The Constructive Ideas Thread

[Lisnaholic]

I´d just like to applaud the atmosphere in this thread, which feels so much more comfortable than some recent embarrassments.

I´m pretty much with Ki about the member of the week/month idea; if people take the trouble to set it up and contribute, it could be fun - especially for members who are constantly dipping into all the forums.
EDIT in response to BD: You´re right about the karma issue, but I´m thinking that if it´s only member for a week, are people really going to bother gearing up into cliques to claim such a transient reward ?

I agree with VEGANGELICA that there is a significant difference between calling someone a troll (i.e. insulting their person) and accusing them of trolling (i.e. criticising their behaviour). How that subtle distinction can be policed, I don´t know. As I think Jans and Urban mentioned, banning the word "troll" would be ineffectual. The moment a member posts, "You´re green and you live under a bridge!" it would become a worthless ban.

I support the red editing by mods too, though I don´t know how complicated that might be to operate.

Finally, this is no biggy, and may seem like a band-aid in order to fix a broken leg, but I have twice suggested that tore´s Weekly Theme thread be revived. So far nobody has dignified this suggestion with a reply - at this stage, even a rejection would be welcome !!