My silliest nitpick is commenting on ideas. It's chronologically backwards. New comments show up at the top, but the commenting form is at the bottom.
But more to it's core, I don't like how votes are rationed. If the management doesn't keep on top of ideas or if the forum is too active, then users have to start compromising their opinions. It feels unfair to users that want to contribute but can't. I'm not saying I would accept how Votebox works without modification, but I do like how votes are kept under control without it feeling like I can't really contribute past a certain point.
This is exactly why one should always be mindful of what one says here about software one uses. Many of those software developers are lurking here in the shadows and might take offense - Or at least be curious and want to help or correct a mistake.
My mum was a newspaper journalist in a city. It was a small place, but a regional center. So lots of government offices, etc.
Given she worked in print and they didn't print her photo on bylines, the average joe didn't know what she looked like. More than once she got a juicy lead on a story just be overhearing people talking about work when they were in queues at the grocery store or bank.
Also, I once took a seat on a train in a group of four seats. 3 guys in suits came and took the other seats, and then started having a conversation about financial details of a construction project for Company X. After about 15 minutes I said "Look, sorry. I can't let you talk about this any more. I work for Company X."
They didn't get the contract.
Serves them right. Just because I dress like a tramp doesn't mean that I don't have a job where I know the people who'll get your multi-million dollar contract cancelled for being careless with confidential details.
- Rich@UserVoice