What would you like to see on BOS? (5 Viewers)

[Kolmias]

make threads update without refreshing the page?

I'm not sure that is even possible with the vBulletin software.

 

[Kolmias]

Maybe renamed the Confessions thread in the Non-School forum to something like the BoS Lounge or the Chat Thread?

 

[mcchicken]

Maybe renamed the Confessions thread in the Non-School forum to something like the BoS Lounge or the Chat Thread?

Aww but that shiz is historical

 

[Kolmias]

Some of the forums could be merged to make it appear that the forum is more active then it is. For example, you could merge Lifestyle & Interests and the Entertainment forums.

 

[obliviousninja]

Ability to pin posts at the top of each thread. E.g. process where person X asks mod Y if they can pin their post. Ie. rather than creating an entirely new thread.

 

[anomalousdecay]

Some of the forums could be merged to make it appear that the forum is more active then it is. For example, you could merge Lifestyle & Interests and the Entertainment forums.

They can cater for completely different types of threads though. It would make everything too much of a cluster if that happened.

Ability to pin posts at the top of each thread. E.g. process where person X asks mod Y if they can pin their post. Ie. rather than creating an entirely new thread.

Use one topic per thread. That way the thread flows along much more nicely and is more cohesive to those looking for advice or an answer.

 

[obliviousninja]

Nah like eg. UNSW results thread. Ie no point creating a new one. But it would be helpful to pin a post telling people to list the first few digits of zid and the time they received the results

 

[OzKo]

Nah like eg. UNSW results thread. Ie no point creating a new one. But it would be helpful to pin a post telling people to list the first few digits of zid and the time they received the results

As far as I know, we don't have the functionality with vBulletin at the moment, but we can look into this moving forward.

I think it's a good idea.

 

[Chronost]

Maybe renamed the Confessions thread in the Non-School forum to something like the BoS Lounge or the Chat Thread?

You can create your own with that name :T , the thread changes every year or two - they all have a phase, there were other threads just as popular as confessions is now before.

 

[obliviousninja]

Add the stat box to each thread saying the most number of users that viewed the thread at the same time

 

[Mr_Kap]

A "Donate your rep to the less fortunate" button.

 

[-Senpai]

The ability to tag people in posts?

I guess it's useful in that you can tag certain people who can help with a specific situation outlined in a thread.

Examples:

* If it's to do with accounting you can tag someone experienced like seremify

* If it's to do with HSC raw marks you can tag someone experienced like D94

etc.

In this way people can get faster and more informed responses.

I guess these threads are less likely to be derailed as well?

+ In some threads a lot of activity can happen during someone's absence and it may take some time to scroll back to find if a question was answered, etc.

 

[Kolmias]

The ability to tag people in posts?

I guess it's useful in that you can tag certain people who can help with a specific situation outlined in a thread.

Examples:

* If it's to do with accounting you can tag someone experienced like seremify

* If it's to do with HSC raw marks you can tag someone experienced like D94

etc.

In this way people can get faster and more informed responses.

I guess these threads are less likely to be derailed as well?

+ In some threads a lot of activity can happen during someone's absence and it may take some time to scroll back to find if a question was answered, etc.

This would be an awesome feature.

 

[eyeseeyou]

Having moderators ban accounts before and after busy periods (e.g. Tests)

 

[BaristaBuzz]

As mentioned Tags like Facebook and Twitter in posts would be great!

 

[Katsumi]

Having moderators ban accounts before and after busy periods (e.g. Tests)

We don't honor ban requests

 

[eyeseeyou]

We don't honor ban requests

Why not? It's good for those who don't want to get distracted

 

[Trebla]

Why not? It's good for those who don't want to get distracted

There is an obvious moral hazard issue with it.

Also, you should take your own responsibilities when it comes to distractions.

 

[D94]

Why not? It's good for those who don't want to get distracted

it's called self-control...

 

[eyeseeyou]

There is an obvious moral hazard issue with it.

Also, you should take your own responsibilities when it comes to distractions.

Okay. We have to learn to not get distracted ourselves