Re: Forum message thread enhancement suggestion
- Posted by EUWX Nov 10, 2012
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Those are a couple of good ideas. Although, I'd much rather have a forum like vbulletin. It would keep track of user's posts and post count. Users would have a rep system. Users could have an avatar and signature. A friends/enemies list. These are some things I think would be cool for a new euphoria bulletin board if it were to be developed.
What is the purpose of ...
- avatars
- signatures
- friends list
- enemies list
What would be the basis for assigning reputation to a person or post?
Basically vBulletin and other reputable forum software have these features. I think they are much more in tune with the needs of people in a forum than we are. We are more aware of what each one of us needs and it will vary with the individual concerned.
So I would say a world class forum, with the following facilities (which do not exist fully currently) is an advantage:
1. post count of individual posters
2. Classification of posts based on subject matter, and a sub-classification based on date of thread.
3. A way to see all posts in the last n days.
4. Colour coding, and highlighting. Font sizes.
5. Mail forwarding adjustable by the individual, whether or not he wants to receive mail. He/she may also disallow mail from individuals he/she does not wish to hear from. "assigning reputation to a person or post" would be an individual's choice within his viewing.
Mods would have right to delete or modify a post or move it to an appropriate section, but should not assign a negative or positive value to a person or and individual post except by posting to notify the readership their own viewpoint about a post. Mods for different sections are desirable, with the limited rights just suggested above.
The super mod would have the right to impose a temporary or permanent ban. In anonymous forums, a degree of autocracy by the supemod is desirable, but autocracy by lower level of mods is undesirable (too many cooks spoil the broth)
