What would you change about Boards?

Buona Fortuna

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Thanks is a handy feature to show support or agreement and saves you posting '+1' or whatever , IMO

Yes - upto a point but it also means:

• your my bestest buddy and we always thank each others posts
• that was genuinely humerous
• we're mods and we always thank each others posts for the pure fun of it.

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Buona Fortuna wrote: »

Yes - upto a point but it also means:

• your my bestest buddy and we always thank each others posts
• that was genuinely humerous
• we're mods and we always thank each others posts for the pure fun of it.

I'm not sure if the first and third point there is true.

House of Blaze

realies wrote: »

All keyboard warriors should be first vetted by the mods in the military forum :-)

SIR YES SIR!

Zombienosh

You younguns and your "thanks"

Back in my day we had rep, sweet sweet rep. Greens were gooduns and reds were the bads.

*shakes fist*

KERSPLAT!

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

Yes - upto a point but it also means:

• your my bestest buddy and we always thank each others posts
• that was genuinely humerous
• we're mods and we always thank each others posts for the pure fun of it.

I suppose everything has a flaw but even with the above I think it's a worthwhile feature

Paddy Cow

A vomit smiley.

Son Of A Vidic

A ban on new members starting threads in AH, for the first 12 weeks after they join. Introduce a thumbs down button and if that's not possible. Then for balance, remove the thanks button.

gugleguy

wazky wrote: »

It's usually the same "clique" that ruin it for the rest of us though.

AKA ’Thread derailment gang’

Molester Stallone II

gugleguy wrote: »

AKA ’Thread derailment gang’

Not necessarily, some sporting threads have their own fanboy club & if you go against their highly thought of opinions there is normally an outbreak of outraged diarrhea

AlanS181824

Getting paid for posts would be fun! :pac:

Side note: 3,700 posts! Not sad at all....:rolleyes:

anncoates

K-9 wrote: »

I never get the whole deal over thanks, seems an insecurity thing or something! Seems to be something to do with somebody having an "alternative" opinion and not being able to deal with the "sheep" disagreeing with them.

Like anything else it's abused sometimes but it's quite democratic. For example a lot of the time funny or good posts are rewarded even if the posters are not in a clique or well known . One thing that was noticeable when it came in was that the unwashed public didn't exactly rush to thank some of the well known clique types of that time. Possibly why some of them left citing how much the site had changed or "gone corporate".

Buona Fortuna

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

I suppose everything has a flaw but even with the above I think it's a worthwhile feature

Sometimes on busy threads I sometimes "mark" where I've read to with a thanks

G_R

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

Sometimes on busy threads I sometimes "mark" where I've read to with a thanks

Tip for you: click the little blue button before the thread name and it will bring you to where you finished reading last time you were on the thread.

On touch site, click somewhere in the thread name box (for lack of a better description) other than the actual name of the thread (brings you to the start) or the time of the last post (brings you to the lost recent)

Buona Fortuna

Grand_Rajnah wrote: »

Tip for you: click the little blue button before the thread name and it will bring you to where you finished reading last time you were on the thread.

It certainly does. You sir are aptly named

I will abuse the thanks button no longer.

Doctor Strange

I'd ban words with the letter "e".

eviltwin

Free access to Sex and Sexuality forum

Molester Stallone II

Doctor Strange wrote: »

I'd ban words with the letter "e".

Ok Doctor Strang!

Macavity.

A strawman button would be brilliant.

truffle5

wazky wrote: »

I'd install stricter regulations on what can and cannot be posted, I find myself often highly offended at posts in threads.

It's amazing the amount of delicate petals that think they can shut down debate simply because they are "offended" at the opposing opinions.

bulleyes

The 50 post rule. I,m almost there though.

Galwayguy35

bulleyes wrote: »

The 50 post rule. I,m almost there though.

C'mon you can do it!

wazky

truffle5 wrote: »

It's amazing the amount of delicate petals that think they can shut down debate simply because they are "offended" at the opposing opinions.

I find your post offensive, you racist.

Ruu

bulleyes wrote: »

The 50 post rule. I,m almost there though.

Urge to abuse mod powah.....rising! *finger hovers over delete*

Molester Stallone II

truffle5 wrote: »

It's amazing the amount of delicate petals that think they can shut down debate simply because they are "offended" at the opposing opinions.

Palestinians, a great bunch of lads !

BBDBB

I'd shorten the duration of the standard bans issued,

Purely as an example, I don't see what a month ban achieves that a two week ban doesn't in terms of a warning shot across the bows of a poster who breaks the rules

a ban that seems excessive is more likely to result in a re-reg and creates more work for mods and the prison forum

Buona Fortuna

eviltwin wrote: »

Free access to Sex and Sexuality forum

I don't think you're ready for the excitement :rolleyes:

gugleguy

BBDBB wrote: »

a ban that seems excessive is more likely to result in a re-reg and creates more work for mods and the prison forum

It's fun though to see whether or not I am right or not in guessing whether or not someone is a re- reg. Regardless what re regs think. Think of it as a sport. Personally I don't think I'd successfully pass off as somebody else on boards.ie as a re reg. I'd say there are a small bunch you somehow though.

Annasopra

Write a programme which could permaban persisrent rereg accounts.

Galwayguy35

The OP of a thread should have the power to ban anyone who is derailing his/her thread, this function is on the ConnectingSingles forum.

It's very handy.

Garzard

Allow attacking the poster as well as their post.