Player Interactions/Changelog

This is a **changelog for the Player Interaction system** on the TBC Wiki developed by MrMusicMan789 ( T  •  C ).

## December 2021

**Date: December 20**

* Adding "FIND-THY-VOICE" to the Player Interactions system as a character that can be interacted with and discussed.

## October 2021

**Date: July 2**

* Adding "The Eidolon" to the Player Interactions system as a character that can be discussed.
* Moved "The Captive" under the Character section instead of the Voice section.

## July 2021

**Date: July 2**

* Updating "Isolated Watcher" to "Grandmother" as a character that can be discussed and interacted with.

## April 2021

**Date: April 24**

* Adding "Devin Esposito" to the Player Interactions system as a character that can be interacted with.
* Adding "Chiara Esposito" to the Player Interactions system as a character that can be discussed.

## November 2020

**Date: November 1**

* Adding "Isolated Watcher" to the Player Interactions system, including as a character that can be interacted with, discussed, etc.
* YouTube formatting update due to new URL string design.

## September 2020

**Date: September 5**

Due to repeated issues over the past eight months with users editing, modifying, and removing pieces of Player Interaction data when trying to correct mistakes (ultimately leading to *worse* issues), the TBC Wiki has now locked Player Interactions from being edited once they are submitted through the AbuseFilter. This not only prevents issues with users breaking the templates and interaction entry, but also continues to help preserve the integrity of the interaction submitted. Users who need to modify something in their interaction should contact MrMusicMan789 ( T  •  C ).

## August 2020

**Date: August 13**

* Updated verbiage on title submission page.
* Updated verbiage on header in submission form.
* Added Devin Esposito to the list of Voices/Characters.
* Added Lenka Staneck to the list of Voices/Characters.
* Added The Moon to the list of topics discussed.
* Added Saturation Control to the list of topics discussed.
* Processes set up to automatically detect when an interaction lacks a video and transcript in order to automatically display the header notice at the top of the interaction. Special categories set up to calculate if interactions lack features to assist with monitoring interactions, provide data about the system, and perform some automated tasks (e.g. the header notice).
* Removed old "Story & Plot" DPL and repurposed for Name Fragment discussions.

**Date: August 1**

* Added Dead Skeptic to list of Voices/Characters.
* Creation of Dead Skeptic DPL for main page.
* Reordering of main page listing of Voices/Characters (alphabetic).

## July 2020

**Date: July 16**

* Guidelines for title in title submission page
* Notice at top of page about pressing "Enter" in a text box.

## June 2020

**Date: June 15**

New categories implemented to track the kind of video source being used in interactions:

* Category:Interactions With Google Drive Video
* Category:Interactions With Twitch Clip
* Category:Interactions With Youtube Video

## May 2020

**Date: May 25**

* Category:Isabela Madi-Shaw Interactions created to house interactions players have with Bells. Link on Bells' main article updated to point to new category.
* Isabela Madi-Shaw DPL created and added to home page.

**Date: May 24**

* Adding Isabela Madi-Shaw as a Voice/Character in an interaction given recent events.
* Updating the transcript code to replace the expandable box with plain text if an interaction does not contain a transcript or if the transcript contains invalid characters.

**Date: May 20**

* Removing "Discussing Story and Plot" category from checkbox selection. This checkbox was not being used as described and will instead be manually applied to interactions by MrMusicMan789 from now on.

**Date: May 18**

* Adding note about date formatting given issues with date entries in past interactions.

**Date: May 13**

* Combining CHASE-THE-SUN and Damaged Voice (Nameless) discussion topic selections into one option, Damaged Voice (CHASE-THE-SUN).

**Date: May 8**

* **Google Drive** video link field added to video section.
	+ Investigated possibility of including video links from **Mixer**, but due to the short nature of video clips on the platform and the small number of users with clips from the site, it is not a viable option to incorporate at this time.
* Updated formatting of video section URL examples.
* Verbiage cleanup throughout the form to try and make things more concise and cleaner.
* Extra tooltips on some checkbox options to better describe when they should be used.

**Date: May 7**

* Discussing The Pact added as a DPL.
* Discussing The Blackout Club added to list.
* Discussing The Shape added to form and main page list.

**Date: May 2**

* Removing the Lore section - new section may be created in its place.

## March 2020

**Date: March 5**

* The checkbox system on the submission form has been overhauled with CSS to be dynamic and responsive.
* Checkbox templates rebuilt from scratch in the submission form - new templates designed to allow for easier maintenance and addition/removal of topics.
* Over a dozen checkbox options added: the Lore checkbox removed in place of several new topics, checkboxes exist now for more characters, Voices, and topics.
* Removal of the "Discussing Lore" category from interactions.
* Change "NMS Experiences" to "Curses Applied Remotely" since multiple types of Curses have been applied to players now, not just NMS.
* Better clarifying the Video section examples with highlighting and removing excess verbiage.

## February 2020

**Date: February 29**

* HUNT-THE-STRONG's icon has been added to its section.
* The back-end structure of the main page has been revised to implement more CSS for a more dynamic and responsive page (especially for use on the mobile skin). Additional updates and tweaks will be made through March, but this is a step in a good direction.

**Date: February 15, 2020**

* The Witness is now an option in the Discussion section.
* The video section of the interaction form was revamped to be a little clearer/friendly/not-so-cramped with headings to better space the YouTube from Twitch fields.
* You can now state when adding a video if the interaction does not begin right away in the video. Should only be used if the interaction starts more than 1 minute into the video. There is a field both for the YouTube and Twitch video and that can be used independently of each other.
* Some small QOL things in terms of the formatting, wording, helper text, etc.

## January 2020

There was a very minor issue with some "Discussion" categories when certain checkboxes are selected that would result in discussion checkboxes not being applied to the interaction when they should have. This issue happened randomly and was unpredictable. A redesign of the back-end of the checkbox system was implemented that should fix and prevent this issue from occurring in the future. MrMusicMan789 will keep an eye out as interactions are added to guarantee the issue is resolved and to ensure no additional bugs are created with this change.

## Launch

*See: Discord Announcement, Twitter Announcement*
**Date: January 16**

The Player Interaction system has launched! This system has a ton of features built in that I hope you will take advantage and use:

* Each interaction is housed on its own, individual page with a unique title.

* Interaction pages contains:
	+ A section to describe the basic info like the date, players involved, and the Voice/Character in the interaction.
	+ An area to add up to five summary points to describe the most important parts of the interaction.
	+ The ability to describe features of the interaction with checkboxes that apply special categories.
	+ The possibility of embedding a YouTube or Twitch video of the interaction.
	+ A full transcript.

* Interactions are added using a short and simple form. It takes just a few minutes to submit an interaction.
* Every time an interaction is added to the TBC Wiki, it appears on the Player Interactions homepage in the dynamic list for what Voice/Character was in the interaction and again if there were any special experiences or gifts given. These lists update automatically (how fast sorta depends on your browser's caching) as new interactions are added to the Wiki.

* When a player is listed in an interaction for the first time, the TBC Wiki creates a special category for the player to "collect" their interactions in one place. A list of Player Categories can be found at: Player Interaction Collections.

* The system is "smart" in that it will determine in what development period (Closed Beta, Early Access, or after 1.0 Launch) and group them accordingly.

* Now it's easy to cite interactions that exist on the Wiki when adding content to articles. See the TBC Wiki Style Guide for more information.

* The Wiki's search bar now pulls results from Interactions shared on the site as well as main articles. Searching for something said in an interaction? Now it's easy to find!

* For those who add their interactions and/or help the Wiki add interactions from the backlog that want to be added to the site, there are special awards the Wiki will give for helping us! There may also be other awards that extend to outside the Wiki as well!