How would you make FerrariChat.com better?

This is a very small thing..

Allow the titles under the username to be changed, but only by mods. A few other message boards that I have been on have done this and it is really quite amusing to see the names that the mods come up with for people based on their posting habits and personalities.

 

mod squad can edit user profiles as follows:

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This is simply to remove any material deemed "offensive", links to all the wrong places, etc..

But, not titles. Bummer!

 

P&R is separated out because people will always discuss politics. Off Topic ended up dominated by politics, and so it was separated, and then later moved to the subscribed area. As with any other section, one can choose to not participate in it. The Europeans have tried to shut it down for years -- I'm surprised to see you join them.

If you want nuanced political discussion, there are indeed other forums for that

 

Every other part of FerrariChat is about as interesting as any supermarket tabloid. So, let's trim Fchat's opening page to this.
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Rob,
Newsletters still are stuck at APR 2008. Needs fixing.

I have tried to tell folks what to expect when signing up for FChat. You can't get that kind of info without going to another computer and trying to log on. For example: You can read text but not see pictures without registering.

When registering you do not get enough info as to limitations. For example: Number of attachments that can be posted before needing to subscribe?

How about adding all privilege descriptors to Paid Subscriptions and just call it Subscriptions. Or just add the info as part of the descriptor for Silver. Be nice for members to find current priveliges all in one place. You can find the no-nos easily but not the yes-yeses.

Still need to add "two word" search. And a sharpen function for downloaded pictures. Pic Subforums sounds good. Don't lose the links to the artists. Their work is really a feather in FChat's hat and covers the interests of all forums.

John

 

That is what the usercp is for, bookmark that as your link to fchat and you will only see subsribed forums and new posts in subscribed threads.

 

+1

 

Rob,
When you jump back to FerrariChat.com from anywhere you get a line: Special Links, below that: Sub Forums... Dave's store, Newsletters, etc. Still works tonight. That is how I got there.
John

 

Rob, this morning when I first logged on I had 3 new PM's, but didn't check them----then the site went down for maintenance---since the site has been back up the PM's are gone---any way to retrieve them?

 

one way you could improve ferrarichat would be to create a section solely to be used by
true ferrari experts.
this would give an unbiased forum on topics that only experts would be permitted to
respond to.
we have so many armchair experts who divulge spurious or unwarranted opinions on practically
anything imagineable.
an expert such as rifledriver, steve magnusson, fastradio,etc. who make their livings working
on these machines ought to be the only ones to respond (if they care to) to a given question.
i think this concept would benefit everyone.
this would not be an "elitist" tribunal, but rather a clearinghouse for problems that deserve a
cogent, reliable answer. essentially a tutorial exchange process.



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an expert is anyone who is more than 20mi. from home......mark twain

 

understood. but, there are too many self-appointed experts who get things f**ked up!

 

p.s.
when i become king of the world i will demand total compliance!
afterall, these cars are tuff enough to care for without having quacks
recommending nostrums to fix things up.




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balls!... said the red queen

 

i forgot...





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off with their heads! lewis carroll... alice in wonderland

 

Would there be a way to have verified owners have some sort of icon or something next to their screen name that designated them as such? This could be an extension of the "secret owners area"

 

nope. how about a special icon. or a special avatar. hell, anything to distinguish them from us
mere sh**theads who think we know it all.

 

Cool idea!!

 

How about taking the Tech Q&A section and dividing it among each model section the question is about--If you have a 308 question, post in 308 section, if you have a 348, post in 348 section, etc...

Do the same with the Showroom----divide it into each model specific section....

 

Bring back Noah!!!

 

I disagree with this, as techheads tend to cross models. I learn as much from Ernie and his mutant 348 as I do from Mark and his mutant 308

 

LOL---Talked to him yesterday--He is still a Tool!!!

 

I've got to admit, I kinda miss kickin' him around on this site.