Tag: megamegamonitor

I expect that there are many of you who would appreciate it (especially in its latest version), but haven’t heard about it yet. Basically, what it does is tells you:

• What Mega^*Lounge level people have reached (if they’re in the same or lower level than you), or that they’re higher if they’ve gotten higher than you. That’s really useful when you’re gilding people!
• If you’re in one of a set of special secret subreddits (including the MegaLounge chain), it’ll help you to identify your (Mega!)-friends elsewhere on Reddit. It’s a great way to help build communities, because you’ll start “recognising” people that you’ve seen in the Megas (or… “elsewhere”) in the normal subs.

It’s a browser plugin that works on most desktop and some mobile platforms, and you can install it here. If you give it a go, let me know how you get on and come chat with the rest of us about it, over in /r/megamegamonitor.

There’s also a new numbering scheme, which will be necessary to help support the way in which new subreddits will be added to MegaMegaMonitor in future.

Upgrading

• If you’ve already got it installed, it’ll probably update itself within a day or two. Or you can update it sooner by asking Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey to “check for userscript updates”.
• If you’re new to MegaMegaMonitor (or if that didn’t work), instead go to https://danq.me/megamegamonitor/ and click the button to install it afresh.

New features

• Doesn’t throw error messages if you try to use it while not logged-in at all.
• Continues to work in your sock puppet accounts with the cached data from your primary account.
• New “MMM” text in top-right corner (near your username). Hover over it to see if your data is up-to-date and refresh it if necessary (note that there’s a known bug where new installations say that it was updated “45 years ago”: probably an epoch problem but purely cosmetic).
• Added /r/MagicSecrets, /r/gildeddrunk, /r/gildedtrees, and two extra-special secret subreddits to the icon list.
• Added a feature that will show you an icon next to the usernames of other people who use MegaMegaMonitor.
• Improved automatic data updates so that they’ll always be triggered when upgrading to a new version of MegaMegaMonitor, to reduce the future risk of ‘sync errors’.
• 190% more unicorn meat.

Have fun, folks!

A new version to support a certain new MegaLounge (thanks, /u/dystopika). Users who update MegaMegaMonitor without getting the most-recent data will probably see the wrong icons for a few hours. Sorry! If you’re affected, (a) update or reinstall MegaMegaMonitor, then (b) click your GreaseMonkey or TamperMonkey icon and then “MegaMegaMonitor: manually update user lists now” and you should be fine.

Adding this new feature was a drag, because my architecture’s not set up well to accommodate this kind of “mixed bag” of MegaLounge access. I’ll be revising my architecture to make this a stronger, more-flexible tool going forwards, but until then there won’t be any “extra” lounges added. I’m talking to you, /r/MegaEarth!

All I needed was an excuse, really! Hurrah!

Edit: Done! You’ll need to update both the userscript and the data to see the changes – instructions over here on /r/MegaMegaMonitor.

Edit2: Screenshot.

Turns out I shouldn’t code after I’ve been drinking. v0.50 will have not-worked for almost everybody, because I forgot what programming language I was writing in about half-way through it and tried to use a feature that doesn’t exist. And then somehow managed to deploy it and not notice. Sorry.

v0.51 fixes it. It should work again. Sorry, sorry, sorry…

I’ve just made available version 0.50 of MegaMegaMonitor. Thanks to everybody who’s helped test it so far. This version removes the limitation on people who’re listed as approved contributors to more than a hundred subreddits, like /u/Greypo. Well, it probably does that. Personally, I’m only an approved contributor for like 65 subreddits. Give it a go and let me know how you get on!

Those of you getting automatic updates should “just get” it within the next day or so, not that you care because it probably already works for you!

Your browser should automatically update to the latest version, but if it doesn’t then you can nudge it from your GreaseMonkey/TamperMonkey UserScripts list, or else you can reinstall it from the site.

v0.41 makes the following change:

• MegaMegaMonitor icons no longer “disappear” when scrolling with NeverEndingReddit or when posting a new comment (or rather, they disappear but they come back again, now!).

MegaMegaMonitor is distributed as a UserScript: a piece of Javascript code that your web browser runs on a particular website (in this case, Reddit). Here’s what you need to do to install it:

(note: you need to be part of the MegaLounge chain or a certain other MegaLounge to get any benefit from this tool)

1. Install a UserScript manager

Firefox: GreaseMonkey
Chrome: TamperMonkey
Opera (15+): TamperMonkey Beta
Android: TamperMonkey Dolphin

If you manage to make it work on another platform, let us know how!

2. Install MegaMegaMonitor

Go to https://danq.me/megamegamonitor/ and click on the “Install MegaMegaMonitor” button. You’ll be asked for confirmation first – you’re welcome to inspect the source code if you’re not sure whether or not you should trust it, but it’s pretty self-explanatory.

3. Know your place

As you browse Reddit, you’ll now see icons after people’s names. You can hover over them for a tooltip/more details, but here’s a summary of what they mean:

• Black roman numeral on white background – this user has climbed the MegaLounge chain no higher than you have. The number indicates the highest level they’ve reached; hover over it for the name of the MegaLounge they’ve attained.
• White roman numeral on black background – the MegaLounge you’re in right now is the highest level attained by the user you’re looking it. They’d probably appreciate a gilding, so if they’ve said something clever, give them some gold!
• White roman numeral on red background with green “plus” sign – this user has climbed the MegaLounge chain higher than you have! The number (and tooltip) shows the highest level you both have in common.
• Other icons? – these should be self-explanatory to you. If you’re supposed to know what they mean, then you probably already know what they mean.

Limitations

Note that certain secret places on the MegaLounge chain are omitted for reasons of security. ‘Nuff said.

Oh, and it won’t work (or won’t work reliably) if you’re a contributor to more than a hundred different private subreddits. Sorry. If there’s demand, I’ll fix it. Fixed in 0.50.

And it’ll sometimes be inaccurate at the very highest echelons of the MegaLounge chain: new MegaLounges only get added to the plugin manually, as soon as I remember to do so.

The tool will only update the details of contributors once every day or two, to minimise the risk of hammering Reddit’s servers. Therefore, it can sometimes be out-of-date (but usually not by more than 24 hours).

Current Known Bugs

• If you add a comment to a page or scroll using NeverEndingReddit, all the icons might disappear until you refresh the page. Fixed in 0.41.
• People whose highest lounge is /r/MegaLoungeX see “?” instead of “X+” when looking at people whose highest lounge is higher than that (may affect others, too). Believed to be fixed: “manually update user lists” or wait 24 hours if you’re affected and it should be fine.