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Gamma Maj Icydemon

On 2008-08-07 03:38:13, FrodBonzi wrote
>"I would like to see a comparison to other forums and exactly in what way they are vastly superior, because this just sounds like hot air to me. If it is so obvious you should be able to state a few things that most of us will agree with."
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>OK... let's start with this one... all it took was one malcontent to fill up the entire forum page with one thread.... it's almost impossible to follow coherently, and has bumped pretty much every other thread into invisibility...
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>--> Any other forum site allows users to view only the topic of each thread, allowing users to view LOTS of threads at one time - even if 1 thread has like 100 posts in it!
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Ahm, I think I can hack up something to give you the ability to WEB2.0(BETA) so that you can hide/seek threads (useful?)

>2) There is no way for a user to easily find out how many posts (and what these posts are) any specific user has posted...
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>--> EASY to do in almost any other forum... just click on a user and their post history, profile, etc is available
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EASY to code here too (and btw you should visit /forum/stats.cs :)

>3) This forum forces one graphical layout on the user... I happen to be red/green colour-blind, and often find certain colour schemes unreadable...
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>--> many forums allow the user to select the graphic shell they desire (giving options of several), allowing each user to find their optimum viewing pleasure...
>

I thought of skinning dinah (alternation of CSSes, etc) for CA x0A contest, but it's a nice idea I think :)

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>Now, this is only the 3 most obvious ones I could come up with at 11:30pm... I suspect that if you asked users "what features would you like on your forums?" you would find that there would be a LOT of suggestions... most of which are readily available and being used on other forums throughout the internet...

If you got more, just shoot :)

Gamma Major Icydemon
CyberArmy Developer
"Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, was just a freight train coming your way"

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[Poll]: Open-Source Forums - Gamma Cpt FriSp 2008-07-27 15:00:16
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Alpha 2nd Lt Delvian 2008-10-19 11:59:47
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Ret. Gamma LtKer N3cro 2008-10-19 07:59:52
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Delta 2nd Lt kasi 2008-10-16 14:31:41
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Alpha Tr Robbie 2008-10-16 13:09:09
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Tr dev 2008-10-01 17:28:32
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Gamma LtKer enok 2008-10-01 17:27:21
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Beta Tr opt 2008-10-01 16:12:45
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Epsilon Cpt gmw 2008-10-01 00:30:21
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Rec sp00ked 2008-09-30 23:12:58
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Tr daniel 2008-09-30 21:56:55
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Beta Tr Redkar23 2008-09-30 19:33:30
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Alpha Lt Spudgun 2008-09-29 15:48:50
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Tr muaddibber 2008-09-29 15:26:19
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Tr Wang2 2008-09-29 14:35:40
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Alpha Lt tsenera 2008-09-29 12:12:25
- Voted for Do the CA thing and discuss it and decide to - Gamma LtKer samako93 2008-09-29 03:47:47
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum - Lambda ViceCinC Enstyne 2008-09-28 22:05:02
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Gamma Tr camel 2008-09-28 19:35:06
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Ret. Delta Gen anvar 2008-09-28 18:14:02
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Ret. Gamma Ker RJ45 2008-09-28 18:11:45
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Ret. Gamma Gen Penguin 2008-09-24 10:25:06
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Gamma Lt Myers 2008-09-11 20:11:39
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Alpha 2nd Lt rb525 2008-08-27 22:44:56
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Gamma 2nd Lt istill316 2008-08-13 15:56:04
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum - Alpha Maj purefreak 2008-08-08 11:34:17
  - It's not really "original"... - Gamma Cpt Ploy 2008-08-08 18:25:16
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Zeta Mar decoder 2008-08-07 10:40:57
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Alpha Tr Mafia 2008-08-06 17:03:22
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Ret. Gen Halley 2008-08-05 16:19:59
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Delta Cpt dopel 2008-08-05 11:44:43
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Alpha LtKer Venom 2008-08-05 03:50:35
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Gamma Tr k0rn 2008-08-05 00:03:45
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Delta LtKer FrodBonzi 2008-08-04 03:58:35
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum - Alpha Maj h3raLd 2008-08-02 11:02:40
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Gamma LtKer MDalby 2008-08-01 12:30:15
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Beta LtKer silverknight 2008-07-30 15:56:15
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum - Ker sefo 2008-07-30 07:48:27
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Beta Gen WeWalkIn 2008-07-30 05:29:42
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Ret. Alpha Ker Thrawn 2008-07-30 00:48:38
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum - Delta Gen int16h 2008-07-30 00:38:53
  - RE: Voted for Keep this crappy forum - Delta Gen int16h 2008-07-30 00:40:15
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Beta Cpt Null Device 2008-07-29 18:00:08
- Voted for Do the CA thing and discuss it and decide to - Gamma Cpt Ploy 2008-07-28 22:01:01
- Voted for Do the CA thing and discuss it and decide to - Delta Cpt dopel 2008-07-28 03:09:22
- RE: [Poll]: Open-Source Forums - Delta LtKer FrodBonzi 2008-07-28 02:58:46
  - C) was too long frod :S -working to fix it -nt- - Gamma Maj Icydemon 2008-07-29 12:58:58
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Gamma Tr kasi 2008-07-27 20:53:53
  - Do big threads exist here anymore? -nt - Alpha Maj genius3000 2008-07-28 02:30:31
- Voted for Do the CA thing and discuss it and decide to - Lambda ViceCinC Enstyne 2008-07-27 20:53:17
  - It's BROKEN though! - Delta LtKer FrodBonzi 2008-08-01 15:59:04
    - RE: It's BROKEN though! - Lambda ViceCinC Enstyne 2008-08-04 06:48:07
      - RE: It's BROKEN though! - Delta LtKer FrodBonzi 2008-08-04 08:46:01
        RE: It's BROKEN though! - Lambda ViceCinC Enstyne 2008-08-04 18:18:01
        Here are some comparisons then.... -more- - Delta LtKer FrodBonzi 2008-08-07 03:38:13
        >Here are some potential solutions frod - Gamma Maj Icydemon 2008-08-07 04:50:47 <
        RE: Here are some potential solutions frod - Ker sefo 2008-08-07 08:41:26
        also... - Ker sefo 2008-08-07 08:45:24
        
        1 other one I just thought of :) --more- - Delta LtKer FrodBonzi 2008-08-07 03:40:11
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum - Zeta Mar decoder 2008-07-27 20:38:12
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Alpha LtKer Rae 2008-07-27 20:35:05
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Delta LtKer FrodBonzi 2008-07-27 18:07:40
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Epsilon Maj Pain in the Ass 2008-07-27 16:41:01
  - Gabbana, you cheater! -nt- - Gamma Cpt Icydemon 2008-07-27 21:23:19
- Voted for Switch to one of the numerous open-source for - Gamma Tr k0rn 2008-07-27 15:20:10
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Gamma Cpt Icydemon 2008-07-27 15:07:18
- Voted for Keep this crappy forum [nt] - Gamma Cpt FriSp 2008-07-27 15:00:53

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Message:	On 2008-08-07 04:50:47, Icydemon wrote >On 2008-08-07 03:38:13, FrodBonzi wrote >>"I would like to see a comparison to other forums and exactly in what way they are vastly superior, because this just sounds like hot air to me. If it is so obvious you should be able to state a few things that most of us will agree with." >> >>OK... let's start with this one... all it took was one malcontent to fill up the entire forum page with one thread.... it's almost impossible to follow coherently, and has bumped pretty much every other thread into invisibility... >> >>--> Any other forum site allows users to view only the topic of each thread, allowing users to view LOTS of threads at one time - even if 1 thread has like 100 posts in it! >> > >Ahm, I think I can hack up something to give you the ability to WEB2.0([b]BETA[/b]) so that you can hide/seek threads (useful?) > >>2) There is no way for a user to easily find out how many posts (and what these posts are) any specific user has posted... >> >>--> EASY to do in almost any other forum... just click on a user and their post history, profile, etc is available >> >EASY to code here too (and btw you should visit /forum/stats.cs :) > > >>3) This forum forces one graphical layout on the user... I happen to be red/green colour-blind, and often find certain colour schemes unreadable... >> >>--> many forums allow the user to select the graphic shell they desire (giving options of several), allowing each user to find their optimum viewing pleasure... >> > >I thought of skinning dinah (alternation of CSSes, etc) for CA x0A contest, but it's a nice idea I think :) > > >>_______________ >> >>Now, this is only the 3 most obvious ones I could come up with at 11:30pm... I suspect that if you asked users "what features would you like on your forums?" you would find that there would be a LOT of suggestions... most of which are readily available and being used on other forums throughout the internet... > >If you got more, just shoot :)
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