What things don't you like about the Forum?

[Amateurseeker]

A 640x480 pic can look excellent at 40k. A 1600x1200 pic can look excellent at 200k. I cant tell you how many pics your site has that are 200k+ but only 640x480. How about a maximum 100k pic size (id really prefer 200k) and let people maximize the dimensions if they feel like it ? Perhaps also limit the bandwidth people can use a year if that is the issue. Obviously small pics annoy the crap out of me.

[Night Cat]

99% of how the Forum works is just fine, very useful. Here is my Top-10 list of areas where I might be interested to see some changes.

1. Don't know member can't receive PM until it's too late.

If a member can't receive a PM, please let me know that up front, instead of presenting me with a form to send the PM to that member (and then I spend 10 minutes or more writing a message, only to find out that the message cannot be sent).

2. Should have online backup with no downtime.

I would imagine there is software available to do backups without taking down a database.

3. I saw the "backup" screen when it was not backup time.

I saw that screen on 2007.4.23 3:50 AM China time (which is nearly 12 hours away from the normal backup time of 4:00 AM EST).

4. Search fails to produce all matches.

I have noticed that in some instances, the Search feature will not find all posts with the requested search terms.

5. Replace "reports of distinction" with per-message voting.

I think following what they do on Amazon (e.g., "5 out of 6 users found this information useful") would be better. Then, the usefulness of a post is decided by consensus, and you don't have to go out of your way, into a special folder, to find the stuff that others have liked.

6. Senior status should be partly content-based.

There is at least one Senior Member I can think of whose vast majority of posts are requests for information. He did make a few very terse FRs, and the ones I had the opportunity to verify did not check out. If my suggestion #5 is implemented, then content-based upgrades would be straightforward (e.g., count only those posts that at least 2 members found useful, and exclude any that anyone found useless, and any that did not meet posting guidelines). Also, if you limit it to those who request it, like back in the old days, this might help make it less casual. I think the process would be no less automated than at present, while helping to limit Senior Member status to those that have actually contributed something.

7. "Cheap sex in China" thread is silly.

I think this thread should be deleted, for reasons that I posted on the thread. Info about cheap sex should be posted in the various existing threads by region.

8. Can't search a sub-topic.

I might like to be able to do a search spanning only one sub-topic (e.g., Beijing).

9. Can't see recipient ID when viewing sent messages.

When I view my Sent folder, and open several messages in several tabs, then in each tab I can read the message but I can't see who I sent the message to, in that tab.

10. Subscription list doesn't distinguish between similarly-named threads.

For example, if I subscribe to China/General Info, and Macau/General Info, both of these are listed as "General Info" in the subscription list. I can't tell which one is China, and which one is Macau, until I open the thread.

Thanks for considering my input, and for all your efforts.
NC

[Grateful Spread]

I’m posting these comments inaccurately in the ‘dislike’ thread as they are more a personal wish than a complaint.

In the ISG community, there is a broad patchwork of contributors from armchair posters, lonely souls seeking solace, visiting businessmen indulging in some R&R, party-animal ex-pats, out and out sex-addicts looking for their next fix – and last-but-not-least, Jackson who keeps this whole thing together.

We’re all different but share the desire to pursue sexual fulfilment. This is arguably the purest primal purpose for man’s existence. It’s nature over nurture. I also believe that another common bond is our desire to help others in need, particularly those who we know, their friends and their families: Most of us have more depth than that of the superficial, soulless hedonist.

I would therefore propose that a portion of the paying member’s fee go towards addressing some of the consequences of poverty in the WGs’ countries of origin. Causes and charities such as (RED), Save The Children, Oxfam etc could all be candidates.

I appreciate that the membership fee is there to help pay the admin and running costs. I also appreciate that there are over 170,000 members of whom I would assume a significant portion are payed-up. Even if it’s half, we are still talking about a lot of cash.

Jackson, I am sure, works his butt off in running this forum and I would be the first to defend his right to every penny he makes over and above his overheads and expenses. I would also defend his right to ignore this post – but the publicity from supporting these causes could potentially encourage many more members to pay the subscription.

Food for thought?

[Topos]

I have noticed here not many say that to you, well I for one appreciate the effort and frustration you must go through in providing this forum.

By having the site you have improved the quality of my life and I`m sure many many other lonely guys, and at the same time to the ladies who love sex too, not to mention the economic wealth of the ladies.

It`s so easy for those who don`t DO to critisize others.

Jackson just a thought would it be possible to have a link for the members where we could have a chat room for each country or the forum in General?.

Once again
Appreciate your effort in providing this site Jackson
Topos

[Bimbo Boy]

I have asked Jackson twice that a specific photo of a girl that showed her face be removed. I followed the procedure and even sent the girl's ID to Jackson. No answer, no action.

[StudPlayer]

Censorship

[Northern Star]

I wish to STRONGLY support jan108, Xtrafire and others who are asking for an ISG wiki. To me it's highly surprising that nobody has created a sex travel wiki yet, and I do think that ISG should be the pioneer. Check wikitravel.org for inspiration, then just make it naughty...

Also, I hope for a crackdown on bullshit in the picture threads.

[Mr_Hoffy]

One of the biggest issues with ISG is it's format with Threads. The threads are linear and flat. Most Forums nowadays have Hierarchical threads so when you respond it's a comment about another person comment in context of a major topic. With the current format, ISG will one day be made irrelevant by more modern software. It seems Jackson is probably not adroit to programming since he would have already made these changes. Also, Jackson is too autocratic. Most forums had multiple designated moderators so the forum is more self policing. In my mind, The ISG and WSG are run more or less run like a Mom and Pop shop.

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Hi Mr Hoffy,

Apparently the Forum's organizational strategy is lost on you.

Thanks,

Jackson

[Higgins T]

When I make you site small and open another site to hide the isg-site behind, it allways says "InternationalSexGuid..." on the button on the monitor. So easy to recognize for people who come into my office when I visit you site at work ( (-: ). Would it be possible to change that into "isg"?

[George90]

I have been bothered by this for sometime, almost since I registered and started posting.

I am constantly being timed out when I write posts. At first I thought I was taking longer than the 30 minutes alloted for this.

Recently, I have been timing myself when I compose posts. I do not take longer than 30 minutes to submit a post. In fact, have been timed out after only 15 minutes!!!

There is something wrong with the time set in the program. It is NOT 30 minutes! I suggest either reset the timer to 30 minutes, or change the notification to what the time out delay really is (closer to 10 minutes).

[Cooze Hound]

Hi Jackson,

Even as a relative newbie I notice a lot of chat on the photo section. Whilst it is natural to comment on a photo one thing that really bugs me is the constant bickering and lack of photo's on the Vietnam photo section.

The photo threads seem to work okay in other countries I think.

[Member #3453]

1. I would like to see a chat room section where mongers who regularly converse with respect to their frequented venues can send public "chat room" style messages that can likewise be commented upon by all other members wishing to view, and comment on, the chat room postings.

2. I would like to see the limitation that is placed on the number of characters within the Private Message System increased. Sometimes, if giving specific information of a sensative nature to a Private Message Inquiry, I've been forced to significantly limit my response to inquiries received by PM due to the characters limitation. Maybe it's a band width issue. If so, I fully understand. People in hell want ice water.

3. I would also like to see a centralized point of inquiry for logistical information where a member can access strictly logistical, travel type, and other mongering specific information, such as hotel recommendations, club reviews, pimp girls, etc...

4. Right now, the standard forum is where all the information is assemilated, but because there is no Chat Room section, there is also a plethera of meaningless communication between various members, myself being one of probably the worst offenders. The flame wars are usually a result of a chat room section not being available, and other members feeling that there is simply too much garbage in the forum to do an effective search. The flame wars are simply a lack of decorum and manners between differing people, nothing really new in society at large.

5. In my specific case, not really needing much information, if any, from my most frequented venue, I generally function instead as one of the two or three sources of specific information. It would be nice to post our most concise information about the venue in one central depository so we don't have to repeat ourselves to inquiring members, either in the forum or through the PM system. If the information in the main depository changes, it could be updated by any member traveling in the venue, any member that has a particular opinion, a different take on our conclusions, and/or in the event the information changes in and of itself.

[American Ukraine]

Jackson,

I have noticed that many members use the Photo Gallery area for chatting.

I feel that the best way you can encourage members to start posting photos in the Photo Gallery area rather using it as a regular chatting area is that you should start a voting system

Members can vote for each other , for who has posted the best photos. in this way, members out of competition will post more photos, and the top voted members should be announced every week on the forum.

What do you think? Or this idea crossed your mind before?

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Hi American Ukraine,

I have thought about it, but I have another plan to solve the problem, a plan that I cannot disclose at this time.

Stay tuned.

Thanks,

Jackson

[Excess]

The server is always slow, and unresponsive. Half of the day yesterday, and several hours over the last week it has been very slow, and a lot of times can't access it at all because of server errors because the server load is too high. Upgrade your server. You should buy a better server with some of your huge profit your making over $5,000 a month of this site, spend $500 a month on a good dedicated server and an admin.

Wet indeed !

[WildnWet]

The server is always slow, and unresponsive. Half of the day yesterday, and several hours over the last week it has been very slow, and a lot of times can't access it at all because of server errors because the server load is too high. Upgrade your server. You should buy a better server with some of your huge profit your making over $5,000 a month of this site, spend $500 a month on a good dedicated server and an admin.