Horological Meandering

I've recently had two thoughts regarding this site that I thought to share: 1. It would be great if there was a feature to "like" or "dislike" someone's post without necessarily replying to it. This might be a nice way to subtly tell someone that their po... 

The forum(s) are only as strong as their members; moderators and lurkers, heavy posters and heavy readers. The stars for "Residence" is ready for release. A thumbs UP/Dowm - I like your post can be developed pretty quickly which is a nice touch also. Memb... 

Thanks Bill - its nice to see the site evolving constantly and I'm very much looking forward to the new updates; it's really a first class featured site. I agree that the contribution/recognition element needs to be done well and tastefully or subtly. If ... 

. . . I wouldn't be comfortable with a tacit rating system. My sense is that the culture of this forum would be corrupted if dissent was anonymous; a thumbs-down rating system could easily dissolve the civil and nuanced discourse we now enjoy. Nothing wro... 

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I suppose your post is a good example of this - rather than an anonymous thumbs down, you were able to communicate in a more effective way - so perhaps you have a point! Having thought about it I can see the negative effect it might have, even if not anon... 

I think that, referring to your first point, that it is up to everybody to post or react to anybody's post. Posts don't always have to get some serious content, it may also be " light " or fun, or interesting ... There is no problem about that. Reactions ... 

Thanks Nicolas - I suspect this site would have a pretty generous group of individuals. Let's see what happens when Bill rolls out the new features; I hope I'm right!

And there are occasional niche posts, even within our already niche interest in horology, that attract little interest but are still important. I have asked some of these questions myself, and even if they attract only one response I am not disappointed, ... 

I'd like to see an improved index for the search function. For example, lets' say I want to search the forum by author for "polaris". There are 2720 hits currently available. This is fine if the author I'm looking for starts with " A ". However, I'm in a ... 

1. If the answer or reply is just as simple as "like" or "dislike", it may give opportunity to the readers/posters not to express their more explicit passion and information which is the core spirit and motto of this forum. 2. To have an optional contribu...