bzcomputers
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I like to call this the XenForo Hive Mind...
Add an option, that admins can turn on/off, that allows forum members at each individual XenForo forum, to view and vote on possible future XenForo software enhancements. Members should also have the ability to make suggestions for additional enhancements not previously listed. The voting and suggestions received will most likely be more member centric front-end items, but that seems to be what is most lacking as far as feedback and suggestions on XenForo.com.
Why not use the combined thought of millions of XenForo forum members, versus what is currently happening. Most current suggestions are only viewed by a few hundred admins. The past long release cycles made this current practice semi-productive in getting some decent admin feedback, but it definitely could be better. If the XenForo update cycle is going the way recently mentioned (smaller releases at shorter intervals), then opening up the feedback and suggestions to an exponentially larger audience will allow for more progressive development and in turn make the product just that much better. A hive mind versus an oligarchy.
XenForo.com can maintain a "possible future enhancements list" that propagates to all forums (who have opted to turn the option on to face their own members). Members with permission can then vote, post feedback and make additional suggestions. The popular additional suggestions can then make it into the XenForo.com maintained "possible future enhancements list" for global voting and feedback. Statistics should be viewable by admins and members at their individual forums, and at XenForo.com the global statistics should be available for view and comment.
Add an option, that admins can turn on/off, that allows forum members at each individual XenForo forum, to view and vote on possible future XenForo software enhancements. Members should also have the ability to make suggestions for additional enhancements not previously listed. The voting and suggestions received will most likely be more member centric front-end items, but that seems to be what is most lacking as far as feedback and suggestions on XenForo.com.
Why not use the combined thought of millions of XenForo forum members, versus what is currently happening. Most current suggestions are only viewed by a few hundred admins. The past long release cycles made this current practice semi-productive in getting some decent admin feedback, but it definitely could be better. If the XenForo update cycle is going the way recently mentioned (smaller releases at shorter intervals), then opening up the feedback and suggestions to an exponentially larger audience will allow for more progressive development and in turn make the product just that much better. A hive mind versus an oligarchy.
XenForo.com can maintain a "possible future enhancements list" that propagates to all forums (who have opted to turn the option on to face their own members). Members with permission can then vote, post feedback and make additional suggestions. The popular additional suggestions can then make it into the XenForo.com maintained "possible future enhancements list" for global voting and feedback. Statistics should be viewable by admins and members at their individual forums, and at XenForo.com the global statistics should be available for view and comment.
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