Here are some ideas that could be used for a redesign of the site.

Improvments/modifications to the site:

Forums:
The forums would keep the same 'conversation style'. (the option to have branched discussions). There would be features added to improve accessability of the users and hopefully keep conversations lively.

Features:
* Alerts (messenges sent through IM) sent to a user's IM name(hourly or when a post has been added to a post)

* Saving posts to an internal account. (that way if there's a post that you really liked and it didn't get archived you can reference it in another post or read it whenever you want)

* Ability to post through a wireless device. (this would allow a user, when they're away from their computer, to post a message from their cellphone, PDA)

* List of recently posted topics

* Multiple signatures (this would give users the option to choose a particular signature for a board/time of day, etc)

* Emoticons

* Larger avatars (if the page would load significantly slower on a dial-up connection this could be 86'd)

* The ability to have more options in a poll along with being able to post a 'list'
+ a list would be a list of something (artists, albums, milk products) that the users would select on a scale of 1 - 5 their level of approval.

Chat Rooms

* Chat rooms would be organized by topic (music, movies, general discussion) and then by a subtopic which different users have decided to discuss. (for example, if you checked out the chat room on movies you might be able to find people discussing how much they didn't like Fight Club. you could then click on the icon for this chat and join the discussion. this might be able to keep down on chatrooms that aren't discussing relavent topics.)

Radio

* Streaming audio with shows for new artists

* A place for the okayproducer contests


Bands/Artists

* Tour blogs/diaries

* Gigography with user defined ratings for shows

* Ability for users to post photos/art that was inspired by the show or recordings of the show

* More streams of songs/ videos (with permission of labels)

News

* An extensive archive of photos and copy of the news

* Slots for 'promos' of okayartists & recent/upcoming events of okayartists

Lists
(A list would be a collection of similar things (artists, albums, computers, PDA's, video games, etc)

* Dynamically updated lists based on current user opinions.
(or in english, let's say if someone posted a list of the top 50 MC's that list would change, daily or whenever someone added a vote, based on the user's input)

* Archived lists

Ratings
(A user could enter or select a product and then other users could post their opinions and rate the product)

* Grouping of products based on level of ranking, type of product, similar products

Directory
(a list of okaymember approved websites)

* Sites would be added by users and then approved by okaystaff

FAQ

* A list of do's and dont's not only for site ettiqute but for information relating to the theme of the section/site.

* sortable by board topic (okayproducer, okayactivist)

User Options

* Directory of users sortable by interest and location

* 'Groups' (a group would be a collection of members that had similar interests that would be led by a highly respected okaymember. for instance okaymember "filmAfficinado" would be the leader of a section of the community for people who were interested in classic film appreciation.

* Email (maybe a 5 MB limit)

* Ecards

* Point system - a user would accumulate points based on user activity and the points could be redeemable for goods in the store, etc.

* A 'homepage' where okaymembers could post personal things(photos, artwork, etc)

Board Sections

* Okayartist
* The Lesson
* Okayproducer
* Okayactivist
* Okaybooks
* Freestyle
* Okayhustle - (would businesses listed in directory have to be approved by okayplayer?)
* High Tech
* Movies
* Entertainment (TV, Comics)

Ringtones

Wireless Site

* News
* Blogs
* Tour dates