I've been working on the Bulletin Boards to, fixing bugs and adding features. Some of this comes from direct reports by members, and other items come from the Help Desk. I'm tossing in a few changes for the fun of it, too.
Here is what has changed so far:
More Actions
* Thread creators can lock, unstick, and delete, their own threads.
* Admins can move threads between forums.
More Feedback
* Errors and notices get reported at the top of the page.
Behind the Scenes
* Several files have been consolidated for speed.
* Deleting a thread auto-unsubscribes everyone.
* Fixed the author displayed after a perma-ban
These items are still planned:
Interface Changes
* Similar reply structure to blogs
* Homepage alerts will jump to the correct page.
* Preview posts before submitting them
- fix ">>" because it doesn't work on larger boards
- disable use of css styling
- automatically adjust text/images so they don't stretch the thread
- bring a rules/guidelines list back
- auto-subbed to own threads
- show lock status in search
- my threads area, my subscriptions area
- show page numbers like "page 1 of 6"
- entertainment board: music, movies, tv, sports, etc
- show avatars in search
- admin: post feed, private board, mod symbol
This list is wonderful. But I would add the member titles TacoRocco was talking about a while ago, too, but on the least important side. I agree with everything you suggested.