Wish List for MGoBlog 4.0

Today, August 2, 2018, someone from Human Element has returned to commenting on this board, after having been silent since January 5, 2018. LINK  Welcome Back!

Because I’m among those who’ve been complaining at times about what I’ve called the Glitch Switch to MGoBlog 3.0, I’ll offer a Wish List for MGoBlog 4.0 if and when that’s ever launched:

• Clear instructions about how to use the site (for example, describing ways to insert block quotes, images and gifs and embed videos in comments).
• Making sure that clicking on the icons in the comment box for block quotes, inserted images and embedded videos will enable those functions to work properly.
• Ability to edit posts, even after a post has been saved.
• Clear identification/highlighting of NEW comments in a thread.
• Ability to easily embed videos without using the <oembed> codes.
• Easier way to insert images and gifs without having to first download them to a computer hard drive and then upload and select them into Imce File Manager.
• Removing the large photos at the top of the home page that highlight stale stories.
• Reducing the excessive empty space.
• Ability to easily return to a post in a thread without having to scroll through the entire thread, or resolving the problem what Seth calls “erratic thread jumps”.
• Ability to edit one’s account information.
• Ability to see the complete history of one’s posts by clicking on one's name in the "Welcome" box.
• IF points ever will be relevant again on MGoBlog, then:
  • Properly functioning points totals.
  • Clear indication to know whether you’ve previously voted on a post.
  • Showing totals for up-votes and down-votes of posts, instead of seeing only the net voting results.
  • Voting for original posts in a thread.
• Ability to paste text in the comments box when using Chrome, without hitting CTRL + V.
• IF the "Last Post" column is retained, then having an accurate timing in the column showing the last time a comment was made in a thread.
• Adding lists of links to (a) Michigan-related websites and (b) websites for other schools in the Big Ten.
• Adding an underlining button in the comments box.
• Having a consistently reliable search function.
• Having the comments box at the end of a thread, instead of at the beginning.
• Ability to easily see another poster’s profile.
• Updating the menu for “Useful Stuff” like the schedule, the depth chart listed by class, the unofficial two-deep, etc.
• An improved, more attractive website banner.
• No stories about Ann Arbor’s local politics.