Why don't you already have one of these? Didn't you used to?

Well anyway... I hate to put this kind of strain on the administrators -- I know how hard you work behind the scenes to make this place the best it can be, really -- but a lot of people have been making a lot of complaints lately. A lot of threads have been created and locked just to talk about how they hate the size limits on avatars, for instance.

Personally, I have to side with the administrators on this argument. I believe you're doing a wonderful job, and those people will whine and complain no matter what.

But no matter what the case may be, I figured this thread may be of some assistance.

Black suggestions are valid suggestions.
Light blue suggestions have already been answered, or have seen a related solution.
Red suggestions have been shot down by admins already.
Blue suggestions may happen someday, but not anytime soon.
Green suggestions may see related solutions, but no direct changes.
Orange suggestions are already being worked on by administrators, but are not yet finished.

Each suggestion has several numbered links next to it in parentheses. These are links to various posts debating the particular suggestion in question. Links marked as "A" are administrative responses. Meaning it's a link to an administrator's post. Moderators have no special marking.

Suggestions (Taken from the thread):

• Shoutbox. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
  
• Disallow gif files in the Art Portal. (1)

• An automated ban system. (1, 2, 3)
  
• Bring back skins. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
  
• More mod(s). (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, A)

• Allow people to edit their portal submissions. (1, A)

• Bring back rep. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
  
• Custom smilies, if possible. (1, 2, 3)
  
• Move Main section lower, to help dissuade new members from falling into its gravitational pull. (1, 2, 3, 4)
  
• Tutorial rating system, bad tutorials are automatically deleted. (1, 2, 3)
  
• An automated lock system, to lock inactive threads. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
  
• Cash system. (1, 2, A)
  
• Mod(s) that only have power in one section, for the Pivot section, and possibly other Show Off sections. (1, A)
  
• Move information from its vertical position to the left of each post, to a horizontal position, above each post. (1, A)

• Let NTF members in the Bat Cave (no powers necessary, just Cave access). (1, 2, 3, 4)
  
• Give mods more ban control. (1, 2)
  
• Fix signature bug, change avatar rules. (1, 2)
  
• A section under Show Off for user-created literature/writing. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, A)
  
• Bring back the BaNdAr. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, 7, 8, 9, 10, A, 12, 13, 14)

30 seconds pisses me off enough, a whole ****ing 3 minutes would annoy the **** out of me.

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30 seconds pisses me off enough, a whole ****ing 3 minutes would annoy the **** out of me.

Second.
We do need a forum suggestion thread though.

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30 seconds pisses me off enough, a whole ****ing 3 minutes would annoy the **** out of me.

Thirty seconds? The only time I even see that message is when I accidentally double click "Submit Reply". If you see it, I can assure you, you're posting way too much.

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Second.
We do need a forum suggestion thread though.

Third.


I sya fix the 3 line rule to make it so it really lets you have three lines and get a real 'link to off site avatar' thing working in the User CP so we can have larger avatars.

Nope as then no one would bother posting. Thing is that even with the 3 minutes it still could move to fast. That is what quotes are for.

My Suggestion: A option below the avatar that other people can select to bring you up for a Ban. But it its self doesn't ban the person it just puts their name on a list which the Mods then see, along with the posts that they have been reported on.

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Thing is that even with the 3 minutes it still could move to fast.

Mind explaining how? Three minutes between each person's post. That thread CAN'T move too fast. It would defy physics.

EDIT: And nice suggestion with the ban thing. Although it's quite similar to what they already have...

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I sya fix the 3 line rule to make it so it really lets you have three lines and get a real 'link to off site avatar' thing working in the User CP so we can have larger avatars.

Agreed on his suggestion, that would be good.

Hmmm, a user ban system would be swell.
A list of how many ban requests or something.

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My Suggestion: A option below the avatar that other people can select to bring you up for a Ban. But it its self doesn't ban the person it just puts their name on a list which the Mods then see, along with the posts that they have been reported on.

That's also a good idea. Like a reort button but a 'suggest ban' button. Ho ho what win that would be.

A smartness rating system, you can rate a post smart or dumb and each user has a smartness rating, if it falls below so much you have a week ban.

Nice thread. I hope you guys will be able to keep it clean. Especially without insulting the staff.

I don't really like the "suggestion ban" idea. Then the newbs will be "suggesting" everyone.

So ... I sticky this or what? I don't want this to become an invisible topic or something, you guys tell me ...

EDIT: Evo, that's the rep system. Not gonna happen.

Provided it keeps clean, stickying this would be a good idea. That's my suggestion.

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Nice thread. I hope you guys will be able to keep it clean. Especially without insulting the staff.

I don't really like the "suggestion ban" idea. Then the newbs will be "suggesting" everyone.

So ... I sticky this or what? I don't want this to become an invisible topic or something, you guys tell me ...

EDIT: Evo, that's the rep system. Not gonna happen.

Shhh, if you give it a diffrent name, they wont know.

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So ... I sticky this or what? I don't want this to become an invisible topic or something, you guys tell me ...

EDIT: Evo, that's the rep system. Not gonna happen.

This thread should be stickied, but I'd rather it be the choice of a moderator or administrator than my own. I'm no mod anymore, and what I say is not authority.

Also: I was JUST about to mention bringing back rep. It had so much potential... There have been so many different forums with rep or rep-like systems that worked beautifully. It just needs to be better implemented than before, that's all.