There are several features built into the software that runs this forum that I would like to see turned on. IMO these features would enhance the site. All it takes to turn on these features is the click of a button by an Administrator:
Enable Buddy Lists - this to allows members to have their own buddy list.
Enable Polls - If we had the ability to vote on the quality or interest level of threads it would reward the good ones and keep people from wasting their time on the bad ones. If we had the ability to reward quality threads by allowing members to cast a vote for them the cream would definitely rise to the top.
Disable Post Counts & Status - I wish Ran would do away with the feature that shows the post count and "ranks" the participants with a status designation. This forum should not in any way reward
quantity instead of
quality.
Another feature available in the SMF software that, on the surface, might be useful:
Karma Mode - Karma is a feature that shows the popularity of a member. Members, if allowed, can 'applaud' or 'smite' other members, which is how their popularity is calculated. The following options are available within this setting:
- Disable karma - will disable the use of this feature. (Current Setting)
- Enable karma total - will only show the total of points received.
- Enable karma positive/negative - will show the positive points as well as the negative points.
- Set the minimum posts needed to modify karma - The number of posts needed to have a "karma".
- Set wait time in hours - The time between smites or applauds.
- Restrict administrators to wait time - If administrators have to wait for the time above as well.
- Karma label - Karma label that will be used.
- Karma applaud label - he label of the applaud link.
- Karma smite label - The label of the smite link.
Haven't you wished you had the ability to "applaud" or "smite" certain members? I know I have.
