Ideas to improve AO

[Dayspring]

It may be something that a VBulletin plugin could accomplish. It's not something that is built in.

[BigEvil]

It may be something that a VBulletin plugin could accomplish. It's not something that is built in.

iTrader is a plug in that is basically what he is talking about. It is very similar to the way the feedback system on PBN works. BEO has been using it for a while.

[Justus]

iTrader is a plug in that is basically what he is talking about. It is very similar to the way the feedback system on PBN works. BEO has been using it for a while.

iTrader is used on X7OG and A5OG as well, and works really really well. It's basically an eBay-style feedback system.

I like it better than simply a feedback thread, because you can tell right from the start how much feedback a person has, and if there have been any negatives. With a standard feedback thread, you'd have to read every single post to determine that a person has no negatives.

[Carnage reigns]

iTrader is used on X7OG and A5OG as well, and works really really well. It's basically an eBay-style feedback system.

I like it better than simply a feedback thread, because you can tell right from the start how much feedback a person has, and if there have been any negatives. With a standard feedback thread, you'd have to read every single post to determine that a person has no negatives.

This would be an upgrade.

[BTAutoMag]

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[BigEvil]

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FYI - VbAdvanced is what MCB used as their homepage. I like it, I think it's a great idea for an active forum. The bad part is that if the forum is not very active then this doesn't seem like all that great an idea.

Also - has anyone mentioned getting some new hipper mods on board who can handle the back end stuff better? No offense to the Captain, but every forum needs someone who can do that stuff.

I nominate Dayspring, just cus I love him and I know his life is not complicated enough

[AGDRetro]

As far as avatars are concerned, if we want to keep it simple and classy, why not use the regional AO state badges/logos?

[knownothingmags]

i like the way Big Evil conducts his site in reference to sigs and avatars.

[going_home]

That would be handy. I have never seen it but its a good idea

PBN has it like that.
Top right of every post you make.

[BTAutoMag]

As far as avatars are concerned, if we want to keep it simple and classy, why not use the regional AO state badges/logos?

I like it

[Lohman446]

PBN has it like that.
Top right of every post you make.

Well... apparently I never actually clicked on those numbers now huh

If I could have my way I would prefer it be a pull down menu on the name like the one used for sending PMs and other things.

[Bunny]

Things off the top of my head....

Avatars: 96x96 is a good size. Give end-users the option to disable avatars if they do not like them.

Feedback Ratings: Something simple. I do like the way PBN does their rating system.

Groups: Moderators, Techs, Contributors, etc. Something to distingish certain users on the board. On other sites I would actively look for members that were specialized and were notated by a different color or badge.

Mod's: Make it a bit more cut and dry. Who is the AO Moderation Team? Add a few more senior members to tidy up the place.

Signatures: No pictures, just text. If it is a hassle only enable them when you click the persons profile. Like this... http://www.automags.org/forums/member.php?u=6593

AO Member Banner: The picture at the top right. Rework the code for it so it is less labor intensive. The background with the hexagon pattern could be a background and we could put a PNG on top. All we would need is a picture with the background removed to post.

[BTAutoMag]

i completly forgot about the member banner. yes, someone throw some more ideas about that

[Lohman446]

I would like AO to be AO but MCBs "point based" infraction system seems a reasonable way to allow moderators to give "meaningful warnings". That is users may receive infraction points but no action is taken unless X amount of points accumulate. Infractions expire.

I'm not familiar with the exact way the system works but it seems to work.

[BigEvil]

I would like AO to be AO but MCBs "point based" infraction system seems a reasonable way to allow moderators to give "meaningful warnings". That is users may receive infraction points but no action is taken unless X amount of points accumulate. Infractions expire.

I'm not familiar with the exact way the system works but it seems to work.

Thats built right in to VB.