Suggestion Box

[MrBurns]

Take the best from Hot Copper
Live ASX on the homepage for instance.
Make the site come alive !!!

 

[Joe Blow]

Thanks for all the suggestions.

A suggestion that I think could add value/ traffic to the site is the use of a chat box. Something similar along the lines of
'The age' markets live, yet perhaps more of an instant message function. I feel this could be a great function, particularly Monday-Friday during trading hours.

I suppose this could bring in the pain of moderating what is said etc. However if this was spread out amongst a variety of respected/trusted community members it may drive up some traffic. Also, maybe a chat type function could be shut off on weekends to minimise the amount of content to be moderated (Swearing, Pumping etc.)

At various times I've considered a live chat feature and there was a time when one was installed here at ASF. However, it was never widely used and was eventually discontinued. I don't think we ever had a shoutbox installed.

There used to be General ASX Market Discussion threads that I always preferred as it kept the forum more active as people were posting in threads. Shoutboxes and live chat tend to take the focus off the forum and reduce overall participation.

That being said, I would be interested in finding out if others were interested in a feature like this as it's not difficult to set up.

Might be an idea to put the latest posts on the homepage like Hotcopper with posts about particular stocks first and general chat at the foot. At first glance ASF seems more about the general topic of the stock market rather then specific stocks which might be more interesting and more food for Google.

I agree that there needs to be some modifications made to the front page and I do like the idea of a longer list of latest posts organised by category. This is something that I will be looking into very soon.

Along the same line of thought …… but totally different …. Would it be possible when for example the Recent Posts page is brought up, that instead of only the last 20 entries, we could minimise the size of the display to fit at least 40 entries (or even more if the display was more of a listing style?)

You can change the number of threads displayed per page by adjusting your Preferences. Just change the "Threads Per Page" setting. Or did you mean a change in the way threads on the Recent Posts page are displayed, such as a listing style similar to the one that HC uses?

At one point ASF was going to have a top threads thread, wasn't it? Joe, that would attract plenty of clicks & revenue.

A thread that listed the most viewed or most popular threads?

 

[MrBurns]

I think I'd also put this thread in a members only section to prevent unwanted attention....

 

[Gringotts Bank]

A thread that listed the most viewed or most popular threads?

I imagine there's some overlap. As you know, good threads draw interest which draws clicks and even more contribution. Could you maybe provide a list of most viewed (market related) and get members to cast votes? Then have that list on the home page. Could work well.

 

[systematic]

Definitely think - as you / we are all wanting more activity in the stock threads...that it makes sense to highlight those specifically, on the home page - good idea @MrBurns

 

[barney]

You can change the number of threads displayed per page by adjusting your Preferences. Just change the "Threads Per Page" setting. Or did you mean a change in the way threads on the Recent Posts page are displayed, such as a listing style similar to the one that HC uses?

Howdy Joe … Thanks for the reply …. You have to realise you are dealing with a Dinosaur here lol ..

I didn't even know I had control over this kind of stuff …

Anyway, apart from being able to add more posts per page (which I have now done) … I wonder if the "Default" Display when logging in was smaller/more compact … or in more of a "List" style … would that be visually easier to navigate? ….

I think most people are "internet lazy" so the more visual options available per page means less searching to find something (I always have the files on my computer set to list view for eg. but maybe I'm in the minority …. I'm old) …. Just a thought … curious if anyone else thinks the same?

PS You are doing a great job …. Cheers M8

 

[barney]

Hi Joe …. Re my last post ... sent you a PM which is hopefully clearer. Cheers.

 

[Darc Knight]

Anyone else getting the advertisement stating they are the one millionth vistor? I understand these ads are to some degree out of the direct control of this Site, but I wonder if such ads would scare away new site visitors.

 

[Joe Blow]

Anyone else getting the advertisement stating they are the one millionth vistor? I understand these ads are to some degree out of the direct control of this Site, but I wonder if such ads would scare away new site visitors.

Am looking into this now and will get rid of this advertisement as quickly as possible.

 

[tech/a]

Nurturing/Encouraging/supporting Quality Posters.

The likes of Howard Bandy.
If you can retain these sort of people on this site it will attract others.
Sure they have an agenda but they also have a great deal to add to discussion.

To have these people chased away by people who do not agree is only
detrimental to this site.

There are many more T/H /Radge/Guppy was around for a while if I remember.

There are lots of quality guys out there you could encourage/invite to post.
Bring them on board.
Make ASF a place of great interest.

 

[Joe Blow]

Nurturing/Encouraging/supporting Quality Posters.

The likes of Howard Bandy.
If you can retain these sort of people on this site it will attract others.
Sure they have an agenda but they also have a great deal to add to discussion.

To have these people chased away by people who do not agree is only
detrimental to this site.

There are many more T/H /Radge/Guppy was around for a while if I remember.

There are lots of quality guys out there you could encourage/invite to post.
Bring them on board.
Make ASF a place of great interest.

Agree 100% tech. ASF should be a constructive, collaborative, supportive place. That's what I intended when it was originally created.

We have some great contributors already but we can always use more. And yes, unfortunately we have lost some over the years. Please encourage and support those who post quality content, as it benefits everyone and will inevitably attract more new members and contributors. Online communities are only as good as the content that is posted and the way that people treat each other. So I'd like to aim high with both and try to build a community that people want to be a part of and contribute to.

 

[tech/a]

How about inviting interesting people to present their stuff?

 

[Joe Blow]

How about inviting interesting people to present their stuff?

I'm definitely open to suggestions. If you or anyone else has someone in mind please let me know, either here in this thread or by PM if you prefer.

If any ASF members know interesting people feel free to invite them directly. It doesn't have to go through me, just send them a link and let them know they're welcome to register and get involved.

 

[tech/a]

There are heaps of interesting You Tubes.
I'm sure an invite from You to anyone of these that are found by one of us
would love the exposure.

As people find them just notify you with a brief of why they think the wider community would benefit.
If you agree send out the invite letting them know we are a knowledgeable lot who will
actively review and consider their presentation with instant feed back.

I think all members should be open to new ideas and where interested take part in constructive
discussion. I'm sure there is room for learning by everyone.

 

[barney]

I'm definitely open to suggestions. If you or anyone else has someone in mind please let me know, either here in this thread or by PM if you prefer.

If any ASF members know interesting people feel free to invite them directly. It doesn't have to go through me, just send them a link and let them know they're welcome to register and get involved.

There are heaps of interesting You Tubes.
I'm sure an invite from You to anyone of these that are found by one of us
would love the exposure.

As people find them just notify you with a brief of why they think the wider community would benefit.
If you agree send out the invite letting them know we are a knowledgeable lot who will
actively review and consider their presentation with instant feed back.

I think all members should be open to new ideas and where interested take part in constructive
discussion. I'm sure there is room for learning by everyone.

Was thinking the same thing …………. Any you tuber whether they have a motive or not should be happy to present their stuff …. win win for ASF

 

[Darc Knight]

I, like a lot of people have my money in Index Funds. This means I don't analyze individual Stocks like some of the incredibly smart posters on here. But that also means I don't contribute much to the Stock threads. If there was somehow more discussion on topics relevant to Index Fund investors I think that would allow all us Index Fund investors to contribute more.

 

[Joe Blow]

I, like a lot of people have my money in Index Funds. This means I don't analyze individual Stocks like some of the incredibly smart posters on here. But that also means I don't contribute much to the Stock threads. If there was somehow more discussion on topics relevant to Index Fund investors I think that would allow all us Index Fund investors to contribute more.

I encourage index fund investors to start and/or participate in any discussions relevant to index funds or other related topics.

The more discussion the better as far as I'm concerned. Please feel free to start any new threads as you think of them.

If you need any assistance just let me know.

 

[Trav.]

Hi Joe

I have been getting more involved with the site and in doing so noticed a couple of features missing from the ASX Stock Chat section that I believe would make the site more user friendly and in doing so, it would ensure that some of the excellent posts by the members are not lost in one continuous stream of posts.

Below is a quick mock-up of the site. I would add that I do not know anything about your hosting software or price of data feeds but at a minimum I would suggest



Cheers

Trav

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe

I have been getting more involved with the site and in doing so noticed a couple of features missing from the ASX Stock Chat section that I believe would make the site more user friendly and in doing so, it would ensure that some of the excellent posts by the members are not lost in one continuous stream of posts.

Below is a quick mock-up of the site. I would add that I do not know anything about your hosting software or price of data feeds but at a minimum I would suggest

Trav, thank you for the feedback. I appreciate the effort you have put into thinking things through carefully and creating the mockup. You make some very good points and observations.

There have been some other great suggestions made recently in another thread by a number of other ASF members and I have made a list of these ideas in a Word document that I have created to keep all the suggestions together. I appreciate all the feedback and will be sorting through it suggestion by suggestion when it comes time to plan the next website redesign.

At this stage, I have tentative plans to introduce the next website redesign around the time we hit one million posts. A new, much improved version of this forum software with numerous new features is being released soon and I intend to give it four to six months for most of the new bugs to be scrubbed by the developers before getting started on the redesign.

So please keep posting and feel free to keep on making suggestions as you think of them. That goes for all ASF members. The more food for thought the better.

 

[barney]

There have been some other great suggestions made recently in another thread by a number of other ASF members

Hey @Joe Blow … I note that there has been a rally from many Members in general to improve the input for the Stock threads ….. Hopefully this short term improvement gives you some hope of getting things back on track?? Cheers.