Add Friend/Block User
Allow forum users to:
- Add and remove friends
- Receive friend requests
- Disable friend requests
- Decide who can send you friend requests (friends-of-friends, no one, and so on)
- Block and unblock other users
Sending and Receiving Direction Messages
Who can DM me?
- Anyone
- Friends of friends
- Only friends
- No one
Additional Profile Settings:
Who can view my profile?
- Anyone
- Only friends
- Friends of friends
- No one
(All the above settings would be found in “preferences,” of course.)
I know this is a cliche suggestion that’s as old as these forums. However, what would be the negative impact of having these options and functions? It’s allowed in-game to significant effect, and on any other forum I’ve ever used. It is frankly archaic to not allow for these functions. I also assume this would increase forum traffic, which would be great as well.
Like anything else, there are pros and cons. In this case, the pros heavily outweigh the cons, in my opinion. Just look at Twitter or Facebook, or again, any other forum in existence.
If am I missing any beneficial settings here, please say so.