I find it really helpful to have the option to preview what I've written before it's actually posted. I find myself going back and editing repeatedly on longer posts, and the box is too small to write the long ones easily. I know you can make it bigger, but not on a phone. I don't know how hard of a fix it'd be, but it'd be a huge help.
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@Torchwood: would a preview feature also preview polls and photo uploads?
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Typically they do on other sites that are similar.
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@Torchwood: if you have any links to sites with a preview, I'd be interested in checking them out!
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http://atheistforums.org/thread-4990.html
I'm not sure if that will show up properly unless you have an account. If you'd like my login info (I don't use the account anymore, so you couldn't really screw anything up even by accident), I can email it to you.
Also, this reminded me of another suggestion I was wondering about. Most forums like that one allow a "signature" to be added at the bottom of all your posts. It can get REALLY annoying when gifs and things are allowed, or if they get really long, or are used to promote crap. But as a text only, with limited characters, and following the usual HB rules about self-promotion, it can really help to be able to distinguish between users quickly. I don't always think to look at the username, and frequently I forget them, so I don't really "get to know" people by remembering, oh that's the same person who made this or that comment. Signatures can help with that since you tend to automatically notice them in the process of reading through. It can get messy though, so I understand if that one's not feasible.
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@Torchwood: I'll sign up for that site and check it out...
I personally don't like signatures... but feel free to post it as a separate suggestion! Would be interesting to get feedback from others on the idea...
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Honestly, I don't care for them the way they're done on most sites where they wind up flashy and bigger than the actual comments. I just think this is a site that might actually be able to do them well.
Also, I don't see a lot of people commenting on most suggestions, and I didn't even know this part of the site existed till you let me know when I posted a suggestion to the regular boards. I've also seen people make suggestions in threads that never wind up here. You might consider doing a sticky soon that lets people know about this and reminds them to give feedback occasionally.
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@Torchwood: Most ideas that are posted to the boards have already have been posted to the suggestions area... if it's a new idea, then I try to reply with a link to the suggestions area!
We also do regular threads like this one!
http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-one-feature-would-you-most-like-to-see-built-on-hellobeeI'll try and post a new one in the next month or two!
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Perfect!
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I like this too! Sometimes I can't figure out how to write text, post a picture related to the text, and then write more text... I always have to go back in and edit it once it's already posted.
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