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Jim Jones said :

“The ultimate awesome would be having an ‘ignore’ function.”

Thirded (sic)

Seconded.

The ultimate awesome would be having an ‘ignore’ function.

peterh said :

editing posts would be a viable solution if there was a time limit set on the post. if make a comment and mis-spell it in some of the other forums, I have 10 min max to fix it. set it to a shorter time so that people can’t go back and edit their post in the thread, just fix spelling.

perhaps the edited posts could go into moderation to ensure the content/context of original post has not been altered and maybe should only be available to premium subscribers

I would like RiotACT to go completely offline; instead I want the content and commentary downloaded directly to my brain and instantaneous feedback of my reactions streamed to fellow Rioters.

Perhaps this should start as a premium service?

That works adequately on other forums I infest.

editing posts would be a viable solution if there was a time limit set on the post. if make a comment and mis-spell it in some of the other forums, I have 10 min max to fix it. set it to a shorter time so that people can’t go back and edit their post in the thread, just fix spelling.

I would like to see RiotACT capitalise

what, RIOTACT? ; )

I would like to see RiotACT capitalise on its popularity and begin to run a few ‘exclusives’, you know this cracker of a thing called journalism.

There is alot of pining about the lack of competition for the Canberra Times, i think RiotACT is well placed to poke a few bodies out there asking the questions out the front of the LA that Canberrans would like answered and that other outlets seem a bit afraid to ask.

I do use firefox Kramer, though not at work ; )

I’ve got a fix in the works for the 100+ comment bug in IE. In the interim, I recommend Firefox 😉

It’s fine as it is. Threads blow, phpBB blows. This is clean, fast, uncluttered, and has all the functionality most users will ever need.

A different forum format may also rid us of the glitch which occurs, I bleieve only in IE, when posts exceed a certain number.

utah said :

Maybe the off topic section could have an “ask Granny” thread.

Seconded (for what it’s worth).

Thirded.

Maybe the off topic section could have an “ask Granny” thread.

Seconded (for what it’s worth).

phpbb has PM functionality included, out of the box.

Most of us are too old to be on Canberra Goss. So we are here. PM function would be highly useful and surely not too hard to introduce?

“I think implementing some form of off topic thread/area, where regular users can have off-topic bitch-fests, happy cuddles and organise face-face events may be useful for more regular posters.”

That would be Canberra Goss. Well one day soon.

http://www.canberragoss.com/

Isn’t there a pill for happy cuddles.

I think the site is great as is. More features as mentioned above would be great, but I’m happy with the way things are.

From reading the comments above, I think implementing some form of off topic thread/area, where regular users can have off-topic bitch-fests, happy cuddles and organise face-face events may be useful for more regular posters. I agree with Cameron that the conversations are what makes the site but I would just read the off-topic areas as well. People who use the site more for news would have relevant conversation.

Private messages sound nice but I can see Granny getting inundated with requests for private advice on all matters from baking to heroin-funeral diplomacy. Maybe the off topic section could have an “ask Granny” thread.

Some days I find it hard to keep up with the front page, but I know how to find the next most recent stories and it is not a hassle to do so. Far better than a long wait for something new.

The conversations about the news and views are what makes the site.

Isn’t it supposed to be a news & views site? That’s what it says at the top of this page anyway. Conversations are for chat rooms. Some people are hard to please. Insert “smiling smilie”.

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Dexi

dexi said :

Leave it as is.
The site works.
No need for smiles, messaging and things that go beep. There is plenty of that elsewhere. This is a great local news site not a hook-up site.
Keep it simple.
Keep it private.

The one thing I would want is a list of posts that I have written. I think this may come with a subscription. Fair enough.

I disagree, the site is awkward and cumbersome. Good conversations are lost or disjointed, finding previous conversations to add new information into is very difficult. The layout is not user friendly at all.

dexi said :

Leave it as is.
The site works.
No need for smilies, messaging and things that go beep. There is plenty of that elsewhere. This is a great local news site not a hook-up site.
Keep it simple.
Keep it private.

The one thing I would want is a list of posts that I have written. I think this may come with a subscription. Fair enough.

Agreed. This site is quite refreshing after PHPbb forums. It’s simple, easy to get around and it’s fast, meaning topics don’t hang around long enough to get stale and clutter things up.

The Brad said :

How about a link so I/we can see where we made our last post, or posts – similar to IMDB forums.
Sometimes I’ve forgotten what I posted last, but a nice linky would fix my problem.

That would be a slinky little linky.

Leave it as is.
The site works.
No need for smiles, messaging and things that go beep. There is plenty of that elsewhere. This is a great local news site not a hook-up site.
Keep it simple.
Keep it private.

The one thing I would want is a list of posts that I have written. I think this may come with a subscription. Fair enough.

There’s a “featured article” on the front page; I’d like to see the author’s name included. As for threaded comments, I’m pretty sure there’s a bunch of WordPress plugins that’ll do that for you for nothing. Also, I think personal messaging ought to be a subscriber-only feature; maybe it’ll encourage people to send in their $50.

Finally, I don’t get why JB tries to keep comments in posts on-topic. People come here for the content; having your community write the content for you (even if it’s just an off-topic conversation) saves you doing it, encourages people to come back regularly and still gives you your ad views. From an outsider’s point of view, that’s looking pretty win-win.

i dont know what software is used but the below are all accessible from the ps network and all have some/most of the above features
http://australianspeedway.com/

http://www.gmh-torana.com.au/forums/index.php?
http://forum.racefan.com.au/index.php
http://www.aussiev8.com.au/
http://www.ausmusclecars.com/forums/index.php?sid=dbb987fb63e2afbc61e507bd601782e5

toriness said :

imhotep said :

willo said :

“..a link in other user’s profiles to see their previous posts…”

I hope that idea doesn’t get up. I’ve made too many posts I regret!

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but if i click on people’s names i can already see what previous posts they’ve created?

only threads that have been started by that user……not individual posts made in general

I also agree with personal messaging. Granny and I were threatened with moderation just for trying to sort out how we could meet up at the Trivia Night – and this was on a “What’s on” thread.

imhotep said :

willo said :

“..a link in other user’s profiles to see their previous posts…”

I hope that idea doesn’t get up. I’ve made too many posts I regret!

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but if i click on people’s names i can already see what previous posts they’ve created?

and with the personal messaging thing i also concur… as with pommy b’s smiley suggestion …gordon bennett, i’m agreeing with pommy b!! ; )

and tangible awards for three post nutbags!

Here are some more news aggregation sites that could be useful for ideas…

http://www.kwoff.com/
http://www.fark.com/

I’m in agreement with most here, that comments and conversations end too soon due to them slipping off the page. How the hell am I supposed to build up support for my “hate and bigotry” club when I cannot keep track of whom I’ve insulted or offended from day to day?

; )

The facility for smilies may also enable some posters here to realise when humour is being used too.

These people do a good forum software; http://www.simplemachines.org/about/copyright.php

Cameron’s right. PHPBB and a lot of other forum type software is automatically filtered by big brother (AKA govt departmental IT systems). If you’re not in government its no a problem for you but if you are, we’ll we’d miss the pleasure of your company while at work.

The ability to subscribe to threads would be good – so that they all appear on a user’s “subscribed threads” page as a collection, or in their profile page.

The option of getting emailed when a subscribed thread is posted to would be great.

3 post nutbag: and i’m on at this outlandish time of the day because it’s mid-morning in Park City and I’m about to go shopping.

willo said :

private messaging would be useful too

Totally agree with that. I think a lot of people would like to hook up, chat, make contact etc out of the public eye. We could probably get a few more events and meet-ups going if people could caucus offline, organise, and then invite everyone to the event.

And we could institute a convention that if people sent abusive PMs, they would be published as a matter of course.

There’s a tendendcy for topics to slip beneath the waves, especially if JB is feeling loquacious and putting up lots of new topics. The recent comments thing is good, but how about the column to the left of the recent comments being topics that are recent but don’t feature in “recent comments”? That way more topics would still be see-able for longer.

I’ve often thought it would be good to have less-of the current front page topics visible, that is, having the first para or whatever as a taster, but taking up less space so more topics could remain on the front page.

The ability to unsubscribe and leave the site.

Nude pictures of Bea Arthur.

private messaging would be useful too

As I understand it phpBB would mean a lot of workplace users wouldn’t be able to access the site during the day.

your own silly posts that should read….some forums give a short time after the initial post to edit spelling/ wording whatever and i find it a good tool

imhotep said :

willo said :

“..a link in other user’s profiles to see their previous posts…”

I hope that idea doesn’t get up. I’ve made too many posts I regret!

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yes…..the ability to edit or delete silly posts would also be handy…..and is on many forums also…..

phpBB does all of this out of the box, plus more, Brad, willo and Granny

willo said :

“..a link in other user’s profiles to see their previous posts…”

I hope that idea doesn’t get up. I’ve made too many posts I regret!

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Yep, both of those please.

The Brad said :

How about a link so I/we can see where we made our last post, or posts – similar to IMDB forums.
Sometimes I’ve forgotten what I posted last, but a nice linky would fix my problem.

similarly….a link in other user’s profiles to see their previous posts would be handy and is a feature on many forums

How about a link so I/we can see where we made our last post, or posts – similar to IMDB forums.
Sometimes I’ve forgotten what I posted last, but a nice linky would fix my problem.

Everything will be solved by dumping the “welcomes to the 90’s” centric wordpress and installing a modern forum dbms and interface which pretty much every web site on the face of the plant has – phpBB.

I’m even happy to donate some $ towards it too, as I reckon the brilliant riotact is being constrained by this wordpress rubbish.

Do it you can, Kramer!

Oh s**t! I’ve opened the flood gates!!!

For any of you long time Rioters you might remember the original RiotACT was on the PhpNuke platform – very similar to slashdot, and had nested/threaded comments. But we gave away the old look in favour of a slick WordPress base (although it’s dated a little now).

Yes, I agree the multiple conversations thing would be great, if we could get it working right on our platform.

slashdot.org is another option demonstrating a threaded comments view.

It gets a bit hard to track multiple conversations occurring during comments. To fix this, I’d love to have the option for a threaded view for comments… see reddit.com or digg.com for two possible options

+1

I have a bit of trouble finding out what’s happened while I’ve been offline also, and finding stories I was posting on the previous day.