Suggestions to improve defence.pk

[Hulk]

no i cant see mods.. where?

I keep the window where I opened the forum as it is and there at the bottom after the recent threads you will see list of all online users also segregated into types of users.

 

[livingdead]

I keep the window where I opened the forum as it is and there at the bottom after the recent threads you will see list of all online users also segregated into types of users.

there is no segregation... just list of members

 

[Hulk]

there is no segregation... just list of members

But you see them by colors and moderators will be of different color and that is how you know who is online.

 

[JonAsad]

I have rarely used PM when it was available... I dont know why they removed.. is it because people decreased posting in threads and started PM? any technical issue?

Nope it is not a technical issue-
It is an ethical issue-
People abused the PM to advertise new forums-
To generate competition-
Such things are not taken lightly by the management-

Btw if we had PM- Naswar wouldnt exist- it will all be PM PM-

 

[Last Hope]

Taking care of 'unwanted' members. I'm talking about trolls and propagandists, immature (in argument) and unstable members. (Outside members' club, on serious topics ofcourse).

Create a system;

First Ban (5 points)
Second Ban (3 points)
Third Ban (3 points)
Another ban within six months of third ban would result in 'Permanent Ban' (we had this title available in old days)
Fourth, Fifth and so-on bans would be worth 3 points, and should have six-month gap, otherwise as above, should be issued permanent ban.

To make things fair, the infraction system should be re-defined and low-quality/low-knowledge/immature-argument posts should be offered for 1 point. All members should have the option to revise their points incase of unfair awarding, and the point should be taken back. Moderators should have their system too, if they frequently give away unfair points.

This should help in establishing quality control. Quality is what this forum needs right now. Plus, PM option should be open for senior members atleast, the reason why it was closed is solved.

 

[Patriots]

@WebMaster, I have a few things to share which I often feel should be here at PDF:

1) Since Youtube is banned in Pakistan since quite some time, almost every video related to Pakistan affairs is shared at local Pakistani video sharing sites, especially at Tune.pk - There should be some option to embed Tune.pk videos here. There are a couple of other similar sites, but Tune.pk almost covers up everything. It will be great to have it integrated at PDF. I don't know how but Tune.pk is supported at facebook, so you should look for its API or something..

2) I've seen a couple of times here when members have embedded some Tweets here in their posts. I am yet to figure out how to do that.

3) Last thing is related to point 2. If we can have Social Media Share functionality enabled at posts or at least at thread level. It will be easier for us to share / quote things from PDF to social media sites with ease. I felt its need several times while having a discussion at facebook. It will also help bring more traffic to PDF via social networking sites..

My 2 cents..

Great point raised ... Tune.pk must be embedded ...........

 

[Alpha1]

A lot stricker I once got banned for a week denying to use the tem P O K

that is alot on the table....Just out of curiosity...DO INDIAN forums allow such things about Pakistan?!

Sorry if I offended you but it is a genuine question as I heard Indian mods are stricter in their forums...

 

[Kompromat]

@WebMaster

You were supposed to give us a twitter embedding support, remember?

 

[acetophenol]

that is alot on the table....Just out of curiosity...DO INDIAN forums allow such things about Pakistan?!

Sorry if I offended you but it is a genuine question as I heard Indian mods are stricter in their forums...

No I guess.No you didn't offend me either.
Indeed thats a long table.

No Indian Defence Forums that I have came across have been unbiased and popular as PDF is.
Most Indian Forums are just platforms for members to spit venom against Pakistan and Pakistanis. Thats why I have a 4000+ posts in Defence.pk and less than 300 posts in other forums. In several occassions, I have taken up the issue of biased attitude of members and moderators towards Pakistan with the Admins of those websites,but without any success.

I am not saying mods and members here are angels,they are biased too but we Indians gets our fair say here and the limits aren't crossed most times.

 

[PoKeMon]

Remove Aeronaut. He is not a mod stuff.

 

[Audio]

Forum is getting depressing. Especially now in the summer time with all the short skirts and tight tops running around....

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imho you also should start reccomending at first, later enforcing, members searching for existing topics before they open a new one.

 

[Kompromat]

Forum is getting depressing. Especially now in the summer time with all the short skirts and tight tops running around....

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imho you also should start reccomending at first, later enforcing, members searching for existing topics before they open a new one.

This option is available already.

 

[Elmo]

Taking care of 'unwanted' members. I'm talking about trolls and propagandists, immature (in argument) and unstable members. (Outside members' club, on serious topics ofcourse).

Create a system;

First Ban (5 points)
Second Ban (3 points)
Third Ban (3 points)
Another ban within six months of third ban would result in 'Permanent Ban' (we had this title available in old days)
Fourth, Fifth and so-on bans would be worth 3 points, and should have six-month gap, otherwise as above, should be issued permanent ban.

To make things fair, the infraction system should be re-defined and low-quality/low-knowledge/immature-argument posts should be offered for 1 point. All members should have the option to revise their points incase of unfair awarding, and the point should be taken back. Moderators should have their system too, if they frequently give away unfair points.

This should help in establishing quality control. Quality is what this forum needs right now. Plus, PM option should be open for senior members atleast, the reason why it was closed is solved.

We have this system in place. Most of it at least.

 

[JohnyD]

@ADMIN - suggestions are being deleted when they are against the operandi of any Mod... ..then why do we have this?

 

[notsuperstitious]

Ban all modi vs congress threads
Ban Shia Sunni mudslinging
Ban all BD Jamaati members
Give members rights to issue civilian infractions to mods and admins

Simples! LOL