Forum software update "Wishlist."
Posted by mortal
totally agree with chet here!
if it aint broke, don't fix it!
this forum is unique in that it isn't in any way generic. it is easy and fluent to read well, is a piece cake to use and doesn't have the crap of other boards with distracting sigs, colours, fancy bold text sizes, fonts etc.
simple and to the point.
its still going strong for those reasons - so few updates needed, if any that is!
i love the fact that reading this is like reading a word document - posts are clear. other forums are too small, pixelly, jazzy and have annoying colours.
this forum is just right and perfect!
my three halfpennys :P
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
if it aint broke, don't fix it!
this forum is unique in that it isn't in any way generic. it is easy and fluent to read well, is a piece cake to use and doesn't have the crap of other boards with distracting sigs, colours, fancy bold text sizes, fonts etc.
simple and to the point.
its still going strong for those reasons - so few updates needed, if any that is!
i love the fact that reading this is like reading a word document - posts are clear. other forums are too small, pixelly, jazzy and have annoying colours.
this forum is just right and perfect!
my three halfpennys :P
I said exactly the same thing to Stephan.
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[www.gp4central.com] <----GP4 Centralit could offer so much more though, and most forum software can be customised to keep the clean look of the place. most of teh suggestions in here are what i would consider necessary for a large, moderatly paced forum such as this.
chet: rep system works by allowing members to give a certain amount of rep points a day, both negative and positive. if you read a good post, you acn give it +ve rep, and bad posts -ve rep. over time it will build up a picture of who teh good posters are, and who the trolls are. it forces people to post better thought out posts rather than some of the crap we have now. it effectivly allows for teh forum to self-moderate, which can only be a good thing imo.
Sim
All Hail The New York Giants - Winners of Superbowl XXI, XXV and XLII!
"I'd love to know what goes on in that crazy head of yours sometimes, Sim..." - Locke Cole
chet: rep system works by allowing members to give a certain amount of rep points a day, both negative and positive. if you read a good post, you acn give it +ve rep, and bad posts -ve rep. over time it will build up a picture of who teh good posters are, and who the trolls are. it forces people to post better thought out posts rather than some of the crap we have now. it effectivly allows for teh forum to self-moderate, which can only be a good thing imo.
Sim
All Hail The New York Giants - Winners of Superbowl XXI, XXV and XLII!
"I'd love to know what goes on in that crazy head of yours sometimes, Sim..." - Locke Cole
chet Wrote:
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> Am I the only who likes the forum as it is and
> thinks it's fine as it is?
>
> I agree there are a few posts here and there which
> you really dont want to read and which are just
> the biggest waste of time ever. But thats just a
> common problem on a forum like this which has many
> many members with alot of new posts alot of the
> time.
>
> Unless ive not fully understood I dont really see
> what a rep system can do for us which would make
> this place more of a worthwhile site to visit. I
> guess I dont really fully understand from what ive
> read but can someone just explain it simply what
> it does and why.
>
> Also this is probably far less relavent but I like
> the look of this forum, everything is where I want
> it to be and how I want it to be. It's quite
> simple, easy to use, when you search you dont have
> to type those stupid letter things like on some
> sites. The colours are nice and neutral, nothing
> too glaring but easy to see.
>
> if you dont mind me asking, why are we looking to
> upgrade something which imo does not need it? Im
> going to guess thats not the opinion of many
> others though :p
Actually, I agree with Chet here. It's like the new facebook, its going well as it is and we didn't need an upgrade, and the guys who are on facebook have seen how shoddy new interface is. It has your wall in your mini feed and such. I like the forum as it is.
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> Am I the only who likes the forum as it is and
> thinks it's fine as it is?
>
> I agree there are a few posts here and there which
> you really dont want to read and which are just
> the biggest waste of time ever. But thats just a
> common problem on a forum like this which has many
> many members with alot of new posts alot of the
> time.
>
> Unless ive not fully understood I dont really see
> what a rep system can do for us which would make
> this place more of a worthwhile site to visit. I
> guess I dont really fully understand from what ive
> read but can someone just explain it simply what
> it does and why.
>
> Also this is probably far less relavent but I like
> the look of this forum, everything is where I want
> it to be and how I want it to be. It's quite
> simple, easy to use, when you search you dont have
> to type those stupid letter things like on some
> sites. The colours are nice and neutral, nothing
> too glaring but easy to see.
>
> if you dont mind me asking, why are we looking to
> upgrade something which imo does not need it? Im
> going to guess thats not the opinion of many
> others though :p
Actually, I agree with Chet here. It's like the new facebook, its going well as it is and we didn't need an upgrade, and the guys who are on facebook have seen how shoddy new interface is. It has your wall in your mini feed and such. I like the forum as it is.
Oh god that new facebook is horrible, as with the new myspace. Im just thankful you can keep the old!
Gav for the 4-5 years (??) ive been here there are two sigs ive never notice change, yours and Mikas :p possibly vader too, except for the specials he has, like the christmas one
About the rep system im not sure it would work. Ill use Gui and Bruno as examples.
Gui could post something really good and Neil ( for example - not guis biggest fan ) may not see it the same way. How would decide whats good and whats not. Neil (sorry :p) posts things which are hardly useful but at the same time can be really funny whilst someone will possibly find it offensive others may enjoy it :p. Bruno's the same.
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
Gav for the 4-5 years (??) ive been here there are two sigs ive never notice change, yours and Mikas :p possibly vader too, except for the specials he has, like the christmas one
About the rep system im not sure it would work. Ill use Gui and Bruno as examples.
Gui could post something really good and Neil ( for example
- not guis biggest fan ) may not see it the same way. How would decide whats good and whats not. Neil (sorry :p) posts things which are hardly useful but at the same time can be really funny whilst someone will possibly find it offensive others may enjoy it :p. Bruno's the same."Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
gav Wrote:
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> Ooh, one option I'd really like. The ability to
> turn off signatures.
It's already here
Edit; My Control Centre and then Forum Settings
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/03/2008 01:46PM by Monza972.
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> Ooh, one option I'd really like. The ability to
> turn off signatures.
It's already here
Edit; My Control Centre and then Forum Settings
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/03/2008 01:46PM by Monza972.
chet Wrote:
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> Oh god that new facebook is horrible, as with the
> new myspace. Im just thankful you can keep the
> old!
> Gav for the 4-5 years (??) ive been here there are
> two sigs ive never notice change, yours and Mikas
> :p possibly vader too, except for the specials he
> has, like the christmas one
>
> About the rep system im not sure it would work.
> Ill use Gui and Bruno as examples.
>
> Gui could post something really good and Neil (
> for example - not guis biggest fan ) may not
> see it the same way. How would decide whats good
> and whats not. Neil (sorry :p) posts things which
> are hardly useful but at the same time can be
> really funny whilst someone will possibly find it
> offensive others may enjoy it :p. Bruno's the
> same.
yeah but not everyone views Gui's posts the same way, so even if Neil marked him down, there will be someone else who marks him up. and Neil would already have Gui on ignore anyway
Sim
All Hail The New York Giants - Winners of Superbowl XXI, XXV and XLII!
"I'd love to know what goes on in that crazy head of yours sometimes, Sim..." - Locke Cole
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> Oh god that new facebook is horrible, as with the
> new myspace. Im just thankful you can keep the
> old!
> Gav for the 4-5 years (??) ive been here there are
> two sigs ive never notice change, yours and Mikas
> :p possibly vader too, except for the specials he
> has, like the christmas one
>
> About the rep system im not sure it would work.
> Ill use Gui and Bruno as examples.
>
> Gui could post something really good and Neil (
> for example
- not guis biggest fan ) may not> see it the same way. How would decide whats good
> and whats not. Neil (sorry :p) posts things which
> are hardly useful but at the same time can be
> really funny whilst someone will possibly find it
> offensive others may enjoy it :p. Bruno's the
> same.
yeah but not everyone views Gui's posts the same way, so even if Neil marked him down, there will be someone else who marks him up. and Neil would already have Gui on ignore anyway
Sim
All Hail The New York Giants - Winners of Superbowl XXI, XXV and XLII!
"I'd love to know what goes on in that crazy head of yours sometimes, Sim..." - Locke Cole
Woah! When did that get added?! :D
Love how it still shows your sig too, so you can just quickly scan down threads you've posted recently in to get an idea of where you'd read up to.*
/me goes to look for other new settings.
* Which gives me another idea. A button next to threads with new posts in, so when you click it, it takes you to the first new post you've yet to read. Kind of an extension to the 'new' text we have.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/03/2008 02:35PM by gav.
Love how it still shows your sig too, so you can just quickly scan down threads you've posted recently in to get an idea of where you'd read up to.*
/me goes to look for other new settings.
* Which gives me another idea. A button next to threads with new posts in, so when you click it, it takes you to the first new post you've yet to read. Kind of an extension to the 'new' text we have.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/03/2008 02:35PM by gav.
gav Wrote:
>
> * Which gives me another idea. A button next to
> threads with new posts in, so when you click it,
> it takes you to the first new post you've yet to
> read. Kind of an extension to the 'new' text we
> have.
>
> [www.thisisgav.co.uk]
> g
And that is here too lol. If you click on last post it will take you straight there
>
> * Which gives me another idea. A button next to
> threads with new posts in, so when you click it,
> it takes you to the first new post you've yet to
> read. Kind of an extension to the 'new' text we
> have.
>
> [www.thisisgav.co.uk]
> g
And that is here too lol. If you click on last post it will take you straight there
The only thing I would like to see added to the forum is a post-rater, e.g. "Did you find this post useful?" which can be displayed for other users.
IMHO that would be a good way to see immediately which posts are worth reading, and which can be happily ignored.
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IMHO that would be a good way to see immediately which posts are worth reading, and which can be happily ignored.
Yeah..but... one mans junk is another mans treasure.
Cadburys creme egg - how DO you eat YOURS!?
How useful for example would this post be? :P lol
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
Cadburys creme egg - how DO you eat YOURS!?
How useful for example would this post be? :P lol
actually thats a good point to make Gav, i like the sound of that.
you can tell you work in a school LOL!
too much on punishing naughty children, not enough praise for those in recognition for being good.
i guess this would be a definite way to highlight examples of 'good behaviour' so to speak on the forum, as it shows new and old users how good posts are received and viewed on the whole and rewarded.
i can only hope it would encourage others to copy this and follow them as examples.
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
you can tell you work in a school LOL!
too much on punishing naughty children, not enough praise for those in recognition for being good.
i guess this would be a definite way to highlight examples of 'good behaviour' so to speak on the forum, as it shows new and old users how good posts are received and viewed on the whole and rewarded.
i can only hope it would encourage others to copy this and follow them as examples.
tags are needed. A "Thanks" counter for the post would be good, as Gav said, and the ability to go to the first "unread" post would be a Godsend.
There is a slight bug though. A thread with multiple pages still has "new" next to it, even though you've read all the posts.
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There is a slight bug though. A thread with multiple pages still has "new" next to it, even though you've read all the posts.
Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10; indeed, it's a common requirement in fairy tales. If the human didn't have to overcome huge odds, what would be the point? Terry Pratchett - The Science Of Discworld
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