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M$2 June 23, 2009 04:44 PM

List 2 future improvements you'd like to see added to Mahalo that will heighten your experience and that of others when using the site?

I think it's a great site, already but there's always room for improvement, right?

I've seen lots of posts with suggestions but I thought it would be good to get as many as possible all encapsulated in one post.

No doubt Mahalo's developers have a list as long as your arm and leg but I thought this post might still help.

To encourage people i've added a $2 bounty.

I'll add my suggestions later once a few people have hopefully responded.
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June 24, 2009 04:16 PM
1. I'd like to be able to bookmark or mark a question as a favorite in order to come back to it later. Sometimes there are questions I'd like to know the answer to as well, so it would be nice to be able to mark those questions in order to come back to them later.

2. How about a monthly contest for best created page where you can earn points and/or tips, and the best page gets featured on the Mahalo.com front page.


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June 25, 2009 04:45 PM
Thanks, Bestpay.

Also, another suggestion that I would make is better searching functionality on the Mahalo.com page. For example, I want to see every page that has been created related to the iPhone, so I type in "iphone" in the search box, but it just takes me to the page titled "iPhone" instead of providing me with links to each of the pages that have been created about iPhones. This makes it difficult when you're trying to see what pages have already been created so that you don't make a duplicate. Very frustrating.

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June 26, 2009 10:23 PM
Okay, I just thought of another one. I'd like to be able to monitor certain pages that I'm hoping will be abandoned at some point so I can claim them. Like maybe get an email notification when a certain page has been abandoned. That would be cool.

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June 23, 2009 04:51 PM
One click answering that works like the comment button. It expands and allows you to add resources, click when done, refresh to edit.

Fix the email notification. I never get emails, I have to check my profile history to see any activity.

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June 23, 2009 05:38 PM
Yeah, I don't get any emails either.

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June 25, 2009 09:53 PM
I think one click answering is already available if you click "answer" below the question instead of the question itself.

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June 25, 2009 11:27 PM
Maybe a better term than "one click" would be "same page" submissions, like the comment feature.

The fact that an answer space already exists where you can type in your answer is misleading in the sense that it just takes you to another page where you have to submit again.

If I click Answer it takes me to the submission page but without anyone else's comments. I like being able to see and reference other peoples answers while I work.

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June 26, 2009 02:47 PM
Same. I don't get any emails

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June 23, 2009 04:52 PM
I want Mahalo to let users claim and complete more tasks. There is also the need for an administrator to control or delete some unruly users, those who publish copyrighted content.

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June 23, 2009 05:32 PM
There are two of us on the site all day moderating and we still can't catch everything. If you ever spot any unruly user just click the report button, the siren above my desk goes off and I can check it out immediately.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33749589@N07/3654735684/

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June 23, 2009 08:53 PM
Can we get a webcam pointed at your desk @jeffhoard so we can see you jump when we push the report button? I promise to only push it once a day.

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June 23, 2009 05:16 PM
I would like to see improvements in website speed such as:

Page loading time. Myself and some other users have mentioned that the site is slow compared to others. I have a theory that it may be related to Google analytics and/or ads. When there is a delay in page loading, I notice it usually says one of these things at the bottom of the web browser. It would be so much easier to navigate the site if it were not for the delays.

The other improvement would just be to continue fixing the current bugs. Many have been fixed which is nice, but there are still some more out there.

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June 24, 2009 12:56 AM
I agree with @soundboy - the page loads and reloads to sort the answers based on the ratings.

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June 25, 2009 04:03 PM
Yeah, I would use Mahalo to search, but sometimes you have to wait 5-10 seconds for the page to fully load, while I could just type it in my address bar and forgo the whole process. (google chrome)

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June 23, 2009 05:35 PM
1. We need a date stamp for the last time our Mahalo Pages are updated.
At any given time I can't remember when I updated each page last so I'm in a constant state of concern that I'm about to lose a page.

2. Take the "Most Popular" questions off the top section of the home page (as in, don't give them preference).
Give them either a separate tab and/or a sidebar box. They force a lot more clicking and scrolling to get to the new stuff, and make me turn into the Hulk in the process.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20348545@N05/3084892531/

(PS - Dear Mahalo PTB, I'd also accept a fix on the lack of emails, a clear listing of where my Mahalo $s are coming and going, and of course a fix to that pesky little site bug that says I've claimed more pages than I have!)
Source(s):
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June 23, 2009 06:26 PM
1. Currently, the system that would automatically take your page away has not been implemented, I don't think it will be until there is a way to display when your page was last updated. My suggestion looked like this.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33749589@N07/3598210817/

2. It appears they are testing out new Answers Front Page versions. To defeat the staleness we are putting 24hr limits on the "most interesting" questions that get bumped to the top. That was literally just implemented, so we'll see how it works out.

3. Lack of emails... send us an email at contact@mahalo.com so we can deal with it individually- these seem to be individual issues as it does effect everybody.

4. Clear listing of tips, that is already listed in your profile.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33749589@N07/3654760488/

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June 23, 2009 07:17 PM
@jeffhoard,

1. I like the suggestion you've proposed for page update tracking. It's exactly what I would want to see. Fabulous. Maybe if it gets within a day of expiring, the status would turn red? In any event, this is just what we need. And thanks for the heads' up about not sweating the page expirations for right now.

2. I'm skeptical, but I'll keep an open mind. ;)

3. Thanks, I'll email shortly. Appreciate the help.

4. D'oh! How have I been missing that all along? Don't I feel like a dope? :)

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June 23, 2009 05:47 PM
The main improvement needed to make Mahalo answers better is the ability to customize one's main page either by filtering out sources or subjects or by selecting subjects or tags.

Mahalo answers also needs a lot more color belts and to get away from the martial arts analogy (which combines being ridiculous with being pretentious).

But I'd be a little happier if they just got rid of twitter.


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June 23, 2009 07:44 PM
Can I have 3, I can't pick just two from:

1. Make the site faster (less js files please)

2. Add more color belts, remove the confusing system where some levels are new colors and other add colored tips (get rid of ###### Belt with a ##### Tip) and stop trying to make the belts match with a martial art.

3. Get rid of the ajax/js page manager/cms. It doesn't always save and I'd much rather have a save button that required a refresh.

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June 24, 2009 04:20 PM
On a side note, maybe more of these would get done if everyone submitted them to the Mahalo uservoice page:
http://mahalo.uservoice.com/

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June 25, 2009 10:02 PM
Whoa

Is that an official uservoice page for Mahalo?

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June 26, 2009 06:36 PM
I thought it was official but apparently the Mahalo staff didn't know about it. Unfortunately it's too late to edit my comment.

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June 26, 2009 08:04 PM
If they do end up removing the tips more belt colors should be added and they should be spaced out similarly to now.

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June 23, 2009 08:13 PM
I will steel someone else's ideas.

I would like to see options for the questions.
If it is a yes / no or a "how many of you" question, lets have a poll.
Also, some questions have multiple answers and the asker just wants to survey the community.

I would also like to see an announcements option, so it doesn't have to be a question.

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June 23, 2009 08:29 PM
I would also like having announcements, belt tests, contests and tasks removed from the regular lists of answers.

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June 24, 2009 12:53 AM
@darknessfalls thats a good one.

@nushka - I agree with you. Some questions are poll/survey types - with no single best answer. we need to create a separate category and format for these types.

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June 23, 2009 08:46 PM
I would like an option to send a message to another user without asking a question. I know asking a questions is almost the same thing but it isn't really the same.

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June 26, 2009 02:00 AM
DQs is pretty much only the PM system we have, you can write anything in that box, doesn't necessarily need to be a question :)

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June 23, 2009 10:27 PM
Below are some of the questions that I asked in support of additional features and browser related issues.

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I would like to mark a few questions as favs for my reference that I can readily access from my profile page.

http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/is-it-possible-to-mark-a-question-as-favorite-so-that-it-shows-in-the-profile-page
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I would like to see a Points tab listing the source of the points like - from answering, best answers, voting, page views, etc.

And also a Chart option to graph the points for a specific period and active time spent answering.

And a tab listing all the recognitions/rewards like AOD, QOD, etc.

http://www.mahalo.com/answers/new-features/what-are-the-additional-features-you-would-like-see-on-the-profile-page
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Ability to upload image on Mahalo directly

http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/how-do-i-embed-a-jpg-image-in-my-answer-without-using-an-url

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And also compatibility for IE.

http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/does-anyone-else-have-noticed-that-the-home-page-seems-to-be-not-formatted-well

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Ability to revoke the "best answer" auto selected by the system

http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-community/does-anyone-else-have-noticed-that-the-home-page-seems-to-be-not-formatted-well

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June 24, 2009 12:21 AM
I would love the option of sending messages to others without it going under
the question spot.
I would love to have something to show what activity I have done. Whether it
is voting, questions, answers etc.
There are many times I can not get the Mahalo research to work for me, but
maybe thats just me.
I enjoy the people here and am so happy to have found this site. But sometimes we need to be a bit more kind regarding answers of others. Only
my opinion

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June 25, 2009 02:35 AM
1. iPhone app! Weren't we supposed to get one this month?

2. An option to filter out the twitter ?s and only see the real Mahalo questions.

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June 26, 2009 11:34 PM
coming soon :-)

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June 27, 2009 12:14 AM
YAAAAY!!!

I'm just happy to know the idea still exists.

...Do you mean "in development" coming soon, or "in beta" coming soon, or "submitted to apple" coming soon, or am I just pushing it?

THAT JUST REMINDED ME... push would be awesome.

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June 25, 2009 06:58 AM
1. I'd like to see a breakdown of the overall "star" rating on the user profile (how many answers rated, how many ratings of each rank, etc.).

2. Before the upgrade, you could declare yourself an "expert" in certain categories which would then appear in the "Ask me a question" box for direct questions. Any chance of restoring that?

3. I have the email glitch as well.

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June 25, 2009 10:02 AM
1) When you get direct questions from the staff, quicker responses.

2) Maybe a chat system added to Mahalo.

3) Pages to load quicker.

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June 26, 2009 11:34 PM
I would like to see a chat system and faster pages as well.

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June 27, 2009 05:35 AM
When you say chat, do you mean Meebo Community IM?

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June 25, 2009 01:56 PM
I would like a comment box added with the answer box. Sometimes I would like to comment but not answer. No money involved and no tips just a plain old comment. And none money worthy.
Could also help when someone says where can I find .....
I could say hey dude where are you? What country? What city?

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June 25, 2009 06:44 PM
To enhance my experience with Mahalo Answers, please make it easy for me to cycle through all of the unanswered questions. When I select to display 'unanswered' first present just the unanswered questions first, not by subcategory. Once I select one unanswered question, allow me to 'next' through that set of questions.

and/or

Allow me to select the categories I want to jump to without having to scroll and scroll and scroll....

and/or

Allow me to select categories/subcategories for RSS feed. I won't get credit for reading as many questions, but I will be able to quickly get to the questions I can provide answers to.
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To enhance my experience with Mahalo Pages, give me some feedback when I request an increase in page count and don't get an increase. What do I need to improve upon to claim the new subtopic pages I'm creating.

Also please add some functionality to the Category selection box by either displaying the main categories collapsed so I can quickly get to the right category, or provide a selection box where I can start typing the category I want and have it scroll forward to my selection. Currently even a control F search within that box active only searches the current display. Another time where I have to scroll and scroll...

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To enhance the user experience with Mahalo, please add some navigation links to the home page. For example allow the caption in the blue bar to be clickable to that main page. I find myself trying to click on these things, especially Categories and am disappointed.

In the Categories box, display all the main categories and maybe just a couple of feature topics. If someone comes to the home page and doesn't see more variety of Categories, they may just move on to another site.
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Please have someone from Mahalo team make sure all Mahalo 2.0 questions get answers. There are many questions that are many days old that are still unanswered. I didn't ask the questions, but I still am watching for the answers.

Thanks,
Sue

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June 25, 2009 10:46 PM
My top 2 feature requests would be:

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A better way to talk directly with users.

Right now, we can ask each other individual questions, but there is no efficient way to talk back-and-forth. There are a bunch of problems with direct questions and I think it would grease the wheels of the community if we could communicate easier.

In a perfect (wicked awesome) world, we would have a communication bar on the bottom just like facebook. Real-time chat with our friends, direct messages, notifications, the whole 9 yards. Wouldn't that be great?

http://www.romaniancenter.org/Sites%20-%20Romana/Home/310px-Chat_bubbles.svg.png

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My second feature request isn't nearly as complicated.

I'd really like a newsletter.

I know, they're soooo passe in this age of twitter.... but I'm a pretty busy guy but I would like to keep up with all of the changes that happen so regularly here on Mahalo.

A simple, irregular newsletter would be again, wicked awesome. Just a simple bit of information from a Mahalo staff member that lists what's new, what rules have changed, what interesting how-tow stuff has been posted, what new policy has been implemented and heck, maybe even a digest of the top x number of popular questions.

http://www.vsatx.org/images/Newsletter-Spring08-cover.jpg

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June 26, 2009 02:07 AM
Thats not a bad idea, I know there used to be a Mahalo blog that was updated regularly, maybe that needs to be brought back

http://blog.mahalo.com/

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June 26, 2009 04:35 AM
I would like to be able to save a half finished question. I would like to have a "send staff a message" button on my page builder.

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June 26, 2009 04:53 AM
A single page with links to every training page. A time stamp that lets us know when we last updated a page we have claimed. I would also like to be able to save a partially finished task..... as life happens and on occasion have not been able to finish at one sitting. I wish there was away for people who worked in the Greenhouse for a year or so.... could be given more privileges... I can't believe some of the stupid questions I have answered in an attempt to get where I am... which is not even close to the privileges I had in developing whole pages in the Greenhouse. I can understand when people are new that they need to learn the ropes.... we learned those ropes in the Greenhouse... and yes somethings have changed BUT a lot hasn't. There should be some perks involved with helping Mahalo get to where it is now.... but there is not... I know some people who wont come back... people with a great deal of experience that are frustrated by starting from scratch again. Loyalty... it is an important word. Oh well, my 2 cents.
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June 26, 2009 01:50 PM
I would like to see on Maintaining Your Page Tools. Maybe icons for different lists. As it is, I am just clicking on stuff guessing what element is going to come up. Maybe its obvious to everyone else, but I'd appreciate it if it was dumbed down a bit.

Also, it might be helpful if users could report bad links etc. so page managers could remove them.

Thanks for listening.

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June 26, 2009 01:53 PM
Cusom layout options would be appreciated.

I love sites where I can lay out content in an order that is pleasing to my eye. Sites like igoogle would be a great example to emulate. I can choose a backround and front page content that matches my interests.

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June 26, 2009 05:06 PM
I would choose to improve the tasks area.

Right now, I'm a yellow belt, and all the task that appear are for grenn belt or upper...

I think it would be great if we could have some kind of filter for belts or for the task that we can do (regarding the color of our belt)

Also, as many of you guys previously said, a way to send private messages without having to use the "ask a question" option.

Cheers,

LBR

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