One thing that ive seen done is a "Threads of the Week" or, "Threads of the Month". You have recent threads but it doesnt really sort anything out quality wise. Usually what happens is the administrator picks out a short list of what he/she thinks where the most insightful and worth reading threads of the week/month and posts them on the front page.
I always read these in a few forums because it saves you time wading through the trashier threads and you know your not missing anything really big.
Hi TabJockey,
This may be something we introduce in the future. I would probably think that it would be a "Thread of the Month" rather than "Thread of the Week" as a poll would have to be run to determine the winner. One may even have to be run to determine the nominations. As always, the biggest obstacles to making ideas like this a reality are the logistics involved.
Something like this is definitely under consideration however.
Joe,
Long time reader first time caller...
2 Things
- Can we get a stock ticker that we can just punch in the code for and check the price? There used to be one on here but then the forum overhaul led to its demise...
Hi JTLP,
Unfortunately ASX stock data is very expensive to display on websites in Australia. The ASX charges exhorbitant licensing fees and there are significant data provider fees on top of that, which means that it ends up costing thousands of dollars a month just to display 20 minute delayed data.
Hopefully, this is something that ASF can offer in the future once we are generating enough revenue to make it feasible. This can only happen if ASF members
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- Can I be a mod to weed out low substance posts? No but seriously...is there anything that can be done about this? Mods do a great job of informing ppl about low quality content etc but sometimes ppl still get through the old "I'm thinking about buying in what's everybody's thoughts looks to be going to $1,000,000 tomorrow..."...perhaps a permibanner on the side or a little reminder for people when they open the reply post to make sure it is worthy of reading?
(Long spiel and I hope you get my drift)
The moderators and I love removing no/low content posts from stock threads and we urge all ASF members to report such posts by clicking on the "Report a Post" icon on the post in question and letting us know about them. We encourage quality content on ASF and need the help of all ASF's users to weed out those who use ASF to ramp, downramp or to post misleading or incorrect information.
In a sense, every ASF member is a moderator because they can all report posts that they believe violate our Terms of Use, Posting Guidelines or Code of Conduct. Every reported post is looked at and evaluated. We may not agree that every reported post should be removed but we do examine each one closely to ensure that it complies with the site rules.
Hi Joe, An email being sent out on a reply to a thread seems to be quite a big thing on some websites. Particularly if there is a reply several days later and on occasions weeks or months later. Quite often drags a poster back to the website who has half forgotten they became a member. I feel this is the only thing that is holding back ASF at the moment.
Hi Noirua,
This feature already exists. When you are reading a thread that you wish to subscribe to simply click on the "Thread Tools" menu you will see at the top of each page of the thread and select the "Subscribe to this Thread" option.
Hi Joe, being a contrarian I was wondering if there is a chance of a feature such as a 'quiet stocks' category, something like a 6 month bump for stocks with no analysis on your main search page... just a thought. Maybe it would give people a chance to revisit undervalued stocks that the populists had forgotten. Much like the 'gone cold' feature of football coverage.
Hi doogie_goes_off,
This is great food for thought and has been placed on the list for consideration in the future.
Thanks for the feedback!