if the site could have a bib for new messages i would be so thank full 

Drake = PS3's Brad Pitt :p I love him :p

so ya i have a good idea. why not have a page deticated to countdown clocks for major titles.  if one took a definitive game from each console (to eliminate fights) and start the clock no more than a few months away from launch (to eliminate date confusion). there are a number of people that agree with me as provided in the link.  it would be a nice feture that would give people anothe good reson to visit the site
 
LINK:http://forums.n4g.com/anyone_support_this/m_143521/tm.htm

ORIGINAL: sidar

Get rid of the disagree/agree system because its so useless!(i mean if someone disagrees JUST SAY WHY )

I don't think they should get rid of it completely, but they do need to revamp it. This is because of several people disagreeing to ANYONE that posts a postive comment about a certain system or game, or when you disagree with someone who has a clique of friends who are also on the site that will do the same because they are very adament about protecting that opinion from any naysayers.

I won't hide it that I've gotten several disagrees to any comment I make that even remotely disagrees with a comment that Torrence Davis makes (I have noticed this and I'm sure several others that know of my record on this site have noticed this, too). It doesn't matter what the comment is, or what article it's in, or if it's in agreement with most of the other commenters of that article or even responders of his own comments, I'm usually getting kneecapped for saying anything (I can think of why: because I was so openly critical of his site and him after his GTA4 stuff and these people don't like me disagreeing with him at all, much less replying to a comment, because of what happened there. Hell, I PRAISED one of his staff members once and got heat for it because I said that I thought he could better fit a more mainstream gaming site. I'm still wondering what was so wrong in saying that that they had to get so defensive over that).

It's not just me, though. Several others have experienced the "phantom disagree", in which there is always this one disagree that is never explained, and even disagrees to a question that is asked in the comments section (yes, I've noticed this, too).

The name for it gives cause for concern, because there is no way of knowing WHO is disagreeing, so using the current system, a disagree from someone like power of green or bladestar is just as significant as a disagree from someone who has a huge contrib score and more than 9 bubbles (can't think of any names of any well-respected poster on this site right now). Also, you never know if any of them generally disagree with your points or are just slamming it down because you are going against a member of their clique or their beliefs (regardless of how valid your point is compared to theirs).

My idea would be to at least let you see who clicked the agree and disagree buttons. That way, people will know if it's someone with a good sense of the gaming world or just some fanboy whose feelings were hurt by your comments (or a member of a clique). You can accompany this with a small character-limited response as to why they disagreed (which wouldn't count to the bubble usage because you're only allowed to vote once to the agree/disagree vote anyway and it hasn't been limited before to how many posts you vote on). This list can then be seen by everyone by clicking a button to bring up a new window. By reputation of past posts, they can know if that person that disagreed has had a history of fanboy antics on the site or someone that has usually made good points in their posts.

Just an idea. I think it would help keep people honest as to who is disagreeing and why.

A movie channel on the main site.

NO – I insist the agree/disagree system must stay; there is almost no better way to achieve a cheap laugh!
 
Seeing someone who has made an anti-PS3 or MGS remark having 10’s or 100’s of disagrees is part the fun of N4G. As is seeing someone who only has the one disagree then editing their post to respond, often saying ‘LOL @ disagree’ or ‘Show yourself cowards’ etc – hilarious.

ORIGINAL: paul_war

NO – I insist the agree/disagree system must stay; there is almost no better way to achieve a cheap laugh!

Seeing someone who has made an anti-PS3 or MGS remark having 10’s or 100’s of disagrees is part the fun of N4G. As is seeing someone who only has the one disagree then editing their post to respond, often saying ‘LOL @ disagree’ or ‘Show yourself cowards’ etc – hilarious.

You may get a kick out of it, but keep in mind the kinds of people we got on this site who defend MS every time they get the opportunity, as well. It's annoying in itself to get a phantom disagree, but to have a disagree coming from someone like the Mart or POG being on the same level as, say, Sonrous or myself (because how can you tell why they disagreed or agreed if you can't even know who did to begin with. To the normal person who is trying to make a valid point (or even ask a question, as I have said before, as well), the disagrees because someone's feelings were hurt being on that same playing field as a disagree from someone who generally had a different POV is fustrating.

I'm not saying to get rid of it completely, anyway. I'm saying make it so we know who slammed the disagree button and let them have an opportunity (within limits) as to why they clicked it. People have reps here, and we all know who they are, what track record they hold and who their cliques are. Making people more accountable for how they react should be a necessity.

Concerning the report section. I think it should be compulsory to provide a link when reporting duplicate articles.

I am your father and your mother.

let you see who disagreed and who agreed with you...that will stop some sh!t

ORIGINAL: predator

let you see who disagreed and who agreed with you...that will stop some sh!t

...or remove the agree/disagree system. Because what is to prevent a group of users taking down your bubbles when they find out who disagreed?

I suggest removing the cap of 4 approvals and let it remain progressive.
Except that as you reach 20 C-Rank,to increase your approval, you should get to 30 next
so as to get 5 approvals.

I am your father and your mother.

I would like to thank the individual or individuals who graciously too k from their time to implement
the little blinking note next to the inbox indicator on the forum page.

I am your father and your mother.

however, since this was implimented when clicking on Inbox or profile while in a thread gives me this error:

Server Error in '/' Application.

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The resource cannot be found.
Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.  Please review the following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly.

Requested URL: /m_117712/mpage_2/key_/pm.aspx

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.1433; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.1433
 
I can only access my inbox or any other tab by first going to the fourm homepage, then clicking on which ever tab.

  

ORIGINAL: harry190

I would like to thank the individual or individuals who graciously too k from their time to implement
the little blinking note next to the inbox indicator on the forum page.

 
Yep its up there now, little triangle as for the 404 service not available message I'm not sure why that is appearing at the moment, just don't click on the forum tab for the time being.

Music Pages:
http://www.myspace.com/blindedwarlords

http://soundcloud.com/blindedwarlords

I think mods on the main site should have the ability to disable comments
for certain articles. Sometimes,it becomes appalling.
This of course would be put in effect when things seem to degenerate.

http://www.n4g.com/.


Links are not working.....

I am your father and your mother.

ORIGINAL: harry190

I think mods on the main site should have the ability to disable comments
for certain articles. Sometimes,it becomes appalling.
This of course would be put in effect when things seem to degenerate.

http://www.n4g.com/.


Links are not working.....

I'm thinking this story made you come up with that idea?

ORIGINAL: MrSwede

ORIGINAL: harry190

I think mods on the main site should have the ability to disable comments
for certain articles. Sometimes,it becomes appalling.
This of course would be put in effect when things seem to degenerate.

http://www.n4g.com/.


Links are not working.....

I'm thinking this story made you come up with that idea?

In fact,it was. Since the iPhone has an App store and many many important games coming,perhaps
a new channel could be dedicated to it instead of 'mobile'.

Also,it would be nice to see a new benchmark of 20 for reviews. I have seen some of those popping up, especially with some exclusive big release reviews from foreign sites(Translation). I know you can bring it back o ten,but it also means the score might not be as precise as it should be.
review

I am your father and your mother.

See this website? I love how hovering over the avatars shows a little message that had been written by that particular member... Any chance of seeing such a thing implemented here? The code is very simple, I've found, so does anyone else think such a minor update might make personalise everything even further?

Fix the damn game index section. It's freaking ridiculous. 

ORIGINAL: - The Corrupt -

See this website? I love how hovering over the avatars shows a little message that had been written by that particular member... Any chance of seeing such a thing implemented here? The code is very simple, I've found, so does anyone else think such a minor update might make personalise everything even further?

I love that... but I think I prefer to see a new look for the site and the forums before anything else

Drake = PS3's Brad Pitt :p I love him :p

A better search function?  You have to wait a few seconds to use the sidebar because if you write in it too early your text will get overwritten by "Search...".  Also it tends to cut off the last letter of your search query from time-to-time.

These take place in Firefox and Chrome.