Forum Improvements

[Cameron]

First topic message reminder :

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Our big and wonderful forum could always be bigger and wonderfuller

So if anybody has any idea to improve the forum, please post up in this topic and ill see what i can do.

Cam

[madmax]

Im pretty sure you cant with Forumotion but a mobile version of the site would be good
I sometimes access it from my phone or tablet. I'm sure others do too

there is a mobile version, well it comes up on my phone anyway. It just doesn't format itself very well.

I've only ever got a poorly scaled version of the full site. Whats the URL please

It comes up as a button at the bottom right of the normal screen, next to report abuse.
It doesn't show there on my PC

The URL is the same

Oh yeah that one. Its worse than useless

Yeah as I said it doesn't format itself very well. I don't use it either.

[Kiwisteve]

Who is this new member "Trouble" you speak of? Hasnt introduced themself as yet.

They are not new . Why are you trying to start trouble

Is it a keyless ignition to start trouble?

[kewwig]

Is there any ability to have an area to post attachments like files, diagrams etc?

[paul]

some form of notification if our username has been used in a post so we don`t miss it , & can respond if necessary.

[Hammy]

some form of notification if our username has been used in a post so we don`t miss it , & can respond if necessary.

Hey Paul ! Your names just been used in another thread.

[paul]

some form of notification if our username has been used in a post so we don`t miss it , & can respond if necessary.

Hey Paul ! Your names just been used in another thread.

not in vain I hope

they use this system on another forum & it can be quite handy at times ( like when you`ve been quoted on something )

[masterA]

A botton for "today's posts" would be nice

[madmax]

A botton for "today's posts" would be nice

I see I'm not the only one who couldn't find it!

Its at the bottom of the page, it should be up with "view posts since last visit"

[Bhoffo]

I find the way you have to post photos quite complex.... I'd like to see that made easier...

Maybe a 'favourite' folder of your own too? (links to posts that you might want to refer to later)

[2wheelsagain]

I find the way you have to post photos quite complex.... I'd like to see that made easier...

Maybe a 'favourite' folder of your own too? (links to posts that you might want to refer to later)

If you click on the "actions" link at the top of a thread you will see several options. One of them is Favorites
I've not used it but it should be what you want.

Posting pix is the same here as any other forum I have used (& been kicked off ) Photos are slightly easier to post from Picasa or Photobucket. I use Picasa usually. But all you need is an image URL inside [URL]pic here[/URL] so pinching a pic off the net is easy.

[Bhoffo]

Yep... thanks... the 'actions' tab did it... re the photo uploads.. I don't know... I'm on some other forums and you can choose the file direct from your own photo folder; so long as it is within the file size allowed you can load it up straight from there. Very easy.. Anyway just an idea..

[Hammy]

There should be a minimum number of posts required before someone can post up an item for sale.

[paul]

There should be a minimum number of posts required before someone can post up an item for sale.

Except if they have some really neat stuff for sale

[Ewok1958]

You shouldn't be allowed to post anything anywhere unless you've already posted something on the Introduce yourself thread!

[paul]

You shouldn't be allowed to post anything anywhere unless you've already posted something on the Introduce yourself thread!

agreed , but I don`t know if it would be physically possible to police

[madmax]

There should be a minimum number of posts required before someone can post up an item for sale.

Seconded

[2wheelsagain]

There should be a minimum number of posts required before someone can post up an item for sale.

Seconded

Thats do-able. Another site I whore on has the for sale section as a closed forum until a member has "proved their worth". This neans that we can all see and use the forum except n00bs. It just requires the admin or mods to allow usernames every once in a while.

[Hammy]

I would like to think that an honour system would work. Are there "Site Rules" ? It could just be a rule that until you have the required number of posts ( and that number is posted clearly for all to see ) then you are not permitted to lodge ads. Simple.

[b12mick]

It'd be nice if when we log off then log on again it doesn't mark unread posts as read.

[2wheelsagain]

It'd be nice if when we log off then log on again it doesn't mark unread posts as read.

Dont log off Mick.
Just kill the page/tab then next time click "posts since last visit".

[Cameron]

It'd be nice if when we log off then log on again it doesn't mark unread posts as read.

It doesnt for me. There is a button up the top "mark all posts as read"

If i dont click that, if i havnt read them, they stay unread regardless of how many times i log in and out.

[b12mick]

mmm, strange.

[murmar]

This has been suggested a few times but uploading pics from your PC would be great. I have no pics stored in the public domain and have no intention of going down that path.

Pics can improve a post greatly, you know the old saying "a picture's worth a thousand words".

I think a site with more pics is mre interesting and consequently gets more traffic.

My 2 cents worth

[2wheelsagain]

This has been suggested a few times but uploading pics from your PC would be great. I have no pics stored in the public domain and have no intention of going down that path.

Pics can improve a post greatly, you know the old saying "a picture's worth a thousand words".

I think a site with more pics is mre interesting and consequently gets more traffic.

My 2 cents worth

Its quite easy to do from within the post window.
HERE

A Photobucket or Picasa account is the better way to go and most of us have one or both.
If you dont want to go down that path accept the limitations you have imposed upon yourself

[barry_mcki]

Whilst it might appear easier to us users for the pictures to be hosted in the forum, the main hassle will be the storage space it takes up. I am not sure what limitations Cameron has, but being a free forum I would venture he doesn't have the capacity to hold this type of media - probably why the gallery section is vertually closed down.

From what I have seen on a number of other forums, it is fairly normal to use the third party suppliers to host the pictures. I also find it easier to search my hosted pictures as I don't need to go through all the listings on the site trying to remember what thread I put it in, only a small thing but saves a bit of frustration.

I haven't heard of anyone getting their machines hacked from pictures being hosted, it all seems pretty simple and safe to me, others might have different experiences. I find that once you get the hang of putting up a picture it is not too difficult.

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