Rate posts/threads/users
The quality of some threads and users´posts is more than questionable. Sometimes the rubric heading (?) sounds quite interesting, but when I read further I only read the bitchin´ and the arguing, most of us (who seek proper info) don´t find very constructive. But there are still very informative or entertaining threads that make it worth, visiting this site. I think everybody knows threads I´m talking about... My suggestion: Lets make the option to rate a thread. Either the 1 - 5 stars skale or a plus (1-5) vs minus (1-5) is possibel. The more people that rate, the the tightner the result is.
Also a skale like: lightning bulb= informative, smiley =funny, grouchy smiley = beef, and so on comes to my mind. (this type can also be at every single post).
I´m not sure if this system improves the qualitiy of this site, but I think it makes it easier to evaluate every thread by first sight and not getting angry for wasting time.
Another suggestion would be to rate users....Every User gets (when she/he is rated) a sign (lets take the excemple of the Plus/mins 1-5stars (green/red stars). This idea is not fully worked out (same with the thread-rate idea), but can show everyone (including the poster himself) what the others think of his posts- without beef...
just a thought