Consolidated list of Forum Problems

Hey guys - Just wanted to post a thread to consolidate the current problems w/the Forum so they can be concisely reported to Terry in email.  I don't want him to get them in dribs and drabs, nor in long diatribes (like I tend to do,lol).

When you reply, please categorize the problem/concern/suggestion/wish if it's related to the Member's experience versus the Moderator experience.  If you want to just edit this post (like we do for the Naughty List) feel free. 

So... just to get things started, see below (the "categories" can be changed of course, and the numbering is in no way indicative of level of importance, I just can't think efficiently right now! lol)

Forum Technical Problems for all users:

1. Google Chrome - Paragraphs do not work and all content wraps together
2. Google Chrome - Post editing options (font formatting, inserting pictures, etc) are all missing.
3. Ignore Feature - you have to "Friend" someone you wish to Ignore!
4. Search Feature - returns are not organized in any date or order (or any discernable order!!!)
5. Spelling error in Edit Profile Settings hover message "abuot"   Fixed!
6. Frequent "Ooops" messages after forum/site updates

Moderator Technical Problems:

1. Internet Explorer - we have to run in Compatibility Mode in order to activate our "Moderate" options button on each post.
2. Thread-merging - Identifying the correct thread by Post Id often pulls old threads (different directory?)
3. Manually approving each ID
4. Locking thread failure
5. "Edit" in blogs does not work within the forum, it requires intervention through the control panel which bogs the system and can take upwards of 4 hours to locate and edit the content of a blog.
6. "Report Abuse" allows you to change the title of the thread, however when it comes into the AR forum, the title remains unchanged with default "Abuse Report".
7. "Sticky" feature expires after 1 year
8. "Sticky" feature fails to work on existing thread - it must be merged with a new thread and that new thread's "sticky" doesn't always supercede the original posts, making the merge and attempt to sticky ineffective.
9. "Forum Rules" should be editable by us, lock against replies, but it needs to have a more permanent place that doesn't require a new sticky or "bump" post every few months - otherwise it drops from the default view for regular members because it's more than 2 months old.
10. Default Display of msgs set to 2 months - could we extend that on certain forum sections (like Lani's suggestion about the Educational Archives.)
11. "Moderate User" feature within control panel does nothing

Moderator Issues that require Admin Decision:

1. Blogs - Who's Moderating?  Editing content is nearly impossible (both b/c the tech problems impede editing, and other logistics)
2. Amending Forum Names - Training and Health in particular needs some changes to the sub-categories
3. Policy on publicly naming Kennels (good or bad reviews)
4. Policy on approving questionable usernames that do not contain clearly explicit, spam, drug or casino names, sales/advertising for shopping sites, etc.

Wish Lists:

1. Dog.com email address for the Moderators to use to contact Non-Members (ie, "quit creating 500 accounts", "your account has been disapproved because....";) - either that or an Admin who will send those messages.
2. Emoticons - Current ones are crap
3. Display username of Thread Started By
4.