Musicbanter Improvement Thread

[TheCunningStunt]

Someone said it was unnecessary, I'm not sure who. I don't tend to read this particular thread, I just skim read.
It's a really simple update, and an extremely practical one so if that doesn't happen then this thread is quite useless IMO.

Anyway, I'll toddle off out of here now. I only check it every now and again as I really don't think changing the colour or having an arcade would be of any benefit.

[VEGANGELICA]

Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Someone said it was unnecessary, I'm not sure who. I don't tend to read this particular thread, I just skim read.
It's a really simple update, and an extremely practical one so if that doesn't happen then this thread is quite useless IMO.

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Really?

I could have sworn I just said a few posts ago I thought it was a good idea.

Yes, Cunning, some people have sounded hopeless about getting changes at MB.

But Urban did think your idea of asking for visitor message notification was good and since it is a small request it might have a better chance of being implemented.

[TheCunningStunt]

I wasn't the one to suggest the notification when you get a visitor message, I don't use this thread much - but it makes sense. I just don't think anything's going to change and I'm not too bothered about that, the site is okay.

[Freebase Dali]

Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

There's not much point in suggesting Musicbanter improvements because

1) They won't get passed, mods will just point out how unnecessary the particular improvement suggested is - even though things like notifications for when we get a wall post would be really helpful
and
2) The website is fine as it is, most things suggested are complete rubbish. Changing the colour really doesn't matter.

I can't blame you for not realizing what actually goes on behind the scenes, but you'll be happy to know that recently we mods got together and compiled a list of the most popular improvement requests in the past couple years and sent it up the chain to the admins. After a few months, two of the items were granted.

You can now insert 10 pictures in a single post, and the character limit for posts is doubled.
Oh yea, you can say gay now, too... but that was a separate thing.

Hopefully the more important items will be addressed, and maybe one of these days we'll actually get some much needed sign-up verification implements like all the other forums on the web have. But if you guys want us to muddy things further with stuff that, to me, amounts to users being lazy, then hey, that's fine with me. I just hope no one starts complaining about the stuff that may get pushed aside in the process.

[right-track]

Freebase. Out of interest, what were the other improvement requests?

[VEGANGELICA]

Originally Posted by right-track

Freebase. Out of interest, what were the other improvement requests?

I was just going to ask that! Great minds. I couldn't remember seeing the post with the list of improvements that the mods requested.

Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

I wasn't the one to suggest the notification when you get a visitor message, I don't use this thread much - but it makes sense. I just don't think anything's going to change and I'm not too bothered about that, the site is okay.

Oops! I forgot--it was Violent & Funky. Sorry. It does make sense to have visitor message notification.

At least we get notified about personal messages! Things definitely could be worse than they are, but I see no reason not to ask for improvements. If one doesn't ask for something, then one is assured of *never* getting it. If one asks, then there is a possibility.

[James]

Guys, why can't you just set it so you get an email when you recieve a visitor message? It's not hard.

[Urban Hat€monger ?]

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

I can't blame you for not realizing what actually goes on behind the scenes, but you'll be happy to know that recently we mods got together and compiled a list of the most popular improvement requests in the past couple years and sent it up the chain to the admins. After a few months, two of the items were granted.

You can now insert 10 pictures in a single post, and the character limit for posts is doubled.
Oh yea, you can say gay now, too... but that was a separate thing.

Hopefully the more important items will be addressed, and maybe one of these days we'll actually get some much needed sign-up verification implements like all the other forums on the web have. But if you guys want us to muddy things further with stuff that, to me, amounts to users being lazy, then hey, that's fine with me. I just hope no one starts complaining about the stuff that may get pushed aside in the process.

Is it being pushed aside though?

It's not the first time we've asked for admin to implement an email verification system. In fact we've asked for one several times since I've been a mod & so far nothing has materialised. It doesn't take 3 years to implement something like this.

I don't think we should stop asking for small things just because bigger things have yet to be done, in fact have we ever had any guarantee that these bigger things we're waiting for are being done? I can remember Yac saying he'll see what he can do but other than that I've not seen him say we're working on this or working on that.

You don't think it's a good idea to have a notification system, that's fine, but I do think it is and I really don't see what harm can be done PMing Yac & asking if it's something that can be done simply & easily.

[right-track]

Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

I think it was right-track who suggested interviewing famous band members on MB, which I thought was a great idea. People might be sucked in by being able to ask questions of some musician they admire in her or his own thread.

Don't expect anything like that though ^
That idea was in the context of a forum far removed from the format we have now.
I doubt very much if Admin would allow such a radical change to the one I had in mind at the time.
In fact it would be a complete waste of time even asking. For something like that to happen it would require an Admin fully involved and interactive with this site and one that had the future of MB as a priority. I suspect they are more than happy to maintain the status quo.

[VEGANGELICA]

Originally Posted by James

Guys, why can't you just set it so you get an email when you recieve a visitor message? It's not hard.

I think some people would hit the 50 private messages limit pretty quickly if visitor messages converted into private messages, James! They may not want to spend the extra time deleting all the messages from their inbox. (But how *do* you make a visitor message convert to a private message? Mr dave could use that function!)

Other forums list on the top right how many private messages and visitor messages you have, in addition to "Friend Requests" and "Notifications," so when you click on those links they show up.

Just like we see "Private Messages Unread 0 Total 44" or whatever your numbers are! Except right below that you'd see "Visitor Messages," and below that you'd see "Friend Requests" and below THAT you'd see "Notifications" in case you are informed of some site event by the administration or moderators.