Shoutbox is essential for BoS, so people can get support etc. ( Make it a rule were people cant post questions etc that can be posted a section like maths, engnlish etc . only technical support or just fun chatting with others.)
A minimum character length for posts to prevent lame and boring posts
I think if you provide people with access to premium section were they can see sample essays if not sample just a brief description of what is contained in essays ( Page numbers content etc.) will lead to users wanting to purchase the premium feature.
A like button for posts and if not available a notification when quoted
Change the icon/symbol of threads when when read unread, linked etc to something more fancy like the little figure at the top near the bored of studies logo . Sorry i cant design so trying to be descriptive.
Make a feedback and suggestions section.
And a search bar for each section so we don't have to search for one thing through every section
If some of these have already been implemented or said in the thread im sorry cause i cbf reading this whole thread but i think these are very good things that can better than community and get more people joining thanks
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