Social Linking site - build stage; suggestions wanted

Discussion in 'SEO' started by Spendlessly, May 19, 2006.

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    I am in progress on a social news/entertainment/info site that is of personal interest to me and I would appreciate any suggestions or recommendations anyone is willing to offer on features, ranking, .... everything. The site is located at newsweight.com - it does not currently send a confirmation e-mail, so just enter in a fake address if that is of concern to you.

    It's similar to digg in that the submitted links and comments both get voted on, and you can comment on the links, but that is where the similarities end.

    The links and comments currently on the site are just myself and a couple friends who have been testing for bugs and making suggestions along the way.

    Current to do list includes:

    • Adding an edit feature to allow comments and posts to be edited for up to 3 minutes. (The post will only be visible to the poster durring the 3 minutes)
    • Fixing markup error that causes login/register to center when voting and on other random pages.
    • Creating user profiles and user profile edit page.
    • Creating a preview feature that has a basic spell check prior to a link being submitted.
    • There is currently no optional word filter - also on the to-do list.
    • Pagination script... undecided on sorting options to give, help!
    • Changing the ranking algo on the "edu" links to not depreciate as rapidly as news articles, if at all - same for the "rec" links.
    • Setup forgot password autoresponder




    The current ranking system is as follows.

    Users start with 1 point.

    User votes on both comments and submitted links will add or subtract .01 points from the user who posted it, depending on if it is voted up or down.

    Additionally, the votes will add or subtract the weight of the user who voted from the comment or submitted link accordingly at a 1:1 ratio.



    I will work through the currently listed items pretty quickly, so I am eager to hear any feedback and/or suggestions positive or negative so that I can continue to plan. I am open to anything... algo changes, commenting system changes - anything, what I have made thus far is simply a draft. Thank you for your time folks.
     
    Spendlessly, May 19, 2006 IP
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    Round two, coming closer to completion - still seeking suggestions. Here is my updated to-do list. Some of the things from above are done now.

    Current to do list includes:

    * Adding an edit feature to allow comments and posts to be edited for up to 3 minutes. (The post will only be visible to the poster durring the 3 minutes)
    * Fixing markup error that causes login/register to center when voting and on other random pages.
    * Creating user profiles and user profile edit page.
    * Pagination numbers, primitive arrows are in place!
    * Make submissions editable by author for 2-3 minutes.
    * Related article-follow up option

    Thank you once again for your time.
     
    Spendlessly, Jun 12, 2006 IP