Hello everyone! Think of this thread as the official Community Suggestion Box. This month, we are focusing on community activities. What kinds of things would you like to see on Eden? The scope is your imagination and the current restrictions of an internet forum. The mention of chat rooms is strictly prohibited. CPM: July - 2012 - July's meeting was about the mentor program, and we were able to snag approval for a couple of those suggestions and hope to roll those out soon.CPM: June - 2012 - June's meeting inspired a call for some changes, some of which have been implemented, others are still to come.CPM: May - 2012 - Lots of updates and changes were made from these suggestions!CPM: April - 2012 - Almost all of the suggestions made in this month thread requiring changes in programming and thus time to get implemented but all suggestions have been noted and administrators will be discussing them in the next couple of weeks to see what we can get rolling in the near future. CPM: March - 2012) - First, month long thread to discuss your ideas which include requests for a different style of sorting features for the forum to filter out discussion types or users, update the forum categories, easier search requirements for assignments, and the option to filter what shows on your wall. In addition to those requests, there were also requests for the ability to sort people you are following by who is currently online and who is not, forum moderation to purge/delete/merge threads, and the option to not a view a contributor's activity at all but still follow them. Where we are as of March 31st, 2012: Requests have been noted, and due to an overwhelming response from the community Edenfantasys has instituted a Forum Moderator and updated the Expectations of Conduct. Please become acquainted with the new guidelines!CPM: 02.16.2012 - Another short meeting. I announced a few changes in how some of the meetings were going to go. - SamCPM: 02.02.2012 - A very short meeting, we discussed some of the new features from the update. CPM: 01.19.2012 - We spent most of the meeting discussing the new photo uploading feature. CPM: 01.05.2012 - We discussed things that have been brought up in the past and what their status was, and also things we could do workshops on. less

Reviewers have the rumble and roundup as well as contributor of the month. Eden has many members who are not reviewers, but are still valuable contributors to the site. Couldn't we have a Contributor Roundup to honor their contributions as well?

I would like to see a Staff spotlight area as well. I know we all have our walls, profiles, etc. But if one staff member was in the spotlight per week/month, that could really help the newcomers to know who to go to with certain issues and let us get to know you as people as well as problem solvers.

A monthly trivia/puzzle contest with a small prize could be a good way to get members to interact and have fun. Or Eden leaf search on the site for a discount-that would get older reviews, stagnant items and other areas of the site a new audience. less

Reviewers have the rumble and roundup as well as contributor of the month. Eden has many members who are not reviewers, but are still valuable contributors to the site. Couldn't we have a Contributor Roundup to honor their contributions as well?

I would like to see a Staff spotlight area as well. I know we all have our walls, profiles, etc. But if one staff member was in the spotlight per week/month, that could really help the newcomers to know who to go to with certain issues and let us get to know you as people as well as problem solvers.

A monthly trivia/puzzle contest with a small prize could be a good way to get members to interact and have fun. Or Eden leaf search on the site for a discount-that would get older reviews, stagnant items and other areas of the site a new audience. less

Reviewers have the rumble and roundup as well as contributor of the month. Eden has many members who are not reviewers, but are still valuable contributors to the site. Couldn't we have a Contributor Roundup to honor their contributions as well?

I would like to see a Staff spotlight area as well. I know we all have our walls, profiles, etc. But if one staff member was in the spotlight per week/month, that could really help the newcomers to know who to go to with certain issues and let us get to know you as people as well as problem solvers.

A monthly trivia/puzzle contest with a small prize could be a good way to get members to interact and have fun. Or Eden leaf search on the site for a discount-that would get older reviews, stagnant items and other areas of the site a new audience. less

For the most part I agree Kindred, but there are some reviewers who might only write a few reviews a year or not at all (at the moment I can think of Gracie (no reviews) and Rossie here... sorry for focusing on you two loverly ladies!!!!). But it would be swell to be able to recognise other ladies and gents who frequently comment on reviews and post in the threads.

I don't know how many there are out there in the EdenLand, but surely there are a few. less

How about a customizable toolbar where we can pick a few links that we use frequently? For example, I like to view the product search often but it currently takes 3 links to access each time. Same with the Task Market. It would be great if I could customize links directly to them. less

I have an idea, but I'm not sure if it's been brought up already anywhere, so sorry if this has already been mentioned:

Basically, I have been selling a lot of stuff through the Classifieds. It's awesome that Eden offers it and it's been great for me because I'm still figuring out what kinds of toys I like, so I end up with a lot of non-porous toys that don't work for me. I would like it if there was a Seller Feedback feature for those of us who use the Classifieds, because I think some people are unwilling to go further than check out the listings because of the potential risk involved. I'm thinking of something similar to the eBay rating system, but it wouldn't have to be that elaborate, like a potential buyer could click on our username and see how many transactions we've done and whether or not the buyers were happy with their purchases. This could work for trades too. That way, those with reservations about buying from or trading with someone they don't know will be more comfortable doing business in the Classifieds if they can see that others who bought from or traded with the seller were satisfied. I don't know how well this would work or if it's even worth the trouble, but I think if it is possible it would help those of us who are extra picky about toys re-home our extra stuff faster and easier.

Thanks for having this thread! less

How about a customizable toolbar where we can pick a few links that we use frequently? For example, I like to view the product search often but it currently takes 3 links to access each time. Same with the Task Market. It would be great if I could customize links directly to them. less

Can you make the pictures at the top of all Official posts clickable? Every time I see one that interests me, I try to click it to find out more and I feel like an idiot because it's only a picture.




Also I'd like to see more community activities that occur earlier or later in the day; they always happen at the same time (7-9 EST) but I, and lots of other people, can't ever make it at that time of day. less