I'm too uncreative to come up with my own ideas, so I'll just criticise everyone else.
Horrible suggestions on this page:

Incorporating the QOTW with /talk. People who go to look at the QOTW probably don't want long periods of us talking bollocks in between stories, and I'm sure /talkers don't want to be continually interrupted with the day's seventh version of some urban legend. I do like the idea of being able to reply to stories, though.

Limiting image size/format. I realise that some people still have shitty connections, but really, is it that awful to wait a minute or two before all the pics load? Once you've seen them once you've most likely cached them anyway, so loading the occasional 300KB monstrosity really isn't that bad. It can be a little annoying, yes, but I think it's worth it for some of the wonderful larger images we get. As for only allowing .gif and .jpg - why? In particular, why choose those two formats? .png is far better than .gif anyway.

Limiting the way that noobs can post is silly. I don't even like the L plates much - I think it makes new people too obvious a target. I would suggest removing them again. I've certainly noticed that noobs who wait until their plates are gone before posting tend to get a far less harsh reception than those with L's intact. Adding further limits will only serve to discourage people from joining in, and I'm sure that nobody wants that. I don't really understand the idea behind only letting them post after getting a certain number of replies - most posts, even harmless or interesting ones go unreplied to. In fact, it's generally inflammatory or offensive posts that get the most replies - this only makes the system harder on genuine noobs while inconveniencing trolls not at all.

I think an "I don't like this button" is quite a good idea, but awarding icons (such as a dunce hat) would only encourage people to try and get it.

Seeing the number of people who've viewed your profile and have clicked "I like this" also seems OK, but seeing who it was who has voted for you is surely bad, as it makes people feel they have to reciprocate. Far better to just have people clicking based on how much they actually like a picture or story.
(MooCow_Byter, Tue 7 Nov 2006, 16:55, Reply)