Suggestion Flags and chat sorting

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Just a couple of suggestions:
- the possibility to show/hide the flags beside the users in the users list;
- the possibility to sort the private chats from active to inactive, or just move/pin them on top;

Thank you :)
 
This has already come up a few times—there’s no option to hide your flag. It’s baked into the chat software by design, not something the site can toggle off. Might be worth searching before making new threads next time.
 
Alright, just to clear things up—your post sounded like you were asking to hide flags, which has already come up a bunch and isn’t possible. It’s hardwired into the chat software.

Now that you’ve clarified, I get that you meant repositioning the flag display next to the username. That one hasn’t come up before, but unfortunately it’s also not doable for the same reason—it’s baked into how the software was built, not something the site can tweak on its own.

Not trying to jump on you, but this kind of thing tends to cause confusion when it’s been addressed before in other threads. A quick search can help avoid that
 
SexyAsianBitch said:
Alright, just to clear things up—your post sounded like you were asking to hide flags, which has already come up a bunch and isn’t possible. It’s hardwired into the chat software.

Now that you’ve clarified, I get that you meant repositioning the flag display next to the username. That one hasn’t come up before, but unfortunately it’s also not doable for the same reason—it’s baked into how the software was built, not something the site can tweak on its own.

Not trying to jump on you, but this kind of thing tends to cause confusion when it’s been addressed before in other threads. A quick search can help avoid that
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What is the chat software and if the code is openly available, maybe it would be possible fot some users(not me unfortunately) to provide those changes? I've heard that's the new trend in software.

The sorting stuff in general is lacking, plus I want the ability to look for certain flags, that's nifty.
 
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Voilatile said:
What is the chat software and if the code is openly available, maybe it would be possible fot some users(not me unfortunately) to provide those changes? I've heard that's the new trend in software.

The sorting stuff in general is lacking, plus I want the ability to look for certain flags, that's nifty.
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Ah yes, the ancient art of reinventing the wheel, but with less source code and more confidence. You see, when something is hardcoded into the chat software, it isn’t a cute little setting someone forgot to toggle. It’s part of the framework’s compiled logic. You’d need access to the actual backend, not a “view source” tab.

So unless you plan on decompiling the platform, rewriting the plugin, and negotiating database permissions between sessions, this isn’t a “maybe someone could tweak it” situation. It’s a “that would take a dev team, documentation, and six months of testing” situation.

I admire the optimism though. But saying “maybe someone could just change the code” is like telling a mechanic the car doesn’t start and suggesting they redesign the engine with duct tape.

It’s not the thought that counts here. It’s the understanding.
 
SexyAsianBitch said:
Ah yes, the ancient art of reinventing the wheel, but with less source code and more confidence. You see, when something is hardcoded into the chat software, it isn’t a cute little setting someone forgot to toggle. It’s part of the framework’s compiled logic. You’d need access to the actual backend, not a “view source” tab.

So unless you plan on decompiling the platform, rewriting the plugin, and negotiating database permissions between sessions, this isn’t a “maybe someone could tweak it” situation. It’s a “that would take a dev team, documentation, and six months of testing” situation.

I admire the optimism though. But saying “maybe someone could just change the code” is like telling a mechanic the car doesn’t start and suggesting they redesign the engine with duct tape.

It’s not the thought that counts here. It’s the understanding.
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I prefaced it with an 'if', an 'if the code is openly available', if you could read before going ballistic. Why you believe I should have known what software exactly you use on your end, is beyond me. Perhaps you have clairvoyance, but we poor mortal folk don't. If we start attacking each other for things the other couldn't have known we'd probably cut our life expectancies by a good decade or two.

Sometimes it'd be nice to remember that rules work differently in this realm than they do in whatever you lord over. I know bitch is in your name, but you don't have to make your parents proud all the time.
 
Voilatile said:
I prefaced it with an 'if', an 'if the code is openly available', if you could read before going ballistic. Why you believe I should have known what software exactly you use on your end, is beyond me. Perhaps you have clairvoyance, but we poor mortal folk don't. If we start attacking each other for things the other couldn't have known we'd probably cut our life expectancies by a good decade or two.

Sometimes it'd be nice to remember that rules work differently in this realm than they do in whatever you lord over. I know bitch is in your name, but you don't have to make your parents proud all the time.
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The classic ‘if’ defense. Unfortunately, prefacing a misunderstanding with an if doesn’t make it any less of one. You don’t get extra credit for guessing wrong politely.

The platform’s backend isn’t open source, nor is it something users can modify without server-level access. That isn’t clairvoyance, it’s basic knowledge of hosted forum architecture. I didn’t assume divine insight, just literacy.

As for tone—trust me, if I were ballistic, you’d notice. I’m being clear, not cruel. But if directness feels like authority to you, maybe that says more about your comfort level with women who know what they’re talking about than it does about me.

In any case, I’ll continue making my parents proud by knowing my tech stack and using grammar and punctuation properly. You’re welcome to try either, if you like.

I appreciate your enthusiasm for the topic, truly. But when you’re speculating about software architecture, confidence isn’t a substitute for access.

There’s a difference between knowing what could be true in theory and understanding what is true in implementation. I operate in the latter.
 
SexyAsianBitch said:
The classic ‘if’ defense. Unfortunately, prefacing a misunderstanding with an if doesn’t make it any less of one. You don’t get extra credit for guessing wrong politely.

The platform’s backend isn’t open source, nor is it something users can modify without server-level access. That isn’t clairvoyance, it’s basic knowledge of hosted forum architecture. I didn’t assume divine insight, just literacy.

As for tone—trust me, if I were ballistic, you’d notice. I’m being clear, not cruel. But if directness feels like authority to you, maybe that says more about your comfort level with women who know what they’re talking about than it does about me.

In any case, I’ll continue making my parents proud by knowing my tech stack and using grammar and punctuation properly. You’re welcome to try either, if you like.

I appreciate your enthusiasm for the topic, truly. But when you’re speculating about software architecture, confidence isn’t a substitute for access.

There’s a difference between knowing what could be true in theory and understanding what is true in implementation. I operate in the latter.
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You know what, you're right.

It might be a while before I do, maybe months, who knows, but I'll get back to you with an apology when I understand it. Thanks for this parlance.
 
I don't see why restructuring the code for frontend is a bad thing also taking a look at backend to make it more efficient especially when using dockers or postman is being used but at the same time those two are basicly database programs and doesn't have to be completely and there is a better way to say this but ruined persay especially if the website is using the current react version, it's just taking the time to test it out before deploying it
 
And if the code changes in the frontend and still calls on the backend to conduct basic tasks such as chatting with one another , specifically the database side of it where it calls back upon different users and their information with no problem I don't see why someone would be so defensive about either end of it, it's do able just takes some time to plan it, develop it and test it before deploying it
 
SnakeRoleplay said:
And if the code changes in the frontend and still calls on the backend to conduct basic tasks such as chatting with one another , specifically the database side of it where it calls back upon different users and their information with no problem I don't see why someone would be so defensive about either end of it, it's do able just takes some time to plan it, develop it and test it before deploying it
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Let me clear this up in a straightforward way.

What you’re suggesting isn’t wrong in theory — any software can be rebuilt if you own it.

But FCN doesn’t give users or moderators access to the underlying chat code, and it isn’t something we can modify or rearrange from our side.

The flags aren’t a movable widget or a configurable UI element. They’re part of the fixed interface built into the software the site uses. So the limitation isn’t enthusiasm or imagination — it’s simply that the platform isn’t editable in the way you’re describing.

I’m not shooting down the idea. I’m just explaining what’s actually possible here.
 
Country of the user was hidden in the beginning with new chat software, but people complained, so the displayed country, along with the flag added, has returned.
More people complained about users' missing country indicator than people who complained about country/flag being visible.
 
Of course not it's only the programmer who has written the code itself from start to end I already know this from the start because I'm a programmer myself
 
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