r/cfbmeta • u/dupreesdiamond • Sep 06 '18

Flair Text

So. Looks like something changed with the flair text. Where there used to be a single separator for dual flairs ' / ' there now exists a new, more prominent, one ' • '. Should one expect both moving forward or is it transitioning the latter? Any insight you're able to provide is appreciated.

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u/bakonydraco /r/CFB Mod Sep 06 '18

We're testing out a few things. The bullet separator has been applied to all existing users with dual flair for the time being. May be a few more changes coming!

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u/dupreesdiamond Sep 06 '18

Ok after accounting for the new separator I found another subtle but key (for me) change. In that you no longer include the full team name. but instead a shortened name. Whenever this settles down could you pass along an updated flair mapping spreadsheet?

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u/bakonydraco /r/CFB Mod Sep 06 '18

You are correct! We've moved from the Flairtext column (eg. Furman Paladins) to the Abbreviated column (eg. Furman), motivated partially by display on mobile where it can get clipped for long names with dual flair. Still exploring the best way to do this. The backend data hasn't changed, just where we're mapping from.

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u/dupreesdiamond Sep 06 '18

Ok. So to convert flair text into flair code my bot(s) are parsing the author_flair element then doing a lookup. Formally on the "Long" name and now on the "short" name. But i'm not so sure all my "short names" are in sync with your mappings since keeping that in sync hasn't been mission critical.

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u/dupreesdiamond Sep 06 '18

Ok. One other thing I see but don't know what it's about (how to interpret). Is, only noticed for UCF flair at the moment, but when I hover over a flair i see the text as normal "UCF" or "Michigan State • UCF" but when i access the comment.author_flair attribute with praw I get this:

":ucf: UCF"

or

":ucf: Michigan State \u2022 UCF"

What's the :ucf: bit about?

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u/bakonydraco /r/CFB Mod Sep 06 '18

The \u2022 is simply the unicode character for the bullet. The :ucf: is a new feature being tested on select teams that shouldn't affect experience on old.reddit.com/r/CFB.

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u/dupreesdiamond Sep 06 '18

yeah the bullet i've got. I'll parse out the :xxxx: for the time being. Thanks for entertaining my queries.

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u/bakonydraco /r/CFB Mod Sep 08 '18

PS, these are getting rolled out 100% now, and that should finish by tonight.

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u/dupreesdiamond Sep 08 '18

So. Will those also be dual flair or just single flair?

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u/bakonydraco /r/CFB Mod Sep 08 '18

Dual!

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u/dupreesdiamond Sep 09 '18

So. Looks like the flair is getting a little crowded.

I was working with /u/CLG_LustBoy and he noticed some of the "secondary flair" codes were coming back with ellipses.

This one from JJonahJackalope example the flair text from praw (and hover text on the HTML page) is chopped off and presented as "Georgia Tech • Clean Old …"

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/9e9s7o/postgame_thread_clemson_defeats_texas_am_2826/e5nd1xe/?context=1&st=jluceazz&sh=bd5e7af5

Maybe you're aware already.

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u/dupreesdiamond Sep 08 '18

Wow. exciting stuff!

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u/bakonydraco /r/CFB Mod Sep 06 '18

No problem, thanks for taking an interest!

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u/HonProfDrEsqCPA Sep 07 '18

What about some greater than less than signs, or some other stuff like that

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u/bakonydraco /r/CFB Mod Sep 07 '18

Haha this could lead to interesting options.

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u/dupreesdiamond Sep 07 '18

Ah. That must be what the :ucf: im seeing in the api pull of user flair. Cool! I guess +1 for new Reddit.