Forum Improvement Suggestions

[Deleted member 26636]

^Excellent idea again! I third it!

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[Disc_Junkie]

this happens with the kirsch theme & not with the default.

Thanks for the help!

 

[tarey_g]

^^ Let them first look at the simple posting bugs. I see the advanced editor everytime i hit 'post quick reply' in threads with a foolish msg to post after some seconds(while the content is successfully posted).

 

[ThinkFree]

Is it possible to have a "Save as draft" option for our posts?

Well, I don't know if it can be implemented in forums and how much would it be used by members, but it would be very helpful for me

It's possible. I have seen this in one forum.

 

[martineargent]

Add this feature

When some one add new thread there should be a list appear which title matches with the title of the new thread so he can get ideas about similar thread which is already exist in forum..

 

[Krow]

Hold it guys... Let the admins clear the backlog of suggestions to be implemented and then go for new ones.

 

[Krow]

Okay, now this is way too much!!! Please fix that crappy horizontal ad asap!

*img233.imageshack.us/img233/4127/tdf.png

 

[Chirag]

^^
nice first impression for a first timer. ain't it?

 

[Krow]

^Yeah sure! If they have time to place such ads on the forum, why don't they have the time to implement some of the suggestions in this 20 page long thread???

 

[liquidsnake]

hello guys
i dont know whether it is right position or not
but what is the condition to post new threads
(my this id is years old but i used to read threads only but posting new threads is restricted & i created a new id but figured out that i cant post new posts from that id too, i ran into a little problem that i need solution of

plz help

 

[Krow]

I think its limited by postcount. Post more in the forum until you reach 10 posts and then try. If it doesn't work, increase your postcount to 25 and try. Else, PM an admin like Anorion. He'll tell you what to do.

 

[ravi_9793]

These should be mentioned in FAQ of forum.
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/faq.php


But sadly, its not mentioned.

 

[Krow]

 

[ashishtabla]

Hello!

I know this may be not right place to ask but i don't know why i am not able to create any post.Getting this message

hello myself ASHISH,
I am trying to create a new post but always show me this
"ashishtabla, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

How can i get ability to make post.

Next who all are the admins and how to contact them?

Please guide me.

Thanks

 

[sshaggy]

Hi TEAM DIGIT,
I am a not so regular reader of your magazine, but I am able to catch 7-8 issues of your magazine per year. I love the magazine and I hoped to love its forum also. I joined a few months back, and didn't had much time to catch up with it. But I am back at last. I didnt wanted my first post to look like this, but I can help myself.

There is something very much wrong with your forum. It seem to give more important to advertisements than on the content. Its interface has flash based advertisements on all sides. The pages takes a lot of time to load, on my 512k broadband. I dont know how much time it takes to load at slower speed.

I know that selling the advertisement space in this forum are an absolute necessary, but it need not to be flashy. U can put static ads in place of them.

Also the forum occupies a small area compared to the whole page. It seem to be cornered by advertisements on all sides. At least remove the side advertisements and let this forum occupy some space it deserves.

I am a reputed member of another highly reputed technology forum (i think naming it will be against the rule), and I just love it simple yet advertised interface. I am attaching a screenshot of the above stated forum as an example.
*i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt175/sshaggy/Capture-1.jpg
Thats how a technology forum should look like. More importance to the content, advertisements come later.
If you need more advertisement, then advertise on your home page. It is common for many tech companies and publishers like you to have a website and a complimenting forum. But you are the only one giving such flashy ads in the forum.

Also,a single page is crammed up with 30 posts, thats way too much. Limit that to 20 or 25 maximum. No one wants to scroll that much down.

This is my first post I hope that I am not taken otherwise I intended. I am just making a point. Its just a suggestion and its up to you, consider it or flush it.

 

[Krow]

^Read this thread, there are many suggestions yet to be implemented. Meanwhile, stand in queue it seems.

 

[Liverpool_fan]

The admins would be having a good laugh all the time at us.

 

[Krow]

^If they visit the forums, that is.

 

[vamsi_krishna]

Dear TDF.. please make sure that this will not happen again.

*i38.tinypic.com/m7ygqs.png

 

[Aspire]

Google Chrome?????
Me 2.....................
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Also,a single page is crammed up with 30 posts, thats way too much. Limit that to 20 or 25 maximum. No one wants to scroll that much down.

You can adjust the number of posts you want on a page

Go to User CP -> Edit Options -> Thread Display Options
Choose from 5,10,15,30,50