Author Topic: NANY 2011 Release: askapic.com - Photo Q&A Site (Read 104853 times)

Curt · « **Reply #75 on:** January 10, 2011, 06:31 PM »

Congratulation, Tom. This is quite exciting! :-)

I need to say that it made me feel uneasy when I saw my name spelled out in full, next to an enlarged copy of my facebook picture. Will it be possible to change these features, or Should/Must/Can I cancel my account?

tomos · « **Reply #76 on:** January 11, 2011, 02:19 AM »

I need to say that it made me feel uneasy when I saw my name spelled out in full, next to an enlarged copy of my facebook picture. Will it be possible to change these features, or Should/Must/Can I cancel my account?
-Curt (January 10, 2011, 06:31 PM)

Apologies about that Curt -
I've already reported this to Adi but I think it got forgotten about (did by me anyways

) - we'll see what he says.
It's actually also a problem if you register - you have to fill in a user name and a "Full name" - but it's the full name that's shown on the home/list-page.

tomos · « **Reply #77 on:** January 11, 2011, 02:48 AM »

Congratulation, Tom. This is quite exciting! :-)
-Curt (January 10, 2011, 06:31 PM)

I agree

I need to say that it made me feel uneasy when I saw my name spelled out in full, next to an enlarged copy of my facebook picture. Will it be possible to change these features, or Should/Must/Can I cancel my account?
-Curt (January 10, 2011, 06:31 PM)

Does anyone know what the norm is with Facebook logins - do they usually show the full name?
I have used FB to login places - but very little and cant remember how it worked..

Curt, this may help:
Initially I registered on the site, and gave the same name for user and full names (just "Tom") - after that, when loged in via Facebook, it just shows my registered name (Tom). I think this might be a workaround.

adi_barb · « **Reply #78 on:** January 11, 2011, 01:52 PM »

Congratulation, Tom. This is quite exciting! :-)

I need to say that it made me feel uneasy when I saw my name spelled out in full, next to an enlarged copy of my facebook picture. Will it be possible to change these features, or Should/Must/Can I cancel my account?

-Curt (January 10, 2011, 06:31 PM)

When a user registers to website using facebook, he is asked for permission to access to his/her data from facebook. You may remove the photo from your account at askapic with ease : Profile -> Edit Photos and you can also edit any information you want clicking on "Profile" in the header of the website, after logging in.

Your account may be though canceled/deleted at any time by an admin.

I was just thinking that displaying name instead of username is a much more friendlier way of listing the questions. We will modify the website to display usernames instead of names as soon as possible.

tomos · « **Reply #79 on:** January 11, 2011, 02:41 PM »

Curt,
I'm going to send you a PM (but I've got to finish another first!) with a suggestion so that your anwser need not be erased
Tom

EDIT/ PM sent

tomos · « **Reply #80 on:** January 11, 2011, 02:48 PM »

I was just thinking that displaying name instead of username is a much more friendlier way of listing the questions. We will modify the website to display usernames instead of names as soon as possible.
-adi_barb (January 11, 2011, 01:52 PM)

I agree Adi that full names are friendlier - but when people have to fill in a user name they dont expect the full name to be used (that's the feedback I'm getting).
Another option would be to let them know which name is going to be chosen or let them choose which name is used - but these ideas are more complex and probably not worthwhile.

Re Facebook:
I would imagine that showing the full name is the norm - that's how FB works...

mouser · « **Reply #81 on:** January 11, 2011, 02:55 PM »

first name and last initial might be good.

adi_barb · « **Reply #82 on:** January 11, 2011, 03:35 PM »

first name and last initial might be good.
-mouser (January 11, 2011, 02:55 PM)

this is a good idea, too!

tomos · « **Reply #83 on:** January 12, 2011, 02:52 AM »

...when people have to fill in a user name they dont expect the full name to be used (that's the feedback I'm getting).
-tomos (January 11, 2011, 02:48 PM)

for registering (NOT via FB) why not leave out the real name altogether? i.e. people would just fill in a username
or
would there be a sort-of legal requirement (or security) in attempting to get the full name?

adi_barb · « **Reply #84 on:** January 12, 2011, 08:05 AM »

just solved for displaying usernames in answers

tomos · « **Reply #85 on:** March 24, 2011, 03:26 PM »

I have to admit I've been ignoring askapic lately

Someone posted an interesting image today - it "visually" has the names of 72 bands e.g. The Eagles, Led Zepplin (I'm showing my age, only guessing the older ones)

Have a look (click on the screenshot below) - it's only fun (for you, and us) if you havent seens the answers elsewhere

PS dont be posting any answers here please

cranioscopical · « **Reply #86 on:** March 24, 2011, 05:12 PM »

PS dont be posting any answers here please

-tomos (March 24, 2011, 03:26 PM)

Wot, not even 42?

tomos · « **Reply #87 on:** March 25, 2011, 05:32 AM »

PS dont be posting any answers here please

-tomos (March 24, 2011, 03:26 PM)

Wot, not even 42?
-cranioscopical (March 24, 2011, 05:12 PM)

you have me there Chris $:-\$
Wild guess: would that be anything to do with levels ?

but speaking of numbers, I just clicked what those planes are

cranioscopical · « **Reply #88 on:** March 25, 2011, 06:19 AM »

Wot, not even 42?
-cranioscopical (March 24, 2011, 05:12 PM)

you have me there Chris $:-\$
-tomos (March 25, 2011, 05:32 AM)

Sorry… HHGTTG. Obviously, it's time for me to throw in the towel.

tomos · « **Reply #89 on:** March 25, 2011, 06:59 AM »

Wot, not even 42?
-cranioscopical (March 24, 2011, 05:12 PM)

you have me there Chris $:-\$
-tomos (March 25, 2011, 05:32 AM)

Sorry… HHGTTG. Obviously, it's time for me to throw in the towel.
-cranioscopical (March 25, 2011, 06:19 AM)

ahh, I was thinking of bands (Level 42 in this case - maybe that's where they got their name...)

tomos · « **Reply #90 on:** December 06, 2011, 06:38 AM »

2011/2012 Update:

I just wanted to say that Adi (adi_barb) has taken over the Askapic site and is going to give it another go (it never did get going last time round...)

Wishing him the best of luck