 2011, 08:35 PM)

If you could make it an apple peeking out of a closet that would be hilarious...
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: superboyac on January 07, 2011, 08:54 PM
OK, I'm making a closet apple fan badge.  Sorry, didn't mean to hijack...I just remembered.
-superboyac (January 07, 2011, 08:35 PM)

If you could make it an apple peeking out of a closet that would be hilarious...
-wraith808 (January 07, 2011, 08:41 PM)
I know, wouldn't it?!  I can't find any images in my clipart at the moment.  I don't want to make a big project out of it, but knowing myself I will.  It will happen...
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: wraith808 on January 07, 2011, 10:26 PM
A few starting points...

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Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Perry Mowbray on January 08, 2011, 01:14 AM
You can go through the screencast post thingies of the previous years to get a full list, right?
-worstje (January 07, 2011, 08:35 PM)

The previous years are all still up...
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 08, 2011, 07:00 AM
I'd like to see a new badger each year, so we can collect them like the mugs (bears/thongs)
-timns (January 07, 2011, 05:31 PM)

-cranioscopical (January 07, 2011, 07:14 PM)

Aargh. Well there's probably some Freudian reason why I made that typo  :-[
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: cranioscopical on January 08, 2011, 08:11 AM
Aargh. Well there's probably some Freudian reason why I made that typo  :-[
-timns (January 08, 2011, 07:00 AM)
Freud day was yesterday. You should try that NANY thing that someone entered this year. What was that now… hmmm… oh yes, Auspex  8)
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 14, 2011, 01:02 PM
so i think maybe there is a consensus that we shouldnt have just one nany badge, but a separate badge for each year of nany..
so let me see if hamradio is willing to modify his icon to show the YEAR as the number (07,08,09,10,11) and get those in place.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 14, 2011, 01:14 PM
Great! I want my profile to have more badges than an ergomanic boy scout  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: wraith808 on January 14, 2011, 02:12 PM
^ Hey!  I resemble that remark.  ;D
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 14, 2011, 03:45 PM
now i just have to figure out an easy way to build a list of what users were in what NANY's..
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 14, 2011, 03:48 PM
now i just have to figure out an easy way to build a list of what users were in what NANY's..
-mouser (January 14, 2011, 03:45 PM)

Get us to step up and claim?
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 14, 2011, 03:55 PM
nah, there has to be an easier way.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 14, 2011, 03:56 PM
nah, there has to be an easier way.
-mouser (January 14, 2011, 03:55 PM)

Hey, you have 5 NANY badges already! :)

Will each one look different at some point? Colour-coded? Renumbered?
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 14, 2011, 04:31 PM
Will each one look different at some point? Colour-coded? Renumbered?
yes, both. soon.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 14, 2011, 04:35 PM
http://cheezburger.com/scotty/lolz/View/287537408
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Deozaan on January 15, 2011, 06:05 AM
Cool.

But what's this?

NANY 2011: New Apps for the New Year 2010 Participant
-https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=badges;show=nany2011
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Perry Mowbray on January 15, 2011, 06:50 AM
Cool.

But what's this?

NANY 2011: New Apps for the New Year 2010 Participant
-https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=badges;show=nany2011
-Deozaan (January 15, 2011, 06:05 AM)

Standard NANY confusion   :D
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 15, 2011, 10:39 AM
Cool.

But what's this?

NANY 2011: New Apps for the New Year 2010 Participant
-https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=badges;show=nany2011
-Deozaan (January 15, 2011, 06:05 AM)

Standard NANY confusion   :D
-Perry Mowbray (January 15, 2011, 06:50 AM)

Deozaan, that's NALY - "New Apps for Last Year"
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 15, 2011, 12:34 PM
 :-[
fixed.

now i just have to figure out how to add everyone to the other years.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 15, 2011, 01:05 PM
I can't wait to see all the new badges on everyone's profiles. Certainly in my case it makes me want to start NANY 2012 (Mayan Edition) already.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: tomos on January 15, 2011, 01:31 PM

I know it's late in the day to be saying this:

If the year went where the 01 now is, you would actually be able to read the year.
Currently, on my monitor anyways, I cant actually see any difference between the icons
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 15, 2011, 01:43 PM
If the year went where the 01 now is, you would actually be able to read the year.
yes that is exactly what we will be doing -- and coloring each year differently.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 15, 2011, 01:46 PM
Now I wish I could travel back in time to compete for the older NANY's...
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: tomos on January 15, 2011, 01:48 PM
If the year went where the 01 now is, you would actually be able to read the year.
yes that is exactly what we will be doing -- and coloring each year differently.
-mouser (January 15, 2011, 01:43 PM)

gotcha
I hadnt read the thread very closely  :-[
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 15, 2011, 05:32 PM
Ok still waiting for the dif icons, but i have now given everyone their proper years.

You can see the lists broken up by year now here:
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=badges;show=nany2007,nany2008,nany2009,nany2010,nany2011,nany2012

NOTE:
It's almost certain that i missed a couple of year entries for people.  So if you released something in a NANY year that you aren't listed for, please let me know! (send me a pm) and i will get it fixed right away.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: wraith808 on January 15, 2011, 07:18 PM
^ That's sooo cool mouser!  Now I'm doubly sad at the years I missed.  ;D

I think I'll start on a NANY 2011 release now... :)
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Deozaan on January 15, 2011, 11:00 PM
Now I'm doubly sad at the years I missed.
-wraith808 (January 15, 2011, 07:18 PM)

Ditto.

I think I'll start on a NANY 2011 release now... :)
-wraith808 (January 15, 2011, 07:18 PM)

Double ditto.  ;)
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 15, 2011, 11:06 PM
2012 is the next one  :huh:
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Deozaan on January 15, 2011, 11:13 PM
2012 is the next one  :huh:
-mouser (January 15, 2011, 11:06 PM)

Oh. Erm... So are you saying it's too late to start on my NANY 2011 now? :P :-[
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: wraith808 on January 16, 2011, 12:48 AM
Umm... yeah.  :-[
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: CodeTRUCKER on January 16, 2011, 03:14 PM
I'll chime in here and cast my vote for...

No color distinction. 

Leave the colors as they are.  Why?  It's simpler and using distinct colors has some issues, to wit...

     

On the positive side, the numerical distinction will be completely unique at least for about a century.  Besides I think the colors are just fine.  :)

Not trying to be rain on anyone's parade, but I needed to add an element to this discussion that was missing, IMO.

Calvin
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Perry Mowbray on January 16, 2011, 04:04 PM
I agree with codeTrucker...

I'll chime in here and cast my vote for...

No color distinction.  

-CodeTRUCKER (January 16, 2011, 03:14 PM)

Same colour keeps some visual conformity...

I maybe would wonder about having a different colour for Entrant and Admin (/and maybe volunteer)... I know from this year where my NANY entry was a miserable failure (as far as completing goes), and it would be nice not to have that confusion in the badges.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 16, 2011, 04:07 PM
I maybe would wonder about having a different colour for Entrant and Admin (/and maybe volunteer)... I know from this year where my NANY entry was a miserable failure (as far as completing goes), and it would be nice not to have that confusion in the badges.
-Perry Mowbray (January 16, 2011, 04:04 PM)

Good one! Once the year is different for each badge, that's probably all the distinction they need. But being able to earn new badges for any type of involvement is good: I think it would encourage yet more participation on other levels than just the coding part.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 16, 2011, 04:24 PM
Same colour keeps some visual conformity...

that's why i was voting for dif colors -- just to break up the monotony.  maybe if they were all in same family -- like pastels.
i think the other reason, besides just the aesthetic niceness of seing not just a row of the same icons, would be that it kind of helps identify the group -- ie the orange nany badges all participated in the same nany, etc. 

but i don't think it really matters much, so whatever people want.  we can try it both ways and see.  still waiting for hamradio to get back to me about the new badges.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: nudone on January 16, 2011, 04:28 PM
just a suggestion for the small icons/badges.

using DC's blue gradient bar for the idea.

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Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 16, 2011, 04:31 PM
just a suggestion for the small icons/badges.

using DC's blue gradient bar for the idea.
 (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=25146.msg232227#msg232227))
-nudone (January 16, 2011, 04:28 PM)

I want that badge like right now!
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: nudone on January 16, 2011, 04:53 PM
are you sure you want that one?

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Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 16, 2011, 04:56 PM
i prefer hamradio's  badge style to the gradient.. i think at that small resolution it just looks cleaner.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: CodeTRUCKER on January 16, 2011, 05:04 PM
...
that's why i was voting for dif colors -- just to break up the monotony.  maybe if they were all in same family -- like pastels.
i think the other reason, besides just the aesthetic niceness of seeing not just a row of the same icons, would be that it kind of helps identify the group -- ie the orange nany badges all participated in the same nany, etc. 
...
-mouser (January 16, 2011, 04:24 PM)

Have you tried to see how many diferent colors are really distinguishable at 16px x 16px?  Let's just try and see...

Red, Blue and Yellow are the primary colors we can start with.

Now if we add the secondary

Red + Blue = Maroon
Blue + Yellow = Green
Yellow + Red = Orange

Ok now we have 6 colors that has a reasonable contrast, but the text (assuming we start with Black would have to be reversed to White on Blue and Maroon for sure and may need to be considered on Red and Green, depending on how the Black text looks.

What other colors could be added that would still have reasonable distinction at that tiny a footprint?  How different would a Purple look net to a Blue?  Would a Red-Orange be distinguishable from Red or Orange?

Even if we added three more colors to the options, that only gives us 9 choices before we have to redesign the NANY badge, or repeat previous colors.

This is my point.  At a 16 pixel square, there just isn't enough real estate to get too fancy.  Now this is my personal views, but I'll be happy to defer to others as well as more experienced graphics professionals.

Thanks for the ear,
Calvin

 

Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: nudone on January 16, 2011, 05:09 PM
i prefer hamradio's  badge style to the gradient.. i think at that small resolution it just looks cleaner.
-mouser (January 16, 2011, 04:56 PM)

right. i was just trying to get the words "nany" and the year on there without it becoming unreadable. after that, i thought i may as well add something for the background and a solid colour looked a bit plain. didn't bother with anything else as i think it will get in the way of the text.

but, no reason the badges should have text on them really is there. or, here's a quick idea, how about doing them so they look like those big single day calendars you stick on your desk; like the one that features in the original nany mug image.

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edit:
actually, that one in the nany mug image isn't really like the real single day calendar thing (where you rip off each day).
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: CodeTRUCKER on January 16, 2011, 05:12 PM
...
I maybe would wonder about having a different colour for Entrant and Admin (/and maybe volunteer)... I know from this year where my NANY entry was a miserable failure (as far as completing goes), and it would be nice not to have that confusion in the badges.
-Perry Mowbray (January 16, 2011, 04:04 PM)

+ 1 for this idea!  :Thmbsup:

May I suggest.

I also like Hamradio's original design.  While nudone's gradient idea at the top doesn't do anything for me (I can't see it very well), I do like his idea of using the DC Blue.  Maybe as the background for the big area at bottom?  Would the gradient work there?

Calvin




Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: wraith808 on January 16, 2011, 05:21 PM
i prefer hamradio's  badge style to the gradient.. i think at that small resolution it just looks cleaner.
-mouser (January 16, 2011, 04:56 PM)

^ This.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: nudone on January 16, 2011, 05:28 PM
okay, final edit with this one. i now see that trying to fit text into such a small space isn't required - and doesn't work that well.

i guess that's why icons are icons - you do away with the text and just use a nice image instead.

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Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: worstje on January 16, 2011, 07:59 PM
I prefer the old style (is that hamradio's?) as it is very iconic and simply breathes nany to me. It is styleful and as much an identity of NANY as Cody is of DoCo.

The gradient variety is unreadable to me, sorry, and I completely vote against it. DoCo blue, while nice, doesn't come through nicely in an image that size and all I saw was ugly cyan, a color I personally hate and that also makes for hard-to-read text if said text is anything but black.

I am with mouser and CodeTRUCKER both regarding the badge colour thing. I mean this in the sense I think different shades are a great idea, as the current state of certain peoples badges (you know who you are!) are just spammish in nature and more of a 'let me show off' thing rather than a 'look I competed here and there and there'. It's the same reason why more than one successive emoticon drives me crap. :) 8) ;) :( :D >:( :tellme: :o :huh: See?

The idea of different colors per year is great, and I think different shades per entry status are also great. However, I don't think we need an 'admin' badge since they're unattainable for most people. After all mouser is already in a category of his own, no need to add 6 more. ;) Likewise, the 'helper' is a bit unclear as to what it would mean. Helping organise? Helping bug test apps? Etc.

However, I think two badges per year should be the total top ever. One for entrants, and one for 'alternative participants'. I haven't got much of a clue for it, but the idea is that app writers can simply nominate people who made a useful contribution to their app (beta testing, etc) and that these people deserve this badge.

The biggest change I think is needed is that instead of  having '01' on the current awesome NANY icon, it needs to become the last two digits of the year. It simply makes way more sense and will do more to distinguish different badges than anything else.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Perry Mowbray on January 16, 2011, 08:36 PM
I prefer the old style (is that hamradio's?) as it is very iconic and simply breathes nany to me. It is styleful and as much an identity of NANY as Cody is of DoCo.
-worstje (January 16, 2011, 07:59 PM)

But funnily enough: I found it harder to read  :(  But I'm not too fussed on which style is chosen...

The idea of different colors per year is great, and I think different shades per entry status are also great. However, I don't think we need an 'admin' badge since they're unattainable for most people. After all mouser is already in a category of his own, no need to add 6 more. ;) Likewise, the 'helper' is a bit unclear as to what it would mean. Helping organise? Helping bug test apps? Etc.

However, I think two badges per year should be the total top ever. One for entrants, and one for 'alternative participants'. I haven't got much of a clue for it, but the idea is that app writers can simply nominate people who made a useful contribution to their app (beta testing, etc) and that these people deserve this badge.
-worstje (January 16, 2011, 07:59 PM)

That's a nice idea... Entrants get a full colour badge, helpers/volunteers get a 50% colour and admin get's grey

To tell you the truth, I always felt that I shouldn't really have a NANY badge at all (I still have not managed a completed entry  :( )... and having a grey one would make me feel much better about it  :)

and yes: the recommendations on volunteers was that anyone that helped with the entry should be credited at the top of the Thread.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: 40hz on January 16, 2011, 08:41 PM
I was thinking that the number of times you participated in NANY might be considered more important than which year it happened in. Maybe what you could try is to provide two badges. One to indicate you participated either in any NANY - or possibly just the most recent. The second badge could then have a changeable numeric element to acknowledge the times someone's participated. Doing it this way eliminates the need for a multiple badges to show the same thing.

As long as there's a "Hall of Fame" of Honor Roll type page with the names and the years of participation, anybody who wanted could just look it up if they were that interested.

But again, I don't think it's so important what year somebody did NANY. IMO what's important  is the fact someone did it at all. And additional distinction comes from how many times the effort was repeated.

Just thinking out loud.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: superboyac on January 16, 2011, 08:53 PM
I was thinking that the number of times you participated in NANY might be considered more important than which year it happened in. Maybe what you could try is to provide two badges. One to indicate you participated either in any NANY - or possibly just the most recent. The second badge could then have a changeable numeric element to acknowledge the times someone's participated. Doing it this way eliminates the need for a multiple badges to show the same thing.

As long as there's a "Hall of Fame" of Honor Roll type page with the names and the years of participation, anybody who wanted could just look it up if they were that interested.

But again, I don't think it's so important what year somebody did NANY. IMO what's important  is the fact someone did it at all. And additional distinction comes from how many times the effort was repeated.

Just thinking out loud.
-40hz (January 16, 2011, 08:41 PM)
+1
I was thinking while this thread was going on, it looks kind of funny to have a lot of those (very similar) badges in your avatar area.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 16, 2011, 08:55 PM
The second badge could then have a changeable numeric element to acknowledge the times someone's participated.


that's an interesting idea, and feasible.  though i think just one nany badge in that case, with a number indicating how many times you've participated.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: CodeTRUCKER on January 16, 2011, 09:04 PM
The second badge could then have a changeable numeric element to acknowledge the times someone's participated.


that's an interesting idea, and feasible.  though i think just one nany badge in that case, with a number indicating how many times you've participated.
-mouser (January 16, 2011, 08:55 PM)

Unless I miss my guess, it is also "script-able," as in could be automated, no?   
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Perry Mowbray on January 16, 2011, 09:06 PM
The second badge could then have a changeable numeric element to acknowledge the times someone's participated.


that's an interesting idea, and feasible.  though i think just one nany badge in that case, with a number indicating how many times you've participated.
-mouser (January 16, 2011, 08:55 PM)

and that would get around an ever lengthening problem:
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you only get one coding snack badge regardless of how many you do??
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: nudone on January 17, 2011, 01:34 AM
sounds like a very good idea to have the single badge that reflects the number of times you've participated.

you could always display all the individual badges you'd collected in your profile.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: worstje on January 17, 2011, 01:49 AM
Hrm, there's another idea. :)

Which brings me to something that might sound silly... but would that be in years of participation, or amount of apps released? More apps in a single year doesn't mean that there's any less effort involved per-app, after all. Especially with the 6+ months-lasting NANY event we had this time I think it might be fairer to not just move stuff in terms of participating, but also in the fruits of the effort.

Sure, someone could game it and release 10 apps in a single year, but I doubt that'll happen or we'd already be getting very questionable NANY entries just so people could get a badge as-is. (Which we aren't last I checked.)

Of course, I can kind of imagine people from previous years disliking such an idea a bit as it kind of 'devalues' their older entries. :D Likewise, one might wonder about going that number-in-badge route with normallisher Coding Snacks.  But in the end, I think that if we start using a number to indicate an amount, or even 'amount of times participated' instead of a general badge or yearly badge, rethinking the right thing to 'count' in the first place might be a good idea.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: CodeTRUCKER on January 17, 2011, 03:42 AM
Ok, well this brings us full circle.   8)

I know I suggested some changes, but in thinking about it, I see things differently.

NANY is all about participation.  Perhaps just use, the present, one badge that indicates any NANY participation.  Who's keeping score any way?  So what if a person contributes 1 year or 10?  What's next... NANY "Privates," "Lieutenants," "Generals?"

Adding another NANY badge is not going to make me work any harder to get my 2012 app out there and not adding another badge won't prevent me from entering as many future NANYs as I have time for and inclination.  I do it because I love doing it!  NANY is a blast! :Thmbsup:

Frankly, if it hadn't been for the help of the people that kept pushing, advising and encouraging me, "VeggieSquares" might not even have materialized.  

I remember the night I was going to cash it in because I had snafu'd and overwrote my entire source with something else and didn't realize it until it was too late.  I posted my regrettable forfeit.  If the next post had not been, "Hey CodeTRUCKER, did you look in the...?"  I would have given up, but although it wasn't where my fellow DC'er had suggested, my memory was triggered to look in a place I had forgotten and I was able to restore about half the source.  That was not a lot, but it was enough for me to not give up.  If the poster had not cared about my success, it would have been over for that round.

So, you tell me ... who deserves the NANY badge more?  Me or the folks that kept me going?  I couldn't have done it without them, especially, "A. Nonymous!"

IMHO,
Calvin

<Edit> I fully realize I only have *1* NANY badge, so it would seem I have nothing to lose in this debate?  While this is reasonable to assume at this juncture, I will be participating in future NANYs.  Given this I do have a real stake in this discussion.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Perry Mowbray on January 17, 2011, 03:54 AM
I think you've (not quite) succinctly summed up my feelings about NANY... it is an amazing community event where the coders do put their pledge on the line, but for most there is a huge amount of help / volunteering / encouragement / etc from the forum.

It's not about the number or quality... it's about the celebration and the community.

The more NANY structure encourages celebration and development of community the better.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 19, 2011, 11:59 PM
ham is working on the badges now -- i vote for ONE small 16x16 badge showing the # of NANY's you've participated in, and then on your profile and on the badge listing page, it will show one for each year.  i can implement this easily and i think it will reduce clutter on the posts pages (like this one).
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: CodeTRUCKER on January 20, 2011, 12:53 AM
+1 (Especially if this method does not add more to your workload.) :)
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Perry Mowbray on January 20, 2011, 01:19 AM
ham is working on the badges now -- i vote for ONE small 16x16 badge showing the # of NANY's you've participated in, and then on your profile and on the badge listing page, it will show one for each year.  i can implement this easily and i think it will reduce clutter on the posts pages (like this one).
-mouser (January 19, 2011, 11:59 PM)

 :Thmbsup:

I'd like a grey one (because I'm not actually Entrant Class  :(
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 20, 2011, 01:26 AM
if anything you should get a golden rainbow one -- nany would not happen if not for you!
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 20, 2011, 04:51 PM
badges are in place.  let me know if you spot any issues. thanks hamradio for the icons.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 20, 2011, 04:53 PM
ps.

To view NANY badges by year:
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=badges;show=nany2015,nany2014,nany2013,nany2012,nany2011,nany2010,nany2009,nany2008,nany2007

To view NANY badges by # times entered:
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?action=badges;show=nanyx10,nanyx9,nanyx8,nanyx7,nanyx6,nanyx5,nanyx4,nanyx3,nanyx2,nanyx1
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: tomos on January 20, 2011, 05:31 PM
I like them :)

Some minor comments/suggestions:

tooltip should read
nany x 5 badges  [mainly the added space but also the "s" at the end]
instead of
nanyx 5 badge

Page showing number of entries should sort from the highest number to the lowest
Page showing year of entry should sort from current year backwards

(IMO!)
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: CodeTRUCKER on January 20, 2011, 05:35 PM
Hmmm... my first impression on seeing them was "very nice!"  Then the digits, "01," "03" and the "05" on the badges provoked an instinctive perception the digits were "years."  

Maybe we could consider just single digits "1," "3" and the "5" centered in the lower portion?

I had also considered "#1," "#3" and "#5," but it could be problematical once some folks get to "10," "13" and "15."

Roman numerals, anyone?  :P

Just thoughts.  :)  
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: superboyac on January 20, 2011, 05:36 PM
This whole badge thing is unfair.  it's totally programmer-biased.  I'll take any badge I can get.  How about an ass badge?  I think I'm pretty exceptional at being an ass.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: cranioscopical on January 20, 2011, 05:37 PM
Back to the nursery with the anonymous nany!
What about 5 NANY badges? Lose the x and uppercase the acronym!
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 20, 2011, 05:44 PM
Page showing number of entries should sort from the highest number to the lowest
Page showing year of entry should sort from current year backwards

fixed.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 20, 2011, 05:45 PM
So does the number represent how many years someone has participated? Or how many entries?
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: CodeTRUCKER on January 20, 2011, 05:48 PM
So does the number represent how many years someone has participated? Or how many entries?
-timns (January 20, 2011, 05:45 PM)

It presently reflects "years."
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 20, 2011, 06:09 PM
What about 5 NANY badges? Lose the x and uppercase the acronym!

done.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: KynloStephen66515 on January 20, 2011, 06:13 PM
What about 5 NANY badges? Lose the x and uppercase the acronym!

done.
-mouser (January 20, 2011, 06:09 PM)

Would it not make more sence to simply have it say "NANY Participant for ONE/TWO/THREE event" - Would mean more to new users I guess?  :huh:
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 20, 2011, 06:16 PM
If we're simply counting, it should be number of apps, but I would say that  :P
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: skwire on January 20, 2011, 06:49 PM
This whole badge thing is unfair.  it's totally programmer-biased.  I'll take any badge I can get.  How about an ass badge?  I think I'm pretty exceptional at being an ass.
-superboyac (January 20, 2011, 05:36 PM)

Do you use Linux in any capacity?  If so, you can add that badge to your profile yourself.  Or, you can draw a picture of Cody and get a Cody badge.   :D
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: 40hz on January 20, 2011, 06:56 PM

Back to the nursery with the anonymous nany!

-cranioscopical (January 20, 2011, 05:37 PM)

Would that be the "next" NANY badge?

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I always thought those colors screamed: Fisher-Price!!!  ;)

Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 20, 2011, 07:06 PM
This whole badge thing is unfair.  it's totally programmer-biased.  I'll take any badge I can get.  How about an ass badge?  I think I'm pretty exceptional at being an ass.
-superboyac (January 20, 2011, 05:36 PM)

Do you use Linux in any capacity?  If so, you can add that badge to your profile yourself.  Or, you can draw a picture of Cody and get a Cody badge.   :D
-skwire (January 20, 2011, 06:49 PM)

I'm fetching my crayons right now. The cody badge is about the nicest one of all  :-*
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Perry Mowbray on January 20, 2011, 07:52 PM
Hmmm... my first impression on seeing them was "very nice!"  Then the digits, "01," "03" and the "05" on the badges provoked an instinctive perception the digits were "years." 
-CodeTRUCKER (January 20, 2011, 05:35 PM)

+1

I think the leading zero is unnecessary...
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Perry Mowbray on January 20, 2011, 07:55 PM
If we're simply counting, it should be number of apps, but I would say that  :P
-timns (January 20, 2011, 06:16 PM)

...not lines of code??  ;)
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Deozaan on January 20, 2011, 08:16 PM
This might be nitpicky, but is there any way to list which NANYs a person participated in on the badge page?
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: mouser on January 20, 2011, 08:31 PM
if you click on a user, you go to their profile page, which then lists each YEAR's badge.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Deozaan on January 20, 2011, 08:36 PM
if you click on a user, you go to their profile page, which then lists each YEAR's badge.
-mouser (January 20, 2011, 08:31 PM)

Aha! And I see that they use the same graphic as the ones here on the forum, which explains why they have the leading zero, so they can be used as a counter AND a year.

Brilliant! Thanks!
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: tomos on January 21, 2011, 03:27 AM
Hmmm... my first impression on seeing them was "very nice!"  Then the digits, "01," "03" and the "05" on the badges provoked an instinctive perception the digits were "years." 

Maybe we could consider just single digits "1," "3" and the "5" centered in the lower portion?
-CodeTRUCKER (January 20, 2011, 05:35 PM)

I agree, it would be clearer - designwise, I think you might not even have to center the digits
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: Deozaan on January 21, 2011, 04:14 AM
The solution here is obviously to participate in every NANY for the next several years until you the number of years you've participated gets into the double digits. :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: nudone on January 21, 2011, 04:27 AM
just another idea. display the number (whatever it may mean) using "pegs"...

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Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: cranioscopical on January 21, 2011, 06:24 AM
just another idea. display the number (whatever it may mean) using "pegs"...
-nudone

Congratulations! You've joined the ranks of those before whom I'm prepared to kneel.

Mind you, even kneeling and with my nose pressed against the screen I can't make out that graphic element. Now I'm having trouble with my peg leg…
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: nudone on January 21, 2011, 07:06 AM
Thank you.

You will be glad to know that the "pegs" icon is version 2. The first icon used "pegs" each with an area of 1 pixel by 1 pixel. This new improved version has pegs with an over generous 2 x 2 pixel area.

I always say it's worth going that extra pixel, erm, i mean extra mile, for those that appreciate it.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: 40hz on January 21, 2011, 07:46 AM
Thank you.

You will be glad to know that the "pegs" icon is version 2. The first icon used "pegs" each with an area of 1 pixel by 1 pixel. This new improved version has pegs with an over generous 2 x 2 pixel area.

I always say it's worth going that extra pixel, erm, i mean extra mile, for those that appreciate it.
-nudone (January 21, 2011, 07:06 AM)

Could you make them eye-strain powder blue while you're at it? I like eye-strain powder blue screen elements. They're so web 2.0! They're so..."simply Picasso" artsy! :P
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: nudone on January 21, 2011, 09:10 AM
how about this one instead.

it's a special magic icon that will display all the NANY information you wish to see. only DC members that truly believe in Cody will be able to see it; it might take a while for it to appear so don't be concerned if you have to stare at this post for several minutes.

focus your eyes here -->  <-- and wait for the magic to appear.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: cranioscopical on January 21, 2011, 09:56 AM
it's a special magic icon that will display all the NANY information you wish to see.
focus your eyes here -->  <-- and wait for the magic to appear.
-nudone (January 21, 2011, 09:10 AM)

By George, you're right!  That's so clever!
Even kneeling I can see nothing so it's true, I can see all the information that I wish to see.
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: cranioscopical on January 21, 2011, 10:00 AM
Would that be the "next" NANY badge?
 (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=25146.msg232980#msg232980))
I always thought those colors screamed: Fisher-Price!!!  ;)


-40hz (January 20, 2011, 06:56 PM)

Nice job on that, 40hz. You make it look like child's play!
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 21, 2011, 10:13 AM

focus your eyes here -->  <-- and wait for the magic to appear.
-nudone (January 21, 2011, 09:10 AM)

Now my eyes actually look like that:

> _ <
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: nudone on January 21, 2011, 10:59 AM
You need to keep staring at it a little longer. When your eyes look like this -_- then all will be revealed (in your dreams that is).
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: timns on January 21, 2011, 11:09 AM
You need to keep staring at it a little longer. When your eyes look like this -_- then all will be revealed (in your dreams that is).
-nudone (January 21, 2011, 10:59 AM)

Ah, we need to go deeper  :D
Title: Re: That NANY badge
Post by: cranioscopical on January 21, 2011, 11:45 AM
You need to keep staring at it a little longer. When your eyes look like this -_- then all will be revealed (in your dreams that is).
-nudone (January 21, 2011, 10:59 AM)

Ah, we need to go deeper  :D
-timns (January 21, 2011, 11:09 AM)

Either that or turn on your screen shaver…