Perhaps the ability to have pre-crafted message replies, so any creators can more easily share their work?

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1, email notifications for topic replies.  
2, the ability to have subforums.  
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Today  have changed the date display so that when things were posted is much easier to discern.
For example, if something was posted 2 hours ago, it'll say "2 hours ago". Much more elegant.
I am still working on email notifications, promise.

I think the home page should be intuitive and attractive. FE looks like a chaotic msg board rats nest with random graphics and images.
There should be carousel posters when you land - it should be like a streaming service that doesn't "PLAY" but rather allows "REQUESTS"

When people select an item, they should have to check three boxes before the "DOWNLOAD" or "REQUEST DOWNLOAD" button turns on.
A click that they've read a user agreement; a click that they understand and read Fan Edit laws (provided) - and finally?

A check box for the movies related to the fan edit. However many there are, they must click each movie, and clicking is "ATTESTING" - - They need only have an email address, and NO NEEED for an account. That will be the difference to FE and any other site - - I think accounts should be for contributors, and everyone else can use the page like a combination of Netflix UI and IMDB cataloguing.

There will be NO cold users; there will be NO fresh eyes or passive movie lovers visiting if we make it as hard as FE.
That's my only two cents! ACCESSIBLE - - ATTRACTIVE (for the love of Pete, poster image carousels or something!!)

You land, and there's a top bar for website tabs and search; and there's a few beautiful carousel of "NEW RELEASES"  / embedded "TRAILERS" and genres or something.
No dead space, no dominating text - - Images, images, video, video, more, more, more!

Actors talk about the "Recycled $20 bill" and how audiences are often other actors hoping you'll come view their show (and so the price of admission is bounce back and forth) - we should attract NEW people every day who need only love movies.

Just top of my head!

It sounds like a fantastic idea and for the most part, I love it.
The only concern I have though, is vetting. If a user can request simply with an email address, some people may feel a bit put off by it. That may actually be not much different from any random person creating an account though.  The checkboxes and all that, it sounds great. I think it definitely warrants a lot of thought. It's a great idea.
There's always the legal angle. people who are most concerned by that, usually request photos.   Personally, I disliked when I had emails set up. It took me away from the community.
I also made the decision to use oauth to ensure that users were more likely to be genuine people. bots is a concern. The whole feedback and review angle is also something.
want to give users the ability to create their own shelf so they can built an emotional connection with the fanedits they watch, and that might promote more interaction.

I think your suggestion has a lot of merit in terms of reach but perhaps not engagement. I'd prefer to drive engagement.  Still, your ideas are really good and can still be adapted or drawn from. Thanks for the input it is great to have this perspective.

I think we need to make it so if a user accidentally mispeaks they have the freedom to correct themselves and delete or edit the message. I hated FE saying it's the internet, In my mind I'm going, but like 90% of internet has a msg delete option even YT which isn't made for discussions as much as it is videos. Please make us be able to delete msgs.

Yep, I added the message edit feature, you can edit your messages.

I don't even have a current way to see what the previous message was, there is no record, so you get to control what your words are and Even I can't go back and see any mistakes.

Might need a paper trail though for future, just in case. it'll be secure though, whatever I may add. But only in case of potential legal stuff, you know safety and protection, that kind of thing.

Fair, @traidne! I'd say engagement would have echelons:

1. Cold end user - Joe Everyone who lands on the site, and with an email address (to send the download link to!!) and a checklist of the legality and ownership attestant, they can get a fan edit with virtually no roadblocks besides respecting the law

2. Movie Lover - Someone with a FULL account signed up; perks include requesting edits, accessing the forums to chat, and being able to leave reviews and a watch lists

3. Editors - People who make full accounts and want to submit their own edits

It is nothing different than Fan Edit Central, and nobody has shut them down. It makes you click a button to attest to ownership, request a copy, and await a link in your mailbox.

link text - FEC database; been around more than 20 years.

The path of least resistance for newcomers and non-editors is in the above 3 echelons!

This is the silver bullet that will separate us from the bad fan edit sites, and improve on the good ones (FEC is not intuitive and has shite gui)

Case in point? FEC is why nearly 500 people have watched and emailed me their thoughts on my cuts. I crave feedback from editors, yes - and even got a couple from FE, but end users? I've made people happy - those are good numbers - FE.org users don't see that level of traction...FEC is why so many "REQUEST" emails are in the below picture folder - and those users write back.

This system works!

I mean... I do really like how having an email address shifts the burden off of me. If I'm clearly encouraging people to take any link exchange off site, and not encouraging it on site, then it puts me in a better, safer legal position. (because I am legally responsible for everything on this server)

I looked into the legal side of it and surprisingly, the online safety act says my responsibility ends after the form sends the email. I keep a log of that email, but that's it.

Honestly, I'm actually a little uncomfortable with that. While we have policies that say no kids, we have to be realistic in that kids will find their way on here. I'm not comfortable with the idea that some predator could do a fan work of a popular kids show and use it as a honey trap or whatever it's called. That prospect makes me sick and I need to ensure that doesn't happen. The fact the law doesn't account for thta is kind of shocking considering the amount of overreach it has in other places. Well in any case I don't think it means I can't legally I can,  but I want to have a way to more carefully keep tabs on any fan works of children's franchises and have strong moderating/reporting tools and stuff like that.

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If I set up an email proxy/relay then that would form robust protection. I'd require an oauth check up front, but not require sign-up. strip email addresses from any replies and scan the links. Keep logs.

FanWorX poster grid looks very promising!

I imagine trailers will be embed-links to save on hosting them: Will Vimeo links work? And will the trailers be within the subcategory of a clicked-on movie?

I look forward to trailer content fitting in, whenever that comes, at zero rush.

Yeah Vimeo is one of the allowed embed. I think. It should be anyway, if it's not, I'll be able to add it easily enough.
There might be potential for another video platform too, if one exists with adequate protections.
The ability to have a view that shows videos rather than posters, that is a very cool idea. I'll try to remember that. Feel free to remind in future if it appears i'm working on a related area and seem to have forgotten about that.

• Poster view
• trailer view
• list view