We Need Generic Forums

glennmac · Jul 23, 2001

Bob, I was not proposing to eliminate the brand forums but to supplement them with two (only two) generic forums on purchasing and using tractors. I was also proposing folding the princing into the purchasing for each brand specific forum, a proposal that seems to have already have been accepted. Therefore, the totality of my proposals reduces the total number of forums: it adds two and eliminates three.

Muhammad, I hadnt thought about reorganizing the existing posts. My reaction would be not to bother. Archive it all with instructions that the organizational scheme is completely brand specific.

I understand there is a risk that people would put brand specific topics into the generic one. But I think that is a far less probable "evil" than what is going on today: most of the topics in the brand specific forums are really generic.

I never use the threaded mode or the "new messages" icons. So, improving the new-since-last-viewed in flat mode would be welcome, and I do like Harv's proposal.

I would also consider eliminating some of the least used named forums and combing them into Other.

Bird · Jul 23, 2001

Right on the money, Harv! Of course, I have no idea what it would take to do that, but it seems that would be the best arrangement if it's possible.

Bird

glennmac · Jul 23, 2001

Would a "since last viewed" capability require registration? I dont really care since I'm registered. But I find that I usually view posts before I log in, and those new post icons dont seem to go away unless you are logged in. So I have all these new post icons on threads I really already have read, and it all is a confusing situation to me.

Muhammad · Jul 23, 2001

The idea is, to stay logged in whenever you view posts, if you are registered.

Yes, the view all since last visit would require registration.

Bird · Jul 23, 2001

Simple solution, glennmac; I just never "Logout" so when I go to the forum I'm always logged on./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Bird

glennmac · Jul 23, 2001

Now, that's a downright useful piece of computer knowledge, Bird. I don't understand much of the lingo in the nuclear war between Harv and Muhammad, but that tip I understand.

Harv · Jul 23, 2001

<font color=blue>the nuclear war between Harv and Muhammad</font color=blue>

Holy Cow! From "discusson" to "slug fest" to "nuclear war" in less than 24 hours! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

Hey, Muhammad! If we ever had a real argument, we could be responsible for the loss of millions of lives!!!

(Pssst.... Glenn! I don't want anyone else to hear this, but your subtle humor had me LMAO. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif)

Bird · Jul 23, 2001

Yeah, Glennmac, I'm not very "technical" minded; that's the reason I quit reading about things like tire overtreads, speed of light, and color photography./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif So, quite naturally, I have no idea what Harv & Muhammad are talking about./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif Besides, if I ever Logout, I might never figure out how to Log On again./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird

MChalkley · Jul 23, 2001

You mean it's possible to Log Out??? /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

MarkC

Harv · Jul 23, 2001

Come to think of it, I never log out, either. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Okay, I amend my shoot-for-the-moon proposal -- instead of "Messages Posted Since Last Visit", we have "New Messages Posted Since The Last Time I Asked For New Messages". Perhaps some of you would prefer calling it, "New Messages". That would work too.

This, I would imagine, also requires that you be registered and logged in, but in this case you wouldn't have to log out and then back in to "clean the slate".

Heck, this stuff is fun when you have no idea if it's even possible and especially if it's not you that has to do the work. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif