Here's what I want in order of importance:

-the ability to ignore a thread and never see it again.

-an indicator on the list of threads where someone has replied to one of my posts.

-options to mark a post 'agree' or 'disagree' to save users from replying just to say "What Kindred said is exactly what I think." Actually on my knitting forum, these two options are available along with 'educational', 'interesting' and 'love.' I find myself wanting to click these options all the time, then I remember that this isn't my knitting forum.

-the ability to delete or edit individual posts even after someone posted after me.

-the ability to follow a user with a selection on their flyout profile.

-the ability to click on something in a user's flyout profile to see all their posts in a particular thread.

-the ability to ignore a user and not see that users posts.

The ability to merge duplicate/similar threads would be fantastic. I would volunteer to help with that. less

All of these were marked private, yet my votes appear on my wall:

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It's not a big deal, I don't mind sharing my responses in any of those polls, it was just a rude surprise since I thought it would be private - you know, unfulfilled expectations and all that.

Also makes me wish the wall were editable. less

What Tuesday said is exactly what I think. Seriously, there have been times were I wished I could "like" a post the same way facebookers do. I like how your knitting forum does it better because there are more options for how you think or feel about a particular post. I really like all of your ideas. I'd vote for them. I only have one question about the ignoring ability. Why not just unfollow that person instead? less

All of these were marked private, yet my votes appear on my wall:

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It's not a big deal, I don't mind sharing my responses in any of those polls, it was just a rude surprise since I thought it would be private - you know, unfulfilled expectations and all that.

Also makes me wish the wall were editable. less

1. Advanced search. At least it should be able to find in the topic title only, or the posts themselves. If I'm trying to figure out if something has already been discussed the search finds mentions to my search keywords in post, and not necessarily in the topic titles. Also an adjustable time filter would be good so it won't dig up too old threads if you don't want to.

2. Stickies and locking feature +1

3. Most importantly, filtering certain categories. Like if I don't want to see the games threads and BDSM, then they wouldn't show up.

4. Filter for regular discussions, to hide every poll? Sometimes it's hard to find a regular discussion, there are so many votes. And maybe the reverse: show only polls / comparatives?

5. I believe there were some threads I couldn't track, only by the heart. There wasn't a button to set an alert for, maybe my own comparative polls? less

All of these were marked private, yet my votes appear on my wall:

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It's not a big deal, I don't mind sharing my responses in any of those polls, it was just a rude surprise since I thought it would be private - you know, unfulfilled expectations and all that.

Also makes me wish the wall were editable. less

I was talking along the lines of appointing, not hiring. I don't think I made myself clear to you guys.. I just want to help make Eden a better place I could care less about getting hired, they do so much for me already that I just want to give back any way that I can. That's why I adopted a family for XMAS, even though that still wasn't giving back to Eden as much as I'd have liked. less

Um. Why am I not listed as one of your favorite contributors?!


Stickied posts are foremost on my want list, but I would rather not see them appear to be any different than other posts in appearance. I know when I've frequented other boards in the past, those threads that have been stickied usually appear differently than the rest, and after a while, I completely ignore them. Granted, the "+ number of posts" feature on EF makes that less likely, but I think simply staying on the first page is enough for stickied posts and there is no need to make them appear any different.

Other suggestions would include...

--Change the setting for editing from being able to edit a post at any point before the next post to a time limit (say, 10 minutes). I'm a hunter and pecker [insert joke here], so I don't see what I'm typing. When I'm trying to type fast (e.g., in a meeting or party) I don't always have a chance to make sure everything is spelled right and that the grammar is acceptable (yeah, I'm pretty anal retentive about that). Kiss the chance to edit away if someone posts a few seconds after I do.

--Maybe a gender symbol option next to our user name. I've been assumed to be female before and I nearly made the same mistake myself a few days ago with someone else. I know mouse-overing a poster's username does the same thing, but it would still be easier if I didn't have to worry about that.

--Find a way to autopage when someone gets to the end of a page. It can be frustrating to post something in a meeting or party and then have to go to a different page to read it. Autopaging would automatically load the next page so you wouldn't have to navigate to it. See Firefox's AutoPage add-on to get a better idea (Autopage doesn't seem to work with EF, or I wouldn't even bring it up): link

--I agree that the "favorite contributors" feature needs tweaking in the way BBWTT explained.

--Although the thread with all the awesome hints for navigating around EF is great, it would be nice if all the fat in that thread could be trimmed out and just have a permanent stickied thread or link that people could click to answer any of those questions. However it ends up working, I think there needs to be an easily accessible way for EFers to get the answers they seek (or may need to seek in the future).

--Have all threads that have one of my posts in them flash bright red so everyone can savor the awesomeness that is my wit. less

I'd like the ability to weed out threads deemed annoying and/or useless. I'd also like the ability to clean out super old threads that are not even touched anymore, as everyone keeps starting the same subjects anyways (provided the old thread in question is a really good one).

I'd also like to be able to have some sort of useless comment/wall post radar, but that is asking for a little too much

And the biggest request- POINTS PROBATION FOR THOSE WHO ABUSE THEM. This includes various reptitive and comparison threads (what should I get? what color? How much? Would you? ) and useless smiley face comments and/or spam on reviews and wall posts. less

I'd like the ability to weed out threads deemed annoying and/or useless. I'd also like the ability to clean out super old threads that are not even touched anymore, as everyone keeps starting the same subjects anyways (provided the old thread in question is a really good one).

I'd also like to be able to have some sort of useless comment/wall post radar, but that is asking for a little too much

And the biggest request- POINTS PROBATION FOR THOSE WHO ABUSE THEM. This includes various reptitive and comparison threads (what should I get? what color? How much? Would you? ) and useless smiley face comments and/or spam on reviews and wall posts. less

Thisthisthisthisthis.


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I think we also need to be careful about who's put on probation, because I know I leave comments that annoy people on reviews (I just write 'Good review' if that's the only opinion I have on it, and I've seen comments in threads that people hate that. What? Sometimes it's a good review but it doesn't blow up my skirt or anything) so I'd be marked a ~*farmer*~ too. less

I just had a thought, although I don't know how feasible it is. I love the idea of sticky posts a great deal, but if it was possible for events that are in progress like meetings, Q&As, and parties to have a flashing font (like an alert), it would draw a heck of a lot of attention to them. less

I'm gonna say no, no, no to anything flashing; people with neurological disorders (epilepsy, for one) can have a seizures because of things that flash.

I'd be open to events being bolded and in a different colour on the forum list, though, when they're actually taking place. less

Oh, I was kind of visualizing one of those awful flash animations, circa, um, 1999, with cyan, yellow, red, blue, etc. all being flashed super fast. Urg.


Cycling through colours would be fine, I believe, or even strobing them, depending on how it was done, but flashing things are definitely something I'd advise against.

What about a redirect that would occur when you log onto the forum for the first time during that time, kind of like a popup but in the same page, saying XYZ is occurring now, would you like to view this thread? less