07-25-2018, 11:44 AM
Sometimes, I want to use the Sequence Search Function not to Search Songs, but Members.
The Problem is, that the Sequence Search scans for Songs which Names include Things you've typed in the Search, but not for it's Creator's Usernames which include Things you've typed.
You can't even Search on the Forum for Members.
So, it's impossible to find any Member on OnlineSequencer, unless he or she composed at least one Song, where he or she wrote his or her Username in the Song Title.
But the bad News are: The majority of Members don't do this. Some of them of course want to stay hidden, but some don't, and those who want need to know this Advice first:
Dear OnlineSequencer Developers, Please add a Member Search to OnlineSequencer, both in Sequence Search and on the Forum Pages.
Until then, dear OnlineSequencer Members:
Please write your Username in the Title of at least one of your Songs, if you want everyone to be able find you. Otherwise it's impossible to find your User Profile.
If you want to stay hidden, don't write your Username in the Song Title, and that's OK.
This is one of the Reasons, why some of jay2k's Sequences are Popular on OnlineSequencer.
Because he always writes his Username in the Titles of his/her Songs (at least his/her old ones, because it turns out he/she changed his/her Username).
Oh, I found another Benefit: If other Users know you under a Different Name, they can still find you easily.
By the Way: I don't want this to be a Member Bubble thing, where everyone automatically agrees with me and goes on. I should not magically affect what you agree with and what not with.
Please share your own thoughts on this Story in the Form of a Comment.
By another Way: This Post was edited based on Guest's Comment, because I agree completely with him/her:
I clicked yes, but I meant to click partially.
Partially because yes, I do think people should be able to be searched for, but the way it is now is fine because people can choose to stay hidden if they want to. I feel like the solution is to notify people of their options.
The Problem is, that the Sequence Search scans for Songs which Names include Things you've typed in the Search, but not for it's Creator's Usernames which include Things you've typed.
You can't even Search on the Forum for Members.
So, it's impossible to find any Member on OnlineSequencer, unless he or she composed at least one Song, where he or she wrote his or her Username in the Song Title.
But the bad News are: The majority of Members don't do this. Some of them of course want to stay hidden, but some don't, and those who want need to know this Advice first:
Dear OnlineSequencer Developers, Please add a Member Search to OnlineSequencer, both in Sequence Search and on the Forum Pages.
Until then, dear OnlineSequencer Members:
Please write your Username in the Title of at least one of your Songs, if you want everyone to be able find you. Otherwise it's impossible to find your User Profile.
If you want to stay hidden, don't write your Username in the Song Title, and that's OK.
This is one of the Reasons, why some of jay2k's Sequences are Popular on OnlineSequencer.
Because he always writes his Username in the Titles of his/her Songs (at least his/her old ones, because it turns out he/she changed his/her Username).
Oh, I found another Benefit: If other Users know you under a Different Name, they can still find you easily.
By the Way: I don't want this to be a Member Bubble thing, where everyone automatically agrees with me and goes on. I should not magically affect what you agree with and what not with.
Please share your own thoughts on this Story in the Form of a Comment.
By another Way: This Post was edited based on Guest's Comment, because I agree completely with him/her:
I clicked yes, but I meant to click partially.
Partially because yes, I do think people should be able to be searched for, but the way it is now is fine because people can choose to stay hidden if they want to. I feel like the solution is to notify people of their options.
