Stargazer Posted June 3, 2025 Posted June 3, 2025 On 6/2/2025 at 12:55 AM, Calm said: Rational as in reasonable (it saved time and money in the programming) or understandable (as in weren’t paying attention when they wrote the program to all the details because they didn’t care)? There is actually a small cost to making the system able to discern whether those who signed off on the recommend originally are still in the offices they were in at the time the recommend was issued. So it saves time and money to not implement this feature in software. But as a programmer, I can tell you that the work required for this is trivial. In fact, I could write the SQL query for determining if the conditions are met for re-issuing the recommend in the mobile format in the next 20 minutes or less, if I had the database details on hand, which I don't. That's assuming they are using a relational database management system, anyway. They better be, actually! I've been trying to come up with a plausible scenario for the current policy, but all I'm coming up with are relatively implausible ones. 1
Amulek Posted June 3, 2025 Posted June 3, 2025 On 6/1/2025 at 3:12 PM, Stargazer said: There's bound to be a rational reason for it, but I sure don't know it. Yeah, it feels very MVP to me - but maybe those were the requirements they were given. On 6/1/2025 at 3:12 PM, Stargazer said: What I like about the mobile recommend is that it depends on an app that you can't lose. Say you head for the temple, but managed to forget your phone. If you're with someone else, borrow their phone, sign them out of Tools, sign yourself in, and bingo, there you are! Having a picture associated with it may allow for the temple desk to look you up as well.
Stargazer Posted June 3, 2025 Posted June 3, 2025 2 hours ago, Amulek said: Yeah, it feels very MVP to me - but maybe those were the requirements they were given. MVP? Sorry, the only thing this brings to mind is "Most Valuable Player," but that seems irrelevant, so I'm not sure what you mean. 2 hours ago, Amulek said: Having a picture associated with it may allow for the temple desk to look you up as well. Well, that's a security feature. As I mentioned, anyone who knows your church account userid and password could show up at the temple, show the QR code displayed on the phone screen, and without the photo they couldn't be sure the recommend was yours.
Amulek Posted June 3, 2025 Posted June 3, 2025 1 hour ago, Stargazer said: MVP? Sorry, the only thing this brings to mind is "Most Valuable Player," but that seems irrelevant, so I'm not sure what you mean. Sorry. MVP = Minimum Viable Product. Quote Well, that's a security feature. As I mentioned, anyone who knows your church account userid and password could show up at the temple, show the QR code displayed on the phone screen, and without the photo they couldn't be sure the recommend was yours. There was some language about how a screenshot would not be accepted, so that makes me think the QR codes might be created dynamically and only good for a single use. But yes, having a picture will also help cut down on the possibility of sharing recommends. I was just thinking that, even if you left your phone at home (or in the car, like my daughter does), you could give the recommend desk your member info and they can now look you up and confirm it's really you. Also, hopefully it will get some people to actually upload their picture into Tools...finally. 2
sunstoned Posted June 6, 2025 Posted June 6, 2025 I read the original post as meaning a new mobile temple, (which I think is a good idea), and that the recommendation process will soon be available. 1
Amulek Posted June 10, 2025 Posted June 10, 2025 On 6/5/2025 at 8:44 PM, sunstoned said: I read the original post as meaning a new mobile temple, (which I think is a good idea), and that the recommendation process will soon be available. They could call it the Templecarrier. I'm thinking it would be some kind of ginormous watercraft that could go from port to port, sort of like a cruise ship. I would be willing to be an ordinance worker there. They could even have a baptistry that is always below sea level. For a land-based model, I'm thinking you would call it MannaFest Destiny, which I like much better than my first idea: the TabernaKool. I should probably stop now... 2
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