[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by vauge

Add it to the list please. Showing a bunch of zero's is bad design.

As a member or admin of a forum, the only info I should see is information that is either interesting or needed. If a user in a thread has zero thanks/dislikes - I don't even need to see that field. No one cares if Sally/Tom has 0 dislikes or 0 thanks. If a user has a thanks/like, then show that number. Else, ignore it. Real estate is precious.

Thanks for your input, but chances are that particular feature won't be implemented - it has the potential to cause confusion (Why can't i see what thanks they have made?) And i also encourages the user to make use of the feature (all my stats are 0! I want to improve them)

The postbit being auto collapsable/hideable should resolve 99% of the real estate concerns =)

Originally Posted by vauge

My motivation:
Let me share my motivation why I am in this topic and following your product. I need those reports. My users are begging for them back - if you or Abe do not deliver soon - I will be forced to write them myself or pay a third party to write a script. I screwed up and upgraded without realizing Abe's mod was not completely functional. All of your current pro features currently really are worthless. It is kind of upsetting that we are forced to by a converter to a product that we cannot test. The "likes" thing sounds neat and something I would be willing to pay for which is a reason why I advised you to consider a different pay model.

I was also shocked to find that you did not have #thanks per thread report feature and you were trying to sell a product which competes with Abe's mod that is free. The only report you have is who created a thanks/like. Frankly, there are limited times when folks want to know who they thanked/liked. Users are most interested in who they received thanked/liked from. The user profile is the TOP landing page on my forum after subscriptions when folks login - it is mainly because of Abe's thanks system. My users are also very outspoken about not having that info.

In addition, I am here to hopefully add specific constructive criticism and let you know that us big forums cannot and will not use your product as is - we would have to put a TON of work into to make it less cumbersome, make it utilize much less space and force it to blend in more to our style.

Finally, I don't care if you make any of these changes. I will get those reports with or without your product. However, you might stand a chance to make an outstanding replacement for Abe's fine product and become the new standard. Plus, your team might make a few bucks on the side if you can deliver. If this was a free only model, I would have prob accepted your product as is. I signed up on your forums to test, not to participate.

Again, thanks for listening. My goal is not to be confrontational. I hope you now understand why you have so many people interested in cosmetic changes.

peace

=) Thanks for the input and opinions.

We always appreciate feedback from users on our mods - and we always aim to put their features in wherever possible. We have an extensive catalogue of mods however, and we're not always able to instantly add features users want for each mod - it's a physical impossibility. We do listen though, and we recommend using the Project Tools system on our website simply because it decreeases the chances of your suggestions being forgotten/lost. On the plus side, if you're right and lots of people want the feature, others will suggest it and it will definetely get done =) It's kind of a self moderating system really.

I would point out that we already have plenty of customers for the mod, quite a few of which are large forums =), but that doesn't mean we won't take your suggestions on board.

Thanks again for taking the time to think about it and let us know your ideas!

Iain