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Post by shaggy on May 10, 2017 20:48:51 GMT -5
My suggestion for the forum is to reduce the amount of sub-forums. It is just too long, and a lot of the threads at the bottom get neglected. I think some of the sub-forums should instead be turned into stickies.
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Post by Doo on May 30, 2017 23:36:42 GMT -5
Hi Shaggy, thanks for the suggestion and my apologies for the delayed response.
I'm totally open to hearing others' opinions on this, but I guess I can't say I agree that we should delete sub-boards. It is a bit long, but IMO it leaves more room for discussion in a variety of different topic areas. I'm not really sure what you mean by "stickies" though, or if it's even possible to do that in the ProBoards system. I know we can sticky threads, but I'm 99% sure there's no way to sticky sub-boards (though if I've misinterpreted what you're saying here, feel free to correct me!)
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Post by shaggy on May 31, 2017 10:53:10 GMT -5
I meant Stickies in threads, sorry.
Some of the threads on this board haven't been posted in in over a year, and I think it's due to how much you have to scroll to get to them. I myself feel that I don't come down here much for that reason too. All the action is happening at the top.
Just something to think about.
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Post by scoobnick on May 31, 2017 18:56:10 GMT -5
could we merge some of the sub-boards together, ie Scooby and non-Scooby comics? just an idea.
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Post by Doo on Jun 1, 2017 17:35:40 GMT -5
I meant Stickies in threads, sorry. Some of the threads on this board haven't been posted in in over a year, and I think it's due to how much you have to scroll to get to them. I myself feel that I don't come down here much for that reason too. All the action is happening at the top. Just something to think about. Yeah, I do realize it is a bit long. We used to have very few boards, but over the years, people have requested that certain sub-boards be made so we've created them. It just ended up getting really long with all the requests. That's why I'm a bit hesitant to delete anything, as we accepted people's ideas in the first place, and to go back and say "Oh, lol jk we don't actually like your suggestion and we're going to delete your board now!" just seems a bit rude to me I suppose. I totally don't mean to shoot down your idea though, as it is a good one. I think you may be a little confused as to what stickies are though, at least on this forum. Stickies are just to send threads to the top of a sub-board permanently, but if we deleted sub-boards we can't just sticky random threads and leave them out in limbo. Hope that makes sense. If we could decide as somewhat of a collective group (I realize not everyone's going to reply) on certain boards we feel we don't need, I'm certainly open to the idea. I guess I just see the large amount of sub-boards as more fun places to discuss stuff!
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Post by Doo on Jun 1, 2017 17:40:36 GMT -5
could we merge some of the sub-boards together, ie Scooby and non-Scooby comics? just an idea. Meh, I guess my personal opinion is that it's better to categorize non-Scooby and Scooby comics separately just for organization purposes. On a quick glance, we could probably merge a lot of the Zoinks Points threads since that site has kinda turned to nothing now. The Scott Innes board could probably be merged too, as to me it seems a bit random to have general voice actor categories and then a random Scott Innes board when there's none for any other voice actors. But I think ScoobyAddict created that one so it would be up to her.
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Post by scoobnick on Jun 1, 2017 17:48:03 GMT -5
thanks for the reply and explanation. as an aside. its your turn in the roleplay, when you get the opportunity. i know you've been busy, and i understand that.
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Post by Doo on Jun 1, 2017 18:00:43 GMT -5
thanks for the reply and explanation. Of course! I'm just here to help, not shoot down ideas and say "No. Now let's never speak of this again." The way I see it, this forum is all of yours as much as it is mine or the other admins'. I love getting to hear all your suggestions, even if I may not personally like every single one of them.
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Post by shaggy on Jun 2, 2017 11:41:06 GMT -5
I meant Stickies in threads, sorry. Some of the threads on this board haven't been posted in in over a year, and I think it's due to how much you have to scroll to get to them. I myself feel that I don't come down here much for that reason too. All the action is happening at the top. Just something to think about. Yeah, I do realize it is a bit long. We used to have very few boards, but over the years, people have requested that certain sub-boards be made so we've created them. It just ended up getting really long with all the requests. That's why I'm a bit hesitant to delete anything, as we accepted people's ideas in the first place, and to go back and say "Oh, lol jk we don't actually like your suggestion and we're going to delete your board now!" just seems a bit rude to me I suppose. I totally don't mean to shoot down your idea though, as it is a good one. I think you may be a little confused as to what stickies are though, at least on this forum. Stickies are just to send threads to the top of a sub-board permanently, but if we deleted sub-boards we can't just sticky random threads and leave them out in limbo. Hope that makes sense. If we could decide as somewhat of a collective group (I realize not everyone's going to reply) on certain boards we feel we don't need, I'm certainly open to the idea. I guess I just see the large amount of sub-boards as more fun places to discuss stuff! No I know what stickies are, I just need to think of a way to explain what I'm talking about.
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Post by shaggy on Jun 2, 2017 11:45:23 GMT -5
Okay, forget my stickies idea. After looking over the sub-forums again, I'll just say nevermind for right now.
I do think it's a good idea to merge Scott Innes and Zoinks Points.
Here's an idea though: Is it possible to hide the threads within the show incarnations sub-forums? For example, in the SDWAY sub-forum, it lists all the threads within it right below it, which takes up a lot of space. People don't need to see those until they click on them. The joy of clicking and see what's inside is how most other forums do it. Again, just an idea. I'm just trying to figure out a way to make it less overwhelming.
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Post by Doo on Jun 2, 2017 12:24:20 GMT -5
Sorry, that's not possible with the way ProBoards (the domain which owns this forum) has things set up currently. It's a great idea though!
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Post by ScoobyAddict on Jun 2, 2017 18:11:58 GMT -5
I'm fine with merging Scott's board.
Shaggy, we appreciate your feedback! Thank you for taking the time to think of ideas to make the forum better.
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Post by Doo on Jun 2, 2017 18:26:30 GMT -5
I've gone ahead and merged Scott's. How do we feel about the Zoinks Points area? I'm debating whether we need three separate boards when there's hardly any news or new codes anymore.
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Post by scoobnick on Jun 2, 2017 18:37:42 GMT -5
we could combine them into 1 i think.
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Post by ScoobyAddict on Jun 2, 2017 18:56:45 GMT -5
I've gone ahead and merged Scott's. How do we feel about the Zoinks Points area? I'm debating whether we need three separate boards when there's hardly any news or new codes anymore. I think merging the zoinks points boards would be good.
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