1. Delete or suspend your account feature . I feel when this feature will be misused . Members will delete their acc after bashing and then create new acc.
I am thinking of the following procedure. I want to delete my account so I fill in a form. The top level admin checks my entire post history and checks if I am a troublemaker trying to escape. When they are happy my account goes into suspension for two weeks in case I change my mind. Once that time is up then my account is deleted. I can also ask for copies of posts I want to keep or information I want removed because of privacy. This can be implemented and moderators can check. It happens on sites way bigger than IF and it's a feature people expect. If India forums wants to expand it will need to start having features that makes it compatible with others. Also the amount of space unused member accounts hold might help make IF run faster. They can do it if they want to and people will be happy for it.
2. Remove old threads from the "My Posts" feature, where you posted in a thread ages ago but don't want to see it on my posts again. Again my posts are necessary when mods need to do check the members previous posts .
So let the mods see that, not the members. Let the mods see a log of every post a member makes to check if they cause problems. Why should that be available to any other member? It encourages stalking and it also takes up space. If I want to keep or save a particular post for later, there should be a feature like the watch list we already have. If I posted on a thread a year ago and I don't want to see it again, I don't really want to see it cropping up again all the time until a new thread is made.
3. Change your username whenever you like so long it's available to use If the members are allowed , members will change the ID daily and it will be difficult for the mods to keep track of problematic members.
India forums has a username change log that tracks the username of a member when they change it. This feature can be used to check any username change. Expand the feature and let the mods see it only. Let the original username be kept on log and then let the software check the username changes that username has made. It can be done and it will be useful else reduce the amount of time you need to wait to change your username. Let the member choose their colour as well and change it.
India forums needs to have a robust moderation team and procedure in place. It needs investment in it. Make the rules simple. Make the rules the same across every forum with no loopholes. Implement the rules fairly with everyone. Some mods are great, some are impartial, some only cater to certain fan groups, some just go power hungry on everyone. Pick the most suitable neutral mods, give them the right features and give them an incentive to do the best job they can and it will improve the site. I know they work hard and tirelessly to moderate. It's a tremendous amount of work but if they are having trouble and the site doesn't help then it won't make india forums a place people want to come to. This place needs an overhaul and before I leave I wanted to make sure I gave my feedback so the site can become better and the mods are less stressed and rewarded more.
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