MArcomage

This may be difficult, but I'm going to propose it anyway.

Would it be possible to create a forum tag to create a link to a card by name? For example, if there were a discussion about the Nature keyword and someone were to reference the card Forest dragon, could there be a function to have the name click through to its page in the Cards section? Something like [card]Forest dragon[/card]? I understand that this would require the forum code and other site code to cooperate in ways that were unplanned for, but if it could be done, I think it could prove rather useful.

So I ask, is this possible? And if so, is this feasible?

I'd even be willing as moderator to go back through recent threads and add card links as appropriate. =D

It would be very easy to implement, if not for a funny quirk in the site's design. The site uses POST requests for everything (including pages with no side effects), rather than GET. What this means is that links to other pages of the site aren't really possible (at least, not without javascript) -- this is also why every page on the site uses the same URL, and why you can't refresh without your browser giving you a dire warning. Navigation has to be always done through forms and buttons. Obviously, having buttons in the middle of people's forum posts would look a bit silly.

At one point, Mojko was working on rejigging the site to use GET where appropriate. I don't know if this is something he's still working on though.

This is a god idea, however it's implementation would require a complete redesign of current POST system as Dindon said. I plan to implement this because it will improve navigation significantly.

A divine idea if you ask Mojko, a pretty neat one if you ask me. ;-)

DPsycho wrote:
I'd even be willing as moderator to go back through recent threads and add card links as appropriate. =D

+1 ^^

I started to work on the hyperlinks, so I think the best solution will be not to have a separate card link - the general link will do the trick as well, by using the <url> tag with name (<url=card_url>card_name</url>).