Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-30303386-20170920214812/@comment-31507215-20170920224536

I think, in general, there doesn't have to be something particularly wrong with the suggestion, but it mostly depends on the communities thoughts.

Another thing that seems to happen a bunch, and may have been the case with your suggestion on Dale, is that when there are a lot of suggestions, some of them get drowned out. The default way the suggestions forum sorts suggestions is by most recent response. If a suggestion does not get seen, it doesn't get commented on, and if it doesn't get commented on, it sinks lower in the board, thus making it harder to see, etc.

If you are looking for advice on how to make a suggestion work, here are my thoughts:
 * 1) Make it clear, and to the point.
 * 2) As well as keeping #1 in mind, try to make it sound nice. For example, your suggestion on Dale is rather boring.  (I mean no offense, I am just using it as an example.)  It is very straight to the point, but, because of how to-the-point it is, it is not enjoyable to read.
 * 3) State reasons why your suggestion should be added. If you do, it may be more convincing.
 * 4) Add pictures, diagrams, and stuff. As long as they are on topic and helpful, they are usually a good thing.
 * 5) Think through your suggestions. This is probably the most important.  If you take time to think through your suggestions, (even to the point of typing them up in a word processor beforehand, and editing them as you go) they will generally sound better, and have more appeal.

Those are just my suggestions on it. They are mostly what I am trying to learn from my mistakes, so please take them with a grain of salt. Hopefully that helps!