root log: December 2007 (log)

December 3, 2007

• Added the ability of Guest users to "like" a writeup (sends a message to the author indicating as such.) Possible enhancements may include receiving XP and/or earning some sort of front page cookie for this.

December 4, 2007

• Revisions to "I like it": Only send a message if user has been seen in the past 30 days.
• Created isSpider to block spiders when necessary.
• Created flagged to test if node has been flagged.
• Created unvotable flag.
• Removed News for Noders from Guest User front page.
• Added admin ability to send /help messages to other users.
• Added some messages to help topics.

December 5, 2007

• More revisions to I like it.
• Created likedit dbtable, which keeps track of last 50 likes and blocks repeat hits from IPs on the same writeup.
• Created ilikeit htmlcode to separate it from cooluncoolit.
• Firmlinked, nodelocked, and empty e2nodes now redirect to their firmlink automatically.
• Created flag opcode to mark nodes as flagged.
  

December 6, 2007

• Fixed bug in Zen Nodelet Collapser.
• Removed Google search from Vitals nodelet.
• Prettified the HTML generated by softlinks and addwriteup.
• Finished the heavy lifting on jukka emulation stylesheet.
• Added visual previews of writeup header displays to Writeup Settings.
• Prettified HTML generated by Master Control and Epicenter.
• Added collaboration option to Multiple Scratch Pad Viewer (in beta).
• Added 13 new Achievements.
• Added ability to create "alias" messages in help topics.
• Fixed public/private issue in MSPV.

December 8, 2007

• Enabled mod_deflate on new webheads: pageload times should decrease.
• Addressed issue with sending alias help messages to other users.
  

December 9, 2007

• Began work on AJAX-enabled writeup header for zen theme.
  • Completed AJAX bookmarking of nodes.
  • Completed AJAX cooling of writeups.
  • Completed AJAX message sending.
• Began work on automatic softlinker.
  

December 17, 2007

• Created egg commands to better control easter egg commands in chatbox.

December 19, 2007

• Fixed error on Multiple Scratch Pad Viewer.

December 20, 2007

• Created Writeup Bonus edevdoc.
  
• Finished implementing writeup bonus system (shownewexp) and added comparison to User Settings.
• Blocked Webster 1913 from receiving I Like its.
• Added opt-out to I Like It! notifications to User Settings.

December 21, 2007

• Installed JSON Perl module. Preparing for vars sanity.