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Simplify (de-clutter) Trait Selection in Profile Creation (accepted)
When creating a profile, all possible Trait category choices are presented in a mass of buttons without much organization besides listing in order based on the Traits to which the categories belong. This suggestion is to change Profile creation to list only the Traits themselves as single buttons (or folded regions) which will expand the category buttons just for that Trait after being clicked. This is for the purpose of reducing the now-massive wall of buttons a user is initially presented with, which grows constantly with new Trait and category additions. (Alternatively, as a simpler solution, just visually separate the category buttons into groupings by trait to ease the visual button assault. Or make it work like it does at Editing time.) And after a category is selected, just like it works now, that Trait region disappears from the Trait selection area.
(Granted, it's slower (more button clicks) for someone who knows what they are doing, but it's far less overwhelming/intimidating for newer users. Possibly, an Expand All button would enable the one-click per trait method, while also keeping buttons more visibly grouped by Trait, which also speeds selection for those that only pick and choose a sub-set of Traits, rather than going through and always adding all Traits.)
endorsement points: 1
created: 05 June 15 at 07:25 PM (build: 6/1/2015 5:45 PM beta)
When creating or editing? Profile editing with traits does not work with profile creation with traits; you select a trait, then a category from that trait during profile editing.
Creation-time is where you have the array of buttons for every single button. It works better during Editing-time, because you get a button for each available trait, that then turns into a list of just the choices for only the Trait you just clicked on. So it already works well, there.
I just started using the site, and I too was completely overwhelmed by the wall of tags that I was faced with. Partly because it's an unnecessary amount of choice given right away, and partly because every tag clicked would be removed and cause the rest of them to scramble, which made it even easier to lose track of where you are in the list etc.
This part in the parenthetical has been implemented for a while, with the traits now divided into groups:
Alternatively, as a simpler solution, just visually separate the category buttons into groupings by trait to ease the visual button assault.
I'll leave this open for the time being as it marks further improvements we could make when the profile creation page is revisited in the future.
Creating and editing profiles needs improvement and it'll get that, in some shape or form.
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