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Analytics features
The extension now has 4 additional Analytics settings:
- Color suggester IDs
- Show user post counts
- Show per-user nav
- Show multi-posts
These features are primarily meant for quest authors. They used to be in my other extensions (>>28635), but I carried them over so that the other extensions can be removed.
Color suggester IDs
By turning on this setting, the background color of suggester IDs is changed.
When suggesters are anonymous, the only way to distinguish them is by reading their IDs (or by using the Pony theme). If the suggester IDs are colored, a single glance becomes enough to recognize who's who, which, in theory, is faster than reading text. Of course, this can also be distracting, which is why it's a setting. Hmm. Maybe a better solution would be to generate some icons for every user instead. Just not pony icons.
Show user post counts
By turning on this setting, a number appears to the right of every user ID. This number represents the user's post count in the thread. If the user is new, that is, if they only made posts in a single update, the number will turn red, eg.(1).
This feature makes it easier to distinguish between new and old suggesters. Also, it can be used to quickly spot any votestuffing.
Show per-user navigation
By turning on this setting, two buttons appear to the right of every user ID. If enabled, the left button (up arrows) will navigate to the user's previous post, while the right button (down arrows) will navigate to the user's next post.
This feature makes it easy to move between a user's (or your own) posts. This can be useful for a variety of reasons.
Show multi-posts
By turning on this setting, a red-colored text post X/Y will appear next to posts of suggesters that made more than one suggestion for the update. The number X represents the post index and Y the total number of posts. So if a suggester posts two suggestions in an update, the first one will get "post 1/2" and the second one "post 2/2".
This feature makes it convenient for quest authors to spot which suggesters made multiple posts for the update. By using the per-poster navigation, they can then move between such posts so they can easily decide which one of the suggester's multiple suggestions they should take into account.
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