Does the shared shell carry a status pip in the topbar #63

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2026-07-31T14:07:34Z

archvillainette commented

2026-07-31 14:07:34 +00:00

Part of #47

Question

Does the shared topbar carry a small server-status pip — dot plus player count — on every page, or does server status live only on the home board?

#51 decided the status slot is home only for now, and deferred this deliberately: a topbar pip is permanent chrome on every forum, wiki, and support page, so it is a shell decision, not a home-page one. It also sits close to the line #49 drew with No Machines, Only Fittings — a live-updating counter in the chrome is exactly the kind of telemetry that rule is wary of.

Resolve:

Whether the pip earns permanent chrome at all: it is persistent recruitment for a logged-out visitor reading the wiki, and clutter for a logged-in member reading the forum. Same pixel, two different people.
If yes, what it shows at that size — dot only, dot plus one number, or dot plus a total across both servers — given the home slot shows two peer cards and the topbar has room for none of that.
Whether it appears in both densities, or only on showcase surfaces.
Whether it polls on every page (the #51 contract is 60s while visible) or reads a value the page already has.
What it does when stale, where there is no room for the word Status unavailable.

The #51 data contract already covers whatever this needs; nothing new has to be published for it.

Part of #47 ## Question Does the shared topbar carry a small server-status pip — dot plus player count — on every page, or does server status live only on the home board? #51 decided the status slot is **home only for now**, and deferred this deliberately: a topbar pip is permanent chrome on every forum, wiki, and support page, so it is a shell decision, not a home-page one. It also sits close to the line #49 drew with **No Machines, Only Fittings** — a live-updating counter in the chrome is exactly the kind of telemetry that rule is wary of. Resolve: - Whether the pip earns permanent chrome at all: it is persistent recruitment for a logged-out visitor reading the wiki, and clutter for a logged-in member reading the forum. Same pixel, two different people. - If yes, what it shows at that size — dot only, dot plus one number, or dot plus a total across both servers — given the home slot shows two peer cards and the topbar has room for none of that. - Whether it appears in both densities, or only on showcase surfaces. - Whether it polls on every page (the #51 contract is 60s while visible) or reads a value the page already has. - What it does when stale, where there is no room for the word `Status unavailable`. The #51 data contract already covers whatever this needs; nothing new has to be published for it.

archvillainette added a new dependency 2026-07-31 14:07:43 +00:00

#54 The ornament and frame component set

archvillainette added a new dependency 2026-07-31 14:07:43 +00:00

#56 Page width and density system

archvillainette referenced this issue

2026-07-31 14:07:44 +00:00

Wayfinder: Westgate palette re-tune and game-site structure #47

archvillainette added the wayfinder:grilling label 2026-07-31 14:08:06 +00:00

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