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Vanity | October 10, 2003 | RightFighter

Posted on 10/10/2003 7:35:55 AM PDT by RightFighter

I was just wondering if any of you have any suggestions for how to make Free Republic easier to use and a better place in general. This is NOT a criticism of Jim Robinson and I am most appreciative of all his hard work. This site is great and I enjoy coming here to learn about and discuss the conservative issues of the day. This is just my desire to see this site become more "viewer-friendly" than it is in its present iteration. I've had thoughts over the years about this and these are the ones that I keep coming back to:

1. Different background colors for alternating posts within a thread, for readability

2. Ability to set up chat rooms for certain events, rather than using the "Live Thread" concept. The entire idea of a "Live Thread" is somewhat of an oxymoron and EXTREMELY difficult to follow.

3. Smilies and other icons available when posting messages

4. Keeping track of numbers of posts by each user. Many forum sites do this, and some even give titles to users who reach certain posting milestones.

5. The ability to mark a thread for later reading, rather than having to "bump" the thread


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To: smith288
careful with that, CSS (style attributes) are not allowed on FR so any advanced text formatting may be ignored.

Yeah but ... the ignored things would be noticeable in PREVIEW. And the spelling would be right.

321 posted on 10/10/2003 2:36:06 PM PDT by GretchenEE (Liberals CANNOT be trusted with national security (excepting maybe Congr. Norm Dicks.)
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To: Mad Dawgg
Suggestions for a better Free Republic

More Belly Girl Threads!

Here:

*sigh* Happy now?


322 posted on 10/10/2003 2:38:05 PM PDT by null and void
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
:(
323 posted on 10/10/2003 2:39:51 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: GretchenEE
You're welcome. Glad to be of help.
324 posted on 10/10/2003 2:41:09 PM PDT by new cruelty
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To: new cruelty
I do not like the idea of #4 -- keeping track of the number of posts.

Other sites that use this tend to end up with too many useless posts in an effort to drive numbers up.

Please do not add this.

Other ideas are OK.
325 posted on 10/10/2003 2:43:03 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi
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To: RightFighter
I'd like to see the number of the comment I'm replying to posted on my own comment.

Seems like I'm always typing sentences like, "Your caption in #23 is a winner" or "I don't agree with your statement in #238".

I feel if I don't include such a sentence, the reader of my post won't remember what the comment is that I'm referring to or where it can be found without endless scrolling.

Hope you get my drift.

Leni

326 posted on 10/10/2003 2:46:55 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: Publius6961
5 inches (12.7mm) thick.

either:

0.5 inches (12.7mm) thick. or
5 inches (12.7cm) thick.

327 posted on 10/10/2003 2:49:36 PM PDT by null and void (Mine's 200-300µm thick. It's the blubber that shields me...)
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I'm sure it's been mentioned before, but I'd like to be able to filter the served web pages so as to "overlook" certain posters.

I've looked for a utility to perform that function at my end, but no luck so far.

The "sort by time" as default in a search would be a positive change.

All in all, this is still the best political discussion site on the web, IMO. A big improvement would result from posters stifling the defense mechanism -- if the post doesn't add to the discussion, don't make it. The signal to noise ratio can't really be managed, it relies on discipline from ALL of us.

328 posted on 10/10/2003 2:55:44 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: MinuteGal
I'd like to see the number of the comment I'm replying to posted on my own comment.

Seems like I'm always typing sentences like, "Your caption in #23 is a winner" or "I don't agree with your statement in #238".

I feel if I don't include such a sentence, the reader of my post won't remember what the comment is that I'm referring to or where it can be found without endless scrolling.

Agree. I'd also like to have the post# included with the name of those to whom I've responded.

329 posted on 10/10/2003 3:18:45 PM PDT by secretagent
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To: RightFighter

If I had to pick from all the suggestion I've just made, I'd want the search engine link on the My Comments page. Very easy to fix and it would help save bandwidth. After that, the automatic search feature on the post page and then the new categories.

330 posted on 10/11/2003 3:26:19 AM PDT by Prodigal Son
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To: xzins
I am, however, interested in an "edit" button. Some things really do "look worse in black and white," and I'd like to go back to change them a bit.

Yep. It could be a timed feature. Like you don't come back and edit it within a half hour, it stays. (that way you can't be coming back months later and changing what you said).

331 posted on 10/11/2003 3:28:59 AM PDT by Prodigal Son
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To: RightFighter
I don't want to add my bookmark list to my public profile. I just want to be able to come back later and read some articles that I saw earlier in the day that interested me. I don't really want everyone else to see what articles I'm interested in.

That's a good point. Perhaps two seperate features on the member page. A "read for later" and a links list that would be open to the public but with the option to keep it private.

332 posted on 10/11/2003 3:32:27 AM PDT by Prodigal Son
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To: RightFighter
How about a kids forum
Where kids and teens can help each other
333 posted on 10/11/2003 4:56:43 AM PDT by purrfect meow
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To: So Cal Rocket
Changing the "Search" feature so that the default is "Search by Post Time". This change alone will avoid many of the duplicate threads!

I second that! I also suggest placing the "POST" icon somewhere else other than next to the "EDIT" icon.

334 posted on 10/11/2003 5:13:49 AM PDT by Libloather (I smell a RAT. Could be the pantsuit...)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Agree. A spell-checker would be useful for us spelling-challenged.


Aside from a short post like this, I compose my responses in MS Word to catch any misspellings and then cut and paste. It keeps me from making too many mistakes.

335 posted on 10/11/2003 5:25:25 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN
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To: John123
http://www.iespell.com/

Great tool

Downliads right into your IE as a tool
336 posted on 10/11/2003 5:29:05 AM PDT by JZoback
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To: TheBigB
Nude Fridays!

Yeeeehaaaa

337 posted on 10/11/2003 5:52:33 AM PDT by varon
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To: JZoback
http://www.iespell.com/

Great tool

Downliads right into your IE as a tool

Way cool! Thanks very much! Not to be a busy body but I noticed you didn't use the spell checker for "downloads." :)

338 posted on 10/11/2003 7:26:56 AM PDT by John123 (The Governator is gonna do some butt kicking in Sacramento. Coming soon to a theater nearby you.)
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To: RightFighter
I think we should have a section of the site which tells you which freepers are on the site at the specific time.
339 posted on 10/11/2003 11:21:04 AM PDT by yonif ("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
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To: RightFighter
MY ONE AND ONLY SUGGESTION WOULD BE...

Once you contribute for the current quarter, the fundraising posts that are on every single thread go away!

:)
340 posted on 10/11/2003 12:13:18 PM PDT by MaryFromMichigan (A day without fusion is like a day without sunshine)
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