[Friday UPDATE] Pic-of-the-MOMENT

[Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator)]

It should now use your "friendly" usernames.  The old data files are currently still written, however, so to fix them I'd have to go back and manually do it.  But I don't feel like it at the moment.  

Just from now on it should use your "Friendly" name as per your Profile setting.

If this final test works, then I'll concider putting in on the site somwhere... (Goodies?)
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This was a script I had partially written but never finished.  I figured I might as well tie up its loose ends and give it a go.

PIC OF THE WEEK

Essentially, this runs a program on the server that randomly grabs one of the screenshot images and puts it up (50% size reduced).

Then you make a not-actually-what's-happening comment on the pic.  Even if you don't know the series from where the image originated!  (That might even work better )

Read the rules on the page itself:
http://www.el-hazardonline.net/El-Hazard/site/picoftheweek/current/index.shtml

[Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator)]

UHM, somebody pushing the Archive button randomly.  I'm guessing Neil.  Apparently he didn't note the rules ;p

"Would the administrator please stop pushing the button."

Changing my Pic of the Week into 1/3 Pic-Per-Day ;p


So I dropped #5 due to random acts of administration.  HAR.

[Saucer]

Whhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a whole lot of fun! Too bad the Shayla and Jinnai/Diva/Iffy pics are already archived.  :(I had some great ideas for those.

[Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator)]

It's not my fault, somebody kept pushing the button ;p

I could probably take them back if I really wanted to, but the system wasn't designed for reverse.

[Saucer]

IT DID IT AGAIN! Oh well.......

[Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator)]

I undid the lock-out.  Now they're all free to be posted on

[Saucer]

I undid the lock-out.  Now they're all free to be posted on

YATTA! YATTA!

[Neil Lafrenais]

I was PLAYING, okay?

[Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator)]

Well, in the end it's okay I guess, it's making for rapid and interesting changes. Anyway, here's an idea for those who participipiatedabled:

Should it be where the users (you guys) can opt to submit an image out of the screenshot collections (like select series/episode/image #), or leave this up to admins to still be the posters... and then, how often/many should we be putting up?

[MrWhat]

Should it be where the users (you guys) can opt to submit an image out of the screenshot collections (like select series/episode/image #), or leave this up to admins to still be the posters... and then, how often/many should we be putting up?

Random or pre-chosen images are fine with me.  Keeps things more interesting, I think.

No need to flood new images, as long as old images remain open.  Maybe two or three new ones a week?  I can't visit this board over weekends, myself.  Will the old ones stay up indefinitely?

Could you add a permanent link to the latest image, maybe from the section drop-down list?  Might be easier than tracking down this thread every time, assuming you keep this thing going.

And, this is really really picky, but can you make it use the "display" name instead of the username?  So that it shows "MrWhat" rather than "mrwhat," for example.

Thanks.  This is fun.    I hope more people join in.

[Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator)]

Will the old ones stay up indefinitely?

At this time, yes.

Could you add a permanent link to the latest image, maybe from the section drop-down list?

Possibly from a site-based "games" section or something eventually.  I did mean to make this a permanant part of the site eventually, I just wanted to make sure it worked before making it general public.

And, this is really really picky, but can you make it use the "display" name instead of the username?  So that it shows "MrWhat" rather than "mrwhat," for example.

Can do.  This was just a beta run anyway, but yeah, since it seems to work, we can tidy it up.

[larewen_evenstar]

It's workin' for me. These pics are really cool.

[Saucer]

Random, pre-chosen images are best IMHO. Forces you to think more, and makes it more of a "game." ^_^

[bakasama]

Stimulates the mind... brings back memories when i first watched AMG! without any subtitles... and the conversations i make up with my friend when we see our peer borrowing a car from his father...

Father: <Sternly looks at son> Are you gonna take some bimbo and get jiggy with her in my car?
Son: <Shakes his head> Of course not!
Father: <Points inside the car> Just make sure you change the seat covers when you're done.

[larewen_evenstar]

So we're allowed to quote on previous ones? I really kinda hope so cuz...