Black Six Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 [sharedmedia=finalCountdown:countdown:3]As you can see above, we've added another new feature to BZPower - event countdowns. You may see the formatting change a little bit over the next couple of days, but the feature at its core is going to remain as is.Countdowns can be created by admins and added to the sidebar and other locations as deemed appropriate. We don't want to overload people, so there will only be a handful of countdowns at any one time. You can expect to see them for currently-running contests, upcoming fan conventions, and BZPower's Anniversary. We may add additional ones if we think of something or someone suggests a good idea.Anyone can add an existing countdown to their post by clicking the "My Media" button in the Rich Text Editor and selecting Countdowns from the side and then selecting the appropriate countdown.I hope you all enjoy this new feature on BZPower! Quote Bio of a BZP Admin, Newest Entry: "Graphic Design Help" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Hah, that's pretty cool. I don't guess you can customize the design/colors of it though. Personally, I don't see much use for this for regular members outside of posts by admins or in blogs, since we cannot make our own countdowns yet. I'll look forward to the advances with this, whether custom countdowns become a premier perk someday or whatever else you staffers have up your sleeves. Either way, thanks for the new feature. I'll try to find a use for it at some point. Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual Cee Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) [sharedmedia=finalCountdown:countdown:1] Ow yeey it works Pretty neat feature here, this'll come handy so people won't forget the entry period closures for contests, and of course BZPowers aniversairy.The disign and stuff still needs a bit work but the rest is fine, I wonder what will happen to a posted countdown once it ended, let's hope it won't give errors or change to another countdown. The seconds, why? they could be better left out. You might note it takes a reload of the page for a newly posted countdown to load properly, before the tracker will be filled with issues conserning this. And really the BBcode of a countdown is called "finalCountdown" really? Edited February 4, 2013 by Dual Matrix Quote I'm back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-G.12 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 "It's the final countdown..." well, this sounds like a really neat feature. I logged on today and saw it, and wondered what mischief you admins were up to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 This is neat. It will definitely be helpful for the next BZP contest that I enter. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mare Tranquillitatis Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Great add, especially for those who are entering BBC. And love the title of the topic, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creep Of The Deep Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 That's really nice! It'll really become a handy feature in the future. Quote Do not trust corrupted memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Takua the Chronicler7 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 That's a pretty cool feature, but I don't get the "final" part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 That's a pretty cool feature, but I don't get the "final" part.There's a song that most people have heard of by a band called Europe - it's called The Final Countdown. This add-on was named after it so I continued the joke. Quote Bio of a BZP Admin, Newest Entry: "Graphic Design Help" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta of Time Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 IT"S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN, yeah. I, can't wait, till we turn 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valendale Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) I actually just scrolled past it on my way to click on this in the new topics list. Priorities. Another cool new feature joins the ranks of BZPower. Edited July 31, 2016 by Valendale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiki Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I didn't know BZP was missing something of this ilk, but now I feel it would be incomplete should it ever be removed. Quote avatar by Lady Kopaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleo Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Happy to see this new feature in place. Reminds me how I'm not going to have time to enter the BBC contest Quote Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dralcax Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Nice! (Aand of course it doesn't work on mobile. typical.) I like seeing how long I have for things like contests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Shockwave~ Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) Nice. doesn't do me much good at the moment, as I have more important things to worry about than a contest (Gotta love high school...). But I'ts still nice to do, and I can't say I would know about the contest otherwise. And I understood the reference Edited February 5, 2013 by ~Shockwave~ Quote 3DS Freind Code: 1693-0634-1082 Name: Joey I also have Mario Kart 7, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Pokemon Y and Kid Icarus: Uprising PM me to add me. Steam profile Click here for the BZP Destiny Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ta-metru_defender Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) But are we leaving together (and is it still farewell)? (Also: Yay! New features!) Edited February 5, 2013 by Ta-metru_defender Quote You and I we're here together now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyru Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I like it! It's definitely not something I was missing, but it's appreciated nonetheless. Quote BRPG Forum Rules • BZPRPG Starter Topic • Q&A Compendium • SK:A Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Joshua- Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 It is rather usefull! I have one suggestion however: Could the amount of seconds (and possibly minutes) until the start of the event be removed? I find that they are extremely distracting when browsing the forums. It makes the events listed seem more urgent then they actually are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Well, this seems like a neat little addition to the site. Unfortunately, I was reminded of the Yu-Gi-Oh Card I sometimes used instead. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dralcax Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I thought of something. Would it be possible to make it so that you could insert your own custom countdowns into your post? (Obviously they wouldn't be in the forum sidebar, but it could be useful for other things.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) I thought of something. Would it be possible to make it so that you could insert your own custom countdowns into your post? (Obviously they wouldn't be in the forum sidebar, but it could be useful for other things.)Probably not, since it's done through the My Media feature. Allowing us to make custom ones in our posts would probably have to be done with a custom IP.Board add-on or hook. Edited February 5, 2013 by Meiko Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumata Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 It's nice to see work is still being done on adding new features to BZP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta Matata Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Wow, I like this feature. Quote Three on Three - Memoirs of the Dead - Winner!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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