How about the ability to upload and post Pictures and Music

[yellowdingo]

I would love to include a music file and maps (even 50K jpg would be useful) that the reader can look at and listen to in Threads.

[Gorbacz]

You really want to have Gary chase around people uploading gifs with penises and songs about vaginas instead of upgrading the store and the website, do you? :)

[Vrischika111]

I'd hate that option, for the same reason that I hate signatures.
they're useless, repetitive, and as the bag of devouring said, an open door to unwanted excess.

I like the clean forum and wish it to stay like it is.

[yellowdingo]

1. Offensive crap gets deleted and the Offender banned.
2. I'd rather post my Home-brew Adventure maps and Art and self composed D&D campaign appropriate Music here than on the Rival WOTC site.
3. We are wasting too much time in the Off Topic area when we could be generating huge amounts of Awesome stuff.

[Gorbacz]

yellowdingo wrote:

1. Offensive crap gets deleted and the Offender banned.

2. I'd rather post my Home-brew Adventure maps and Art and self composed D&D campaign appropriate Music here than on the Rival WOTC site.
3. We are wasting too much time in the Off Topic area when we could be generating huge amounts of Awesome stuff.

1. That's still time taken off by the staff who could be doing something else. Also, suppose I upload a song full of Polish antisemitic vulgarities, Polish-speaking board users take offense, poor Gary has to reach for Polish dictionary. Even more time wasted for little gain.

2. Google Drive is your friend, as is Dropbox and dozens of other "upload your stuff here so you can share it with others" services.

[Gary Teter]

I don't think we're ever going to be in a position where paizo.com is an all-purpose cloud storage site or anything. And the drooling mouthy bag is correct that we really, really, really don't want to be in the upload policing business. But there are some edge cases related to the virtual tabletop that start moving in that direction, so I guess the answer is never say never. But not anytime soon.

[yellowdingo]

I still consider these two things vital for the development of the setting - as more of a public commodity created by the players of it.

[Xenh]

Perhaps pictures could be uploaded to specific campaign folders and that would be the only way they could be linked to and show up on the boards.

It would help campaigns be a tad more immersive and you would instantly know who to beat to death with a frozen carp if choices smacking of bad taste were employed leading to smacking.

[Gorbacz]

Gary Teter wrote:

I don't think we're ever going to be in a position where paizo.com is an all-purpose cloud storage site or anything. And the drooling mouthy bag is correct that we really, really, really don't want to be in the upload policing business. But there are some edge cases related to the virtual tabletop that start moving in that direction, so I guess the answer is never say never. But not anytime soon.

*scraps his plan to play out an encounter with a Vagina Golem via Paizo GameSpace*

[Fredrik]

Awww. The brave, noble Uudroth is drooping with disappointment. :(

*NSFW* Oglaf - Intermission *NSFW*

[Timothy Hanson]

Gorbacz wrote:

You really want to have Gary chase around people uploading gifs with penises and songs about vaginas instead of upgrading the store and the website, do you? :)

I really do not see this happening so much that it would be to problematic. I could see it upping the ante for trolls and flame wars a little bit. I think the biggest problem is Paizo would have to turn into the IP Police and I could see that becoming a giant mess they would rather not have to deal with.

I am really not sure what kind of music the OP is talking about though? Stuff that sets a tone, because that is probably mostly copyrighted. Homemade stuff? I am not sure if there are a lot of people who would really take advantage of that feature. There are also plenty of 3rd party sites you can use and just post a link.

[Mandreth]

Whats wrong with uploading it to Dropbox/Google Drive or imgur or some other image storing website and linking to it here?

[Dudeacles]

I too think it's a GREAT idea!

For those who don't want that... Just stay out of the Special Art and Special music section.

And I'm sure they'ed have more than enough volunteers to moderate content being submitted. It's really a win-win for everyone!

[Dudeacles]

Mandreth wrote:

Whats wrong with uploading it to Dropbox/Google Drive or imgur or some other image storing website and linking to it here?

What's wrong is that you have to keep hitting links which is just a pain.

It would be very nice to see pictures that are the subject of a topic WITHOUT having to continually hit links - lol

[yellowdingo]

Dudeacles wrote:

I too think it's a GREAT idea!

For those who don't want that... Just stay out of the Special Art and Special music section.

And I'm sure they'ed have more than enough volunteers to moderate content being submitted. It's really a win-win for everyone!

Yes...you definitely need a section for the special people.

[Ross Byers]

I removed a post. Please don't use the quote function that way.

[yellowdingo]

Ross Byers wrote:

I removed a post. Please don't use the quote function that way.

What quote function Ross? Aww! I missed it. Fine Keep your awesome secrets to yourself...

[Gary Teter]

"That way" in this case is to use the quote function but edit what the person said to make it appear they said something different. It's really confusing to people and we'd rather not see it done here.

[yellowdingo]

Gary Teter wrote:

"That way" in this case is to use the quote function but edit what the person said to make it appear they said something different. It's really confusing to people and we'd rather not see it done here.

Oh That...I hate that.