Suggestion: Profile status

What about a standard profile status? It'd be really useful (for me anyways) because instead of messaging everyone that I'm talking to that I'll be back in 15 minutes, I could just update the status.

Kind of like Facebook (?) <--- I don't have a facebook but I'm assuming that's what people mean when they say "Did you see Ashley's status yesterday?". (minus the part where people can approve of your status)

Hopefully this suggestion is at least half-well received. My previous two have been utter failures.

.Seth said:

Why is everyone so against social networking features on a forum? Sure, they're meant to be seperate, but come on. At least this could be remotely useful. D;

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Yeah, but the thing about that is, that we don't want the forum to become another facebook on the internet. PC is fine the way it is. As far as we know, they're working on that feature for another theme, maybe. And if that gets done, use that theme for that feature.

Naoi said:

Yeah, but the thing about that is, that we don't want the forum to become another facebook on the internet. PC is fine the way it is. As far as we know, they're working on that feature for another theme, maybe. And if that gets done, use that theme for that feature.

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True, and they want PC to stand out, so it doesn't turn into other sites/

Here's as a great solution:

Use a msn or something.
A bit more privacy on there.
Besides I highly doubt that the admins would code something so pointless.

This is PC, that is really true. On many other forums, many hours or even days can go between posts. I'm talking non-pokémon forums, like forums my parents go on to talk about house building or dog breeding... or anime/manga/life/anything.

Thing with PC (and of course many other forums as well) is that it's become a real social site for its members, kind of like facebook in that sense. It started developing in that direction ever since these advanced profiles came into existance... and nothing wrong with that! And hanging around PC for hours at a time isn't unusual, it's more of a standard XD (you know it, I know it)

But still, my point is... wait, did I have a point? .___.'

Oh yeah. A shorter version of what I wanted to say is: I agree with Chibi Robo. XD msn, or perhaps facebook, is for this status thingy. At least instant message services need it much more than PC does. So I don't think it's a necessary thing.

I go with what Break. said. Twitter would be an ideal way to do that.

But it would be cool if PC could think of a unique way to do this. Lolz.

There are social groups, buddies, "view conversation" (like viewing walls) -- PC is most definitely a social site even though the basic shell is that of "forum".

Basically what I'm suggesting isn't even "ZOMG I GOT AN A ON MY CALC TEST" but more like the custom user title workaround that was suggested earlier (custom user title for the profile page) except not a workaround but an actual solution. A user title is supposed to be a user title and nothing else. Adding something like that for a profile doesn't *seem* like it would be too much of a hassle.


Being scared that PC is going to become another Facebook is incredibly stupid. PC is a site specifically geared for POKEMON. As we POKEMON LOVERS use the website we gain friends and connections, but Facebook is social networking between people that have already known each other and isn't restricted to a specific genre or idea.

I fail to see where profile status = zomg PC is turning into Facebook. Kind of extreme...

Ausaudriel said:

Every day forums become more and more like Facebook... v_v;

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Will I be struck by Lightning if I say that is kind of what we want? ._.'

Well, to be honest I would mind more of such social features like a status...really. Is it gonna hurt PC in some way?