I could have sworn I replied to Frank's post this morning, perhaps I did not click submit.
What I wanted to say was that lets then add #5 and #6:
1. The image rotator on the bananas.org homepage needs attention on what goes in and what stays out, that I will handle programatically.
2. automatic User Titles need attention, they are misleading, that I want to determine a new set of titles with you guys, so lets talk about them as suggested three posts up
3. "Banana Expert" plaque can be setup to assign a special rank, as deserved on an individual basis.
4. Hall of Fame direction is being revisited
5. Add sticky threads and advise people to search before posting, and mention other tidbits of netiquette perhaps. It's always wise to check for a sticky thread before posting in any forum, to learn the rules of the land. If we put a few strategic sticky posts around, perhaps we can change the tone of things and keep certain types of (new) threads from surfacing as often.
6. Encourage people to use the "Report Post" feature more often. This way, if a thread or a post is about to throw the train off the tracks, you guys can help the moderators and I to catch them and act accordingly, perhaps delete the post or hide the thread.
<-- thats what that button does next to each post, click it to report a post. You stay moderately anonymous, just the moderators (Ron or Gabe, and I) can see the report and that you made it, the other members cannot. We get an email notice of the report instantly, and the moderators can discuss the report in a special forum that only they can see. You guys are encouraged to report posts if you feel it's in the best interest of our mission.
http://www.bananas.org/downloads/ForumOrganizerFull.msi
^ Zac, that's for you (and everyone else)
This handy software to keep track of all your forum memberships, and it also makes it very easy to log into all your messageboards, and even post the same message to each, quickly, if you want to make an announcement in a few places... It will even keep track of posts, it's pretty self explanatory. It stores usernames and passwords, they are stored only on your computer, so only you have access to them. That makes it very easy to log into each forum you are a member of and just go down the list when you want to make some posts to all your boards. Let me know if you have any questions about it or how to work it if it's confusing at first.
It should help you not forget about your favorite sites anymore. It's for Windows, btw...