Forum redesign your ideas please! (again)

[Bandit]

I like having a "New Posts" link. What we have now is simply "Today's Posts". The difference is that with New Posts, it will ONLY show you the posts made since your last visit instead of pages and pages of non-updated posts. It is much more user-friendly. I know it is in the Quick Links pulldown, but it would be better in the main toolbar.


Buyer/Seller Feedback listings in each member's profile. This allows member A to post in member B's profile about a recently finalized transaction. Now when you see a post from member A selling an item, you can click on his profile and see if he's a good guy or a scumbag. This will result in safer transactions for all members new and old.

vBulletin offers an "iTrader" option that is always present on a member's posts, so anyone can read any post, click the icon on the member's post and be taken to the trader profile. Now you know if it is safe to buy/sell/trade with this person.

A search function that allows a 3 letter word to be used. How many people ask the same question over and over about "Blu" because the search will not work for that term.

Allow more mb on avatars, the best usually are too large to use here.

[Bandit]

The second most important thing after of course a server upgrade would be to properly alphabetize the vendors section!!!!

[lordmage]

Originally Posted by Bandit

The second most important thing after of course a server upgrade would be to properly alphabetize the vendors section!!!!

Bandit while i understand your suggestion. To keep things fair between the A's and Z's . the vendors are randomized on the 18th i think of each month.

[friskya]

Originally Posted by lordmage

Bandit while i understand your suggestion. To keep things fair between the A's and Z's . the vendors are randomized on the 18th i think of each month.

Because we all want to purchase from some random vendor each month on the 18th!

In truth, most (probably all) buy from the same one or two vendors and alphabetizing them would help the membership find the information we want much quicker.

Unless, of course, the forum is all about the sponsors and not about the members. In which case, carry on!

[gep]

I'd like to see "location" as a required field. If not specific city, then at least a checkmark for region, i.e., EU, US, Asia, Aus....etc. Then they can have the option of adding more specific information if they choose.

It's helpful to know where people are when they ask a question and so many leave this information off of their profile.

[Bandit]

Originally Posted by lordmage

Bandit while i understand your suggestion. To keep things fair between the A's and Z's . the vendors are randomized on the 18th i think of each month.

When I last brought this up, someone said this, then someone on the Mod or Admin team spoke up and said that the randomization had ceased for the time being.


It's ridiculous really. When I need to look for something from a particular vendor, I have to scan through a HUGE list of vendors, miss who I looked for, scroll back up again... ARGH!! Especially a pain when directing a friend to a vendor for some reason. It does no vendor a disservice by alphabetizing their sections. It's not playing favorites, and it's easiest for everyone.

To prevent cheaters, no applications will be accepted if their business is named "A AABAA AAA Smokeplace".

[Bandit]

What you could do as an option to highlight random vendors is to have a small section right at the top of the vendor's section where a random vendor is placed there all by themselves and that can rotate every 2-4 weeks. Then they are the very first one seen for that time.

[lordmage]

Originally Posted by Bandit

What you could do as an option to highlight random vendors is to have a small section right at the top of the vendor's section where a random vendor is placed there all by themselves and that can rotate every 2-4 weeks. Then they are the very first one seen for that time.

now i do like that suggestion myself and maybe your other one will be put into practice.

[Bandit]

Thanks.

[Nokosa]

In my opinion it's not the forum that makes the community, it's the community that makes the forum. If the changes are for the better I'm all for it. I'm also all for not waiting to post when the server decides to take a coffee break every now and then.