emptyclosets app

Is it really necessary, though? If the staff really wanted to, they could easily make the site mobile friendly; it runs on vBulletin, and vBulletin has a mobile suite.

Not to mention that they could use something like Forum Runner to make a custom app cheap.

 

I kinda agree that it is necessary. If anything, it would be more helpful. I personally think that it is a great suggestion that should at least be taken into account before it is thrown out.

 

First off, I was more saying that Amazon don't need to do it when there are so many routes to take for vBulletin mobile optimization. As far as I know the site works fine on mobile browsers, anyways. Also there's the fact that the app marketplace is an extremely unlikely place to find success.

That said, good for you for taking initiative.

 

I kinda like this idea. Would not Amazon be better able to spread the word out further, thus allowing more people to be helped by EC?

 

Have you spoken with the EC Admin. people about this? They may have legal reasons that this isn't already done. Licensing Amazon to use the EC logo for one thing. I do think it's a good idea. It just needs to go through the right channels.

 

Fair point. They probably could, by which means I'm not sure.

 

I know it's not what you're talking about, but it's worth noting. Apps aren't meant to be another form of advertisement, they're meant to simplify things, and in this case, things that are already as simple as a web browser. Also, the marketplace is actually a really rough place. There are hundreds of thousands of apps on the app store (I think it's somewhere around 750k), and an comparatively tiny amount have become successful.

Also forgot to mention that closeted people might not want an app that pretty much outs them right then and there on their phone.

 

The possibility of an EC app has been brought up many, many times. And while it's not out of the question, if it is created it will be by the admin team or someone we take on to develop it. It's not the place for our users to try and make something happen without any kind of staff consultation.

 

Yeah, but when you have an app on your phone it is displayed really blatantly. Anyone could look over your shoulder and see that you have the EC app. Finding out that someone's going on a specific site on their computer is a lot less likely, unless they're purposely snooping in your history; and I'd be willing to be the majority of people on EC use incognito anyways.

As for featuring on the marketplace, Google and Apple don't like to take very strong political stances - they're corporations, and if corporations have opinions on things like human rights, they lose customers.

 

Your best bet is to post in Ask the Staff. The admin team is Chip, Martin, Mirko, Gravity and BudderMC, with Owen and I as admin assistants.

However, please be aware that the creation of an EC app is not your decision to make. Leave it up to the staff instead of trying to push it behind our backs.

 

I'm not trying to bump this thread I'm linking or anything, but I feel like it would be a good indicator on the nessecity of an EC app and see if it's a feasible idea. So if you could please go vote: http://emptyclosets.com/forum/chit-chat/116905-how-do-you-access-ec.html

Anyways, I think an app would be a great idea if enough people would use it. Especially if it would make EC more mobile device friendly.

 

There's an Ask The Staff section here on the forum where you can post ideas like this. They will tell you what they are doing or have done about your idea. Apparently they have discussed it and decided not to do it at this time.