Re: [Gimp-developer] GIMP plugin registry website

[Ingo Lütkebohle <iluetkeb gmail com>]

Hi drawoc,

thanks for the hint! I did a slightly different change now,
essentially removing the previews from the front page, to reduce
clutter.

One of the real issues (besides spam) we are facing is that the
registry is now used mostly for asking questions plugins, as opposed
to just downloading them. For comparison: I get about one
plugin/script update a day, compare to between ten and twenty
questions/comments.

This has led to the front page becoming quite overloaded. Solutions
are still being sought ;-)

cheers, Ingo

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:34 PM, drawoc <drawoc darkrefraction com> wrote:
> Well, I know this isn't much help, but it's a start.
>
> If you add a CSS rule like this to the site:
>
> .field-item p {
>     overflow: auto;
> }
>
> Then that would take care of the overflowing images problem. It should
> just add scrollbars to any images that are too big to fit in one
> column.
>
> The scrollbars might also scroll text that's near the images (in the
> same paragraph) in some cases, but that shouldn't be a big problem -
> the text will only go off screen once the user starts scrolling, after
> which they have likely already read the text.
>
>   -- drawoc
>
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Ingo Lütkebohle <iluetkeb gmail com> wrote:
>> Correct, its me ;_). There are definitely a number of issues, and I
>> unfortunately have very little time fixing them.
>>
>> There are some users helping out with moderation (their registry ids
>> are photocomix, schumaml, mahvin), but something more substantial
>> probably needs to be done.
>>
>> One current issue is that the site is exceeding its Mollom site limit
>> for a free site. Mollom is the spam service we're using, and when the
>> limit is exceeded, all posts are blocked.
>>
>> Also, the registry has never been very easy to browse, and this
>> problem has become worse due to size. This is both an issue of finding
>> plugins/scripts, and of navigating the very deep comment hierarchies
>> that have been added to some of the plugin/script pages.
>>
>> I'd be happy about help, or about people taking over maintenance. Let
>> me know what you'd be willing to do.
>>
>> cheers, Ingo
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Joao S. O. Bueno <gwidion mpc com br> wrote:
>>> On 24 August 2012 11:03, Alexandre Prokoudine
>>> <alexandre prokoudine gmail com> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Guillermo Espertino (Gez) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's true that the site became a little bit difficult to use.
>>>>
>>>>> Alexandre, do they need help with the site? I could use some help from the
>>>>> Gráfica Libre community to give the site a refreshing.
>>>>> That's, of course, if the mantainer of that site accepts it.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think it's "they", it's "he" -- a singular :) And that's
>>>> exactly the reason there are so many spam issues. A single person
>>>> cannot moderate a popular site single-handedly.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has Ingo's contacts, please get in touch with him.
>>>
>>> I believe him to be this "Ingo" I'had cc-ed here  (got a single
>>> e-mail in a gimp-web thread from 2010 in my inbox)
>>>
>>>
>>>    js
>>>   -><-
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Alexandre Prokoudine
>>>> http://libregraphicsworld.org
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>>
>>
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>> Ingo Lütkebohle
>> Bielefeld University
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