If you are suggesting to build a firewall to block mexicans requests I do not agree.. ;=)

Ok now seriously: I think my dear site, my only net place, need some rearrangemets. Not for me, but mostly for newcomers and young peoples arriving here. The site must be a little bit more friendly in the daily usage.

Between features I'd like to have here at PM i'd mention:

• improved readabilty for mobile users
• improved node composition with even minimal set of shortcut for html approved tags
• renewed tutorial section to build up in next years with a Modern perspective
• improved security
• a wider group of moderators to prevent chat flaming and spam nodes
• a bigger space limit for post and private pages (at least for high level monks)
• the ability to show who is speaking (Discipulus lvl 17 since 2002 average posts XP 9 last year 11 as I already suggested)
• the possibility of automatically conceil wrong answers (leaving the possibility of to review them)

i think the best way to achieve the above is a complete rewrite of the code base: it is a big work I'm not able to do: so who can do such a big work? we can also collect some money to pay at pizza&beer rate someone of us but even if someone offer himself there are many downside:

• The owner of the actual site (estimated vroom?) must agree
• How to choose the developer group?
• How to choose the roadmap?
• this eventual project must run in parallel with the existing one
• the huge historical database must migrated accordingly

Even if this become feasible with have to not alter the nature of PM doing this. I'm especially thinking about:

• the freedom to express himself even if in disaccord with the majority of the community
• the somehow vintage appeal must be preserved: it is a monastery not a disco
• the XP system it is not perfect, but I think it is better to leave it unchanged

L*