# I made a SDMB-improving Greasemonkey script. Looking for feedback/beta testers **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 14, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973 "2009-09-14T00:11:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/201 "2010-03-20T15:40:46Z")
The Swiss flag is reversed. The cross is white on a red background ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/202 "2010-03-20T16:13:20Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > You may have noticed some of the badges are changing over to a more uniformed look. **weirdaaron’s** been ever so gracious to allow me to use my mind powers to make them gel more on screen. … Kudos dude! You’ve beautified **weirdaaron** ’s brilliance! > [@cmyk](#): > > … Please take a look at the library so far, and let me know if there’s something you’d like to see represented. … Let’s for the most part, keep it tailored to the community and spirit of the SDMB. … With that in mind, a question for a wandering Mod. How long after a poll thread is opened is it possible to continue to add poll options? In a poll thread requests for new badges could be made, and the poll choices up-dated(?) to make it easy to see if it actually had enough badge wanters to make it useful. (A thread might be better than “PM me with a list of badges” ;).) I’m sure you ain’t wanting to make personal badges. But there might be enough folks that _Eastern_ for religion isn’t specific enough. What should the minimum number for a badge be? Right off the bat, I’m thinking there should be a badge for folks in the doctorin’ business (we’ve got a bunch of nurses, EMTs, etc.) who might not be comfortable with the physician badge. Is there a maximum number of badges one could have, and what happens when someone runs out of room between their username and their “Join Date”, multiple lines? CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/203 "2010-03-20T16:15:47Z")
[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:199, topic:509973”] Incidentally, the text of two of your badges is pretty offensive. “Gun nut?” You didn’t use “Dog nut” or “Linux nut.” Why not “Gun lover” or “Gun owner”? And “Teabagger” is a pejorative term for members of the Tea Party. [/QUOTE] Gah! Truly sorry about the “teabagger” thing. Quite honestly, I wasn’t sure what they called themselves and didn’t really give it a second thought other than ‘isn’t that a sexual maneuver?’ Yeh, I’m not too bright. Anyhow, I fixed the misspellings and changed “Gun Nut” to “Gun Owner.” I think it might be strange for some to claim you love inanimate killing devices… let’s maybe just keep the term ‘love’ for other lifeforms? The term ‘gun nut’ is what’s currently being used, I just left it that way, however I didn’t think it pejorative… y’know, just another way of saying you’re a fan or really into something. Whatevah! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/204 "2010-03-20T16:17:15Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > The Swiss flag is reversed. The cross is white on a red background Whoops! Will fix, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/205 "2010-03-20T16:18:53Z")
Hm, at some point I decided not to install the badge script, but now I have changed my mind. Can someone help me out with a link or something? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/206 "2010-03-20T16:19:31Z")
> [@ZenBeam](#): > > Do always we have to tell someone what badges to apply, or is there some way to add them ourselves? For now (it this beta state), it’s something only **weirdaaron** can do. But he is contemplating how to make it editable for everyone (many ways to go about that), as soon as the script is ready for prime time. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/207 "2010-03-20T16:46:59Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > For now (it this beta state), it’s something only **weirdaaron** can do. But he is contemplating how to make it editable for everyone (many ways to go about that), as soon as the script is ready for prime time. The only way I can imagine this happening with any assurance that we’re only able to modify our own badges, is with the direct involvement of TPTB: I imagine an additional field on our profiles where we list our desired badges, which is then “displayed” along side our posts and converted to badges by the script. I say “displayed” because it’s possible to have the list included in the HTML but hidden from display and still useful to **wierd** ’s script. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/208 "2010-03-20T18:30:59Z")
This beta tester would like to put in another plug for the ability to apply our own badges to other people that only we can see. What other people think of themselves is irrelevant to me: I’d like reminders of what I think of people. **Wierdaaron** mentioned in an earlier post that he might put together a tutorial on how we can make this happen ourselves. I personally would find that pretty nifty. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/209 "2010-03-20T20:08:05Z")
[I’ve updated the badges chart with more icons](http://gallery.me.com/kevsnyde#100098/sdmb_badges_set2&bgcolor=black)(and fixed some others)… There’s also alternative versions on Chemistry, Astronomy and Physics. I think I like Chem 3, Astro 2, and Phys 2 the best. Thoughts, anyone? \*To see the icons in full detail, download the jpeg, and open in any picture viewer. Actual size is 32 x 32 px. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/210 "2010-03-20T20:36:02Z")
(do we want any sexual orientation and/or relationship status badges?) ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/211 "2010-03-20T21:06:13Z")
I would like to point out that the '99 icon should have an apostrophe, not a single quote mark. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/212 "2010-03-20T21:07:54Z")
Those are very nicely done, **cmyk**! Please add “Programmer” and “Avid Reader” to my list, too (I should be up to male, U.S. flag, author, programmer, avid reader, and–when it’s ready–moderator). Could “Kindle User” be made generic (“eBook User,” perhaps), for those of us that like eBooks but aren’t so keen on the Kindle? Out of curiosity, what does that atheist symbol (the backwards Ø) mean? I haven’t seen it before. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/213 "2010-03-20T21:13:03Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I would like to point out that the '99 icon should have an apostrophe, not a single quote mark. Doh! See, I need you as my editor. 😉 [quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:212, topic:509973”] Those are very nicely done, **cmyk**! Please add “Programmer” and “Avid Reader” to my list, too (I should be up to male, U.S. flag, author, programmer, avid reader, and–when it’s ready–moderator). Could “Kindle User” be made generic (“eBook User,” perhaps), for those of us that like eBooks but aren’t so keen on the Kindle? Out of curiosity, what does that atheist symbol (the backwards Ø) mean? I haven’t seen it before. [/QUOTE] Thanks, Gary! I’m almost having too much fun with these. Someone’s gotta tell me when to stop. And yeh, we’ll just change the title on ‘Kindle User’ to ‘eBook User’. As for the Atheist symbol, I just made it up, taking what I liked best about some of the ideas spread across the internet. Using the Empty Set, but inverting it, and adding a little style to it to keep it separate from the Empty Set symbol (also so Atheist and Agnostic look sort of in the same family). BTW, I just updated the chart with GLBT symbols. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/214 "2010-03-20T21:21:03Z")
By the way, **cmyk** , should I be giving you this list of what flags I want, or PMing **Aaron** , or what? ETA: And how come you don’t have a “Graphic Arts” banner on your own name? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/215 "2010-03-20T21:25:34Z")
[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:214, topic:509973”] By the way, **cmyk** , should I be giving you this list of what flags I want, or PMing **Aaron** , or what? ETA: And how come you don’t have a “Graphic Arts” banner on your own name? 😉 [/QUOTE] Definitely send that to Aaron… he’s the only guy so far that can edit the script. I’ll be adding more badges to my name soon enough! 😉 And, anyone who wants to chime in with some more badge ideas, please post 'em here! ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/216 "2010-03-20T21:53:45Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > For now (it this beta state), it’s something only **weirdaaron** can do. But he is contemplating how to make it editable for everyone (many ways to go about that), as soon as the script is ready for prime time. I thought that might be the case. A couple of possible approaches (that may not be feasible): Use the Interests section from each user’s About Me section. User’s would have to enter the correct keywords for the badges. A second approach woud be to have one or more polls, where users can self-select what badges are appropriate for themselves. Then use a script to harvest the information once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/217 "2010-03-20T22:49:35Z")
It’s easy for me t say because I’m not doing it, but how about a staff and a treble clef for musician rather than a piano keyboard? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/218 "2010-03-20T23:00:24Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > It’s easy for me t say because I’m not doing it, but how about a staff and a treble clef for musician rather than a piano keyboard? Sure thing. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/219 "2010-03-20T23:13:53Z")
How about a very smug, know-it-all face for editor/writer. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973/220 "2010-03-20T23:27:02Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > How about a very smug, know-it-all face for editor/writer. 😉 So, is that permission to use your likeness? OH SNAP! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-sdmb-improving-greasemonkey-script-looking-for-feedback-beta-testers/509973.md?page=12)