Site improvements

If you're eagle eyed you have probably spotted these already, but just so you know, I've been doing some work on the site lately. That's to say, I've been slaving away just a bit more than usual on my unpaid upkeep job (← wink wink, nudge nudge).

For starters, if you look above the text you are reading right now (no, not that far, bit lower, up a little, that's it!), you'll see a tick box titled "Follow this post". Clicking it will gain you notifications of comments on the relevant post (this one, in this case), regardless of whether or not you have commented yourself. Or, if you are the author of a post or a comment on a particular post and are tired of the notifs, un-ticking the box will fix that for you. So, please do not comment solely in order to retrieve notifications, because that is no point and only serves to fill the database with junk.

Another thing that I've implemented on both the stream and site in general is sarcastic text. Rather than using a separate font to render the reverse italics (i.e. Arial Sarcastic), I'm achieving it with pure CSS. Use the element inspector / Firebug if you really want to know how it works. All you need to know is that to write sarcastic text, do it like this: \sarcasm\.

On the Bans system, it is now possible to mark bans as "unbanned". Just click "edit" on the post (assuming you have permission), and tick the appropriate box. It will still show up on the main list, but with a bold, white "U" icon. It will also have an Amazon-style message when viewed, warning that the ban is no longer effective.

Hope you're enjoying the shiz!