Definitely a good idea BUT must have a limit to how many can use and/or who the coupon codes can be activated by. Since tehre’s many websites right now that give away “coupon codes” from other companies so it’s no longer unique to whoever gets teh coupon code in their email.

Too bad this is at the bottom of priority – it’s a pretty cool feature to have members get involved a lot more.

Great idea and really needs to be implemented.

Placement: It should placed only on the home page (once users log in) and should coincide directly with membership plans.

Rules of Usage: The higher the membership the more often you can post shout outs.
Shout outs can only be made by members and have a time limit (so free members can post a message to community every 30 minutes, regular members every 15 minutes and vip members every 5 minutes and so on).

Automatic: Before user can submit their shoutbox message, they should be notified that this message needs to be “clean” and rid of bad language if not they will be banned for a few hours from the shoutbox. Also inform them that this message will be blasted for that online community to see – so “first impressions” are important.
Messages should automatically be checked to ensure that there’s no “bad” words being used. and if so block/remove message and warn user and ban them from messaging for a few hours.

Text Only Shout box: Remove smiley face, html/css options. ONLY text upto 50 words (sort of like a facebook status for all)

Current Example:
This feature is currently being used by ModelMayhem.com (simply go to website you can see the sample)

Hope this is implemented soon cause it’s an awesome feature!

This is definitely a cool feature that will allow the a community/dating site to look busy and show all activity all in the front page. Ideally admin should be able to hide/show any of those above suggestion “latest feed”.
bonus will be if we can specify HOW they can be displayed via CSS – but not by being too complicated

This would be awesome!!!