Suggestion Box for Smaller Indiana

[Pat Coyle]

Every day we try to update Smaller Indiana with a new Forum thread. We focus on topics like: technology, politics, science, ecology, education, economics, business / marketing, etc.

We are always on the lookout for good topics of conversation. If you have any suggestions, or if you come across a story or item online that you think would spark good discussion, please add it to this thread and we'll try to use it as a featured conversation one day.

Of course you could instead start your own forum thread anytime. That's always encourage.

Meanwhile, if you have any suggestions for ways to make SI more enjoyable or interesting or effective, please share them here. We'll follow this thread to watch for your suggestions.

Thanks!

[Nicki Laycoax]

I think a section for "testimonials" of Smoosiers working with Smoosiers would be a good category. There are several business relationships on here, and it would be great to get those publicized a bit!

[Kris Davidson]

Is there a way to search for people's occupations? For example, if I am a web designer and wanted to do a search for all people who listed their occupation or title as 'web designer,' is there a way to do that (aside from a generic site search)?

I'm looking for easier ways to browse people's profiles who share common occupations as myself.

Thanks :)

[John Kohlmeyer]

How about an option to ignore other users?

[Linda J Ranger]

Going along with Kris's comment, since there are so many members it would be nice to see a condensed alphabetical list with the individual's name and occupation or interest with no photo (photo takes too much space) so they could be quickly scanned to jog one's memory of people one may know. Then when you clicked on their name and it would go to that member's profile page to see if it is the person you think it is so you could contact them. Maybe a city could be added also to allow for easier look ups by geographical areas. Then one could use "Ctrl F" to find people by occupation or city.