kbin Magazine, and name suggestion

[artillect]

Since this is a project for kbin, I think it's only natural that we make a magazine for it once it's ready for people to try out. However, I think we could change the name to something a bit catchier. As much as I like the current name, I think something like kbin Enhancement Suite conveys what it is a bit more effectively, and it's instantly clear what we're trying to do for people familiar with RES. We could create /m/enhancement if we go with that, but if not, I think /m/egamod could be fun (although linking that would look funky).

[minnieoo]

i have to agree. i do like the name megamod, it sounds cool. however for the sake of clarity and familiarity for the average kbin user (which is a reddit migrant), kbin Enhancement Suite would be a lot more attractive to them.

[aclist]

While imitation is the sincerity form of flattery, I tend to feel that using the name of other projects can be a bit too derivative, but I guess the name is generic enough, it's not anything proprietary like a brand name.

So KES? KEM? kbin enhancement menu? kbin magic menu? kbin addon menu?
Any recursive GNU-style acronym we can make here?

I'm basically indifferent on the matter, will defer to what you want. I chose "mod" as jargon because "userscript" is basically meaningless to a non-technical person.

As for a magazine, I made a few subreddits in the past to manage support issues with software I released, and it became logistically overwhelming to maintain, because you also have to deal with culling spam, bots, unrelated posts, questions with zero troubleshooting info ("This is broken, what do I do?"), etc, so it's a bit of a Pandora's box. I tend to want to lead people to the issues page because we can use issue templates that instruct them to list specific information such as browser, addon version, log output, etc, and it filters the questions at the top level and massages them into something more manageable. I'm not against it per se, but be warned that it might cause fragmentation of support channels and can be time-consuming (depending on how many people actually use the plugin).

With all that said, I guess if you want to decide on a name and make the magazine, then add us as mods?

[aclist]

Is there a transparent version? We could add it to the documentation file I am writing

[artillect]

I can put that together, are there any other things you think I should add to it? I think it needs to have more buttons/switches lol

[aclist]

Hmm, needs more knobs of some sort on the side in lieu of the wheel, something that looks like a +/- volume knob? And something on the front face? I'm kind of at a loss for that spot. Maybe some exposed machinery? Some kind of CSS sheet? This is a hard one, I feel like the messaging is a bit mixed here. Is this an icon about working with tools or about upgrading your kBin? (rhetorical question)

[artillect]

Hmm, needs more knobs of some sort on the side in lieu of the wheel, something that looks like a +/- volume knob?

I like the idea of the knob on the side, the wheel is a bit hard to get looking nice with what little space there is to work with.

And something on the front face? I'm kind of at a loss for that spot. Maybe some exposed machinery? Some kind of CSS sheet?

I was thinking maybe a screen of some sort, but that might be a bit too busy. Maybe some more knobs and some sliders?

I feel like the messaging is a bit mixed here. Is this an icon about working with tools or about upgrading your kBin? (rhetorical question)

Good point, the tools were there from when I started working on this earlier, before I had a more solid idea of what it should look like. I agree, I think they'd probably be better off for more of a "toolbox" sort of extension. The emphasis should definitely be on upgrading/configuring kbin, I'll lean more into that.

[aclist]

I'm just drawing a blank on this right now, waiting for inspiration to come. I don't think it's too busy to fill in the face; that's what it's there for. I guess let's just keep workshopping it until we have some eureka moment. Maybe something less literal and more metaphorical? E.g., "hotrodding" your kBin to mod it. Maybe you could add car spoilers and other effects to the folder to make it look like it was augmented.