SUGGESTION LIST
INTRODUCTION
This is a list of suggestions that have been made. It’s as complete as we can get it within reason.
There is no particular meaning to the order in which they are presented.
I (Larry Pieniazek)[1] came up with the categories myself, and they may be whacked...
If you have corrections to this list, changes to how I categorised things,
expansions of which posts should be linked, changes in status for a suggestion,
suggestions I missed or anything else relevant, please send them to an admin
who can correct things.
It is very helpful if you can (no, MANDATORY that you do)
include links to the relevant posts.
If you want to make suggestions about the list itself, FUT the
post
where this list was announced, with your suggestions about the list itself.
That thread should have NO suggestion discussion, all of that belongs
in other threads.
If you want to add to the information about a suggestion itself (why it’s
good, what it does, how it works, how to implement, drawbacks, etc.) find the relevant
post and post a reply. Older posts to admin.general should be XFUT to admin.suggestions
NEW suggestions should be posted to admin.suggestions.
(see this post for more
info on that process and what we need, please make my life easy,
I get grumpy easily.)
KEY TO STATUS
Open
| | Noted and under consideration for implementation. Feel free to add, refine, elaborate the suggestion as needed. Hang a new post (1) somewhere in the thread tree of the suggestion as given by the reference under LUGNET Post(s).
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| | Hold
| | Noted and under consideration for implementation, but with lower priority.
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| | Implemented
| | Has been implemented. If you spot flaws in the implementation or things that don’t work as you expected, hang a new post (1) somewhere in the thread tree of the suggestion as given by the reference under LUGNET Post(s).
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| | Rejected
| | Most likely will not be implemented without further justification. Possibly there are technical reasons, or possibly the feature doesn’t make sense. See the thread(s) referenced for more information on why, feel free to follow up to the thread with more information or justification, or technical suggestions when warranted.
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| | In Progress
| | This suggestion is currently being worked on and SHOULD (2) move to Implemented soon
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| | something else
| | Hopefully self explanatory, but if you really need an explanation, ask...
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| | DD-MMM-YY
| | Latest revision by an Admin
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- In admin.suggestions, regardless of where the original thread started, and remember to XFUT properly if necessary, please. Else I get grumpy.
- No promises! All suggestions are just that, suggestions, and the LUGNET Technical Team may or may not implement as they see fit, possibly with no explanation whatever given as to why.
- I.e. go ahead and elaborate on rejected ones, report problems with implemented ones, etc.
IN PROGRESS
OPEN (sorted by category)
Short Description
| | LUGNET post(s)
| | Status
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| | New/improved features
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| | Rotating Links on frontpage
| | admin.suggestions 1459
| | Open, 13-Dec-06
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| | Filter BS Gallery on frontpage
| | admin.suggestions 1461
| | Open, 13-Dec-06
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| | Zoom-In for LUGMap
| | admin.general 13752
| | Open, 13-Nov-06
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| | Implement poll voting via email
| | admin.suggestions 1137
| | Hold, 10-Jul-06
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| | New NNTP/HTTP hybrid client
| | admin.suggestions 1226
| | Hold, 10-Jul-06
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| | Expand GUIDE to include LEGO related items
| | books 425
| | Hold, 10-Jul-06
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| | Passwords, member issues, member information
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| | Change state of residence
| | admin.general 12023
people 1229
| | Open, 10-Jul-06
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| | Add canadian provinces to the user profile
| | admin.suggestions 1578
| | Open, 13-Feb-07
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| | Link to member page from post
| | admin.suggestions 869
admin.suggestions 1132
| | Hold, 10-Jul-06
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| | Sortable member set list
| | admin.suggestions 886
| | Partially Implemented by Rene, 10-Jul-06
admin.general 13614
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| | Bricklink purchases/sales update set list
| | admin.suggestions 1104
| | Hold, 10-Jul-06
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| | Better organization of handy information
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| | Easier to find “History of LEGO”
| | admin.general 13823
| | Open, 5-Feb-07
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| | Add ID-attributes to <TD>-tags in downloadable membersetlists
| | admin.general 13618
| | Open, 15-Jul-06
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| | Email posting identity setup easier to find
| | admin.general 12558
admin general 12585
| | Open, 10-Jul-06
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| | Extend DB with minifig info
| | admin.general 11573
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Make finding LUGNET admin emails easier
| | admin.general 12389
| | Open, 11-Jun-06
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| | Curators guide
| | admin.suggestions 12389
curators 120
| | Open, 11-Jun-06
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| | Fix member numbers that have spaces after them
| | none (in curator admin page, not publicly visible)
| | Hold, 11-Jun-06
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| | Make FTX page names optionally case insensitive
| | none (Example: this list is “List” not “list”)
| | Hold, 11-Jun-06
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| | Make copyright notice link to explanation
| | admin.suggestions 1204
| | Open, 11-Jun-06
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| | internal (admin/curator func)
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| | Make (/foo/) and /foo/ be the same
| | none (in curator admin page, not publicly visible)
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Lock FTX pages while editing
| | none (realised it while editing this page)
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | .market related
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| | Clear statement: can local groups allow market posts?
| | can’t find it right now
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | threading/tree view issues
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| | Prune subtrees
| | admin.general 11612
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Save context on tree view
| | admin.suggestions 862
| | Open, 11-Jul-06
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| | Post Highlighting
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| | Only highlight once per thread
| | admin.suggestions 872
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
Has to be discussed fully
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| | Personal top stories
| | admin.suggestions 1126
admin.suggestions 1114
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Highlight via mail
| | admin.suggestions 1147
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Spotlight list should honor the skip filter
| | admin.general 12591
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Categories of Spotlights
| | suggestions 1243
| | Open, 11-Jul-06
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| | Filter/read issues
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| | RSS feeds for each group
| | admin.suggestions 1514
| | Hold, 20-Dec-06
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| | Skip specific thread, not entire group
| | admin.suggestions 861
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Filter honored in top stories
| | admin.suggestions 1003
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Language Filter
| | admin.suggestions 1171
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Search Issues
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| | Cancelled posts get returned in search
| | admin.suggestions 1154
| | Open, 11-Jul-06
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| | Make Member FTX pages searchable
| | admin.suggestions 1197
| | Open, 11-Jul-06
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| | BUT, exclude some pages from them
| | admin.suggestions 1201
| | Open, 11-Jul-06
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| | Index FTX pages by member
| | admin.suggestions 1197
suggestions 1242
| | Open, 11-Jul-06
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| | Improve general search
| | admin.suggestions 1200
| | Open, 11-Jul-06
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| | Honor skip filter settings when searching
| | admin.general 11706
| | Open, 11-Jul-06
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| | Find “my” posts via search
| | admin.suggestions 1210
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Posting Mechanics
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| | Move a post function
| | admin.suggestions 870
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Fix Word Wrap issues
| | demonstration of problem
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Fix FTX link mechanics for NNTP subscribers
| | admin.suggestions 1187
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Develop NNTP based member confirmation
| | admin.suggestions 1188
| | Open, 11-Jul-06
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| | Handle paired quotes differently
| | admin.suggestions 1081
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Handle escape char in FTX links better
| | admin.suggestions 1084
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | HTML conversion for email subscribers
| | admin.suggestions 1184
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Store FTX posts as multipart/alternative
(FTX, HTML, & plain text)
| | admin.suggestions 1211
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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| | Smiley Icons
| | general 49285
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
Has to be discussed fully
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| | Toggle identity while logged in
| | None (easier way than this form )
| | Hold, 11-Jul-06
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IMPLEMENTED (sorted by date)
Short Description
| | LUGNET post(s)
| | Status
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| | CSS-based design of front page
| | none
| | Implemented by Rene, 31-Jan-07
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| | Finish front page revamp
| | admin.suggestions 1242
| | Implemented by Rene, 31-Jan-07
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| | New World LUG Map technology
| | admin.general 11548
| | Implemented by Rene, 10-Nov-06
lugnet.general 53114
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| | Statistics crossposting
| | admin.suggestions 823
| | Implemented by Rene, 12-Jul-06
admin.suggestions 1420
already implemented, but the value is questionable -> daily “spamming” of admin.database
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| | FAQ should be linked from more places
| | admin.suggestions 877
| | Implemented by Rene, 10-Jul-06
admin.suggestions 1410
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| | Member updateable link database
| | suggestions 1242
| | Implemented by Rene, 27-Jun-06
general 52777
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| | Ensure that admin@LUG.. goes to all admins
| | none
| | Implemented by Jerry, 20-Jun-06
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| | Better tracking of member payment
quicker membership add
| | none (but lots of posts mention issues)
| | Implemented by Rene, 20-Jun-06
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| | Uniform addresses for LUGNET admins
| | admin.general 12389
| | Implemented by Todd, March 2005
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REJECTED (sorted by date)
Short Description
| | LUGNET post(s)
| | Status
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| | Optimized User Interface for highlighting
| | admin.suggestions 1431
| | Rejected, 14-Sep-06
admin.suggestions 1433
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| | Preview not working right in Firefox
| | admin.suggestions 1085
| | Rejected, 12-Jul-06
admin.suggestions 1427
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| | link to Amazon from more places
| | admin.suggestions 1228
| | Rejected, 11-Jul-06
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| | Implement “logins” for non members
| | admin.suggestions 1221
| | Rejected, 10-Jul-06
Lapsed due to Rejection of admin.suggestions 1217
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| | Up/downlighting as moderation tool
| | admin.suggestions 1119
| | Rejected, 11-Jul-06
admin.suggestions 1124
admin.general 6221
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| | Disallow post with non moderated BrickShelf pics from spotlight
| | admin.general 12599
| | Rejected, 11-Jul-06
unreasonably strict
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| | Add a “most replied to” list
| | admin.general 12616
| | Rejected, 11-Jul-06
just a booster, incompatible with the intention of the highlight/spotlight system
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| | Add a “most viewed” list
| | admin.general 12616
| | Rejected, 11-Jul-06
just a booster, incompatible with the intention of the highlight/spotlight system
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| | More Variable spotlight weights
| | suggestions 1241
| | Rejected, 11-Jul-06
would lead to similar effects as described in admin.suggestions 1124
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| | Personal Filters with more kinds of settings
| | admin.suggestions 1097
| | Obsolete, 11-Jul-06
Duplicate
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| | Find cancelled posts (only) via search
| | admin.suggestions 1217
| | Obsolete, 11-Jul-06
Duplicate
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| | Allow members reading via NNTP (or mail?) to spotlight
| | admin.general 12619
| | Obsolete, 11-Jul-06
Duplicate
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| | Extend DB with Book info
| | admin.suggestions 1231
| | Obsolete, 11-Jul-06
Duplicate
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| | Allow user cancel of posts via web
| | Can’t remember right now
| | Rejected, 30-Jun-06
admin.general 13604
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| | Allow user uncancel of posts
| | admin.suggestions 1217
| | Rejected, 30-Jun-06
admin.general 13604
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| | Allow web to emit NNTP cancel
| | admin.suggestions 1217
| | Rejected, 30-Jun-06
admin.general 13604
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| | Change attribution/identity of post prior to authentication
| | admin.suggestions 1217
| | Rejected, 30-Jun-06
admin.general 13604
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[1] As of this writing (10 July 2006), this list is no longer being
maintained by Larry. Contact Rene with your comments or simply follow Lar’s suggestions how to proceed with new suggestions.
Thanks!
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