How can we improve the forums? Your suggestions and comments please

[Chris_B]

Hi all, this thread is a running commentary for all members on things for improvements to the forums. This can be anything from how it looks, the categories, to moderation, community rules etc.

While we might not be able to implement everything straightaway, or keep everyone happy all of the time, we'd like to hear about what you think we can do better.

This is not a thread for discussing the moderation or editing of individual posts - if you have questions about this please contact the team offline via email modsupport@beyondblue.org.au

To avoid repeating suggestions already received, below are some results from our last user survey giving an indication of which new features people would like to see on the forums. This survey was answered by 1,597 users:

44% - Email notification when I have a reply on the forum
39% - Access to the forums via an app
27% - Ability to block seeing posts by specific users
25% - Ability to contact users privately
25% - Ability to use emoticons
25% - Ability to follow posts by specific users
24% - Ability to share links
23% - Forum posts visible only to registered users
22% - A profile, viewable by others users, where I can introduce myself
21% - Ability to quickly access all posts by a particular user
15% - Ability to tag users in a conversation
10% - Ability to share images
6% - Ability to share videos
17% - None of these

Update July 2022 - This discussion has now been closed. Please go to the updated version below to share feedback and follow our updates:

How can we improve the Forums?

[Croix]

Report your own post and ask the moderators to do it. Probably best during office hours.

-C

[britishtvfan]

thanks Croix, i'll try that.

[Anicca]

I would also like to have an app for Chat forums and email notification if someone has replied or commented on my thread.
Anicca

[britishtvfan]

true. but you can go to 'my threads' & it will show your own threads & ones you've participated in, & others replies will come up. what do you mean by an app for chat forums?

[mmMekitty]

Hi Annicca, When you go back to 'Forums' from this page, you may also find three rectangular buttons, ina a row,. One will show Forum Section Headings , the next shows 'New posts' & the third shows 'My posts' which are all posts you have answered , with the most recent of these, answered by anyone, at the top of the list.

Now, I tend to use that, instead of going to My Profile page..

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😺Hi Tayla!

[Anicca]

I really just want to click on an app where I can stay logged in, and see the latest posts and threads.

[britishtvfan]

i see your point about an app. but you can use the internet/webpage to stay logged in. & if you've forgotten your password, you'll get an email so you can change it. it's easy enough to see the latest posts. you can go to the forums, then go "all posts" & browse through the topics, or "new threads", & to see ones you've made & participated in, go to "my threads". it's fairly simple really but i understand it can be confusing for new members/people who haven't been on the forums for a while.

[Anicca]

My webpage doesn’t keep me logged in, even though it is ticked. I just feel like I’m taking the long way round. I’d like to log in and be on the page I want to be. I get impatient.

[britishtvfan]

that's odd. if you have a Google account (yes it's free) you can have your passwords saved on there, so it logs you in. i suppose an app could be helpful. i was just trying to help, sorry...

[That Other Guy]

Send email notifications when replies are made. You send them when you change a post, so you can. Change the page so it doesn't use form data, and I don't get prompted to refresh or, even better, use AJAX so I don't need to refresh to see new posts.