A few forum modification ideas
Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 16:23
Here are some of my ideas for some good forum modifications
1. new posts made counter without having to F5 refresh manually all the time
- Ok, on the usual forum i visit http://forum.lowyat.net
they have this mod that shows on the top right when a new post has been made inside a thread. So you don't need to keep hitting refresh all the time to know that someone posted a new message.
It will have a counter showing how many new posts in that thread since you last refreshed. It may seem like a small thing, but it's pretty convenient :}
2. thank you counter
- sometimes people just want to thank someone, so rather than just posting saying thanks, why not have a button to click to say thanks and it groups up all the thanks under one post. Saves on server space and reduces spam.
3. bump mod
- example in the market forum, maybe buyer or seller wants to bump their thread to the top by posting something. This leads to spam and abuse. So why not add a bump mod that is only usable in the market area only. Also people are restricted to bumping ONCE per day. People who post messages unnecessarily to bump their thread to the top, should be warned not to do so. As everyone should get a fair share of being listed on top :} Hence the bump button feature.
1. new posts made counter without having to F5 refresh manually all the time
- Ok, on the usual forum i visit http://forum.lowyat.net
they have this mod that shows on the top right when a new post has been made inside a thread. So you don't need to keep hitting refresh all the time to know that someone posted a new message.
It will have a counter showing how many new posts in that thread since you last refreshed. It may seem like a small thing, but it's pretty convenient :}
2. thank you counter
- sometimes people just want to thank someone, so rather than just posting saying thanks, why not have a button to click to say thanks and it groups up all the thanks under one post. Saves on server space and reduces spam.
3. bump mod
- example in the market forum, maybe buyer or seller wants to bump their thread to the top by posting something. This leads to spam and abuse. So why not add a bump mod that is only usable in the market area only. Also people are restricted to bumping ONCE per day. People who post messages unnecessarily to bump their thread to the top, should be warned not to do so. As everyone should get a fair share of being listed on top :} Hence the bump button feature.
