A dedicated request board makes complete sense to me as well, and BryanC has nailed the supporting rationale perfectly. A "request graveyard"... brilliant. Perhaps even have dedicated request boards for Audio, Images, and Video to match MC's primary functions. For those interested in audio only, they won't have to sort through mixed in video enhancements requests, and vice versa for videophiles.
How would JRiver benefit? ... A good request, well presented, is often implemented within days.
- JRiver benefits by allowing users to see all requests in one place, which over time will reduce redundant requests, which in turn will reduce your need to repeat the same answers over and over across multiple boards
- Having a dedicated board does not prevent "A good request well presented", and this is where BryanC's "request graveyard" is key: by maintaining/showing only requests that are viable and still under consideration active.
- There could be multiple graveyards (as linked sub-threads?) where various DOA request types are moved:
redundant; impossible/rejected; MC already does it; etc. Users could and would look at those posts if clearly organized
- I think most forum users would find an organized request system preferable to the current random request approach - and that, almost by definition, makes it beneficial to JRiver
That said…
Personally, I prefer things a little more chaotic.
If that is the case, there is no remedy. You must be very happy with a certain president twitler then!
