What Would You Do To Improve TWEB

[Minnesota]

This was asked last year, but I think it bears repeating, if, for nothing else than to let the powers that be know what the current flock feels might improve the site.

If you could make any changes to TWEB, what would they be?

Serious answers only, please.



For myself, these are my choices:

1. Have an icon beside each forum (particularly in the "new posts" list, where I do 99% of my searching) denoting the off-limits status to non theists. (I keep getting into trouble for forgetting where I'm not suppose to be.)

2. Create an alphabetical list of all members, and linking each name to their posts, as is now done under their profile. (Sometimes I'll recall a statement I'd like to refer to by someone whose not currently showing on any of the forums.)

3. Create a forum dedicated to non-political news stories. (It just doesn't seem appropriate to post stories like "2004 Polly Awards" and "Guess the speaker!" in Political Science 101.)

4. Require all cut and pasted material to have a link to the source, and denoted by something like, SOURCE or MORE. (Common courtesy to those who want more information or might like to verify the accuracy of the paste.)

5. Have all the moderators, site owners, administrator assistants, and anyone here with more power than myself, reveal the State in which they live, or, if not in the U. S., their country. (It's helpful in stereotyping these powers.)

EDITED TO ADD

6. Turn the [IMG] code back on.

[$cirisme]

Why is this in the Locker Room?

2: Uhhh... http://theologyweb.com/forum/memberlist.php ? :huh:

3: You can post news stories relating to a field in the appropriate forum. For instance computer news would go into the Comp. Lab.

4: Already in the decorum.

5: :hrm:

[EvoUK]

Have all the moderators, site owners, administrator assistants, and anyone here with more power than myself, reveal the State in which they live, or, if not in the U. S., their country. (It's helpful in stereotyping these powers.)

Very useful- you don't talk to someone from the Bible Belt as you would do to a European... :lol:

[elysian]

Very useful- you don't talk to someone from the Bible Belt as you would do to a European... :lol:

:lol: :lol:
You don't talk to someone from Cleveland/Northeast Ohio the same way you would someone from Central or Southern Ohio either!

Even within US states there are distinctive cultural and political biases as well as different speech patterns, region-specific words, and dialects.

So someone who might think "elysian is from Ohio, (Central Ohio) therefore all Ohioans are conservative" would get a serious wake up call if they assumed "all Ohioans are conservative" when talking to Jimmy Higgins or Vorkosigan (Northeast Ohio)- who are both flaming liberals. (think Dennis Kucinich...he is a flaming liberal from the Cleveland area- opposed to Senator George Voinovich- one of our more conservative Senators... who is from Cincinnati (Southern Ohio) and you get it.) Conservatives and liberals alike abhor Bob Taft's policies, but that's another issue. (Ken Blackwell for Governor - NOW!)

It would be interesting to do though. You can already get some sort of regional information on members by looking at their profiles- if they provide it.

How about a "temper-o-meter?"
So we know which members are volatile and which ones are thick-skinned? :lol: :lol:

[Captain Ochre]

I like Minnesota's first suggestion, FWIW.

I'd like to be able to see what visitors are viewing in the "Who's Online" thingy.
Once upon a time I could view that.
No more.

[yxboom]

1. Have an icon beside each forum (particularly in the "new posts" list, where I do 99% of my searching) denoting the off-limits status to non theists. (I keep getting into trouble for forgetting where I'm not suppose to be.)
Sounds interesting. I see how such a thing could be implemented.

2. Create an alphabetical list of all members, and linking each name to their posts, as is now done under their profile. (Sometimes I'll recall a statement I'd like to refer to by someone whose not currently showing on any of the forums.)
Follow Cirisme's link.

3. Create a forum dedicated to non-political news stories. (It just doesn't seem appropriate to post stories like "2004 Polly Awards" and "Guess the speaker!" in Political Science 101.)
The Student Lounge (http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=139)

Its fairly new so the exposure is not really there.

4. Require all cut and pasted material to have a link to the source, and denoted by something like, SOURCE or MORE. (Common courtesy to those who want more information or might like to verify the accuracy of the paste.)
Use the www or news tags

5. Have all the moderators, site owners, administrator assistants, and anyone here with more power than myself, reveal the State in which they live, or, if not in the U. S., their country. (It's helpful in stereotyping these powers.)
:eh:

[Em7add11]

I know how to find yxboom's address. :teeth:

[Minnesota]

Why is this in the Locker Room?

Your suggestion?


2: Uhhh... http://theologyweb.com/forum/memberlist.php ?

That's what I'm talking about. But where is the link to it? I'm sitting here on the Theology Web Campus page but see no "Members list" listed.
h e l P !

[Xavier]

That's what I'm talking about. But where is the link to it? I'm sitting here on the Theology Web Campus page but see no "Members list" listed.
h e l P !
You can access the Member's List by click on the Number in the Number of TWebbers line at the top of the Forum Listings... :smile:

[yxboom]

Your suggestion?
Moved to the Student Lounge. :teeth:

[Rusty T]

1. The top of the page menus & submenus added to the bottom of the pages. . . .

[Dave G]

Add the forum jump to the top of the page, so no scrolling down to jump.

[dizzle]

And to head off LW, no, our policy on having Christian only moderators is not going to change, so please let's not even go there okay?


For myself, these are my choices:

1. Have an icon beside each forum (particularly in the "new posts" list, where I do 99% of my searching) denoting the off-limits status to non theists. (I keep getting into trouble for forgetting where I'm not suppose to be.)

Something to prevent such things from happening is a good idea. Note, though that the forum that a post is located in is noted in the active threads list, so ifyou are familiar with the forum, you would see that it is inChristianity 201 for example. But I do know that inadvertant posts do happen.



2. Create an alphabetical list of all members, and linking each name to their posts, as is now done under their profile. (Sometimes I'll recall a statement I'd like to refer to by someone whose not currently showing on any of the forums.)


Don't feel bad I couldn't find it for a bit.



3. Create a forum dedicated to non-political news stories. (It just doesn't seem appropriate to post stories like "2004 Polly Awards" and "Guess the speaker!" in Political Science 101.)

We have foreknowledge and created this forum anticipating your request.


4. Require all cut and pasted material to have a link to the source, and denoted by something like, SOURCE or MORE. (Common courtesy to those who want more information or might like to verify the accuracy of the paste.)

Already in the rules, but have you also checked out the "cite" tags which are very helpful.


5. Have all the moderators, site owners, administrator assistants, and anyone here with more power than myself, reveal the State in which they live, or, if not in the U. S., their country. (It's helpful in stereotyping these powers.)

We were thinking of doing country flags.

[Bib Lit Major]

Isn't no. 5 of Minn already done for the most part on the "Forum Leaders" page? I know there are some exceptions...like our Site Owners and a few others...

[Bib Lit Major]

1. The top of the page menus & submenus added to the bottom of the pages. . . .

Isn't that what the little arrow up at the lower right hand corner of each post is for?

[Minnesota]

Isn't no. 5 of Minn already done for the most part on the "Forum Leaders" page? I know there are some exceptions...like our Site Owners and a few others...

I want them ALL!! :teeth:

[dizzle]

Isn't that what the little arrow up at the lower right hand corner of each post is for?

I didn't even know that!

[Bib Lit Major]

Neither did I until I was pondering tizzi's post and looked and saw it and said, "hmmm," after which point I depressed the button and shot up to the top.