@Rainbow Design: If you sift through the thread here you'll find where pOss added the title search as a work around for the normal search. Not sure why tags would also work, I don't think that was part of his fix but maybe they are also not affected by whatever ails the main search.
I agree with mold. I've heard some grumblings about Snabisch's comments in other threads but personally they don't bother me in the least. Snabisch's comments are uniformly positive and I think they're a welcome addition to OGA.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 11:51
Here to keep this thread alive, and as it happens, we've recently had two related posts pop up.
One another user has wasted time and energy reporting search issues:
Can we really not get anything about this issue posted to the main page? I really don't understand the reluctance to do this. Maybe I am missing something but it only seems natural to communicate an issue of this magnitude to the community.
I think the workaround here is fair enough for short term use, but it's not hard to see that if used for a long period, it will just lead to more submissions where the submitted (and searchable) information doesn't match the true info. Instead the actual submission info can only be gleaned by a careful reading of the description field. Too many submissions like this threaten the integrity of the site overall. So again, this is an ok fix for the short term, but troubling if left in place too long.
Well again, I want to repeat, I'm writing only out of love. I know the work that goes into keeping this site going and I don't want to be denigarating the effort anyone is or has put into OGA. However, I can't lie, I feel like we are witnessing the fisrt steps of the kind of slow death I described in my opening post to this thread.
I should add, the game did feel like the product of a large team, with lots of content and relatively high production values. So at least some of the money ended up on screen in the final game.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 14:01
It's quite a shame all the way around. I actually enjoyed what I played of their one game.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 09:45
:(
that kind of stinks for cases like this. It's tough I guess. I can see how it could be annoying if any old edit (like fixing a spelling error in the description or something) got a submission back on the front page. On the other hand, for major or even somewhat minor additions to an existing set, it'd be nice to let folks know about them.
It'd be a shame if an artist put a lot of work into revising, expanding or otherwise improving a submission and nobody noticed. :(
@Rainbow Design: If you sift through the thread here you'll find where pOss added the title search as a work around for the normal search. Not sure why tags would also work, I don't think that was part of his fix but maybe they are also not affected by whatever ails the main search.
I agree with mold. I've heard some grumblings about Snabisch's comments in other threads but personally they don't bother me in the least. Snabisch's comments are uniformly positive and I think they're a welcome addition to OGA.
Here to keep this thread alive, and as it happens, we've recently had two related posts pop up.
One another user has wasted time and energy reporting search issues:
http://opengameart.org/forumtopic/search-broken
Can we really not get anything about this issue posted to the main page? I really don't understand the reluctance to do this. Maybe I am missing something but it only seems natural to communicate an issue of this magnitude to the community.
Two, a report of another issue with the site:
http://opengameart.org/forumtopic/uploading-other-authors-works
I think the workaround here is fair enough for short term use, but it's not hard to see that if used for a long period, it will just lead to more submissions where the submitted (and searchable) information doesn't match the true info. Instead the actual submission info can only be gleaned by a careful reading of the description field. Too many submissions like this threaten the integrity of the site overall. So again, this is an ok fix for the short term, but troubling if left in place too long.
Well again, I want to repeat, I'm writing only out of love. I know the work that goes into keeping this site going and I don't want to be denigarating the effort anyone is or has put into OGA. However, I can't lie, I feel like we are witnessing the fisrt steps of the kind of slow death I described in my opening post to this thread.
Finally, is there anything I can do to help?
Unfortunately, search on OGA is broken and has been for several months. It simply doesn't return results newer than January of this year. :(
I started a thread to try and get it fixed, maybe you can add your voice there to help get the issue resolved.
http://opengameart.org/forumtopic/site-administration
I should add, the game did feel like the product of a large team, with lots of content and relatively high production values. So at least some of the money ended up on screen in the final game.
It's quite a shame all the way around. I actually enjoyed what I played of their one game.
:(
that kind of stinks for cases like this. It's tough I guess. I can see how it could be annoying if any old edit (like fixing a spelling error in the description or something) got a submission back on the front page. On the other hand, for major or even somewhat minor additions to an existing set, it'd be nice to let folks know about them.
It'd be a shame if an artist put a lot of work into revising, expanding or otherwise improving a submission and nobody noticed. :(
@dannorder: Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the game however you came about it! :)
Quick follow up, do updates to a submission get it back on the 'latest art' list on the front page?
ps
I just want to apologize for all the spelling errors in the orignal post.
I put a copy of it up on the game's indiedb page:
That one was made with the benefit of a spell checker, so if anyone wants to read it spelling error free you can try this link:
http://www.indiedb.com/games/instant-dungeon/features/greenlight-memories
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