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Discussion Forum
I know I've been harping on about the forum for a while now, but that's because I think it has awesome untapped potential to allow Wetpaint to grow further...hell, that's in all our good interest.
Firstly, congratulations Wetpaint on the last discussion forum release. The fact that categories can be managed and sorted is a big step forward as it has made it infinitely more useable by simply being able to organise posts.
Here are a couple of simple suggestions to further enhance the discussion forum which I think will totally transform it into a superb tool.
1:- A set of smileys/emoticons.
Non-visual communication is a factor of online community membership. Human communication however involves far more than what is just being said. Smileys/emoticons are a simple way to enable peple to interact better by displaying the mood of the post, thus preventing mis-interpretation. Online communication is worldwide and regional cultural differences can result in people interpreting a message in ways that may not have been intended by the writer. An emoticon can help the reader to tune in to the mood of the writer.
2:- Images/Links
It would be a great improvement to be able to post images on a discussion board post. Even if it is just images from the wiki's photo gallery. Doing this would allow members to really brag about their passion and would facilitate more detailed discussion.
Similarly with links. Allowing external url links into the body text of a discussion post will enhance the discussion forum experience and at the same time willpropagate Wetpaint further.
Just these two simple additions will imo transform an ok wiki feature into a fully interactive useable tool.
Keep up the good work guys.
Regards
Joe
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Nov 2 2009, 6:04 AM EST by
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Tip
Alfibitise your site, eventyually you will want to do that. And DO NOT COPY WHEN YOU START OUT IT WILL MAKE YOUR REGREAT IT LATER!
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Jan 10 2009, 6:58 PM EST by
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Examples of Site Description
The following examples are here to help give you ideas on how to build your site description and site name. For more tips, visit the Site Name and Description recommendation page. Site Name Examples: For Hello Kitty Universe , the site
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Nov 2 2009, 3:23 PM EST by
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Community Calls
Hey Everyone!
I think that Wetpaint should partner with TalkShoe (www.talkshoe.com) and allow Community Interaction through Community Calls. There could be a Link near Signed In or something that Says Community Call. Even without Wetpaint partnering and allowing this you can create a Community Call by going to TalkShoe.com (This is not known as Spam, because this is more towards a Tip for Wetpaint Wiki Creators.) If you would like to take a look at one of my Community Calls, Go to my profile. I know talkshoe is always willing to get more partners, as they have partnered with Meebo, and are working on a partnership with Ustream.tv. Need info about TalkShoe, Message Me.
Thanks,
Josh
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Jan 14 2008, 8:19 PM EST by
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