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[Biowatch]

Don’t let people “thumbs up” their own posts. I think it’s a bad idea and will skew things towards people who know they can do that versus people who assume that an independent person liked it.

Yes, it draws attention to a post, but I think this message board should restrict the thumbs up to anybody other than the original person who posted the message in order to avoid self promotion.

Sure, they can always ask somebody else to give them a thumbs up, but let them at least go to that much effort before they single out their own post as being worth looking at.


[Repeat from Q&A board.]

[Homebrew]

Any time. Happy to help.

[delerious1]

Wow thanks h/b....I would never have known that...keep up the good. ....no make that...great work filling in

[Homebrew]

Going to this link is a good place to start to understand when Admin restricts or bans members in some way.

https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/myremovedposts.aspx

Then, a PM to Admin for more details.

[delerious1]

What does this mean and why would someone ban me from the Q&A board??

"You have already reached the 0 post per day limit placed on you for this board.
The limitation is until further notice." Quote iHub

Will I be notified by adHub admin about this in a way that I can understand?

[IH Geek [Dave]]

They are private between the sender recipient. They don’t need to be reported to us unless they contain a threat of violence. Otherwise, the recipient can deal with it themselves by blocking the originator from sending further private messages. If the recipient wants to share it with someone else, they can do so using traditional methods..

[delerious1]

This could mean more work for admins, but....how about adding an option to private messages....how about adding 1 or 2 options to the receiver on top of the current 2 "archive" and "file" , such as "report to ihub" or "show to friends" "this is a good one, isn't it?"

[delerious1]

When looking at the Posts list on a Public Stock board is there any chance to get the column showing Post Id Number back...it is very helpful when reviewing a board for a particular post or to see how active post deletions are for the day.

I see the column has been replace with "Likes" but could there be room for another column?

[delerious1]

To iHub admin or above:

Is there anyone in marketing that might take an interest in making the site better or even making changes to Happy Hour to make it so people would use it?

It could be fun.

[Homebrew]

The "report" button goes directly to IHub Admin. Not to board mods.

[delerious1]

So you are saying in order to alert iHub about corrupt Board Mods that I should alert the same board mods ?

[Homebrew]

Use the "report" button on posts that violate TOS posting rules.

[delerious1]

There are 4 or 5 regular posters, 2 of them mods who are continually taunting each other over 4 boards . back and forth over 4 boards. Most are very careful to use backdoor insults and pictures to taunt but not necessarily break the TOU in an obvious way
They continue to disrupt all 4 boards with their constant bickering and when anyone tries to do something about it their post gets deleted and some complain to iHub admin and nothing happens so the other normal posters on those boards eventually stop posting.

What is the procedure to get the 5 posters, especially the 2 Board mods that are involved to stop?

[Homebrew]

Not naive. I have many years experience moderating many boards. I can see all the deleted posts on those boards. Valid posts that were deleted can be appealed and Admin will restore them.

Mods are allowed their own opinions and can post whatever they want, like everyone else, within TOS. If 80% of posters share a similar opinion, then the other 20% may feel outnumbered, but has no bearing on deletions.

If you see TOS violations, use the "report" button.

[delerious1]

You are quoting made up statistics....maybe in your world.

I would suggest you re-read my post. It explains quite clearly how Boards can become corrupted and you can bet at least 1 or 2 of the mods are in on it. I've had other posters tell me this is a fact on the board in question, they say don't bother posting the truth about the stock because your posts will eventually disappear and the 4 members that control the board eventually goad others into violating the TOU, which is too broad, and boom there you go and the others won't post anymore because they get their posts removed.

Tyr to ask iHub to do anything about it and they won't

Don't be so naive. These types I'm talking about know how to manipulate the system and they do so it's easier for regular posters to just move on.

[Homebrew]

99.99% of deleted posts violated TOS in some way. The .01% can be appealed and Admin will restore them. Every once a while a moderator will abuse their position and Admin can remove them as moderator.

Mods don't control discussions. Anyone can say anything about a company, it's officers, as long as it follows TOS.

When posting, mods have to follow the same rules as everyone.

I guess what I was whining about was that there are certain individual board monitors get corrupted after a while and will not allow posts of dissent towards the stock and mask their ruthless removal of post as "Off Topic" and hide behind the TOU.

Whereas the few that then takeover control of the board learn how to throw insults without being too obvious about it and the moderators don't touch them.

Eventually the board belongs to 3 or 4 posters, usually of like mind, and all the others stop posting.

that's why I think the monitors should be monitored if they have too many removed posts, for example and maybe even have term limits

When I complain about removed posts by these corrupted monitors , the decision is always against me....why because somewhere I went against the TOU....even twice when I was promoting Happy Hour trying to get a group discussion going, my posts were removed

[delerious1]

Thanks for your reply M/L...wow that's some crazy stats.

I guess what I was whining about was that there are certain individual board monitors get corrupted after a while and will not allow posts of dissent towards the stock and mask their ruthless removal of post as "Off Topic" and hide behind the TOU.

Whereas the few that then takeover control of the board learn how to throw insults without being too obvious about it and the moderators don't touch them.

Eventually the board belongs to 3 or 4 posters, usually of like mind, and all the others stop posting.

that's why I think the monitors should be monitored if they have too many removed posts, for example and maybe even have term limits

When I complain about removed posts by these corrupted monitors , the decision is always against me....why because somewhere I went against the TOU....even twice when I was promoting Happy Hour trying to get a group discussion going, my posts were removed

[IH Geek [Meatloaf]]

As of 2020, Twitter employs 1,500 content moderators. Facebook employs 15,000.

Moderation is hard. You have to walk the line between:

"Lord of the Flies" in which you have no moderation, tons of messages, none of which have any value, and most of which aren't fit to be seen by civilized people (child porn and militia seek out these environments) and:

"no one can post anything" on the other.

That in-between land is the holy grail. An abundance of thoughtful messages and civilized discourse with people who realize you can disagree without being disagreeable.

We don't always get it right, but companies with much larger budgets than we have don't either. We are working on it though.

[Homebrew]

Popularity contests on stock discussion boards will not accomplish anything productive.

"...I have an idea ....how about a "Rate the Board Moderator" button..."

[delerious1]

I have an idea ....how about a "Rate the Board Moderator" button or term limits for Board Moderators ?

[delerious1]

Facebook and Twitter don't have any restrictions on how often one can post .

Only on Private channels do they have admins.

They seem to be able to make money with those concepts.

Maybe iHub should do an overhaul with some of those winning policies in mind.

just a thought

[delerious1]

you forgot...."...going forward...."...use that it makes all the diff

[IH Geek [Dave]]

There are no changes to Happy Hour functionality or how "posts today" are tabulated contemplated at this time.

[IH Geek [Dave]]

There are many more enhancements forthcoming to the Like and related functions.

[delerious1]

So I made a couple of suggestions about happy Hour and another on the Like feature. Will anyone form Admin be getting back to me?

[Homebrew]

Apparently it does count, once Happy Hour expires. You can post 150 times if you like during that hour, along with the other premium benefits.
Seems to me, that when companies offer something for free, whatever terms or rules that apply, are more generous than if the free product or service were not offered at all. If you don't want the free extras, you are not required to participate. Stick to 15 posts for the day and allocate them as you wish.

.....a post is a post and if it is during happy hour it should not count against my daily allotment....show me the rule...

[delerious1]

Quite simple really....any post made by a free membership poster should not count against their daily allotment if posted during Happy Hour...simple

It was during happy hour, they shouldn't count against my unused posts during happy hour....a post is a post and if it is during happy hour it should not count against my daily allotment....show me the rule

Why is the allotment post on now while I am on this Q&A Board....I am losing posts by answering questions that shouldn't need answering if this was fairly regulated.

Not deleted posts ....counted posts, we are not talking about deleted posts.


" I think it should be deleted. The posts were probably removed due to off topic"
The posts we are talking about are still on the Board....the issue is why were they Counted against my daily allotment if they were posted during Happy Hour....do you see?


'If you want to post after happy hour as a free member, don't use them all up."LOL...why not fix the rule or at least tell people about it.....BTW where are the rules/guidelined for Happy Hour?

[delerious1]

New Like Feature:
Will it be a standalone or will it be linked to display any kind of data , like reputation or any other indicator of the Boards and the posters?

[Homebrew]

What's the "problem". They offer premium options to free members for an hour. You can use them, or not use them. Once "happy hour" is over, basic options resume.

Thanks for the suggestion but I would rather iHub fix the problem

[delerious1]

You ask;
"What's the "problem". They offer premium options to free members for an hour. You can use them, or not use them."

And who are you?

Thanks for the suggestion but I would rather iHub fix the problem

[Homebrew]

Happy Hour is an option for free members to have all premium options. You are not required to make use of them. Now that you know, If you want to post after happy hour as a free member, don't use them all up.

[delerious1]

As you may know by now I set up a special Happy Hour on the TOMDF board on Friday.

I have a free membership so I only get 15 free posts a day, so I had used 8 posts up til 4PM and saved 7 posts for later that day after 5PM. Or so I thought.

That was the plan...unlimited posts, get some lurkers posting and have a party chatting stocks.

I made 14 posts during that hour and 7 were deleted because I broke TOU....this message has nothing to do with these deleted posts.

So the other 7 posts I made during Happy Hour and/or the deleted posts caused , what I thought I had saved in my pocket the be counted and after Happy Hour I went to post from my 7 of my daily allotment only to find that they weren't there and that they had been counted during happy Hour and put me down to minus 7

So my point is why are my 15 daily free posts taken away during Happy Hour if the deal is you get unlimited posts. I can see why from your end, perhaps you can't pause the counter during Happy Hour....but doesn't that kind of defeat the joy of the Happy Hour when you know you won't be able to post afterwards.

I explained afterwards to iHub admin that I was not aware that I would end up with no posts at 5PM but they said too bad can't help, seeya tomorrow.

Do you see how this could be corrected?

Secondly when I go on the Q&A Board to get this fixed or at least ask a question....again my posts are counted...shouldn't that be a freebie?

Is there anyone in marketing that might take an interest in making the site better or even making changes to Happy Hour to make it so people would use it? It could be fun.

Is there a particular individual at iHub that might care about Happy Hour....making it better or more used ?

I understand if perhaps the Boards are a liability, a necessary evil so to speak. maybe iHub don't like having the Boards....not sure.

[MrMike241]

I realized item 1 doesn't work because the numbers are already linked, but some other way to clear a single number would be nice.

[MrMike241]

2 suggestions for the favorite page.

1. There are Reset All links, but I'm missing an option to reset a single board. You could link each nonzero value in the Reset All column to clear that value.

2. It would be nice to see the last few posts below each board on the favorites page. Perhaps just have a [+]Expand and [-]Collapse option on each row, and persist the selection.

[Duma]

Thanks for adding COPY link on Image Upload page.

[sidedraft]

I want an easier way to remove posts, from the Kept Archive.

Here is my original question, on the Q & A board:

sidedraft Member Level Friday, 10/08/21 08:33:14 PM
Re: IH Geek [Dave] post# 199261 0
Post #
199284
of 199288
Is there any way, at all, to delete more than one entry at a time, in the Kept Archive?

Like add a means to select all, and then unselect the few that I want to still keep. Then mash on the DELETE ALL CHECKED button.



Then the reply, by some guy named Dave:


IH Geek [Dave] Member Level Saturday, 10/09/21 12:24:48 PM
Re: sidedraft post# 199284 0
Post #
199287
of 199288
I'll put in a ticket for ne feature to a clear-all or maybe select-all. Never anticipated users would Keep more than a few posts, but I see there are users with hundreds and even tens of thousands. Seems senseless, but....

I wouldn't expect anything soon, however, though we could accommodate specific requests to clear them out en masse for users with large numbers of them.

[Slojab]

LOL Oh.

I don't usually look at iBoxes as a rule. Thanks.

[BSWB]

It's in the iBox of the jail board

[Slojab]

Excellent. Where is the link to that?

[BSWB]

There is a list of all current incarcerated members

https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/TheBigHouse.aspx

[Slojab]

I suggest that a list of all the inmates posting to the Jailhouse board be made available for all to see.

[Homebrew]

Mods are removed if they abuse their position.

"...Mods should be held accountable to some kind of standard and have repercussions for capricious and arbitrary behavior...."

[Slojab]

I'd love the courtesy of a notification like that. Due to the fact I rarely get a post deleted I don't often bother to check my mailbox to see it there's any there. When I do, I find the deletion "capricious and arbitrary". But too late to have it restored.

Unfortunately, many or even most are probably righteous, so to do what we'd like is asking too much.

[Leftcoaster]

Post removal suggestion. I think it would be a good idea for ihub to implement a system where if a mod removes a post, the system automatically sends a message to the poster notifying her that the post has been removed, who removed it, and what reason was given for the removal. Mods should be held accountable to some kind of standard and have repercussions for capricious and arbitrary behavior.

Cheers,

[jtomm]

Keyboard Shortcut Suggestion

This is actually two suggestions.

1) I'd like to suggest that the letter "I" be a keyboard shortcut to open and close the Intro section of a board.

2) I'd suggest that the word Intro be renamed to Ibox. Reason being, that's what everyone calls it. Been on tons of boards where a newbie to Ihub asks where he can find certain info on this stock, and a poster will respond "it's in the Ibox". This leaves the newbie baffled because there is nothing labeled Ibox on the site.

Thank you.

[SkribbleD]

Suggestion for boosting basic memberships.

I’ve paid $20 for a month of “premium chat” and feels it’s a bit disconcerting to only have the ability to talk regularly. It’s got great curb appeal when you get excited but I feel my interest in being a continuing paid member on the fence as $20 gets me... very little.

I have an idea for a new feature that might add to the glitter prize us premium chatters might enjoy.

Sorting stocks we follow by colored bullets or categories (I.e. stocks we have vs stock we are just following)

Hopefully also on the mobile app.

[CASHOUTKING]

Probably the best suggestion here. Just too many ads, even for people who pay for the site. I have had incidents where an ad hijacked my browser navigation

NO ADS FOR PAYING CUSTOMERS

[CASHOUTKING]

Probably the best suggestion here. Just too many ads, even for people who pay for the site. I have had incidents where an ad hijacked my browser navigation

NO ADS FOR PAYING CUSTOMERS

[Ocean Power]

Me got error using brave browser, but saw Mr. Meatloaf moderates site suggestions, of which I have one. My suggestion is to support an/or signify Impact Investors. Call it virtue signaling, if you must, but some invest for reasons that go beyond ROI in monetary dollars.

[sampson one]

How about changing the pps quote/chart/graph to more meaningful timelines. How can you not have a weekly option on the pps chart in the OTC?

Suggest - 1day, 1 week, 14 days, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 yr, 2 (or 3 - does it matter?)yr and 5 yr.

Same number of (9) options we would have now with more pertinent timelines IMO. Thanks!