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Brother SRM wrote:

TheSecretSquig wrote:
Spell Check?

This is built into most browsers. Generally people are lazy or using versions of Internet Explorer from like 1998 and that's why a lot of horrid spelling and grammar get through.

We're also seeing a larger number of people posting from phones, so there's a lot of horrid spelling and grammar coming through because of that.

For myself, I'd like to see a way for certain topics to become "locked" if a thread exists on them already.

Kanluwen wrote:
For myself, I'd like to see a way for certain topics to become "locked" if a thread exists on them already.

Make the sentence "Who would win?" a bannable offense

Beyond bannable! Ultrabannable!

Everytime there is an agruement on who will win. A Mod will place a Dice on the forum the forum then rolls it. Highest score means the thread closes. Lowest score = Warhamma winz!

Profile related stuff would be good.

Instead of having the one long box for extra info, allow it to be broken up easier with out the big wall of text for those of us who do use it.
Maybe giving us an extra couple of fields could in effect do that job. Games played and Other as additional fields after Biography?

Or make it so enter/return breaks up the text in the Biography bit.

Any upgrades to user profiles, galleries and ability to organise your threads/homepage would be greatly appreciated. Whatever you do will be great, Lego. Looking forward to what you have up your sleeves.

Leo_the_Rat wrote:I would like to see the mods be able to change the color of the threads in the Swap Shop so that transaction reports could be shown in a color different from the norm. This would allow those threads to stand out more and make it easier to find them.

Wouldn't it be easier to just have a transaction report sub-forum?

Make Brody Dalle everyones avatar... I know I would spend 24 hours a day on this forum then...

It has been suggested before, but also shot down as many of the mods think it would too great a hassle.

Dakka Instant Messenger boards. To be frank, I stalk Dakka day and night and their are always mods on. Probably due to regional differences. Any trolls or posts with horrendous grammar can be terminated on the spot via brass banhammer.

I implore you to consider.

Being able to tag swap shop threads in a similar way to the articles and gallery, so you can tag what you are selling, and tag what you are after - might then make it easier to search.

A more generalised report feature for the gallery similar to the forum? It seems the only thing is a small link towards the bottom that seems to be only for disputing ownership (not sure as I've never clicked it).

search functionality, being able to show just thread titles instead of individual posts, sort by date, filters. the current search funtion is terrible.

A show posts with pictures only option in the P&M sections

Agree with having some sort of mass-upload function to the gallery. Would be very handy.

In the tactics, rules and painting threads it would be really nice to weed out the poor advice / wrong answers.

Add a +1 button for users to select a post as the 'most accepted' answer.

legoburner wrote:

No tapatalk integration

I would like to thank you very much for not including this, that beeping tapatalk popup on my iphone when im trying to read a forum drives me up the wall!

My only suggestion would be some way of push the excellent articles section more to the forefront. Im not really sure how, but lots of new members seem to miss it. Possibly renaming it "painting and modelling articles" or something to draw peoples eye?

PM inbox/outbox - make it more useable (sorting, filtering, etc)

In addition to sorting and filtering, make it so that, when you open a PM, there's also a way to access the history from there (like in a scrolling window below the message), especially when SENDING PM's. That will make it a lot easier to keep track of discussions and trade negotiations.

Also... Do we REALLY need re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re:re: at the beginning of a message? Can't we be fine with just ONE "Re:?"

Eric

Lorek wrote:Auto-moderation.

I like this idea.

It could actually prevent the masses of useless comments in the P+M forum saying something along the lines of "looking good" or just "nice!", and perhaps encourage more helpful comments with constructive criticism.

A number generated under the user name similar to post count and gallery votes listing the number of successful trades. This would probably require specific moderation to keep people honest, but it would make the swap shop much more friendly to use.

A gaming club directory?

I suppose actually this could be just a sticky thread in the Find a Game section.

Tools for running campaigns or ladder-style competitions within 'clubs/groups' would be nice.

Maybe as a first step, just the ability to 'join' one or more 'Clubs' as an entry on the screen, then go from there?

Lots of useful ideas so far folks, keep them coming

A pet peeve of mine is not being able to approve people who add you as a friend. I really hate that. it means anyone can track what i'm saying without my approval. (and nothing I say is worth that)

i'm sure I can think of more, but no need to rack my brain over it.

Two things: the first is a list of the no-no words. I've seen several words that I was surprised were not pulled by the profanity filter, and been equally surprised at some that are edited by the filter. If there was some kind of reference list, that would be awesome. I think that some words that some folks consider 'strong emphasis' fall into the category of 'vulgar' to others, and it results in me sometimes sitting at my computer being very confused at what I can and cannot say.

The second thing is some kind of official proclamation in regard to bannings. I can understand forbidding the discussion of other users' account statuses, and I can understand the administration refusing to comment on banned users. It is when both occur together that I become confused. It gives me a creepy Orwellian feel, and I am always left wondering if my friends are just taking a break from Dakka, or if they've been black-bagged by the secret police in the middle of the night. And if I discuss it, then I risk being black-bagged myself. I'm not asking for a big to-do, just a short, simple, "User X has been banned." Then we (the community) would know what happened, and even if we didn't know the reasons, we could certainly piece it together in most cases.

We need a comment section on Dakkanaut Users. But you can delete comments if you wish you comment on that user's comment and it appears on that user's main page.
I mean it may be the biggest pain to do. But it would be cool to see what other people think of this user so we don't have massive problems with it later on.

My first suggestion is to allow the use of previous forum titles. The title progressions are one of the fun things about Dakka, but they aren't always universally liked. Being able to go back a step or two to your favorite earned rank might be a fun little expansion on the system.

The second suggestion I have is more serious. Please relabel the Warmachine/Hordes "you make da call" section. No user here makes the calls unless Jason Soles or David Carl decide to start posting on Dakka. It misrepresents how rules disputes should be handled in those games and portrays them in ways that might give new players the wrong idea about proper etiquette when they can't easily resolve or understand issues with the rules.

Jimsolo wrote:The second thing is some kind of official proclamation in regard to bannings. I can understand forbidding the discussion of other users' account statuses, and I can understand the administration refusing to comment on banned users. It is when both occur together that I become confused. It gives me a creepy Orwellian feel, and I am always left wondering if my friends are just taking a break from Dakka, or if they've been black-bagged by the secret police in the middle of the night. And if I discuss it, then I risk being black-bagged myself. I'm not asking for a big to-do, just a short, simple, "User X has been banned." Then we (the community) would know what happened, and even if we didn't know the reasons, we could certainly piece it together in most cases.

Probably just having it added to their profile page will be enough.

When I get emailed that I have a pm, have the pm in the email, or at the least, who sent it.

Some kind of notification that tells you when a thread you have made or posted on has been replied to.

The language filter altered to correct any usage of Failcost, Finecrap, and it's variants to "Finecast". Sorry guys, it's done.

In the recent Dakka Painting Contest, there were some kind of esoteric image resolution requirements that appeared to be driven less by the organizer requirements and more to do with some unspecified issue with the gallery engine? Something that required them to be 1000x800 or so. If that restriction could be removed or altered it might prove useful for subsequent contests. On the other hand, Inquisitor Lewis has stated he might allow several images going forward, so it's probably a low priority at best.

This is almost certainly more work then anyone is willing to do for free, but I'd love to see a +rep type of system that autocollapses crap posts. I understand this was suggested previously and nixed because it would be too open to gaming, and I'd certainly understand if that remains the case.

I'd also like to see a limited time thing were people could donate to the site, like a mini-kickstarter, where the funds be use explicitly and clearly for the developers and such to buy themselves a few cases of beer or a battleforce or something like that, rather than for site expenses. Is that really a bad idea? I think you guys do a terrific, incredible job on the site.




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Oh, and when you get an email notifying you that you've gotten a PM, perhaps the text of the PM in the email. That would be cool.

Lego, I noticed you said no to an app, but woud it be possible/feasable to allow gallery uploads from a mobile without having to have an app?

I take almost all my blog pics and battle report pics on my iPhone and it would be much more convienient to be able to upload them to the dakka gallery straight from there, rather than having to mess around and get the cable out to move the photos onto my laptop.

If I try to upload from my phone now, the "browse" button where you'd normally select the photo is just greyed out.