In the future I would like to see:
1. I would like to see mods drop the attitude and the quick fire post closing.
I can understand dealing with idiots all day can make you a bit twitchy, but save it for the people who deserve it. This isn't just referencing my
history, I have seen it with much more level heading users than me. Some of you come off like your the absolute authority on a subject, which is
ENTIRELY different than being an authority on the website.
Just stop being pricks, subtle or otherwise. (not all of you obviously, just a small minority)
2. I would like to see a "False Flag" type of rating that goes hand in hand with the "Star and Flag" system. We have too many crazy neighbor
types posting and not enough Carl Sagans. The sheer amount of duplicate, conflicting, self serving and obviously hyperbolic posts is overwhelming to
people who just want to come in and see interesting stuff.
Today it is hard to get to anything interesting because this site in awash in "PlanetX", duplicate home made hoax YouTube Video links and
"Earth/America/You will die soon" posts that it makes it time consuming and hard to wade through all the crap to get to the cream.
Every thread seems to be filed with people who I think would actually kill you in person for not believing their conspiracy of the week. You can't
even participate in a discussion with being called an agent, liar, or moron.
Not all threads are like this, some are fantastic, but it is getting harder to find them.
What is wrong with a little balance? One of your mods already dismissed my idea without any consious thought.. "not another one" I would imagine he
was thinking.. but you know what?
He said you are asked about this "every few weeks" and there are posts on the subject.
Perhaps it has merit?
It doesn't even have to be a system wide system, it could be personal. A few "false flag" clicks and you don't see the same type of post on the
front page but only for the individual.. a custom system, you see what you want to see kind of thing.
It would be better than "ignoring" certain people.
3. Organize better, I can't find anything.
Put a link on the front page of ALL the forums in a listing
UFO's
BigFoot
PlanetX
Board Discussions...
This webite has fallen, and I want to see it get back up.
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reply posted on 26-2-2009 @ 10:06 AM by americandingbat
Originally posted by gormly
It doesn't even have to be a system wide system, it could be personal. A few "false flag" clicks and you don't see the same type of post on the front page but only for the individual.. a custom system, you see what you want to see kind of thing.
It would be better than "ignoring" certain people.
3. Organize better, I can't find anything.
Put a link on the front page of ALL the forums in a listing
If you don't use it, the MyATS feature can be super-helpful in both of these areas.
You can add all the forums that you're actually interested in to your myATS page, so you don't have to poke through the home page and board home pages to find them. And you can leave off the forums that are full of stuff that annoys you.
Gools made a thread talking about how to use it. The images are a bit out of date, but I think it should be pretty helpful: Customizing myATS.
And if you already do use myATS, hopefully someone else will be helped by this pointer
reply posted on 28-2-2009 @ 01:28 PM by AshleyD
reply to post by Ahabstar
I agree with this and have seen it suggested before. It would be wonderful to have a 'Recent Threads' page in the same manner of the 'Recent Posts' page. Often times the sensational troll threads are constantly bumped on the recent posts list while the well thought out threads vanish into the archives after four replies. Or perhaps very popular threads that simply do not interest us dominate the recent posts page whereas a thread we would find interesting would escape our attention after not being very active and would vanish off that list. It would be an excellent idea to have a page fully dedicated to a list of threads in order of creation.
reply to post by blupblup
I second that, obviously. It would free up the time it takes me to do it manually and would allow me to focus my time on more important things like color coding my sock drawer or compulsively scrubbing my bathroom floor inch by inch with a toothbrush. This is vital for time management.
Seriously, though. Auto-alphabetic is ideal. For those of us with longer friends lists, it helps find the person we're looking for more quickly.
I agree with this and have seen it suggested before. It would be wonderful to have a 'Recent Threads' page in the same manner of the 'Recent Posts' page. Often times the sensational troll threads are constantly bumped on the recent posts list while the well thought out threads vanish into the archives after four replies. Or perhaps very popular threads that simply do not interest us dominate the recent posts page whereas a thread we would find interesting would escape our attention after not being very active and would vanish off that list. It would be an excellent idea to have a page fully dedicated to a list of threads in order of creation.
reply to post by blupblup
I second that, obviously. It would free up the time it takes me to do it manually and would allow me to focus my time on more important things like color coding my sock drawer or compulsively scrubbing my bathroom floor inch by inch with a toothbrush. This is vital for time management.
Seriously, though. Auto-alphabetic is ideal. For those of us with longer friends lists, it helps find the person we're looking for more quickly.
reply posted on 28-2-2009 @ 06:52 PM by BO XIAN
reply to post by AshleyD
I still want to see . . . a page where:
1. all replies to my posts are listed.
Like on FREEREPUBLIC.COM's COMMENTS page which lists all my posts and all replies to my posts.
2. A page that also listed all my posts would be welcome but not as critical, to me as a page listing all the replies to my posts.
Scrolling through all the posts on MY ATS threads is a REAL TIME WASTER most of the time.
And time is not something I can just go to 7/11 and buy more of.
I still want to see . . . a page where:
1. all replies to my posts are listed.
Like on FREEREPUBLIC.COM's COMMENTS page which lists all my posts and all replies to my posts.
2. A page that also listed all my posts would be welcome but not as critical, to me as a page listing all the replies to my posts.
Scrolling through all the posts on MY ATS threads is a REAL TIME WASTER most of the time.
And time is not something I can just go to 7/11 and buy more of.
reply posted on 5-3-2009 @ 01:18 AM by Raud
reply to post by Phage
Had the same problem myself, a few months back!
Bothering, to say the least.
My other question:
Why is the search-function without an "advanced search" option?
You know; keyword for author, thread title, tag, etc...
The most basic of forums have this feature...
Rock on!
Had the same problem myself, a few months back!
Bothering, to say the least.
My other question:
Why is the search-function without an "advanced search" option?
You know; keyword for author, thread title, tag, etc...
The most basic of forums have this feature...
Rock on!
reply posted on 5-3-2009 @ 06:34 AM by InfaRedMan
reply to post by Phage
I've done the same thing before by mistake Phage. What I want to know why the same isn't true when you add someone as a friend. I find that a bit strange to focus on the negative...
Yes I know, it says "Respected Foe" but lets face it, most of the time, there's no respect at all. It gets used more as a "You Are An Irritating Annoyance" Button.
Given that ATS gets used as a networking tool amongst many things (i.e bringing communities together), how about a notification for friends. I've had U2U's before from people asking me why I haven't added them as friends in return. It's not that I didn't want to, it's that I hadn't checked my profile page in ages.
IRM
I've done the same thing before by mistake Phage. What I want to know why the same isn't true when you add someone as a friend. I find that a bit strange to focus on the negative...
Yes I know, it says "Respected Foe" but lets face it, most of the time, there's no respect at all. It gets used more as a "You Are An Irritating Annoyance" Button.
Given that ATS gets used as a networking tool amongst many things (i.e bringing communities together), how about a notification for friends. I've had U2U's before from people asking me why I haven't added them as friends in return. It's not that I didn't want to, it's that I hadn't checked my profile page in ages.
IRM
reply posted on 6-3-2009 @ 12:09 AM by InfaRedMan
reply to post by UmbraSumus
I started a thread on negative stars last year. What I learned from the thread & U2U's is this. ATS is a business and business is generated by hits.
If a thread gets blackballed. An inquisitive person may not be inclined to click the link. Also, trolling tends to have the effect of generating hits because more people jump into the fray. The science is simple. User Generated Content = User Generated Profit! You can't blame ATS for that! The whole idea is to turn a profitable business - as all successful businesses do!
Sensationalism and lack of evidence promotes general discourse too.
IRM
I started a thread on negative stars last year. What I learned from the thread & U2U's is this. ATS is a business and business is generated by hits.
If a thread gets blackballed. An inquisitive person may not be inclined to click the link. Also, trolling tends to have the effect of generating hits because more people jump into the fray. The science is simple. User Generated Content = User Generated Profit! You can't blame ATS for that! The whole idea is to turn a profitable business - as all successful businesses do!
Sensationalism and lack of evidence promotes general discourse too.
IRM
type option when reading posts and threads. There are some posts and threads that it would
help to have a thumbs down to hint to the person making the statement or the topic that people look down on it. 