Some forum suggestions

[c0nfu53d]

Don't know it this is the right place for this but I have a some of suggestions for forum improvements.

1 Fix the "<< Return to the homepage" link at the top left of the forums. Currently it goes to http:///. Presumably it's supposed to point to http://www.retrogamer.net.

2 Can we get a spell check in the reply box? Some forums have it next to the reply and preview boxes or withe the BB Code tags. My spelling is atroucious (i'm not even sure thats spelt right) and it would save me having to edit my posts repeatedly and would benifit other forum users too.

3 Some ot the forums are a bit unorganized ie the off topic forum for example could do with a seperate sub forum or forum section even for buy/sell/trade. And maybe a media forum for music/film/art etc thats seperate, Maybe it's just that I'm used to how other forums are set out but it seems messy to me.

Anyway just some thoughts.

[oli_lar]

1. Click the RG title at the top, takes you back to the main forum.
2. Not a bad suggestion, but you could use firefox? It has built in spell checker.
3. Sales aren't technically allowed on the forum, so that won't happen.

[c0nfu53d]

1,Click the RG title at the top, takes you back to the main forum
3. Sales aren't technically allowed on the forum, so that won't happen.

Yeah but the other link is sill broken. Why not fix it?

What I mean is have a look at the off topics forum, just on page 1there are 4 "wanted" 2 "for sale" 1 "feedback" and RMLF Want/Trade/Sale thread. It kinda glogs up the off topic forum.

[thevulture]

Firefox is good suggestion, only flaw/s for myself 1)It was via that (well it`s security updates) that my PC picked up a Keylogger Malware thing.Nasty which in turn led to 2)Me using PS3 web browser instead to post here.So personally i`d like to see a spell checker on the forum.Also:Fix :view active topics.Been broken for ages.

[necronom]

Opera and Safari also have spell checkers build in, but you can add one to IE if you insist on getting viruses. IESpell is an add-on. I've never used it, but I read that it exists.

[c0nfu53d]

I did try a spell checker add on for IE in the past but it didn't seem to work.

[Antiriad2097]

Seems fine to me, not messy at all.

Get to forum, click 'show new posts', its all there. No messing about with forum subsections, hunting for new content. Let the forum do the hard work.

[clarance]

1,Click the RG title at the top, takes you back to the main forum
3. Sales aren't technically allowed on the forum, so that won't happen.

Yeah but the other link is sill broken. Why not fix it?

The broken link is to the Retro Gamer website main page, not to the forum - I've mentioned it here before and I've PMed a mod about it (no response), but no-one seems that bothered - a little unprofessional at the very least...

[rossi46]

Seems fine to me, not messy at all.

Get to forum, click 'show new posts', its all there. No messing about with forum subsections, hunting for new content. Let the forum do the hard work.

+1

[oli_lar]

1,Click the RG title at the top, takes you back to the main forum
3. Sales aren't technically allowed on the forum, so that won't happen.

Yeah but the other link is sill broken. Why not fix it?

What I mean is have a look at the off topics forum, just on page 1there are 4 "wanted" 2 "for sale" 1 "feedback" and RMLF Want/Trade/Sale thread. It kinda glogs up the off topic forum.

Perhaps it should, just doesn't bother me personally, never used it.

The separate sales forum has been discussed before, and has been said it isn't going to happen due to the no sales policy. Don't want to see as encouraging them, I guess.