Forum bugs and feature request
Something I have noticed is when you hover over someone's icon or name, it shows the number of posts someone has made, but that number is almost always incorrect. It seems someone's first post counts...
Forum Discussion
OP should be the one to mark a reply as the solution, but I'd like to see a change made to prevent OP from marking their own post as the solution.
I have no problem with OP marking a post of theirs as the solution if it actually gives data on what the solution was. Posting "Cox is bad" and marking it as a solution is something else entirely though. However some people solve issues on their own after troubleshooting and want to post and mark it as solution incase others have the same problem. I have done this myself several times.
I understand what you're saying and have no issue with you marking your own replies as the solution, because of your solid reputation. My reasoning for not wanting unfamiliar OPs from being able to mark their own reply as the solution is to prevent what you mentioned and to provide assurance that profile stats accurately indicate an individual's contributions.
I understand your position. We've submitted these suggestions to leadership. Although I cannot guarantee, implementation, they will be read.
How exactly did you submit the ideas and who exactly is "leadership"? Not like their names of course, but do you mean you Team Leader/Supervisor? Do you have a suggestion box? Is it a email you send somewhere? I asked my issue to be escalated for several years and the moderators basically said "we are the supervisors" and refused to tell me what happened. You guys still either have a back door into your system or a employee who is using their power to push a private agenda.
I think I remember talking about this before. My thought was to have a system where certain features are only possible after you have posted a certain amount of posts to the forum. Or it could be based on how many likes or solutions you have on your profile. That way the trolls couldn't abuse the thumbs down feature but those of us who have been here a while could use it.
Maybe the forum needs to implement a probationary policy for new users. Ask for help or provide information and be welcomed. If not, be gone.
