| Author | Message | ||
     Dave Moderator Username: Dave Post Number: 5334 Registered: 4-1998  |
Prior requests we're looking to address: 1) Be able to tell who's online and who's been online recently 2) Prefix Private Line message subject lines with something so they can be sorted or filtered 3) Global use of message board login for calendar & classified ad submissions 4) More specific guidelines for using the site New features we're considering 1) "Networking Neighbors" – an opt-in network you create. Whomever accepts your invitation gains access to your network and you to theirs, yet no personal information is revealed to anyone. 2) Enhanced user profile pages, including ratings relating to classified listings. 3) Enhanced sponsor services. 4) Improved organization of site Other ideas welcome | ||
| Pizzaz Citizen Username: Pizzaz Post Number: 1520 Registered: 11-2001  |
Increase capability for uploading video and wav files. Besides that everything is just great!  | ||
| Joan Supporter Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 4987 Registered: 5-2001 |
Spell check enabled if possible. | ||
| Cynicalgirl Citizen Username: Cynicalgirl Post Number: 1140 Registered: 9-2003  |
Would be neat if there were a way -- in some kind general archive -- to more readily search for helpful advice. What if it were like the Classifieds, so that if you were new to the topic/need you could more readily find all the comments on "pediatric dentists" or "plumbers." I use the Home Fix-It and Please Help areas a lot and would love this! | ||
| nan Citizen Username: Nan Post Number: 1842 Registered: 2-2001 |
Yes--BETTER SEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| monster Citizen Username: Monster Post Number: 560 Registered: 7-2002  |
In the "Classifieds" section, If you could make it so that items are deleted after so many days it would be great. Don't ya' just hate looking at a bunch of old classifieds, and having no idea if they have sold or not. After X days the post should be removed from view, if the poster still has it for sale they can go online and make it viewable again for X days again. Since you moved the "Classifieds" to their own section, I rarely check over there, because of this. Other than that, I can't think of anything else, although your suggested upgrades sound nice. | ||
| suzanneng Citizen Username: Suzanneng Post Number: 280 Registered: 3-2002 |
I'll say it again. (and again and again).. a Health and Medical forum and maybe a lost/found forum. So many posters are looking for Doctor rec's etc. or lost/found animals, it would be great to pull that info out of the town specific, please help, virtual cafe, soapbox, and put them into their own forum! | ||
| ashear Supporter Username: Ashear Post Number: 1698 Registered: 5-2001 |
Second for the spell check. What about an area where you could more efficiently collect reviews of local businesses, one that did not get archived. Have categoires of businesses with every buisiness that is reviewed listed? | ||
| Cynicalgirl Citizen Username: Cynicalgirl Post Number: 1142 Registered: 9-2003 |
Yes, monster! I second that. And what about all those house listings that never go away? | ||
| Cynicalgirl Citizen Username: Cynicalgirl Post Number: 1143 Registered: 9-2003 |
Oddly enough...after we'd lived here about 3 months, I recall writing someone I'd met online about how good it would be to have a real new comer's site -- not just the meet/great kinda stuff, but a living, breathing bulletin board with all the in's and out's on registering for camp and afterschool (all the baroque, hard to find protocol for same), finding sewing stores, etc. Your block association. What the heck recycling zone you are in. Right now, people are kind enough to answer in Please Help, and similar, but a more db oriented thing would be huge. Maybe a way to separate Education Politics from Education Practical? | ||
| Just The Aunt Supporter Username: Auntof13 Post Number: 561 Registered: 1-2004  |
How can you tell who's pnline? Dave mentions it in his first post. | ||
| mtierney Citizen Username: Mtierney Post Number: 768 Registered: 3-2001 |
Spell check - my dictionary is falling apart. Lost all interest in the classified since they've been moved. How about a thread for "seasoned" citizens? I can't be the only one posting! Would love sharing common interests and discussing issues with peers. Living with high taxes, or bolting for the boondocks, etc. (This is not to say that I don't enjoy chatting with the youngsters in town.) | ||
| Dave Moderator Username: Dave Post Number: 5337 Registered: 4-1998 |
who's online? anotherusername (3 mins. ago) mtierney (3 mins. ago) montagnard (3 mins. ago) rob_livingston (4 mins. ago) auntof13 (5 mins. ago) cjc (8 mins. ago) jem (8 mins. ago) doulamomma (9 mins. ago) jjkatz (10 mins. ago) monster (12 mins. ago) albatross (16 mins. ago) bobk (16 mins. ago) jacman (18 mins. ago) zoulicat (20 mins. ago) braveheart (22 mins. ago) frannyfree (29 mins. ago) cynicalgirl (31 mins. ago) soorlady (36 mins. ago) jmaxlaw (38 mins. ago) lumpyhead (41 mins. ago) buzzsaw (42 mins. ago) harden (43 mins. ago) kml (48 mins. ago) rbrunner (51 mins. ago) mfpark (52 mins. ago) thenewguy (52 mins. ago) strawberry (54 mins. ago) steel (62 mins. ago) mergele (65 mins. ago) sbenois (70 mins. ago) pippi (70 mins. ago) innisowen (76 mins. ago) ashear (80 mins. ago) 3mom (85 mins. ago) soda (94 mins. ago) spry (95 mins. ago) cmontyburns (107 mins. ago) parkbench87 (111 mins. ago) gretchen (117 mins. ago) | ||
| Nohero Citizen Username: Nohero Post Number: 4351 Registered: 10-1999  |
Hey, Dave, just checking in with you ...  I don't know about turning that feature on, to let the general public know when certain people are online. Do you think it could discourage the casual or "first-time" poster, if they knew that their usage of MOL was a matter of public record? People who want to announce their presence, will join in a discussion. | ||
| Dave Moderator Username: Dave Post Number: 5338 Registered: 4-1998 |
There will be options to not be listed whome (0 mins. ago) rob_livingston (2 mins. ago) millieamoresano (3 mins. ago) nohero (4 mins. ago) pippi (7 mins. ago) soorlady (8 mins. ago | ||
| LibraryLady(ncjanow) Supporter Username: Librarylady Post Number: 2219 Registered: 5-2001  |
YooHoo, Dave. I'm online!!! | ||
| mrosner Citizen Username: Mrosner Post Number: 1723 Registered: 4-2002 |
On the list of threads in a section, I would like to see the name of the person who started the thread. | ||
| jamie Moderator Username: Jamie Post Number: 776 Registered: 6-2001  |
I will start expiring the classified ads shortly, I just needed to modify the database structure first - which I believe I did successfully. | ||
| Just The Aunt Supporter Username: Auntof13 Post Number: 565 Registered: 1-2004 |
Thanks Dave. I thought you were saying thres a way for the average poster to find out who's online. | ||
| Dave Moderator Username: Dave Post Number: 5344 Registered: 4-1998 |
That's exactly what I'm saying. There's a way to do it now, but the board software doesn't make it easy for people to figure out how. The classifieds will time out after a week unless the lister renews them. There will be an option to keep listers' email addresses hidden to prevent spam and scam operators from grabbing them. A message board login will be required to post classifieds and that login can be associated with the listing. |
