Public Feedback Reference list (not bugs!) last edited: 2007 June 10, 12:19 UTC implemented items are struck through most recent additions are underlined explanations are [fixed width] General User Functionality Needs: Ignore/Mute List [Mod/Staff roles should override globally, Founder/etc within respective orgs (perhaps a permission setting for other roles)] Contacts/Friends List [not everyone I contact is in my org] User selected status is sticky between sessions [This is currently most painful when multi tabbing] Wants: Sortable Org Tabs [join order != relevance] Notifications window: Toggle individual (Un)Read, Mark All Read, Remove All Unread [no need for confirmation in this format] Option Notification sound plays even if the current window is not active [currently only plays when the tab/browse is not in focus] Notifications, fine grained controls [separate @mentions, upvotes, combine quote/reply, condense thread reply with post reply] Multi-user Private Messages [Org chats are insuffient to purpose] Ideas: Include a separate emoji quicklist in settings rather than autofilling it [cuts down on auto-sorting, and list duplication for rarely used items] Expand/Popout Org tabs without leaving the current page [beats forcing every org resource into bookmarks] Collapsible Folder/Categories for bookmarks [I barely track anything and this is already 2/3 my bar] Ability to archive PMs [Remove from active bar, but still retrievable via 'all private messages'] Persist last page vied state between sessions [eg, if I log off viewing this thread, return me to it on next log in] Auto limit post flooding [Forums and chat] Improve URL schema readability [eg. /spectrum/SC/forum/spectrum-feedback/1234-thread-title ] Forums Needs: Expand the SC tag cloud to cover all existing mainsite subforums (parity) [select tags can be search/replaced to collapse no longer supported subs at a later time] Force tag selection before creating a thread, even if the tag is 'none' [if tags are to be the new subforums, they need to be used consistently] Search Category, User, and Tag filters. Chat should not be indexed [this should improve search relevance by miles] Float the formatting bar in the message reply window [so it doesn't travel off screen like it did while writing this post] Ability to select tag 'none' for filtering [no tag != all tags] Deleted Threads should be removed from thread list [they currently show up, with "new" tagging even] Deleted Posts should be automatically collapsed [and the icon removed, I understand keeping the position to preserve referencing] Post controls in consistent placement [currently they are inconsistently at the top or bottom] Enable the thread reply button for first reply [currently it's only enabled AFTER the first reply] Setting: do not display media in thread list [notes says there is one, but there isn't] Report Post to moderators [I'm sure the mods would prefer this to being drowned in PMs] Method to define Moderator edits to posts [currently impossible to do] Wants: Multiple Tag selection for posts [addresses crossposting/retagging] Inverse Tag filtering [eg: NOT 'Concern'] Mark Tag as read [this needs to be applied to the current tag filter, not the entire forum] Separate notification settings for upvotes/replies [having them combined can generate lots of notification spam] Polls and poll permissions [mostly for orgs] Spoiler Tags [basic courtesy, preferably collapsible style] Remove Category selection from thread edit for users [it should remain for staff/mods] Indication of post edit [would be nice if the included the most recent timestamp also] Hyperlink block embedding [like --> this <-- but without having to hack it in] Save post draft [this has already been causing some issues] Merge thread tool for moderators [People hate Katamari, but it's a good solution to some problems] Setting / stickiness for thread type default [And thread type availability setting for categories] Setting / Stickiness for nested sort order [global at least] Ability to disable inline formatting [current formatting characters can have unexpected effects when used as characters] Ideas: Remove user icons (ie: 'started by xyz') from the Thread List. [it's too small to be useful anyways] Allow clicking the '@handle' text of a users post to insert to a reply [parity with chat function] Collapse 'New' icon into the existing thread icon on the left, simple recolor, with mouseover text for count [more consistent placement and visibility] Add a 'New/Unread Posts' sub filter [ie filter unread to the top] Add mouseover text to the to the page/post selection bar [to show which page/post is being selected] Add a Recent Activity section [for keeping track of newest post across the forums] Ability to add quotation reference to quote formatting [or to partially quote in reply] Autoscroll reply post to top of reply window [minor, but nicer than overlaying it] Chat Needs: Stop scrolling while emoji-selection/edit is active [it's maddening when this moves away] Implement post flood filtering [currently possible to spam channels with repeated large text/imgaes] Wants: Return cursor to message line after editing or selecting emoji [just makes sense] Deleted chat lines should be removed [or at least collapsed with no icon] Move Emoji/Edit/Delete mouseover bar to the left at the bottom of user text [it's just more comfortable there] Reverse Link Parsing logic to require interaction to insert media rather than remove [cut down on scroll spam from non-media links] Images size limits should not use a square ratio [currently it's 1:1, 4:3 or 16:9 would be preferable] Ideas: Allow inline PM's in a different color when already in a chat room [really, I'm already in chat why am I moving to a different room?] cache updates from bookmarked chats while in chat window [saves switching time/reduces need to multi tab] Search role filter [more filters is good filters] Organizations Needs: Incorporation of Org functionality to Spectrum [including admin, member lists, search, etc] At least 1 additional Role: Parole/Moderated [or the ability to reassign member/affiliate to default] Wants: Arbitrary Role creation [to include affiliates, or at the very least rank based ones] Remove the background/box around the org logo [both on the org page, and the left bar UI and bookmarks] Default Forum/Chat titles to SPECTRUM_ID [saves bookmark confusion] Ideas: #SPECTRUM_ID parsing, linking to the Orgs public page [eg: #FTL would link to https://robertsspaceindustries.com/orgs/FTL ] Guest role and guest forum access [assignable to non-org members]