Ashrem
Oh Wise One
Create a specific sub-forum for ideas which the moderators have designated as ready for a vote, where users can not create posts or reply, but can vote. When an idea is ready for vote, moderators could clone the original message into the voting forum and attach a poll, then tag the original post with a link to the vote, where it would be free from the vagaries of excited players, while discussion could continue unencumbered in the original thread. Currently nothing stops an inexperienced user from creating an idea and putting a poll on it (with no end date) and marking it as up for voting when it is incomplete and or has other fatal flaws.
Pros: Clarity for users and well defined process should smooth some bumps out of the process of getting ideas improved.
Cons: extra effort for forum mods
Pros: Clarity for users and well defined process should smooth some bumps out of the process of getting ideas improved.
Cons: extra effort for forum mods