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Skimmed the other responses, apologies if any of this is repeated

I more or less like the forum.  Aside from the below complaints (the first one is actually bugging me precisely as I type this), the only forum funtion I've *ever* seen that beats this place is a forum that had an arcade of Flash games, where users high-scores were posted for bragging rights.  But that's an extra.

The forum needs:

1) plain text reply boxes... various aspects of the auto-formatting get really annoying (REALLY annoying)

2) a universal Mod PM box, so that in the off-chance no mod is online, whoever logs on next will get the message and we don't have to take a crap-shoot as to who that will be. 

3) a way for individual posts to be flagged (as abusive/offensive/flaming/etc) by users, so Mods can see precisely how many users have issues with a particular post.  Obviously, they wouldn't rely on how many flags a post gets to decide what action to take, but simply how much attention a particular issue needs.


 Charts:

1) "compare consoles" charts for more than just Japan... if possible, the ability to compare more than two consoles, and the ability to compare consoles from different regions (say Japanese Saturn sales vs. American N64 sales)


My suggestion for the news section: give everybody the ability to post a news item, but have every item sit as "inactive" until a "News Mod" comes by to activate it.  Inactive posts are visible, but cannot be responded to or voted on.  The News Mod would obviously only activate the posts that feel professional, and out of those, the top-voted ones get to the front page.  Only active posts are capable of front-pagination, and after seven days, an active post reverts to "inactive" status, and leaves front page.

For the news's own page, I'd suggest a layout more like actual news websites: the frontpage articles are all, well, on the front page, and on the sidebar there are sections for, say, "sales," "games," "industry," or whatever.  Posters would have to choose the most appropriate section for their article to go into when they post it.  This way, the news section is easier to navigate, and articles that aren't on the front page are easier to find.