AnswerBank Update Coming Monday (We Think!)

[AB Editor]

Good Afternoon,

We've got some good news - there's going to be a site update on Monday.

That's right, you now have an excuse to go to the pub this coming Monday - don't say we don't ever do anything nice for you!

Some things which might get upgraded/added while you're having a pint or three:

(if you've not got much time, just read 6 & 7! Quick!)

1. Improved Contact Us Page - Bigger text, bigger boxes, no requirement for a phone number (as it was causing some to head to spam) clearer and cleaner... we hope

2. Improved Registration Page - Believe it or not, some new users have trouble signing up or put the wrong information in the wrong place. We've improved the layout of the registration page to make everything clearer.

3. Improved Ads on Desktop and Mobile Sites - currently there's some spots on the site where we can't get the most for the space we've got. We're changing that. Better cash flow means better improvements down the line.

4. Housekeeping! - excitingly there's a few improvements to the tools I use to manage the site. This includes things like being able to move threads and categories around. We can finally move Crosswords to a top-level category! I can FINALLY move your stray questions into the right category!

5. Deactivate Account Button - Those who want to leave AB (for whatever reasons) will be able to revoke their account with the click of a button. It makes flounces more fun and flounce denounces even funnier.

6. Best Answers V 2.0 - You'll now be able to see threads where others have had their answer marked as best in the public profile.

7. Badges - To recognise the outstanding contributions of some members of this excellent website we've put together a "badge" system. Badges are earned through contributions to the site. They include things like the "newscaster" badge for posting a great number of threads in News and "debator" for contributing to a certain number of long threads. We'll reveal all the badges and how one would achieve them once the site is live.

Hope this all sounds palatable to you. We'll update you as we get closer to the launch.

Please let me know what you think.

All the best,

Ed

[murraymints]

ED..There is only ONE goatherd keeper on this site surely ??..I think he deserves a badge just for admitting to his penchant for goats.....and lady wrestlers of course that goes without saying !!!

[Ann]

Can I have a badge for always choosing the wrong week to take a holiday? Very fed up today, have come home after a very mixed week's weather .... now look at it! A heatwave returns! Perhaps i should change my avatar! :)

[DTCwordfan]

I still say a poetry badge top go along with the humour one, that latter one should be titled the "Jemisa-Marval Award".

[DTCwordfan]

Just turn your sun upside down, Ann..........

[Baldric]

A "strop" award maybe?

http:??www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-andPuz
zles/Question1167244.html

[Baldric]

I'll try that again

http://www.theanswerb.../Question1167266.html

[Baldric]

One LAST try before I have a strop as well.

http://www.theanswerb.../Question1167244.html

[Mamyalynne]

Wrong link Baldric.

[Mamyalynne]

Ooops you corrected, we crossed :-)

[Baldric]

Made it! Yeaaahhh!

[Arksided]

what if someone changes their best answer to a better one, would some poor ABer happy and content that they have a badge be stripped of it like a medal at the Olympics.

[AB Editor]

okay. Preliminary chats with techies suggests we'll probably start at 10pm if everything is fixed up and ready by then. If there are any delays we'll begin at midnight - so there should be a shiny new site to moan about in the morning :)

Hopefully that's late enough not to cause any distractions.

I will confirm again closer to the time.

All the best,

Ed

[AB Editor]

"what if someone changes their best answer to a better one, would some poor ABer happy and content that they have a badge be stripped of it like a medal at the Olympics."

Yes, they would be - we'll offer counselling to those who feel effected by issues raised in this post.

[Arksided]

phew! mind you I have nothing to worry about.

[vivandorron]

Ed....In all seriousness, if AB will be exercising its right to retain and continue the publication of all postings of members who use the de-activate button, then it is pointless having such a facility. Surely, if anyone wishes to exclude themselves from AB then all they have to do is to refrain from posting into its columns.

Ron.

[factor-fiction]

"so there should be a shiny new site"

Easy for you to say.
A bit of a tongue twister for me though

[bibblebub]

you certainly wouldn't want Sean Connery attempting it

[ChuckFickens]

could you look into the option of not allowing people to select their own answers as best answer?

[daffy654]

could you look into the option of not allowing people to select their own answers as best answer?

People do that? :-/

[humbersloop]

^^^ baldric, surely a st monica badge for ABers' persistence in answering duff crossword questions?? ;)