If You Could Add to/Alter TOL?

[Ask Mr. Religion]

This would make a good thread topic of it's own. (You should do that. )
Not necessarily for the mods to do, but a thorough explanation of the benefits why threads titles should be precise.
Maybe even lists some of the current threads titles, as examples, and explain how the title could be better.
That way, members can understand why, and start making an effort to make better threads titles on their own.

I think Knight is worn out imploring folks to be more judicious in thread titles as they help members find interesting topics as well as help search engines that index the site to locate relevant posts when persons are searching for this or that topic. Driving traffic to a discussion site is its bread and butter and folks that just make posts with titles like "What do you think?" or "Look at this!" are not helping anyone. At my own site I spend plenty of time editing thread titles to be more specific for these reasons. That said, TOL is a large site and with a small mod staff it is hard to keep up. Perhaps Knight needs some "TOL Ambassaor" roles that have the admin rights to edit thread titles and nothing more.

AMR

 

[Ask Mr. Religion]

I think a very important feature would be to add notifications to this website so we can see where we're being quoted or replied too..

I would like that too, however, I wonder how complicated it would be to create such a feature?

If you set your subscriptions to posts your make in threads properly you will get these notifications or see them in your user control panel page. You can also categorize all threads you have subscribed to in your control panel by subjects of your choosing for better organization. I have a couple of dozen, e.g., "Theology Proper", "Debate Threads", "TOL Advocacy", "Calvinism", "Open Theism", "Daily Active Threads", etc., so I can quickly find something when needed.

For posts in threads wherein you have not subscribed, the alternative is to search for your username using the Advanced Search options.

AMR

 

[john w]

AMR:

Perhaps Knight needs some "TOL Ambassaor" roles that have the admin rights to edit thread titles and nothing more.

Vote for me, as "TOL Ambassador for the Week," and I will edit thread titles, and ban no more than 2 TOL members/hour.

 

[bybee]

AMR:


Vote for me, as "TOL Ambassador for the Week," and I will edit thread titles, and ban no more than 2 TOL members/hour.

Perhaps someone, somewhere shall take that under consideration? each:

 

[quip]

A salad bar wouldn't hurt... :chew:

One of the newbies inadvertently suggested a Hall of Shame. Maybe add a list of users with the most infractions/bannings.

Now now TH, we don't want to resurrect past exchanges....do we? :think:

 

[fzappa13]

What would you recommend?

For what it's worth I'd implement a feature whereby one could keep unwanted drooling , malicious idiots out of one's threads!
Wouldn't it nice to have a pleasant exchange or spirited debate without the carping slanderers constant disruption?

:think:

Maybe moderate the Chat Box ... what a dumpster fire.

 

[intojoy]

Close urantias thread immediately...

 

[resurrected]

stupid thread's been going for five years and all this time i thought it was about a comic book

 

[intojoy]

Every time I look for new posts I see that garbage

I can't believe people even look at it ...

Demonism

 

[bybee]

Maybe moderate the Chat Box ... what a dumpster fire.

It gets a bit lively in there doesn't it? :devil:

 

[Tambora]

I think Knight is worn out imploring folks to be more judicious in thread titles

That's why you should help.
If you start a thread, I'll help too.

 

[fzappa13]

It gets a bit lively in there doesn't it? :devil:

I'm tempted not to log in because you don't have the "privilege" of seeing it under that circumstance.

:vomit:

 

[john w]

Perhaps someone, somewhere shall take that under consideration? each:

I've heard that tune, somewhere before....Wait..."The Wizard of TOL," me?

 

[Ask Mr. Religion]

That's why you should help.
If you start a thread, I'll help too.

I think this would be better if a moderator started the thread and asked for suggestions.

AMR

 

[IMJerusha]

Maybe moderate the Chat Box ...

Oh, that reminds me. I would like to have an edit feature in the chat box, not just a delete feature.

 

[bybee]

Oh, that reminds me. I would like to have an edit feature in the chat box, not just a delete feature.

Good idea!

 

[bybee]

I think this would be better if a moderator started the thread and asked for suggestions.

AMR

Indeed! However, I started this thread to generate some ideas and see what people are cogitating on.
:think:

 

[bybee]

I've heard that tune, somewhere before....Wait..."The Wizard of TOL," me?

Yup! From "The West Side Story".

 

[resurrected]

I think this would be better if a moderator started the thread and asked for suggestions.

AMR

they should title it "you have to read this!"

 

[Eeset]

Perhaps Knight needs some "TOL Ambassador" roles that have the admin rights to edit thread titles and nothing more.

AMR

If they let me edit titles I would probably get infractions.