Hello SB-Innovation Team,
I want to recommend a couple of changes to the forum board so that it (the forum) can accommodate a better "User Experience" to the members. I will be proposing the changes step by step to explain each and how it can benefit other members.
So the kick things off, here they are: -
1) Ability to mention people's names in posts and threads and their member profile (URL to their profile) gets embedded.
Why? At times, I want to mention people's names on my posts, and others reading it may find it challenging to get to the member's profile. Without this feature, I would have to mention the person's name with an "@" or "#" (<- I don't think I've used it yet. However, I just wrote it down for the sake of throwing more light on my point). Next, I would need to manually search for the member profile link and then join it by embedding the link using the "[URL]" tag. This happens to be way too much work to mention a member's name of SB-Innovation.
Read a staff member's PM. This feature can't be implemented.
Just a heads up! The second one relies on the first change. If the SB-Innovation Team happens to ignore the first one for some reason, skip to the third feature/change.
2) User name mention(s) show up in "Notifications" instead of having to go through "Unread Posts" manually.
Why? It would separate regular posts from posts where I should be paying attention too. I hope the explanation has made things clear.
Read a staff member's PM. This feature can't be implemented.
3) Getting notifications that the person you mentioned in a particular thread or post has seen your thread or post.
Why? Things are pretty much self-explained here. To those reading this, if you still need an answer to why. Well, here is why. It would help know that the person you mentioned in a particular thread or post has seen your thread or post. Also you wouldn't have to keep Personal Messaging the person in question to see your posts.
Read a staff member's PM. This feature can't be implemented.
4) Ability to bump threads for member's attention without having to make a useless post.
Why? I don't want to risk my account from getting banned for spamming the forum board. I worked hard to learn and get where I am, and I wouldn't want to risk things to get members' attention.
Solved read post https://www.sb-innovation.de/showthread.php?p=359198
Note 1: - Being honest here, I did risk my account getting banned within the first year I registered
as I had set up two accounts. SB-Innovation doesn't allow this, and it is mentioned in the Forum Rules.
A moderator warned me, and the account was deleted.Quote:
Every user must have his own and only one account.
5) Ability to mark threads as safe or unsafe by the Original Poster (only for the mods or tools client file(s)/mods or tools emulation(s) sub-forums or whatever you call them).
http://www.sb-innovation.de/forumdisplay.php?274-BiglyBT-Vuze-Extreme-Mod-Client-Files
http://www.sb-innovation.de/forumdisplay.php?272-RatioMaster-Plus-Client-Files
http://www.sb-innovation.de/forumdisplay.php?273-mRatio-Client-Files
Why? Members creating client files should be able to mark Mods or Tools client(s) or emulations threads safe or unsafe. This is so if some member, moderator, or administrator happens to find an error with a particular mod or tool client(s) or emulation(s), the thread can be marked unsafe until unless the author of the client(s) or emulation(s) or someone carries out whatever needs be to carried out to fix things. Then and only then can the thread be made unsafe. Doing this will help members be aware of what's safe and unsafe and prevent the moderators and administrators from being bothered to keep changing the thread's name or status. <- Depending on what is implemented.
Note 1: - Yes, I have intentionally left out the ranks of members because they are nevertheless members.
Note 2: - Yes, I am quite aware the @anon has the highest number of client(s) or emulation(s) releases and happens to be active and still at it.
6) Warn members from posting on old and irrelevant threads. Also, bypassing a certain number of these warnings lead to a strict form of punishment.
Why? Things are pretty much self-explained here. To those reading this, if you still need an answer to why. Well, here is why. I noticed posts in which a couple of members have made posts on old threads that are irrelevant or outdated. These members are merely posting for the reason of increasing their post count on this forum board.
It is already implemented, according to post https://www.sb-innovation.de/showthread.php?p=359217
7) Removing third-party tracking cookies and scripts from SB-Innovation.
Why? Just picture a typical day online. You start it off by checking texts and emails, then scroll through Facebook on the way to work and post a photo of your breakfast on Facebook, tagging the cafe. At noon, you check showtimes for a movie that a friend recommended on Twitter and looked up prices for some new phone you want.
Later in the day, you begin seeing recommended tweets about that movie, web ads for that phone, and suggestions for breakfasts or coffees to try. It's no coincidence; it's data-tracking. Third parties work with websites to insert additional tracking methods.
I don't mind the tracking as sometimes my work of finding something good and cheap is cut short. But some creepy ads can be notably annoying, especially when making incorrect assumptions. At times, my family and friends use my devices and find themselves being served with ads based on what I read, click, and visit online. Things get a bit awkward, and I have some difficult explaining to do.
Can't be done according to post https://www.sb-innovation.de/showthread.php?p=359217
Note 1: Yes, I use Firefox as it has a built-in tracker blocker. Yes, I use an AdBlocker add-on. Yes, I use a VPN. Yes, I use Tor. Yes, I do specific searches with a private window. Yes I periodically, clear my cookies and history. Yes, I periodically purge my Google ad history. Yes, I do opt-out of interest-based ads. However, I still get served with ads. Either I am too slow to keep up with Third-Party tracker blocking, or the "Third-Party Advertisers" keep finding a loophole to continue tracking me.
Note 2: - Facebook and Twitter are two examples I've used because they are amongst the two that caught my eye on SB-Innovation.
Note 3: - If enabling third-party tracking is set up to pay for the server, hosting, or maintenance costs indirectly, please ignore the last suggestion. If not, please take it down.
Additional Note 1: - If some suggestions have already been asked before and ignored by the SB-Innovation Team, please let me know. I will strike them from my list.
Additional Note 2: - Yes, I searched for the following suggestion via the search feature on SB-Innovation before making a thread here. Also, I didn't find relevant results; that why I made this thread in the first place.
Additional Note 3:- If you are not part of the SB-Innovation Team and decide to participate in the thread, please keep your posts relevant.
~cloud99
