Thread prefixes & other forum features

-justin-
-justin- Posts: 891
edited May 2008 in The Clubhouse
There are a bunch of new features with vBulletin 3.7 and I wanted to get some feedback about "thread prefixes."

I think it's a useful feature and can help to separate posts at a glance. I have the ability to make different sets of prefixes available to different forums. Also I can bold them, color them, do whatever to make them stand out a little.

Here are some ideas that come to mind, but please add to the list:

<b>Flea Market</b>
[For Sale]
[Wanted]
...

<b>Clubhouse</b>
[News]
[Karma]
[Video]
...

<b>Technical</b>
[Help Needed]
[Advice] or [FYI]
[Review]
....

<b>Movies & Games</b>
[Review]
....

You get the idea. This could really be cool if implemented right, so let me hear your thoughts.

Thanks,
~Justin
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2008
    Way to go Justin. I have been thinking about some sort of computer forum. I have been on a quest for a sound card, and a little advice in that field. Plus the search feature hasn't been working well for me.
    Ben

    Edit
    Maybe work MPS/flac players into it. Just an idea for more modern formats.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited May 2008
    Justin,

    Will it require every thread to have one or will be up to the original poster?
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  • -justin-
    -justin- Posts: 891
    edited May 2008
    BaggedLancer wrote: »
    Justin,

    Will it require every thread to have one or will be up to the original poster?

    It will be up to the original poster. The default selection will be "none." I think if every post had a prefix it would find of defeat the purpose.

    ~J
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited May 2008
    I think it would be pretty cool since some people have a hard time coming up with thread titles as it is.....

    The for sale/wanted ones are useless, since there are individual forums for that but the others might be useful especially in high traffic araes.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited May 2008
    Justin is so sexy when he talks web development!

    Tell me more you HTML ****! :D
    No excuses!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2008
    Is the search feature broken? Or will we only will threads who are tagged show up in searches for now on?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,735
    edited May 2008
    JB, I hate it when you start changing stuff.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    How about a "completed sale" section for the flea market?
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  • -justin-
    -justin- Posts: 891
    edited May 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    How about a "completed sale" section for the flea market?

    This is a great idea, nothing more frustrating then openining a post for something only to find out it's already sold.

    ~J
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  • -justin-
    -justin- Posts: 891
    edited May 2008
    Face wrote: »
    Is the search feature broken? Or will we only will threads who are tagged show up in searches for now on?

    Rebuilding the search index, search will still work.

    But the "tags" I might disable because it appears people aren't really taking it seriously. It's another way to organzie information that I think could be useful, but we will see.

    ~J
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    I would like to tag myself as the Ultra **** Doro....in case anyone is looking for me.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited May 2008
    While I saw the tags used in some of the threads, and agree that they weren't being used quite as intended, I think it would be nice to leave the tag search option available. Hopefully it will be seen as a useful addition to the search function and will be used as such.
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  • edbert
    edbert Posts: 1,041
    edited May 2008
    That's why I couldn't find you! I was only searching for the **** Doro.


    Seriously though, I do like the idea of a completed sale section.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2008
    You are the only **** friend that I know of who love to patronize nudie bar, Mark! :p
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,834
    edited May 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    How about a "completed sale" section for the flea market?

    Something you will not need, seeing as how most things you sell are gone two minutes after you hit the "submit" button :D.
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    :D I could only wish for it to be like that but thanks, lol.
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  • MKZ
    MKZ Posts: 1,068
    edited May 2008
    How do you change the status prefix from "for sale" to "SOLD". Is that the right issue? What is the point of it?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited May 2008
    -justin- wrote: »
    Rebuilding the search index, search will still work.

    But the "tags" I might disable because it appears people aren't really taking it seriously. It's another way to organzie information that I think could be useful, but we will see.

    ~J

    Give the tags some time. Too bad everyone can see them. I would love to use my own tags. Sort of a virtual bookmark, but only the user who left the tag can see it and edit it, etc. Good for that user but bad for the rest of the users trying to search for info.

    H9
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited May 2008
    Also, so far the For Sale prefixes in the For Sale section of the FM seem utterly redundant. If it's not for sale it should be in the FS section of the FM. Just something I noticed, it's distracting to see a long row of green "For Sale" prefixes.

    The prefixes are a great idea for other sections that have a variety of subjects. Just seems redundant in the WTB and FS threads.

    My .02c

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    Change is sometimes distracting. I wish they were a pretty pink or chartruese.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2008
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Also, so far the For Sale prefixes in the For Sale section of the FM seem utterly redundant. If it's not for sale it should be in the FS section of the FM. Just something I noticed, it's distracting to see a long row of green "For Sale" prefixes.

    The prefixes are a great idea for other sections that have a variety of subjects. Just seems redundant in the WTB and FS threads.

    My .02c

    H9

    They're convenient for those who use the Active Topics feature.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,196
    edited May 2008
    -justin- wrote: »
    Rebuilding the search index, search will still work.

    But the "tags" I might disable because it appears people aren't really taking it seriously. It's another way to organzie information that I think could be useful, but we will see.

    ~J
    Justin, please give the Tags a while to work. Using the tags will make searches SO much easier when looking up stuff. I understand if it is continued to be abused, it'll be axed.

    A single keyword is one heck of a lot easier to look up than a "phrase" or a quote that as the months/years go by, we may not remember. Looking up a keyword on a specific key topic may help the searches tremendously.

    Food for thought. Your the boss. ;)
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited May 2008
    Avatars?
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited May 2008
    -justin- wrote: »
    Rebuilding the search index, search will still work.

    But the "tags" I might disable because it appears people aren't really taking it seriously. It's another way to organzie information that I think could be useful, but we will see.

    ~J

    Justin, the tags are a great feature and should be kept.

    The way they are being used by some just shows that this forum is way too permisive. I am sure there's a way for you to see who created the tags. If inappropriate, just delete them and send a warning, temporaly ban, etc.
    (I was the first to use them in an inappropriate way.....but I was drunk at the time and later cleared them :o).

    Oh, and an anti troll rule should also be implemented.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited May 2008
    Shizelbs wrote: »
    Avatars?

    Uh, no. The alteregos are big enough around here already, CP with avatars would equal complete retardation, and possibly cause a ripple of evil ending life on the planet.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited May 2008
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    Uh, no. The alteregos are big enough around here already, CP with avatars would equal complete retardation, and possibly cause a ripple of evil ending life on the planet.

    Sign me up.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited May 2008
    Justin, how about an analog section since the vinyl and analog rig onslaught here is reaching Crescendo
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  • -justin-
    -justin- Posts: 891
    edited May 2008
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Justin, how about an analog section since the vinyl and analog rig onslaught here is reaching Crescendo

    What exactly would be the forum name, and what would be the description? Would this go under "Special Interests?"

    ~J
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited May 2008
    It's called the 2ch forum, and it already exists.

    Make an analog section, then you will of course have to make a digital too. I'm all for discussing a board re-structure, but just simply adding forums isn't the answer, if anything we probably need less.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited May 2008
    ^^^ Agreed
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