What Do You Want Added To The BYC Forum & Site?

[1acrefarm]

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I'm not making any promises, but there *may* be something in development that could help with this.

Sounds good. That is my biggest wish for the site as well.

 

[ozark hen]

I completely agree with all of the above, it is a pain downsizing on my computer then uploading to another site that will downsize it more and then putting on byc. Especially for those of us who are on dial up and computer illiterate. Thanks so very, very much in advance.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Okay, an update. We spent a few hour compiling the suggestions, ranking them by # of requests, and checking to see how we've progressed. Here is our report card:


Suggestion --------------- Notes
Add Chat --------------- Done
PM System --------------- Done
Easy way to upload pictures off the computer --------------- Done
Sexing young chickens category --------------- Done
Link exchange (Users should link BYC) --------------- Done - In the rules of the forum
Larger font size --------------- Done (first month of the forum)
Add emotes / smilies --------------- Done / In process
Field in profile to enter Flock --------------- Everyone should put flock info in signature
Basic page with info on chickens for kids --------------- https://www.backyardchickens.com/raising-chickens-basics.php
More in-depth breed profile area --------------- In process: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=61033 and https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=18039
Avatar & picture posting instructions --------------- In the FAQs here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1198
visited link should change color --------------- Mark as read function added
Pronunciation list of chicken breeds/Breed page --------------- Member's to-do
Spell checker --------------- most browsers support or have plugins for this, but we still may add in the future
Gardening forum in misc section --------------- www.TheEasyGarden.com
Seed exchange --------------- www.TheEasyGarden.com
Where am I' states/ listed in Alpha
A topic page just for pics
Section for Polls
Multiple chat rooms for multiple topics/Age groups
Photo gallery section/personnel galleries
Art work to be allowed for pic of the week
Search results (searched word to be highlighted)
Photo icons where msgs contain photos
FAQ's alphabetized
Birthday page


Many of these items will eventually be implemented, for example, I really want to add polls to the forum.

The great news is that the things that were requested the most have been added, stuff like chat, PMs, picture uploading, etc.

So, keep the ideas coming!

 

[Justino]

Polls would be awesome!

 

[Colored Egg Farmer]

I wish there was like a yearly awards cerimony like there is 5 different catigories: then each month each catigory gets a nomination. And then at the end of the year there could be voteing area and the winners get the catigory they won and the year in there title.

 

[Reinbeau]

Pretty please make the indicator that you posted in a thread bigger than this '.' Please??? That dot is so small, I've never seen such a small post indicator

 

[Justino]

We should have contests and then the winner gets a special rank for like a month or something......we should have a chicken art contest!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tnkinhunting]

I think the "search" thing needs to be more "specific" - if I search for blue orps then take me to the thread and the message in that thread - I do not have time or patience to search some of these threads - they are enormous! Does that make sense? Maybe even "highlight" my search result! Hey, that would be neat! Just a suggestion.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

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That would be cool and is on my "sub list" of things to add. For now please review the search features and tools available. There are way more powerful features and tools available than 99% of the forum members know about or use:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=47494

 

[KAKBucks]

Ok, total newbie here, but what about a breeder directory by state?

Kendra