Feature Request: Original Poster tag

[Evil Lincoln]

I know there are probably a hundred great features on the to-do list that come before this, but... being in the enviable position of "user" I get to say "wouldn't it be nice if..."

Wouldn't it be nice if the original poster had some kind of distinguishing mark when posting in a thread they created? I often have to scroll all the way back to the top (or worse, go back to the first page) to check and see if a post is the OP answering the response or just a similar poster.

*tosses this thread on the pile of specific evil lincoln feature requests*

[Caineach]

I like this idea.

[Evil Lincoln]

There are also lots of threads where the OP has a kind of implicit authority. I don't think the forums should formalize that at all, but I personally would have an easier time observing it if it was visible who started the conversation (and laid the ground rules, in the threads that have them).

That's really a side-effect benefit though. For the most part, I just find myself wondering who the OP was after all...

[Austin Morgan]

I know the Paizo team probably has a ton on their plate, but I'll go ahead and throw my vote in for this feature as well, and for similar reasons as Lincoln.

[lastknightleft]

I think that's a good idea as well.

[Gary Teter]

I am very cautious about adding even more bling to the messageboards. At some point we may introduce "reference" threads where the first post is editable forever. In that context an OP identifier might make sense.

[Evil Lincoln]

Fair enough.

After all, if you incorporate everything the users say they want, you end up with MS Word...

[Gary Teter]

I like making things that nobody's asked for. More fun that way.

[brock]

Evil Lincoln wrote:

Fair enough.

After all, if you incorporate everything the users say they want, you end up with MS Word...

I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.