With NPDs decision, more traffic... and that means a few more needed things

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TWRoO said:

kn said:

More trolls, more idiots, more multiple accounts, more traffic and so on. Here are a few things I think need to be done (since the analysis stuff has come so far)

Implement email verification for new users (and existing!). That will elimiate a lot of the crap that goes on. Maybe yes, as long as we just get the one email.

The search feature needs to be "enhanced". I have a hard time finding anything... search by keywords with "and/or" functionality as well as search a specific board, search by user name, date range, etc. That will cut down on duplicate threads. yep.

Disable the search function for people that aren't registered users. Why?

Limit the amount of "analysis" that can be done if they aren't registered. seems a bit restricting but maybe.

Put in a "multiple posts in X seconds" -- i.e. no more than 1 per minute to avoid spamming if that would stop double posts then yes.....as long as it isn't more than one minute, lots of people can type fast.

Give mods (if they don't already have it) the ability to both ban a user AND delete a post and/or complete thread rather than just editing it. yep

Give users ability to edit their own thread AND the title of their own post. definately, very definately, and incredibly definately.

 

Feel free to add more, but with traffic most certainly on the rise, these things will help keep the site orderly.

 

 TWRoO, server strain is why. The number of guest far out number the logged in users. Disabling the ability of guests to search and limiting their ability to use the analyze functions will reduce the strain on the server. With the NPD pulling back the server is going take a beating if the guests make heavy use of those two features. Especially since the number of registered users is likely to baloon over the next couple of months.