Idea Exchange: How can we improve this community?

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by mrsbandme on 10-16-2009 05:37 PM

One thing that might help to improve the community would be to create a message archives for older or outdated posts. It could help to reduce some of the clutter on the boards, making it easier to see the newer posts. Since some of the older messages still contain very helpful & useful information, they could be retained in these archives which could be categorized by topic, month/year, or some other theme. This way these valuable, though older, sources of information could still remain easily accessible & searchable, while making room for newer posts. I think it might even generate more activity on the boards, since it would be easier to recognize which topics are the most current.

 

This idea could even be applied to topics involving expired offers or contests, such as the Deal Hound, etc. Instead of discarding the old, expired offers, an archives folder could be created so that people could see the various types of deals & contests that had previously been available, if they were curious about that sort of thing. Many advertisers like to refer to past promotions as examples of the types of future offers their customers might anticipate.

 

I don't know if this has already been proposed or not, but I thought it might be worth mentioning if it hasn't been before.

Comments
by Upromise on 10-26-2009 02:20 PM

mrsbandme, that's a great idea.  I'm very interested in improving the community, from the topics to the user's experience, and much more.  And I agree, with the way the forums are set up, the new posts get lost in the clutter.  So I'm looking into ways to improve the display of content.  Once a solution is found I'll be sure to report back.

 

Please keep the ideas coming, whether they're related to the community or to the Upromise program in general.

 

Thanks,

Jeff

 

 

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