Cut the number of forums down
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Category: Your ideas for this website
Forum Name: Your thoughts for YachtsandYachting.com
Forum Discription: What do you think we should be featuring on YachtsandYachting.com
URL: http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1807
Printed Date: 29 Jun 25 at 1:56pm
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Topic: Cut the number of forums down
Posted By: laser4000
Subject: Cut the number of forums down
Date Posted: 26 May 06 at 10:54pm
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the best way of improving the website is just kill the 'over-forumitis", junk all of them down to just General Dinghies Multihulls Keelbooats and scrap the rest - why the hell do you need a 'how old is your boat' forum. Sure then you can have great threads like the "photos" one running for ages. if people want to comment on this issues of the day - e.g. current standings in the holland regatta, amazing photies fom the lark inlands, then where do people post? - dighy development - well it's not that exactly. if you check the boards website you'll notice they have about 7 or so, focusing on General, Kit, Techmique, Locations, Weather, Sessions and Vans - less forums = more activity in each one, and people more likely to read more threads. If someone is interested in "insure issues" then just start a new thread/topic in the general forum surely. Sort it out Mark when you have 5 mintes please. I can't imagine anyone else actually likes it as it is. |
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Posted By: Calum_Reid
Date Posted: 26 May 06 at 11:01pm
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Its absolutly fine as it is Mr. 2 Posts. Mark does a fantastic Job. 5 free minutes is the last thing he has right now anyway. ------------- 
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Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 26 May 06 at 11:04pm
I like it just how it is! well said calum!------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 26 May 06 at 11:09pm
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yea, i like it, wouldn't want it any other way at least this way there is a place to post everything ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk">  BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: Phat Bouy
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 12:45am
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After you have clicked on "Forums" try clicking on "Active topics". Then you will only get the latest postings. Anyways, welcome to the Forum. Give it about one week, then you should have sussed it all out by then ------------- Je suis Marxiste - tendance Groucho |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 7:45am
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I can sympathise with you, laser4000. You might feel a little disorientated at first, if you're not used to it. But take your time and have a look around. OK, there's quite a bit of waffle here and there, but that's also part of a conversation. We can't all adhere to the same sensible rules that govern this one:
And if you take the Banter section away, I would have nowhere to post. Welcome on board! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 8:04am
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Top tip Laser 4000 - don't use phrases like 'Sort it out Mark' when you want something done here. I've just had a very hard week and don't need comments like that. Try wording like 'How about looking into a change?' I do think we need a general re-think on the forum headings though. Also I will be linking threads to articles and other sections soon to give the site a more 'community' feel. Much easier on the new server. Other than that, welcome to the forum! |
Posted By: BBSCFaithfull
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 8:50am
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Hmm laser 4000, whoever you are. As a fellow 4000 sailior i am very dishartened at this very narrowminded view! Hang your head in shame, and mark this is one 4000 sailor that isnt dissapointed in the forum!
------------- Greatfully Sponsored By www.allgoodfun.com Int 14 GBR 1503!! |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 11:54am
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I'm sticking up for Mark on this one! The forum is fine, although maybe slightly cluttered, but overall very good!
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Posted By: 29er397
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 12:24pm
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laser4000 i think you have been outvoted on the forum change! i know i like em how they are! thanks again mark and the rest!
------------- http://www.kielderwatersc.org - Kielder Water Sailing Club |
Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 1:29pm
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i like it too!anyway mark could create a poll?but then everone would put"i like it how it is!" ------------- |
Posted By: southcoast
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 5:12pm
| I like it how it is, at least this way you can look at exactly what you want to, bit harsh on your second post telling them to sort it out cant be that easy with so many posters and users of the forum. This is a top forum, no need for change. |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 8:54pm
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i think the forum is great as it is! ------------- |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 9:17pm
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yeh it leave it as it is, but i can sympathise a bit. some of the sub-forum thingies do seem a bit odd, like "how old is your boat?". ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 11:43pm
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the old boats section's nothing compared to the garmin speed freaks one! lol but no don't change it........... ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: 29er397
Date Posted: 27 May 06 at 11:49pm
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on the subject of garmin speed freaks, what won it? or is it still going?
------------- http://www.kielderwatersc.org - Kielder Water Sailing Club |
Posted By: Phat Bouy
Date Posted: 28 May 06 at 9:11am
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It's a bit like gardening really. Some threads will grow and others will die and wither, some will need cutting back and some will need replanting. I think you get the metaphor. I would be in favour of gingering the site up a bit as a lot of these forums look much the same and a whole screenful of animated avatars hurts your eyes, especially if the page only consists of 2 posters. ------------- Je suis Marxiste - tendance Groucho |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 30 May 06 at 7:59pm
Long week Mark?? Seriously well done and thanks for all the work you put in. I think the topic issue of cut the number of Forums down is going to split the populace wide. Personally I like it as it is, I only tend to read the dinghy related threads and the banter section. Paul ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 30 May 06 at 9:42pm
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i think that sums up what quite a few people read, the section which relates to them, and the banter section ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: mike@pixelviews
Date Posted: 02 Jun 06 at 11:44am
| Mark your doing a great job and keep up the good work |
Posted By: laser_sailor06
Date Posted: 05 Jul 06 at 7:29pm
| PLease don't change it mark, its great! |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 05 Jul 06 at 11:38pm
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got worried then, thought on the previous page mark had said he was going to change it
------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk"> BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 06 Jul 06 at 7:49am
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exactly what i thought i just looked at all the prvious page ------------- |