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Actually, we already have something like this. To follow TLP pages, you need to click the thumbs up button next to the replies section of every TLP draft. There's also a thumbs up section next to to the all button. See here
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However, it's far from intuitive and that's been brought up as an issue before. I'll be good with swapping the thumbs up icons with "follow/following" buttons.
Edited by MacronNotes Macron's notes
Ohhhh, so that's what those buttons are for. I thought they were some sort of Like feature akin to Facebook or something. Good to know.
I'd be down with having the buttons changed sometime in the future, though.
It used to be a flag, even, and the followed TLP list is still https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/tlp_activity.php?filter=flagged.
Not sure why it ever became a thumb.
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TLP flag icon is now a flag, again. It also properly highlights when clicked on without a page refresh. Please check the Changelog
for a list of other current updates and be sure to comment/like other wishlist items to get them approved as well.
Sort the wishlist by "working" to see a list of all the current queries being worked on.
Edited by kory Now monitoring Wishlist and Bugs
Flags are often used to denote flagging inappropriate content, like on YouTube. I'd recommend another icon, like an eyeball or the thumbtack used when following wiki pages.
The button could also be labelled with something like "Follow", for clarity.
^ I agree. A flag is nice, but something more distinct like a thumbtack would stick out more. Some may mistake the flag icon as flagging a draft for mod review or something along those lines.
That's a good point
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Maybe a bookmark icon?
^ That would be good.
Personally bookmark > pin
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Perhaps "bookmarked" (drafts)?
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Also works, yes.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
^^ I concur with that.
Maybe add a bookmark feature at the draft too, like prior to 1.8 as well.
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This wishlist query has been fulfilled. Check the Changelog or the Wiki Talk Changelog Thread for a full list of recent updates.
Please remember to like and bump any new or old wishlist queries you think deserve attention so i know what the community needs me to work on moving forward.
Now monitoring Wishlist and Bugs
I think one of the biggest contributors to abandoned or barely-contributed-to drafts is because sponsors don't think to check on them, which is in turn because they don't show up on their Forum Threads page since you can't follow them for new replies.
Adding a Following button to TLP drafts, which would allow the sponsor or other tropers to come back to it and contribute to it when it pops up in the Forum Threads section, would help.