Well I had posted it in d previous thread too, no one cares reading long posts...too lazy eh, to bring change
1>close the thread older than 1 year. Let them be for viewing only. A simple sql query will do that if there is no option in vBulletin (by ichi)
2>But don't close a currently opened thread in Chit Chat unless it becomes stale(after 2-3 days if it doesn't get buried itself) and you thought it was another spam kinda thread made by genuine members
(by ichi)
3>The admins can include a box that displays the forum rules one at a time like a "Tip of the Day" box.
(by Alexanderthegreat)
4>Close the thread if more than two guys report about it. And if everyone is happy then atleast let the thread run for 2-3 days and sink to the bottom by itself or close it manually by 4th day if mods suspect it to be buried deep.
(by ichi)
5>Move it to the top of the page where it is easily visible and update that option to have negative ratings as well.
* 1 to 0 to +5 with zero being the default rating of every thread.
* After 1 page of replies:
* If the ratings go negative, thread gets deleted.
* If the ratings stay at zero with votes, thread gets locked.
* If the ratings stay at zero without votes, thread continues.
* If the thread does not finish 1 page of replies after 3 days, thread continues unless it comes under rule 1 or 2.
* Any positive ratings(1 to 5) let it be the criteria for the thread starter to judge how his/her thread is received by other members, with the thread being allowed to continue.
(by afonofa)
6>A new rating in the thread rating system should be added. It should be named "Spam". AND, in case a thread gets too many Spam ratings, it should be... wait for it... AUTOMATICALLY deleted. I can already see some wise guys pointing out how that would help the spammers to delete posts too. Well, I would like to suggest that new members should not be permitted to rate the thread as a "Spam".
7>We can let mods vote for these old faithful people. Once those old faithfuls are selected, THEY can vote for more in the future. See a pattern emerging?
(by Alexanderthegreat)
8>There are not enough smileys! Instead of providing us with the same smileys with different code, TDF admins should replace repeated smileys with smileys for things like rofl and a better smiley for lol.
(by Alexanderthegreat)
9>Though I have set reply notification for subscribed threads to email me the moment someone replies, but I hardly get instant notifications. At times, it's after 5-6 hours after reply is made. Using gmail ID. Never got any notification when I provided a @luckymail.com id as my email address.
(by thinkFree)