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Hi,
I'll present you a small php application I am currently working on. I will be updating this thread as I update the application.
LINK
Before complaining about how it looks or that its slow, read the rest of the thread  .
The problem:
If you look at this search you will see that those threads appear on a regular basis. Each user creating his/her own thread results in chaos. There are attempts in creating a more organized way, for example This thread, but such a thread has to be manually updated by the op or a mod. If they get bigger it is also harder to keep an overview.
The solution:
A simple web-based interface, that allows searching partners for sc training. Users are able to register with a number of informations, other users can search for matching training partners and contact them.
Features/changelog
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v0.4:
-Added measurement for activity. Í won't go into the details how it exactly works, but you need to use (or at least stop by when you are online) the channel:
op art
Where Cascade and I set up a bot.
-some colors for the tables.
v0.3:
-made tables sortable
-you can collapse contact data by clicking it again
-minor tweaks in display
v0.2:
Changes:
-Password system to prevent abuse, register(or change your data) with a password of your choice
-Additional fields for contact data: iccup profile, msn, aim, yahoo, icq and xfire
-New and more intuitive way of searching for partners, which also allows displaying a higher range of ranks
-Only existing TL-accounts can join now
Bugfixes:
-Accounts with spaces should now work properly
v0.1:
Initial version.
-register with your tl account and the matchups you want to play+your rank in those
-no security, not so much a feature, but currently I rely on trusting you not to spam it with B- combat-ex smurfs and not to change chills account to D-
-filter players by matchup(s) you want to play, displaying players of the same rank and +-2 ranks (unsure results in displaying all players of that matchup)
-contact a player you want to play with by his tl.net profile (link on the player name)
Possible additions
-visuals: it currently features no design at all, I will change that sooner or later, functionality comes first
-timezone field for finding partners at appropriate times
-activity system, so inactive people won't be displayed but still be stored. Something along the lines of set your status to active every 2 weeks or so.
-get rank from iccup profile (needs a solution for matchup specific ranks)
-Having a channel with a bot to determine activity/get user information from the bot
-Password recovery system
-Your suggestion, think it, post it
LINK
The channel for this project is:
op art
On iccup.
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Nice idea, i hope it works out
Edit2: Got a 404 at first, works fine now
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On May 04 2009 22:01 stet_tcl wrote:link doesn't work 
Works for me, but it was really slow sometimes while testing it.
Can you say what it says? Doesn't work is not really helpful.
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Calgary25955 Posts
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On May 04 2009 22:05 Chill wrote:
Link is dead.
404? If someone knows a better free host, it needs to have php support and an mysql database.
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Germany2762 Posts
try kilu.de
i use it for quite a long time now and i'm very happy with it
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not sure but i wanna train with some1
race: Z
highest: D+
wanna train with T [prefer SK terran,mech is boring but still can train]
no. of games: till i say stop lol
iccup nick : rocketdark darkrocket
currently using darkrocket account
whatever just pm me and i add u
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One MAJOR problem... it reverses the races in the listing.
So for example I said I was C- in PvZ but in the listing it says zvp: and then it lists me as C- even tho my ZvP is D+.
Also there's no link to the listing so you kind of have to glitch it by selecting some shit and then hitting submit without having setup a username first.
Also the site is pretty unbearably slow T_T
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Link does not work for me. :O
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One MAJOR problem... it reverses the races in the listing.
So for example I said I was C- in PvZ but in the listing it says zvp: and then it lists me as C- even tho my ZvP is D+.
Also there's no link to the listing so you kind of have to glitch it by selecting some shit and then hitting submit without having setup a username first.
Also the site is pretty unbearably slow T_T
Thinking about it, it can really be confusing. What it does is save your pvz as C-, which it does correctly.
You being listed as C- under zvp suggests you as a C- training partner for a zerg player, who is searching for Tosses.
The listing is the page itself, you just select what matchups you are searching, and it will show you appropriate training partners. When having the username field you are on the registration page. Proper design would make this clear, I guess I need to prioritise that.
Edit:
I just got the Kilu confirmation mail. I'll try setting it up there.
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On May 04 2009 22:42 -orb- wrote:
One MAJOR problem... it reverses the races in the listing.
So for example I said I was C- in PvZ but in the listing it says zvp: and then it lists me as C- even tho my ZvP is D+.
Also there's no link to the listing so you kind of have to glitch it by selecting some shit and then hitting submit without having setup a username first.
Also the site is pretty unbearably slow T_T
This
it says im b- in pvz but I don't even play toss, if this can be fixed this could be something great
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On May 04 2009 23:02 lokiM wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2009 22:42 -orb- wrote:
One MAJOR problem... it reverses the races in the listing.
So for example I said I was C- in PvZ but in the listing it says zvp: and then it lists me as C- even tho my ZvP is D+.
Also there's no link to the listing so you kind of have to glitch it by selecting some shit and then hitting submit without having setup a username first.
Also the site is pretty unbearably slow T_T This it says im b- in pvz but I don't even play toss, if this can be fixed this could be something great
Like in the reply above, it lists you as a b- pvz training partner. From the perspective of the protoss player searching partners for pvz it is correct. Sorry if this is really confusing, I'll think about something that will make this clearer.
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From all perspective's, if you state pvz that means you're playing protoss, not zerg.
or if you're saying tvz or tvp, you're stating that you are terran. So it's not exactly "confusing" it's just completely wrong.
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This is a pretty sweet idea. If just it wasn't so slow/confusing, more people would eagerly add themselves...
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Ok, I changed the host and made some minor changes to the layout, which should make it easier to use and added a function to list all players.
I am also using a new host, which you can find here. Updated the links in the op too.
If you registered before, you need to do it again, since I am using a new database.
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This is cool... Is working now for me... I tried it a couple of hours and go and got 404 error.
Hopefully a lot of people will use this. At the least this is an awesome idea.
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No idea how this is confusing, it took me 10 seconds to register.
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On May 05 2009 03:47 systranerror wrote:
No idea how this is confusing, it took me 10 seconds to register.
Remember that this version has some details changed, and the old host was impossible to reach
I added a sortable all users table to the possible addition lists. Does someone have wishes on what to add first?
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ok i did it right but I accidentally put a 2nd entry in there. thought i'd be able to delete it/change the name
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EPT
