[Rollercoasterider]

Well the user profiles are available now, to moderators and admins.
Couldnt you just change the permissions for other users?
Maybe restricting what can be seen?

Profiles have been available to members, but I did just change a few other permissions--now logged on members should see the Members button on the menus button above; this will take you to the entire list of members.
I also noticed that there was one checkbox in the notifications permission unchecked--and all others checked, so I changed that so all are checked--not sure what it was...maybe something about being notified about topics to which you have subscribed.
I changed a couple other permissions as well...so minor that even though I just did it, I can't recall which ones.

I'm not sure what forum software you're on, but most have a way of making several choices of your own themes and then you could do them all in your color scheme, but have a version that's a darker green and one that uses the purple. For instance, the color of green in the band that says Post Reply would be a great color, and then something other than the pale grey that is the post writing background...like a medium purple there. Then they would match your branding, but could be more user friendly than the current light colors we have.

This is a simple machines (SMF) forum. It's not like Wordpress where EVERYONE and their 2nd cousin's monkey's uncle knows what it is. It's well known, but not on the Wordpress level. People build their businesses around Wordpress--I don't just mean they use it to build their site like me, but they build supports (plug-ins et al.) to sell. WP is a lot more user friendly--it has an intuitive user interface. Some pieces of smf are that way, but not at the WP level. Themes in WP can be customized and there are plugins for further customizing them if the theme itself doesn't offer the customs desired. In SMF, as far as I have really been able to find the theme you select is what you get--you choose the color by choosing a theme in that color...not by getting to customize the color specifically once you set it up. In WP there is a place in my admin for my theme where I can customize, it SMF there is a place where I can upload it (and others), see the url path and choose which theme to use...but that is pretty much it.

For me, I have to turn down the brightness to be very dim to read this site because I am sensitive to light. I'd love an option to simply make the site itself be a darker color scheme so I don't have to always be switching my brightness. It's all the very light colors that make it hard to read.

Interesting...I am the exact opposite, though not merely for this site, but for everything. I am constantly having to turn up the brightness--it defaults to lower when I'm unplugged and keeps reverting if I step away for a moment or am not moving anything and just reading. I think a paid-for custom theme might cost more to have the option of choosing colors--like this one has, but maybe it could be done.  Maybe just to switch the basic colors around.

[MsT]

Hi, I'm not sure if this is something anyone else is interested in, but maybe we could have a book color or sticky topic for threads of LBSs that have successfully moved on from their R? I know it is a standing forum and that we all come here looking for hope to reconcile, but it is sometimes helpful for me to see lives that go on merrily even if reconciliation isn't possible.

[OldPilot]

I too would like a Search button to locate a specific poster.  I find it tedious to go thru page upon page looking for a certain persons update.  Other than that, I like this forum the way it is.    Thanks for asking, RCR!

OK so the forum is now the way you asked! - THANKS RCR! 
The members button next to logout button.
You can search for members with this function and it also sortable.
Let me know if you have any questions.

[patience.of.a.saint]

RCR, I've never heard of that one and I've been on various crafty and photography forums for like 15 years now. The most common ones are Invision Power Board or IPB and phpBB. Those you can get free skins and themes...and by that, I just mean custom color combos and such, although my favorite board used to have themes for all seasons and there was one we could pick that was sandy colored like a beach and had tropical plants around the edges. It was so pretty and easy on the eyes. The owner there had a theme like yours to match everything for the general public just coming in, but once you were in, then you could have your own look to see when you logged in. It was great fun for all of us when they released new freebies for us. We had like 15 to choose from.

Speaking of that forum, we had it so that nobody could see any posts unless they were registered. It felt a lot safer to post personal info. I worry here that we have a lot of personal info out there and it seems like it would be easy enough to stumble on to someone you know if you were suspicious of anything. Would it ever be possible to require logging in before the forum could be read?

[Anjae]

I would like discussion threads on the different types of MLCers from clingers to vanishers as that is very often the info that newbies want more info on than perhaps the " correct" thing to do and focus on self.

But we have them.

http://mlcforum.theherosspouse.com/index.php?topic=1536.0 - Boomerang

http://mlcforum.theherosspouse.com/index.php?topic=3368.0 - Vanishers

http://mlcforum.theherosspouse.com/index.php?topic=6231.0 - Clinging Boomerangs

http://mlcforum.theherosspouse.com/index.php?topic=305.0 - Off-and-On

http://mlcforum.theherosspouse.com/index.php?topic=5050.0 - The live in
MLCers

http://mlcforum.theherosspouse.com/index.php?topic=210.0 - Monster

They are all on the main board. It is just they are not sticky, but they exist.

I would also like a sticky thread on self care and how you can really look after yourself.

This is a good idea. We have several types of threads on the matter, some already archived, but not a single, immediatly visible one.

No sub-foruns. At least not for me. It becomes too confusing. Like RCR said, the topic icons allow us to know the difference between the several types of threads.

From a moderating, and tech work, point of view, the simpler, the better.

The current colours, that I see, quite smooth and not shinning/bright at all, are perfect for me. But I also have my screen set to not too bright.

How about an area where any progress on getting medical recognition for the condition could be flagged, along with news artless of relevance.

We don't have a specific area for those, but we also have several threads on those matters. Look in the main board and also on the Archived Topics section.

[Rollercoasterider]

RCR, I've never heard of that one and I've been on various crafty and photography forums for like 15 years now. The most common ones are Invision Power Board or IPB and phpBB.

SMF is on par with those. phpBB is also free and I first installed that when looking at forums in 2009, but it did not offer a subscription feature as part of the main package and to me plugins are not stable for such an important feature since someone might stop development as the forum upgrades through time. The skins and all that are basically the same sort of thing across the boards.

Speaking of that forum, we had it so that nobody could see any posts unless they were registered. It felt a lot safer to post personal info. I worry here that we have a lot of personal info out there and it seems like it would be easy enough to stumble on to someone you know if you were suspicious of anything. Would it ever be possible to require logging in before the forum could be read?

There is a board that does this--just not mine. It is the board that goes with the book How to Survive Your Husband's Midlife Crisis. I have chosen not to do this because the lurkers who do not want to join--not even register--would not have access to the information and would not be further enticed into joining. I also have the Subscriber's Board for the purpose of greater security, but my main reason is because I want people to have the greater incentive to join by reading the similar stories and seeing the support they can receive.

[Searching4Answers]

Not sure if this has been mentioned or not so sorry if I am repeating a suggestion.

I like that we are now able to identify whose thread it is by the little pencil icon - I would like to be able to see where the person posting is in their journey. Similar to the pencil icon maybe an icon indicating that the poster is in reconnection/reconciliation. Often I will look up there stats to see where they are or if they are reconnecting or not.

[patience.of.a.saint]

Did we lose the "view new replies to your posts" and whatever the other option was that used to be located above our screen name? I have not had that show up the last couple times I logged in. Is it my ipad or the board?

[OldPilot]

Did we lose the "view new replies to your posts" and whatever the other option was that used to be located above our screen name? I have not had that show up the last couple times I logged in. Is it my ipad or the board?

I am a little late answering this however, I think you pressed the wrong button if that is changed,to the right of the search box at the very top of the forum is an arrow - click on it and you should be fine.

[OldPilot]

Just for every ones notice the forum is protected by a word censor.
If anyone uses foul language the censor will automatically change the words to something less offensive.
Please do not try to circumvent this feature as it can be reprogrammed to take those items into account.

I would like this place to remain safe for one and all to post.