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  1. Show notes on the summary page for a word

    Keep up with the social part of the site by showing the notes on the word on it's summary page, so you don't have to click on the tab.

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  2. remove swearing from Twitter results

    There was a few results had quite a bit of swearing in so they're probably not the best examples of the word usage

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    AdminWordnik (Admin, Wordnik) responded

    We’re planning to offer a filtered/unfiltered view soon. Although a few well-placed obscenities can often make for a very interesting example …

  3. Colors of the site make it hard to see

    A little color theory goes a long way. Low-contrast backgrounds that contain similar color elements to those used in fonts create conditions that make the website difficult to use, especially for those 10% of American men with some form of colorblindness

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    AdminWordnik (Admin, Wordnik) responded

    Thank you — we’re working on updating our design and will make sure to check it for color-vision problems.

  4. Authentication of the user entered content

    User is allowed to enter the meaning of the new words. How can other be sure of the authentication of the word? I think that there should be some authentication mechanism in place so that the quality of the dictionary can be maintained.

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  5. Word of the Day

    Please add word of the day to your excellent site.

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  6. Why require login? I don't have time for it

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    AdminWordnik (Admin, Wordnik) responded

    Thanks! Once we’re out of this stage of beta, we won’t require a login to use the site (other than for adding content, like recording pronunciations).

  7. Make searches insensitive to accents

    When searching for words with accents (umlauts, etc), we currently need to actually enter the accented letter. It would be easier if "née" and "nee" could bring up the same search results.

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  8. Drawing tool for visual mnemonics or definitions

    Flash drawing applet.

    Example: a definition of incisive could be embellished by drawing an image of incisor teeth, a letter cut in two.

    Flag drawing as inappropriate option, too ;)

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    AdminWordnik (Admin, Wordnik) responded

    Thanks — we don’t really have the skillset to tackle this right now (we’re word people, not image people). But if you have drawings you’d like to have Wordnik search, you can always add them to Flickr with the appropriate keywords …

  9. list of words

    If there was a list of all your words at the right/left side, the navigation would be easier

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  10. Add a global activity feed for all of wordnik

    Offer a timely feed of all changes made to public parts of wordnik, so people can see what's going on all across the site - and interleave uservoice and other updates if you can get that information at the same time. then I really will never leave.

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  11. The statistics are incorrect for 'news'. It is not rare

    The statistics are incorrect for 'news'. It is not a rare word, I have definitely seen it before. Can users help correct such errors?

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    AdminWordnik (Admin, Wordnik) responded

    Thank you!

    Soon we’ll have a way for users to give us feedback on the frequency ratings. Right now we’re fighting a little bug in the statistics counter. It should be resolved soon!

  12. deal with simple misspelligns!

    Needs to be able to deal with smpile typing errors, and also words where there is no standard spelling; didgeridoo, baliganjur

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  13. offer a user forum for comments about wordnik and words

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    AdminWordnik (Admin, Wordnik) responded

    Thanks for the suggestion! We should have a place for comments about wordnik as a site, and we’ll look into it. For words, you can leave a contribution on every single word right now — click on the “Contributions” link under “Explore this Word”.

  14. add a button to guide low vision users

    Could your website have an alternative format that would be tailord to be easier to read? (contrast, color, type style, etc.)

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    AdminWordnik (Admin, Wordnik) responded

    Thank you! We will be working on our accessibility issues. I’m sorry we’re not up to speed on this yet, it’s very important.

  15. add an "email to another wordsmith" function

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  16. provide "white page" type info on this exciting new application

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  17. Link to the OED (thru a premium membership, if necessary).

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    AdminWordnik (Admin, Wordnik) responded

    We’d love to do that … we love the OED! We’ll have to figure out how frustrating it would be to users to link to something that costs ~$250/year to access, though.

  18. Mayhaps it would be neat to have a "Browse" words function. Similar to the "random" suggestion.

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    AdminWordnik (Admin, Wordnik) responded

    We’d like to do this, too! In the meantime, feel free to check out the “Serendipity” words on each page, for browsing pleasure. :-)

  19. Use GetSatisfaction instead of UserVoice

    It's much more professional and easier to use

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    AdminWordnik (Admin, Wordnik) responded

    We have a GetSatisfaction account set up, too. If you want to leave feedback there, we’ll respond to it as well. Thanks!

  20. Employ mascot powers. Cute pets give rise unto word love.

    Cute sketches of familiar totems inspire trust, devotion, at least a smile. Recruit a good one.

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    AdminWordnik (Admin, Wordnik) responded

    We’re currently accepting mascot applications. Characters should have at least three years of mascot experience, preferably in the education or consumer-web field. Should be kid-friendly, but not juvenile. Please, no characters from products rated MA or above.

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