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Few suggestions
Posted: 2009.05.22 (14:51)
by EdoI
Here are few suggestions that I think would make the forum much easier to use:
I suggest a possibility for a topic starter lock the thread.
I also suggest a quick search (with 'Advanced options' below).
This has been already suggested, and I miss it - quick reply.
Fields for logging in on every page, not just the index page. That way the login button on the top could be removed.
Re: Few suggestions
Posted: 2009.05.22 (15:34)
by MattKestrel
EdoI wrote:I suggest a possibility for a topic starter lock the thread.
That would make it way too easy for someone to make a declaritive statement (probably about NUMA dying) and then locking the thread to avoid discussion. We'd get masses and masses of spam. Bleh.
EdoI wrote:I also suggest a quick search (with 'Advanced options' below)
Erm... personally I've never found any use for a search bar, even on massive forums like Halo3Forums and shiz. The current model on Chrome is fine imo.
EdoI wrote:This has been already suggested, and I miss it - quick reply.
Yeah, fast reply is kickass. I probably wouldn't use it most of the time, but it's a great idea for other members.
EdoI wrote:Fields for logging in on every page, not just the index page. That way the login button on the top could be removed.
Why? Wouldn't massive login fields be way more intrusive than a login button? Besides that, I'm pretty sure everyone who's not a paranoid schizophrenic has it on auto-login.
Re: Few suggestions
Posted: 2009.05.22 (15:40)
by Chase
EdoI wrote:Here are few suggestions that I think would make the forum much easier to use:
I suggest a possibility for a topic starter lock the thread.
Was only restricted to the Metanembers of yore. Will probably not be resurrected, unless only for staff in any forum.
I also suggest a quick search (with 'Advanced options' below).
Not necessary, Chrome's version is fine, and I found very little use for search
This has been already suggested, and I miss it - quick reply.
Will probably appear at some point in the future.
Fields for logging in on every page, not just the index page. That way the login button on the top could be removed.
The login button at the top is the field for logging in on every page.
Re: Few suggestions
Posted: 2009.05.22 (15:48)
by EdoI
Why? Wouldn't massive login fields be way more intrusive than a login button? I'm pretty sure everyone who's not a paranoid schizophrenic has it on auto-login.
Well, I connected two of my computers on the Internet, so I sometimes have to login.
Wouldn't massive login fields be way more intrusive than a login button?
If you didn't notice, there already are login fields at the bottom of the index page. I don't see a problem in having them on every forum page, also on bottom.
Re: Few suggestions
Posted: 2009.05.22 (15:53)
by Tunco
EdoI wrote:Why? Wouldn't massive login fields be way more intrusive than a login button? I'm pretty sure everyone who's not a paranoid schizophrenic has it on auto-login.
Well, I connected two of my computers on the Internet, so I sometimes have to login.
We can't do anything if you are lazy enough to click few links and login.
EdoI wrote:Wouldn't massive login fields be way more intrusive than a login button?
If you didn't notice, there already are login fields at the bottom of the index page. I don't see a problem in having them on every forum page, also on bottom.
That would be
very annoying.
And would be useless.
Re: Few suggestions
Posted: 2009.05.22 (16:01)
by EdoI
Hmm...
Look at
this forum. Press the search button (you'll see how nice the thing works), and take a look at the quick login fields I'm talking about. You call that annoying? Really?
Re: Few suggestions
Posted: 2009.05.22 (16:09)
by Tunco
EdoI wrote:Hmm...
Look at
this forum. Press the search button (you'll see how nice the thing works), and take a look at the quick login fields I'm talking about. You call that annoying? Really?
But there is
no need to, to 'that'. Current layout is just doing fine.
Re: Few suggestions
Posted: 2009.05.22 (16:17)
by EdoI
But there is no need to, to 'that'. Current layout is just doing fine.
Need? Well, if we're about to talk about our 'needs', then we could easily remove sigs, post counts and any of the profile information, nice-looking skins... We don't really
need that, right?
Re: Few suggestions
Posted: 2009.05.22 (20:12)
by Exüberance
If I remember correctly, we had all of these (except possible quick search. Not quite sure what you mean by that) feature on the old forum. (Though you had to have 750 posts to lock your own topic). Not sure why they died with the new forum, but I never even really thought about them except for the locking your topic until now.
Re: Few suggestions
Posted: 2009.05.23 (09:31)
by George
Exüberance wrote:If I remember correctly, we had all of these (except possible quick search. Not quite sure what you mean by that) feature on the old forum. (Though you had to have 750 posts to lock your own topic). Not sure why they died with the new forum, but I never even really thought about them except for the locking your topic until now.
The old quick search was located at the top right of the forums. For the volume of content on this website, I highly doubt you'd need to search that often.
EdoI wrote:I suggest a possibility for a topic starter lock the thread.
If would like a topic to be locked, contact a moderator (through PM or IRC). There are at least a couple online at any given time, so there should be no hassle there.
Re: Few suggestions
Posted: 2009.06.01 (19:38)
by kkstrong
It used to be 750 = metanember. Then it became on choice by the mods + admins. It's always been a metanember privledge.
metanembers and legacy elite lost almost all of their privledges with the rise of the new forums, however.