» First Post -Updated: 09th April 2009 This directory of suggestions contains a comprehensive list of all suggestions made in this forum, and has been split into sections to make them easier to locate. Please ensure you check this list thoroughly before starting a new suggestion to make sure that your idea is unique. _____________________________________________
[ Index of Forum Related Suggestions ]
- Abolition of Markup - CLOSED
- Requesting that forum markup be removed and some form of other system to perform markup orientated functions be implemented, making it easier for people who are having difficulty grasping the concept of the markup structures.
- Active Times In Forum Stats
- Suggesting that the most active times of the forum are placed within the stats page, allowing other members to see when the forum is likely to be most active.
- Add Favourite Forums From 'Forum Posts' Page
- An idea to allow a person to add favourite forums from a user's public forum posts part of their profile, which would be useful for someone changing accounts or when a member spots an interesing looking forum in someone else's profile.
- Alphabetize Forum Index
- RpgActioN suggests that the forums and categories in the Forum Index be listed alphabetically.
- Anonymous Posting
- Sometimes within the forums you may wish to post about sensitive topics, and you do not wish for other people to know your true account identity. This suggestion outlines a system that would allow members to be able to select an option that would enable them to post anonymously from their oiwn account, not showing their name to other posters except for the forum moderator.
- Anti-All Caps
- A suggestion that aims to prevent annoying messages posted in all capital letters by having a feature that automatically correct the case of a message if posted in all caps.
- Auto-Fix Links Without http://
- Due to how web structure works, links without http:// at the beginning add on the directory part of Neoseeker's URL. This idea aims to change this by having the site append the http:// automatically to links not containing this.
- Automated Signature to Signify Gaming Platform
- Sometimes it can be tricky to know that you are posting in a merged forum. This idea aims to introduce some noticable identification that signifies the platform a user is currently in.
- Auto-Merge
- In an attempt to combat double posting, the author suggests here that some form of 'auto merge' system be set up which would automatically merge one message with the other in the event of double posting.
- Avatar Deletion
- To free space on the site, this suggests that members who have not logged in for a certain period of time have their avatar automatically deleted, meaning it would free the space occupied by the said avatar on the servers.
- Avatar Dimensions by Area
- Proposing that avatars are restricted in terms of surface area, and not in pixels. This would mean slightly bigger avatars without having to increase the dimension limits.
- Better Security Procedure
- This suggestions wants to see extra password protection by including a security question when members login / log in / log-in.
- Block Viewing Of Specific Avatars / Banners
- Outlining a new feature in which members could select on an individual basis which members' avatars and banners are blocked from view, without having to block them all in the current system.
- Bump on Edit
- Guezz whoez back suggests that when a thread is edited, it should be bumped to the top of the forum, so that people can avoid double posting.
- Central Game Discussion Forum Per Title
- Kuduros suggests that a central forum can be used to discuss game related topics in forums which appear across a variety of platforms. As many of the different platform forums are 'dead', this central forum would allow discussion to take place regarding the game, as there is very little difference from one platform to another.
- Close Own Threads - CLOSED
- Having this implemented would mean that members can close their threads created by them instead of having to request that a moderator closes it.
- Complete Concealment of Post Count
- Even after choosing to hide post counts, they are still displayed within your actual profile. If this suggestion was implemented, you would have the option to select whether or not your post count appears there or not.
- Complete Title Changes
- All posts have an individual 'subject' field. This suggestion proposes that when the author of the thread changes the thread title, the 'subject' of every post within gets changed to what the author changes it to in his/her post.
- Customised No of Posts Per Page
- This feature would allow members to set in their profile how many threads are displayed per page when looking at the forums.
- Custom Post Icons Configuration
- Armed Rebel suggests that a section be added to a user profile's forum options where you can choose 4 (perhaps only three, with the one main profile icon being mandatory) different sections of your profile to have an icon for under your avatar (eg. guestbook, contributions, own/wanted list, etc).
- Custom Post Settings
- Some people like to post in all orange, or all pink everytime. Currently, for this to happen, they have to manually input the markup for this everytime they want a post to appear like that. If this suggestion was implemented, it would allow members to set in their forum preferences default settings for each post, meaning they wouldn't have to input the markup each time.
- Disable Double Posting
- In order to prevent double posting, Justin Time suggests that the ability to double post should be completely disabled for members, with the possible exception of those of moderator rank and higher.
- Disable Submit after Clicking
- There is always a risk of double posting by pressing the 'submit' button twice. This suggestion would mean the button is unclickable after one press, meaning it can't be clicked twice accidentally.
- Discussion Carryover
- When threads are closed for having a certain amount of pages, some posts at the end may be leading to a new discussion. This is outlining a feature in which several posts from the end of the old thread are 'carried over' to the new one meaning posts and discussion topics will not be lost.
- Display Number of Anonymous Users Online
- On the bottom of the main forum index page, there is a full list of online users that also displays the number of members that are choosing to browse privatly. In this suggestion, it's proposed this also be implemented in individual forums, where you would see the users that last visited in the 'recent forum visitors' section as usual, but it would also show how many users were in the forum currently in privacy mode.
- Duplicate Image Already Exists
- The author suggests that a feature be implemented that would check to see if an image has already been posted somewhere in the forums, and if it has, then you would be prevented from posting that image again.
- Duplicate Thread Title Restriction
- As many members post threads about the same things, Taker4ever believes that something should be implemented to try and reduce occurences. In his suggestion, he proposes that the system should check the title of the thread you are trying to create, and before giving you the option to post it displays a list of similar threads to you.
- Editing Power To Quote Originators - CLOSED
- Upon clicking "quote" in the bottom of someone's post and posting with someone's quote within your post, the original author of the quote would have full editing power over the said quote in your post should this be implemented.
- Filter Search a Forum
- With the main forum search, there are several options that allow you to narrow down what you are searching for, this isn't the case with single forum searches. This member is proposing that filter options are added sigle forum searches to increase the chances of locating what you are seeking.
- Follow Closed Threads (in my.threads)
- This suggestion proposes that when a continuation thread is made, a moderator can link the old and new thread, so the my.threads feature will update itself to the new thread.
- Forum Index/Directory - CLOSED
- If this were implemented, it would mean that every single thread in a forum would be listed, and indexed in an 'Index Thread'.
- Forum Birthdays
- In addition to the forum birthdays listed on the main forum's page, this suggestion's implementation would mean that anyone who has added a forum to their favorites would also appear in that individual forum's own birthday list that would appear in the 'recent forum visitors' section of the main forum page.
- Forum Drop Bar
- In an effort to make forum navigation easier Dark Arcanine suggests a dropdown listbox is added that features a user's favourite forums on it.
- Forum Revival Notification
- The author suggests that there be an option to send PM notifications for when a forum that hasn't been posted in for 250 days or more gets posted in when a member has it recorded that they own that game/console.
- Gender Displayed In Threads
- There is currently no way to check a poster's gender unless you navigate to their profile. This suggests that an icon or text us added under people's usernames which states their gender to avoid confusion which sometimes occurs.
- Get rid of the Reset button
- Suggesting the Reset button that can be used wile entering a message be removed so that people don't erase their posts accidentally.
- Grammar Check
- As well as the Neoseeker spellcheck feature, this suggestion proposes that a grammercheck be made available to members too that would appear alongside the "Spelling" button before posting.
- Guestbook Icon Under Name
- The author suggests that there should also be a guestbook icon under our names or avatars, just like how we currently have the profile, neohome, email, and pm icons.
- Guestbook Signing Icon
- As we have links to profiles, NeoHomes and email addresses under out names in the forum, why not have a link to allow other members to click it and be taken straight to one's guestbook too?
- Guest Counter on Recent Forum Visitors
- As well as having a list of members currently browsing the forum in the 'recent forum visitors' section, this suggests that it also shows how many guest users are viewing the forum too, similar to that located on the main forum's page.
- Hide Post Achievement Titles
- As well as the ability to hide post counts, this member thinks we should also have an option within out forum preferences whether or not we can hide out posting rank too. This would mean it would completly disappear from under out names in the forums.
- Homepage Link Under Name in Forums
- Before the release of NeoHomes, the little house icon under people's names used to link to the webpage that you specified within your profile. This suggestion proposes that either the house icon is reverted back to what it once was, where it linked to the user's homepage, or some form of new icon is created that is displayed under your name linking to your homepage.
- "Hot" Links
- Apollo proposes the introduction of "hot links", which are basically shorthand ways of linking to commonly referred sites outside of Neoseeker. For added convenience, the suggestion also proposes that hot links be made available for Neoseeker-related websites and pages.
- Hyperlinking Avatars
- It is proposed here that an option from within your profile be made available that would allow users to specify a particular web address that your avatar would link to from within the forums. This would mean that other members' avatars are clickable, and would direct to a page of their choosing.
- "Ignore" Ability Improvement
- Suggest an improvement in the ignore system for PMs that would stop the person using the same IP from messaging you and not only the account you ignored.
- IM Icons
- This suggests that in addition to having out AIM and other contact details listed within out profile, we also have icons too under out name in the forums which show if we are logged into these services. It would be optional whether or not we have them through out forum preferences.
- In-Forum Ignore Mode
- Suggesting the ability to ignore users within forums, preventing you to see post made by the person you have chosen to ignore in that particular forum.
- Improved Forum Search
- At present, the system only searches for the words you are looking within posts, and not in thread titles. If this suggestion were to be acted upon, it would mean that when we search for words the system would also check thread titles too to enhance the usefulness of the feature.
- Increase Avatar Size - CLOSED
- Suggesting that the current avatar restrictions are rasied to enable members to have bigger avatars that are larger in file size.
- Individual Post Tracking
- This thread suggests that if you select a "track this post" option at the posting stage, you will then be sent notification of posts where people quote your post, and notify you of the next x number of posts following it.
- Insignia Identifying Merged Forums
- Often it can be hard to determine that a forum is merged aside from thread notices posted in the forum. Mishtram suggests a symbol should be added to signify that forums have been merged.
- Jump To List Organisation
- This suggestion outlines a new way in which the 'jump to' menu displayed in the bottom right-hand corner of every forum can be ordered. Currently, it's in order of how it appears on the main page, but would it be a benefit if the games listed were ordered as per their release date?
- Karma System
- It is proposed that a Karma system is implemented on the forums in which members are ranked. The higher the karma, the better the member. The lower the karma, the worse the member. Although in theory, the idea seems good, implementing it faces many complications. Read the thread properly before commenting.
- Limit Quoting
- A suggestion to prevent people from quoting posts that are directly before their post.
- Link to First New Post in a Thread
- New unread posts in a thread are indicated by a blue folder icon next to the thread title. Jay_Z suggests that there should also be link or something similar which would take you directly to the first unread post in that thread.
- Link to profile in My.Neoforum
- This author recommends adding a feature through which one could view their own profile via a link in their My.Neoforum page.
- Lower Minimum Neo Point Requirements
- Before a member can display his neopoints under his name in the forums, he must have at least 100. This suggestions recommends lowering/removing that amount.
- Mandatory Reason For Ban/Closure
- As some moderators don't give full reasons for their bans or thread closure, this could cause confusion as the authod may have no clue as to why this action has been taken. Zipty proposes in his suggestion that all moderators should be made to give reasons to members as to why they were banned or their thread was locked.
- Mandatory Registration
- Johnny G puts forward this suggestion meaning that it would be a requirement for guest users to register after they have made a certain number of posts in the forums.
- Markup Doesn't Count Towards 75 Characters
- A member's post count increases only if the post is longer than 75 characters. Tainted suggests that Meoseeker markup codes should not count towards the 75 character minimum limit — perhaps so that people can't cheat to increase their post count.
- Mass Report
- With the current report feature, there is only the ability for people to report one post at a time. In this suggestion, it is outlining a new feature which would enable members to perform 'mass reports' of posts to allow them to clean up heavy SPAM much more easily.
- Mature Discussions Age Filter
- Should the Mature Discussions forum have an age limit imposed on it, meaning that only members of a certain age could view threads within? Kuldahar proposes that the system should check what you entered into the 'age' section of your registration form and permit you access only if you are above a certain age in an attempt to raise the quality of discussion within.
- Merge PC and Mac Forums
- It is suggested that since the Mac forums lack activity that all game forums that have boards under both PC and Mac be merged into singular forums.
- Message Edited
- Everytime you edit a post, an edit tag is automatically added. This idea recommends that multiple edit tags be automatically removed by the system.
- Mini Pics In Non Games Forums
- As most of us are aware, the majority of gaming forums have a 'mini-pic' in the top right-hand corner and all of them are capable of having one. What Jackyl is suggesting is for other non-game related forums to have this ability too, giving members the ability to contribute images that they they feel goes with the forum, such as a flag for the localised forums or T.V. for the Movies forum etc.
- Minimum Post Length
- The 'minimum post length' idea would give thread authors the ability to choose what the minimum length of other posts within the thread may be, and if people fail to make this limit, their post will not be added to the thread and they will receive an error. This feature would be optional for thread authors - it wouldn't be a requirement to set a limit.
- "Moderators Corner" on All Forums - CLOSED
- In this suggestion, Sonecor proposes that a system is added to all forums which would allow members to communicate with moderators, asking questions regarding forum decisions such as bans, thread closures etc. This feature would be available for use by all members, and would be optional whether or not the moderator had it switched on in his/her forum.
- Moderators Post Placement
- This suggestion, should it be implemented, would allow moderators to post in between other posts. It would basically allow them to choose which spot their post would go within a thread. Payne claims that it would help moderators when devising ban lists or other similar things.
- 'Moderator Requests' Link In All Forums
- Suggesting that a link to the Moderator Requests thread be displayed across all forums around Neoseeker to help newer members who may not be aware of where such links reside.
- More than one font
- Members have a few customizing options when posting, such as colours and size. This suggestion proposes that font type, such as Times New Roman and Verdana, be added as an extra formatting option.
- Move Some SI Forums to Lounges Category
- Suggesting that certain forums be relocated from their current location in the Special Interest category to the Lounge category. Books & Literature has already been moved.
- mythreads improvement
- justin time suggests that when using the my.threads feature to remove a subscribed thread, your settings preference (last day, 5 days, last year etc.) remain the same.
- Nested Quote Limit
- The idea that people shouldn't be allowed to have too many quotes of quotes of quotes in their posts, to stop the page display be ruined and to prevent abuse. {Duplicate thread}
- New Bold/Italic function? (Feedback)
- Member response to the integration of the Wiki-style bold and italic formatting methods, and suggesting a way to avoid the formatting while still using the ' characters.
- New Edit Tags
- This suggests that the edit tags be changed to look slightly different, and also at the same time, be uneditable.
- New Layout for forums
- Since the main site received a visual redesign karrynx3 suggests that the forums receive a similar redesign to match.
- New Posting Achievement Titles
- With so many users these days obtaining high post counts, Neoseeker is starting to 'run out' of posting titles for those that have almost acheived the top level. Should Neoseeker add more?
- nomarkup tag
- Asuggestion to include a new markup tag specifically used to disable all further tags within the nomarkup tags, mainly to show other members and guests how to use the neo markup system.
- Notification Of Your Post Being Quoted
- The author suggests that a system be added that you notify you either via PM or by email when one of your posts has been quoted. He also suggests that this feature be made optional.
- [link name=Option to Disable Thread Headers
- This thread proposes that you should be able to choose via your forum settings, whether or not thread headers display for you.
- Option to View/Hide Post Counts in Threads
- The author suggests to have an option in our viewing preferences where we can choose whether to show or hide all post counts when viewing a thread. This option would be similar to the "View signatures" and "View avatars" options that we already have.
- One Moderator Per Forum - CLOSED
- Would it be a good idea to ensure that every forum on Neoseeker was moderated? This suggestion proposes every forum on Neoseeker is moderated, regardless of whether or not is meets the requirements set down in the Moderator Requests thread.
- Page Numbers Alteration
- Within threads, all page numbers are currently listed above all of the replies. Cleaves suggests that we only have the first four or so pages listes to prevent the page list from getting too big, and to improve the appearence.
- Participant Rank
- SilentScream2003 suggests that on the participation page in any given forum, it should show next to the person's name how many posts they have altogether, and how many posts they have in that forum.
- Personal Sticky / Floated Thread
- This suggestions recommends giving members the ability to sticky a thread to the top of a forum for themselves, so only they can see it. That way any important threads that are useful to them and not the forum, can be easy to access and located without the hassle of going through my.threads, Notepad, email, PM (etc.) to find the link.
- Polls
- At many other boards around the Internet, they have the option to post a poll thread. Polls would allow poll authors to ask a question, and have members vote on set answers and reply to the actual thread if they wish. This suggestion is proposing that they are implemented here at Neoseeker.
- Popular Topic Icon
- In this suggestion, the author proposes that Neoseeker has a special icon for topics deemed to be 'hot topics'. They would get this ststus from the number of times they have been replied to, and a different icon other than the generic blue folder would be displayed signifying it's popularity.
- Post Characters Counter
- Requesting that a counter be added to the side of the box in which you type your post out showing you exactly how many characters are contained within it. This suggestion would allow members to ensure that their posts were over 72 characters to receive an extra digit to their post count number.
- Post Rank Color Icon Change
- Suggesting to make the distribution of colours assigned to forum ranks more widespread, to reduce the amount of orange profile icon colours used for most forum post ranks.
- Post Type Icons
- Some forum sites on the Internet give members the ability to append 'post icons'. These are smilies/icons selected from a defined list and will appear in the top right of every post/thread. he is proposing that all members have this ability if implemented.
- Quote Button with Originator
- When posting, a number of buttons are shown to you on the screen in which you type your post that are display markup in the posting area. Currently, when pressing the 'quote' button, only the markup for a standard quote is produced. In this suggestion, Zipty is proposing that either an advanced quote be added to the tool box or the current quote button produces the advanced quote markup.
- Quote Restricted on Flagged Posts
- This author proposes that the "Quote" function should be disabled when a post has been reported but not removed from public view. This suggestion aims to reduce the amount of spamming and flaming in reply to reported posts.
- Removal of General Discussion and Help Threads
- This author proposes that we remove General Help/Discussion threads from Neoseeker as he believes that the whole forum should be used for that, and members shouldn't be restricted to posting in these threads.
- Removal of Post Counting from Neoseeker
- Apollo suggests to have post counts removed from forums, profiles and anywhere else you may be able to see them. Read his points carefully because there is actually a point behind it all!
- Removing Post Confirmation Page
- For members on slower connections, it can take quite some time for Neoseeker to navigete between pages. To make this task quicker, weatherlover suggests the screen confirming that your message has been posted be removed and you are simply redirected to the thread after you post your message.
- Remove Reply Link At Top of Thread
- Some say that the "REPLY TO THIS THREAD" link at the top of threads encourages people to post without actually reading the thread, so Justin Time suggests that the link be removed.
- Remove User Ranks Option
- This suggests that a user should have the option to hide their own user rank, much like they can with their post count.
- Rephrase Custom Title Sentence
- This author suggests that the sentence stating that after a member makes fifty posts, they can create a custom title should be changed to read that this feature is enabled only after the member's fifty-first post.
- Report NeoPM Option
- Suggesting that a reporting feature similar to that of what we currently have on posts be applied to the PM system to make it easier for members to report troublemakers and other such PM violations.
- Reporting Threads
- Sometimes when an entire thread is inappropriate, you my wish to alert a moderator to it. At present, the only way to do this would be to report the first post in the thread. As an improvement to this, gooner_uk suggests that members have the ability to report entire threads using a new 'alert' feature. Reported threads would appear in the forum normal to members, but would have some form of letter/symbol in red next to the thread names for moderators, who whould then be alerted to whatever is happening inside.
- Report Thread Title
- As members can use the report feature to remove SPAM posts from the forum, there isn't really a problem when someone chooses to post something offensive, however, often the abusive language is contained within the thread's title and even after reporting the post it is still visible. Liam suggests a feature that would have topic titles removed from view as well as posts upon the post being reported to a moderator.
- Reserve post space when creating new post
- A suggestion to allow members to reserve their spot in a thread so that when they post their message will appear in the chosen location regardlerss of whether others submit messages before they are finished.
- Scroll-down list for markup tags
- Suggesting that some of the markup buttons on the post screen should be merged into dropdown listboxes so that further buttons may be added. More layout suggestions lie within the thread.
- Section Thread Captions
- When browsing a forum, members can hover over a thread title and see a preview of the post inside. This suggestions proposes this feature be enabled for use when browsing a sections active sub-forum list.
- Smilie Code Change
- Mandos believes that there could be easier codes to produce smilies, and has suggested a variety in this thread. He thinks that it will be easier to have typical symbols that represent these smilies to be used as their code rather than text codes.
- Smilie Code Ignored Inside Link Tags
- In this thread, it's suggested that the code that is used to post a smilie shouldn't create a smilie inside link tags, so people can post certain links properly without having the link broken.
- Sort Consistency in "Activity Bar"
- Currently the icons that appear in a user's avatar area in posts are of different sizes. Here it is suggested that all the icons should be of the same height to maintain consistency.
- Spell Check Upgrade
- This suggestion puts forward the idea that he spell check is updated, so that you just have to click the word you want, when it comes up in green. A few other spell check improvements can also be found in this thread.
- Thread Author can set Caption - CLOSED
- This thread suggests that a thread's author should be able to set a thread's caption, instead of just having it as a moderator only tool.
- Thread bumping
- A suggestion to allow members to bump threads without the need to post another message in the same thread.
- Thread Limit
- In an effort to prevent mass flooding it is suggested that a limit be placed on the number of new threads a person can make in a given timeframe.
- Thread Page Numbers In my.neoforum Favorites
- When forums are added to my.neoforum, the most recent thread posted in within that forum is also displayed there next to the forum name. In this suggestion, the author requests that the thread's page numbers are added under the thread name in my.neoforum to make it easier to mavigate to pages within the thread more simply.
- Thread Participants
- RT1985 suggests that when viewing a thread, you should be able to look through a list of people who have subscribed to the thread, Forum Participants feature.
- Top 100 Post List
- Similar to the neopoints list, the author suggests that the top poster list be expanded so more people can see where they stand in relation to others.
- Translator
- In this thread, SSG4 is suggesting that a translation system is implemented into the neoforums to allow people from other countries that may not be so good with their English to post with the assistance of the internal translation system.
- True Post Count In Profile
- This author suggests that every post, including those under the seventy-two (72) character limit, should count towards a "true" post count visible in a member's profile.
- Underlined Merged Forums to Bold
- When a product is on multiple platforms there are platform links to allow fast switching, but it is claimed that the way the active platform is noted is confusing and requests a change to the style used.
- Updated Markup Help Page
- When making a post, there's a link to a page for markup help. However, that page is outdated and incomplete, so Rune Ripper suggests that the page be updated to include all current markup tags or that a link be made to the Neoseeker Markup Guide thread on the Site/Forums Help and QA forum.
- View Thread Readers
- In this, Pogo suggests that members would have the ability to be able to see a list which shows exactly which members has opened the thread. This list would appear at the bottom of the page within the thread and would also how long ago the members listed there viewed it.
- View Thread Subscribers
- Similar to that of Pogos in which he outlines a feature to view members who have read a particular thread, this suggestion proposes a system that allows others to see which members have subscribes to any threads around the forums.
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[color=#666666]This message was edited by Insanity Prevails(moderator) on Apr 09 2009.
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