We're working on adding new features to LBT over the next few months. If you have any suggestions on features you'd like to see added, please let us know.

Here is a list of what we're working on:

- New LBT forum skin design

- Photo Gallery

- Fix journals

- Clothes exchange

- Our own Tickers geared for Bandsters.

- Surgery dates

- Angel feature

- Allow members to add, rate, review and discuss Insurers, Govt programs, Hospitals, Lap-band Surgeon, Plastic Surgeon, Dietician/Nutritionist, Primary Care Physician, Psychologist, sleep Center Professional and other professionals

- Lap-band Surgeon and Lap-band Professionals Directory

I agree I would pay to get rid of the ads. Maybe we could do a stagard (sp?) system. Free you get all the ads and less features, 5-10 bucks a month you get all the features and no ads (ie, Chat, Journals, Photo albums, total access to all the new goodies). Personaly I think anyone running a website of this magnatude should be compensated. You know its not a few minutes a day blogging to take care of this site!!

I would like to see a "newbie" where you can go to get all the FAQ, abreviations, just getting started, light insurance info, "requirements" for the procedures, I think the video I saw on the two different surgeries at OR-live.com really helped me make up my mind on the procedure I wanted (GB or Band), more stuff like that. Kinda help them along with the research part of it, and maybe a newbie question area we can go in to help those questions that get asked over and over so they dont gum up the rest of the forum.

I would also like to see more options added in the profile sections. Can we have our own personal photo album? A favorites button for threads you are following, maybe a more user friendly buddy list?

Most deffinatly agree to the smaller signature lines. Can we make more room for the "extras" in the profile as well?

Thank you for Lapbandtalk.com it truely was my lightbulb moment when I found it! Please keep up the phenominal work!

Alli :clap2:

I agree I would pay to get rid of the ads. Maybe we could do a stagard (sp?) system. Free you get all the ads and less features, 5-10 bucks a month you get all the features and no ads (ie, Chat, Journals, Photo albums, total access to all the new goodies). Personaly I think anyone running a website of this magnatude should be compensated. You know its not a few minutes a day blogging to take care of this site!!

I would like to see a "newbie" where you can go to get all the FAQ, abreviations, just getting started, light insurance info, "requirements" for the procedures, I think the video I saw on the two different surgeries at OR-live.com really helped me make up my mind on the procedure I wanted (GB or Band), more stuff like that. Kinda help them along with the research part of it, and maybe a newbie question area we can go in to help those questions that get asked over and over so they dont gum up the rest of the forum.

I would also like to see more options added in the profile sections. Can we have our own personal photo album? A favorites button for threads you are following, maybe a more user friendly buddy list?

Most deffinatly agree to the smaller signature lines. Can we make more room for the "extras" in the profile as well?

Thank you for Lapbandtalk.com it truely was my lightbulb moment when I found it! Please keep up the phenominal work!

Alli :clap2:

Great ideas! I'm going to be working on all of these this week.

Wendell Edwards has about the greatest LapBand 101 and 102 I've seen yet, they address almost all of the pre-op and research questions I've had about the band itself. I saw it on his sig over at OH, but I know he posts here, too.

I can't believe it!!! I edited it even through the annoying smiley's!!!

I know a lot of us don't like the ads on here, but wanting to charge people would make it hard for some of our members to stay on. Not everyone can afford to pay to come and post here. I can put up with all the ads if it means that everyone will be able to still use this site.

I agree - pay and you get the whole enchilada, including journals and specialized options like changing the colors on your screen.

Don't pay and you get all the ads, fewer options and the all important information on the band.

I would pay to be a "premium member" - or whatever.

BTW - what does "Rep Power" mean?

One more thought.. in the area where we have our state forums located.. (or where ever) could we add one for the military? (Maybe near the top since most wont think to look for something like that?) It would just be nice to have someplace to go talk to other people in the military with similar doctor/insurance issues!

Thanks again!

Alli

i love the blue color - thanks for the change - that green sort of made me ill!

p.s. i would pay too for no ads - but i don't notice them as much either so I guess that doesn't matter so much now.

i did notice DC wasn't listed under the states - yeah i know it's not a state but it is the US capital and since i'm moving back there soon - would be nice to have that included.

thanks for all hard work

i love the blue color - thanks for the change - that green sort of made me ill!

p.s. i would pay too for no ads - but i don't notice them as much either so I guess that doesn't matter so much now.

i did notice DC wasn't listed under the states - yeah i know it's not a state but it is the US capital and since i'm moving back there soon - would be nice to have that included.

thanks for all hard work

I've added a new DC forum

Hi,

I received an email birthday greeting from Lapband yesterday. My birthday is today the 10th and I noticed I am not listed on the birthday list. Just thought I would let you know in case it's a quirk of some kind.

Thanks,

Gail

Hi,

I received an email birthday greeting from Lapband yesterday. My birthday is today the 10th and I noticed I am not listed on the birthday list. Just thought I would let you know in case it's a quirk of some kind.

Thanks,

Gail

That's bizarre! Seems to be working when I just tested it.

I noticed that there are now threads for each state. I think it would be nice if there was a section for threads by the months. I always have to search all over for the December banster thread. I hope I am not asking for too much. I already appreciate everything you do Alex. LBT is by far the best and you must be a genius to keep up with all of this.

I can't find the spell check. I didn't think we needed to download anything to be able to use the LBT features. I also don't see a calendar above on the blue line. It starts with home and ends with log out. Is that where there is

supposed to be a calendar?

Hi... I have not been to the laptalk boards for about a year now... just didn't have what I was looking for. Now I am 2 years with my band and I would love to go somewhere and not get slammed for speaking my mind about my band. Most of the boards are visited by pre op and post op.. with lots of questions.. just like I was...

Now I am not always happy with my band and would love to go somewhere to whine... and not get a book of advice on why my band isn't working for me....

it would be nice to filter through threads by date. Much if not all the information is valuable but sometimes I want to see if Im able to communicate with people who are activly posting still so I can get a responce.