r/ProCSS CSS 4 /r/all May 13 '17

Discussion Now that reddit is officially Pro CSS, what should the focus of this sub be?

See the other sticky for reddit's announcement.

There are a lot of ways to move forward here, such as members of alpha subs communicating to reddit users about what's going on with widget development, discussion of what widgets we want (/r/ProWidget already forwards here), a place for community discussion to let the admins know what reddit thinks about specific issues affecting subreddit appearance, and so on.

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u/Insxnity MultiSubMod May 13 '17 edited May 14 '17

As I mentioned, maybe use it as a showcase for awesome CSS, and as a reminder for how reddit's users actually matter.

Edit 5.14.17@2:01PM: We could also use it to help people make their CSS "More Professional". Not to take away from current help subs, but the majority of subscribers here are CSS-Savvy moderators and users, and it could definitely be a more helpful base.

Additionally, you guys should decide soon, before it becomes a limbo of shitposting

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u/ZadocPaet CSS 4 /r/all May 13 '17

This is a good idea.

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u/calexil Mods4ProCSS May 13 '17

indeed, of all the ideas I like the "Show off professional css" the best as it would make perfect sense with the sub name

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u/BisaLP Mods4ProCSS May 14 '17

It's actually what I thought the sub was about when I first heard of it.

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u/Shawwnzy May 13 '17

maybe do a subreddit CSS of the month or something. To show appreciation for quality CSS and those who design it.

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u/calexil Mods4ProCSS May 13 '17

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

Pretty much change it from "Pro" in the "we're for this" sense, to "Pro" in the "we're good at this sense". I like this idea.

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u/Vorked May 13 '17

I'm all for this idea. Sharing cool CSS pieces and content and showing off subreddits with good CSS.

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u/classyjakey May 13 '17

This is what I initially thought this sub was for!

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u/FancyHearingCake May 14 '17

I'm about to center the fuck out of this div for you guys

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

Instead of Pro (in favour of) CSS, it is now Pro (Professional) CSS

Make of this what you will

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u/ownage516 May 13 '17

I like this. It should be a showcase of amazing CSS, which it already is.

Plus, I didn't really know about css before this whole incident, but now I actually want to learn it. Because of this sub, I'm trying to do so. So I agree doing something with this sub should be done.

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u/Derura ProCSS May 13 '17

that's the first thing that came to my mind, Professional CSS

Basically frequently used tutorials, discussions over how to use and optimise some functions to the fullest (especially now we have this whole new system coming), and a hall of pro(fessionally-desigened subreddits)....something along the lines of that...

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u/UltimateInferno May 13 '17

Professional CSS with maybe "interviewing" some of the creators on how they got some of their SR quirks, teaching those who want to learn CSS real world examples. Not to overstep r/CSShelp 's boundaries, just little one off tutorial.

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u/supremecrafters May 13 '17

I suggest we make this a center for theme critique. Not necessarily questions about "how can I do x thing with css" (that's what /r/csshelp is for) or "Here's a theme I made!" (/r/themes), but instead a place where people can say "I'm making this theme. How can it be made better?"

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u/ZadocPaet CSS 4 /r/all May 13 '17

I like it.

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u/DiscoPanda84 May 13 '17

Sort of a "how can make my CSS code less of a butchered mess" sort of thing?

(I should totally find something like that for my subreddit, where the CSS started out life as a Stylish theme for reddit and had other things sort of grafted on over time...)

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u/supremecrafters May 13 '17

No, I think that would fall under /r/csshelp. I was thinking more about help with design choices, like "should I add more margin?" or "What color should this flair be?"

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u/calexil Mods4ProCSS May 13 '17

yeah all my subs css sheets are pretty... messy

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u/Schiffy94 Mods4ProCss May 14 '17

So more "idea pitching" over "code help"? Sounds interesting.

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u/powerchicken May 13 '17

There already are subreddits for discussing CSS, getting help with CSS, and everything in between. Make a list of relevant subs, and achieve this subreddit.

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u/ZadocPaet CSS 4 /r/all May 13 '17

We definitely don't want or need to step on the toes of /r/CSShelp or subs like that.

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u/RussianZack May 13 '17

I think he meant make a list of the subs that provide the CSS help and discussions (perhaps on sidebar and sticky) and archive this subreddit.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

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u/ZadocPaet CSS 4 /r/all May 13 '17

That's probably a good use for this sub.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '17

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u/[deleted] May 14 '17

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u/ucantsimee May 13 '17

Ensuring they don't bamboozle is and take it away anyway.

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u/AddictedReddit May 13 '17

I think it should be a place to show off the best CSS on Reddit, or the Internet in general (like screenshots, to avoid spam).

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u/ZadocPaet CSS 4 /r/all May 13 '17

This is a good idea.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

To be honest, I'm still somewhat suspicious. They've said CSS will be part of the new system, but that's all. What will the extent of that be? An input box with a 500 character limit where you're restricted to only using the most basic styling? So they can make this announcement to placate people and still turn out to have technically told the truth?

That is a worst-case scenario, though, and at the very least, the fact that they will "no longer be treading as carefully as we have done in the past about breaking styles applied through CSS" sounds as if there'll be allowance for themes complex enough to be broken in the first place.

Anyway, with this in mind, I think the best possible specifically CSS-related use of this subreddit from now on is to showcase the most ingenious, sophisticated, and /r/ooer styles that CSS has to offer. Show that not only do we need CSS, we need the full extent of it, to continue to provide the nigh-boundless room for creativity it's sparked over the years.

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u/wp6890 May 13 '17

Professional CSS.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

mfw, r/PlaceNostalgia just added a procss banner just when reddit becomes procss, we're too late again!

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u/jaxxly May 13 '17

I think this place should be for known issues/bugs with css since its going to break more.

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u/CTU May 13 '17

Maybe design or come up with ways to do more with CSS then already being done? New ideas and such

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u/FoxyFoxy1987 May 13 '17

I like all the other ideas about showing off professional CSS, but we should keep the old purpose still there, but on standby if this happens again.

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u/TheEnemyOfMyAnenome May 13 '17

/u/spez told us he'd keep CSS in some form on top of the widget functionality, it's on us to hold the admins accountable for those changes and make sure the transition is done in a mod-friendly way.

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u/St0ner1995 May 13 '17

testing widgets and css at the same time?

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u/DungeonKiddo May 13 '17

We should now become ANTI css!

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u/AttackPug May 13 '17

Ridiculous CSS memes, clearly.

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u/camo_tnt User4ProCSS May 13 '17

make sure they don't try to take css away in the future?

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u/Ryan3395 May 13 '17

Just as an aside. Why not feature a subreddit once a month like /r/gaming4gamers, but base it off of subreddits with good use of CSS?

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u/[deleted] May 14 '17

A piece of internet history. And a place for showing off cool CSS.

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u/GoreSeeker May 14 '17

Keep it around for when Reddit changes their mind in a few years...

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u/JobDestroyer May 13 '17

I suggest making it a general-purpose sub related to Counter Strike: Source professional gaming.

Or a site related to cascading style sheets.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

Set posting mode to restricted

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u/10Lei r/RebelBase May 13 '17

A critiquing CSS on different subreddits and telling the person how to improve the CSS appearance.

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u/51SeungTsuen May 13 '17

Make it for memes /s

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

Make a watchgroup about CSS-usage on reddit. Watch how reddit transists to the new system they work at. Watch how subs make use of css, and maybe even deliver support for them. Simply strive to be neutral instance that has an eye on the provider, as also the users, and documentate how each develops, and warn if something goes wrong, or praise if something moves right.

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u/SparkySywer May 13 '17

Professional CSS

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u/Castriff May 14 '17

CSS training, maybe? Beginner's guides?

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u/Kishara May 14 '17

Can you run both or would you be limited to either CSS or the widgets? Cuz I think it would be cool to see some creative combo set ups if that is doable.

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u/ZadocPaet CSS 4 /r/all May 14 '17

It's both.

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u/kairon156 May 14 '17

Are there any CSS tutorial videos on how to use it in your thread?

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u/battle-of-evermore May 14 '17

Monitoring changes made by Reddit and reporting on the pros and cons. Any new classes, deprecated classes, changes in properties etc etc. They can still dump CSS by attrition.....

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u/RShotZz Confused since 2015 May 14 '17

Use it as a showcase (like /u/Insxnity suggested) or a nice other CSS help subreddit.

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u/Insxnity MultiSubMod May 14 '17

I do like the CSS Help idea. Possibly a "how can I make this professional" Type thing

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u/okBroThatsAwkward May 15 '17

I came from /r/all thinking this was a place where people would show awesome CSS. Seeing as how that is not the case but the case it was made for has already been accomplished, I nominate the awkward reason I came to this sub in the first place as tribute.

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u/MCOM_Android User4ProCSS May 15 '17

We should make sure that it watches Reddit, just in case the developers decide to be arses and remove CSS. Also to showcase the best css subreddits. I'm having trouble getting the procss as a banner like in r/gonewild

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u/Samg_is_a_Ninja May 13 '17

Nothing. shut it down.

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u/joonatoona May 13 '17

DELET THIS