It's That Time Again, I Need Your 6GC Feature Suggestions! Options

[Coomer]

Even though I'm selling the Celica, this site is gonna stay alive, and hopefully be better than ever. It's summer and I plan on stocking up on diet Coke and spending another weekend at my office working on the site.

So what I need from you all are feature suggestions. Anything and everything that you can think of should be posted.

Here's what I'm thinking about so far:

• Making the warning system easier to understand(You guys have no idea how many people PM me wondering why their warning level is at zero percent)
• Enhanced member profile display page
• Alternate photo reduction algorithms should the native PHP functions not work(it occasionally happens)
• A new administration area for moderators to use to authorize how-tos, parts, and high-res photos, add new featured rides, etc.(I don't have time to do it)
• Improvements to the new member verification system(Another subject that I have to deal with several times a week)
• New features and improvements to the home page(upcoming events thanks to Jeff), featured downloads, etc.
• Forum redesign and upgrade to Invision Board 2.1

So now I want to hear what you guys want.

[Coomer]

I would like to see an archive forum where the mods can dump very informative threads.  It was one of my favorite places to just browse on the old celica.net.  For those threads that aren't good enough for a sticky, such a forum is easy to direct people who have common, recurring questions.

Also, and I know you get sick of hearing this, but I would love to search on three letter words....   (you asked)
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Were the archived threads locked when they were moved? I can't remember, but the benefit is that people wouldn't go to all the threads, not read them, and then ask stupid questions.

Oh, and I'll talk to my host and see what can be done about the three-letter word searches. I don't think anything will be able to be done unless the site is moved to a dedicated server though.

Better moderation of Off Topic discussions..
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I'd like to add a couple moderators. I just don't know who.

unlimited PMs, i still dont understand the archiving thing
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How can you not understand how it works? The form is self-explanatory, and then you get the archived messages emailed to you.

Also, and I know you get sick of hearing this, but I would love to search on three letter words....   (you asked)
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I second that!

Oh, and I submitted a Hi-Res photo in my profile a week ago and I havent heard anything of it. Not necessarily an enhancement, but it is a function of the site.

Maybe adding 1 additional photo spot for newer profiles for the purpose of posting a self portrait.

This is a pretty intense suggestion: When you build your profile and list modifications, you type them into a text box. In addition to that, how about making it so that you can link to the parts database and pick from a list, and then type in the box for anything custom. Then, when other users are in the parts database, they can see who has it installed, so they can look at that users photos or ask them questions.
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Like I said, moderators will be able to approve high-res photos. I think self-portraits are best hosted elsewhere though.

I would love to have the modifications list setup that way, but very few people would use it, I guarantee it. Almost no-one uses the "Add Your Part Info" feature already.

[jgreening]

Were the archived threads locked when they were moved? I can't remember, but the benefit is that people wouldn't go to all the threads, not read them, and then ask stupid questions.

Yes, they were locked. Obviously, you wouldn't want to place a thread in the archive when it was still "active". However, there are plenty of dead threads on here that are very very good that could be placed in an archive. Here are a couple of examples:

Tranny's worthy of power

Making wheels look flush with outside of car

Sure some people won't read the archives. But some people will and it will be really beneficial so those people don't have to search through countless meaningless threads with the same search terms to find some good information. This feature is really designed to help the people who use the search function.