Suggestions

A user-submitted suggestion board with staff approval, public voting, status tracking, and CSV export.

How it works

1. A member submits a suggestion via a panel button.
2. The suggestion lands in the suggestions channel with a unique number + voting reactions (upvote / downvote / star).
3. Staff approve / deny / mark as in-progress / mark as implemented.
4. Members vote.
5. Approved + popular suggestions become a track-able backlog.

Statuses

• pending — newly submitted
• approved — accepted by staff
• denied — rejected
• in_progress — being worked on
• implemented — done
• archived — closed without resolution

Where it lives

Dashboard: Engagement → Suggestions. Submission via panel button (configured on the same page).

Permissions

• engagement.view — see the board
• engagement.edit — change suggestion status, respond, ban a member from suggesting

Banning a member

If someone abuses the system (spam suggestions, hateful content), use the Ban from suggestions button. They can't submit new ones until unbanned.

Tips

• Respond to denied suggestions. "Denied because it conflicts with X" feels respectful; silent deny feels dismissive.
• Use the status column for transparency. Members appreciate seeing "in_progress" — they know the team's working on it.
• Export periodically. CSV dump for retros or roadmap planning.

Related pages

• Polls
• Reviews