Community generated suggestions to improve the forum (+ eventual voting on them)

[LeGaulois]

I've read a topic that hundreds Bitcointalk users can participate in the paid signature campaigns, but at the same time they don't have any earned merit, except airdropped (10, 100, 250, 500, 1000).

When users receiving money for posting, then I believe their comments should have at least some value for other forum members.

So I have a suggestion: if a forum member didn't get any merit in the last, for instance, 90 or 120 days, then such user will not be able to change the signature.

It should be noted that users without new merit still might have been able to continue wear their old signatures.

Senseless, to me, it's like punishing people because of a few bad apples.
What about someone who hasn't used the forum for months?
What about business owners (who usually only post updates) but never receive a merit point?
What about the valuable posters who receive rarely merit (Many cases could be found especially in local boards if there is not Smerit source) but their comments worth a lot more than the majority?
What about the users who don't care to participate in a campaign but would like to promote something in their signature space?

[Veleor]

What about someone who hasn't used the forum for months?

These members will continue to be able to wear old signatures, but they can't put another signature if they haven't got any merit in the last 3-4 months.

What about business owners (who usually only post updates) but never receive a merit point?
What about the valuable posters who receive rarely merit (Many cases could be found especially in local boards if there is not Smerit source) but their comments worth a lot more than the majority?
What about the users who don't care to participate in a campaign but would like to promote something in their signature space?

If forum members willing to promote something in the signatures, but at the same time they can't get any merit points, then I think such users might have been able to make a some fee to the forum, once every few months, in order to edit their signatures.

As for users who write good posts but don't get merit, so there's a special topic for such cases: "Report unmerited good posts to Merit Source".

[pugman]

When users receiving money for posting, then I believe their comments should have at lest some value for other forum members.

So I have a suggestion: if a forum member didn't get any merit in the last, for instance, 90 or 120 days, then such user will not be able to change the signature.

It should be noted that users without new merit still might have been able to continue wear their old signatures.

The situation isn't dreadfully bad to require a change, its comparatively fine. There are many people out there that make normal, not so merit worthy posts, which are still moderate posts, and not get merit for it. It could be a constructive post, but it may not be "merit-worthy", as a lot of people initially go like : "Does this post deserve merit? Probably not, maybe I will merit someone with a better post". One instance, there are more, obviously.

The change ain't required for now, if situation tends to become worse, then maybe not so bad of a idea.

[LeGaulois]

What about someone who hasn't used the forum for months?

These members will continue to be able to wear old signatures, but they can't put another signature if they haven't got any merit in the last 3-4 months.

What about business owners (who usually only post updates) but never receive a merit point?
What about the valuable posters who receive rarely merit (Many cases could be found especially in local boards if there is not Smerit source) but their comments worth a lot more than the majority?
What about the users who don't care to participate in a campaign but would like to promote something in their signature space?

If forum members willing to promote something in the signatures, but at the same time they can't get any merit points, then I think such users might have been able to make a some fee to the forum, once every few months, in order to edit their signatures.

As for users who write good posts but don't get merit, so there's a special topic for such cases: "Report unmerited good posts to Merit Source".

What about if their old signature is outdated, redirect to a hacked domain, outdated discount code, dead blog, etc So many examples.
LOL, if we listen to you, in some time you will suggest paying a monthly fee just to open our mouth
"Special topics": the type of topics we call, introduction to beggars and prostitutes. Not all members here are Smerit prostitutes

[Veleor]

1. Make a restriction that only users of the Member/Copper Member ranks can create self-moderated topics, because trolls abusing this option on the forum.
2. Give a temporary or permanent ban for vandalism to users which continuously creating self-mod topics and then deleting all replies there.

• Revoke self-moderating privileges from korner and other hypertrolls
  
• Self Moderated thread All Posts Deleted
  
• Troll abuses self-moderated topics in Russian local

[icopress]

Ave! Thanks to this post, now I know where I can store my suggestions for the forum If you see fit... you could add some of the suggestions for improvement below to the general list.

• Voting interface and Spoiler Tag
• Your statistics and thread efficiency summary
• Easier browsing of recently started topics
• Additions to Restrictions for Newbies
• Proposal to disable signatures in the Wall Observer / RU