Tosh McCaber Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Hmm- I see quite a few topics have been moved to specialist forums. Does this not mean that quite a few new entries are now hidden to members, unless they go to these forums? I personally would like to see all new entries relating to modelling queries (ie in the All Things Model Flying forum), no matter what they are, rather than have to squirrel through every specialist forum! Especially if I'm looking for lots of answers to a query? Which I often am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 (edited) Just use the latest posts view, and you will see everything posted recently, irrelevant of the sub forum used… https://forums.modelflying.co.uk/index.php?/discover/28/ Edited May 27, 2023 by MattyB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Yep - very rarely do ever look at particular fora - Latest Posts view every time for me. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heather Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Always an dilemma with large forums - do you lump everything in general chat or do you organise it in specialist forums. Plenty of arguments in favour of both:- Against organising - some person want might help with electronics which I could provide but they won't get it because I don't visit the electronics forum. For organising - I'm interested about electric helicopters, I don't want to have to wade through posts on other subjects to find what interests me. A tough one but personally, I think that specialist forums are better overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 I think 'latest posts' plus the search facility works well.............. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Yes, the latest posts "hamburger" is good, quick and easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC57 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Yep, unless I’m searching for something specific, I only ever use the Latest Posts page. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) Doh ! Sorry, not the hamburger but the "microwave/TV/oscilascope" symbol. Edited May 28, 2023 by Rich Griff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 Thanks for the clarification lads. I've always started with All Things Model Flying- didn't notice Latest Posts! That'll be my go to from now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Hmm, should I move this to 'site technical queries'?.....😉 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heather Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 (edited) I understand the rationale of moving threads from ‘All Things Flying’ to specialist forums, what I don’t understand is the criteria - why are some threads moved but others are left. I tried to reason it myself, maybe there aren’t suitable specialist forums but in most cases there are, maybe they are newer and the MODs haven’t got to them yet but there are there are threads which are older than moved threads. So I didn’t have much success with my reasoning, seems a little arbitrary to me. Also, given the wide range of specialist threads, most posts will fit in at least one of them which leaves me a little puzzled - what then is ‘All Things Flying’ for - what should go in it? Edited May 30, 2023 by Nigel Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 I think posting in specialist forum headings is the way to go. They can also appear in the " latest 15 posts " header. People can maybe get their original location wrong but that's what the mods are there for. To tidy things up a bit. They have access behind the software. As for individual users..... dont get too hung up on your post being moved to another section ..... it's not a telling off or anything. Sometimes it can be a bit difficult to determine the right forum to post on but the more you get used to the forum and its navigation, it will become more intuitive. Every bodies own thoughts but in order to make some sense of it and avoid a scrolling mess, you can only pick one way and try to tweak some elements which the software will allow for. ..... speaking from experience with my own forum which runs on Xenforo software. ( migrated over from ultrabb ). Cheers Toto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 IMO some threads drift radically and should be split to retain the original content and move the off-topic comment to Chit-Chat or wherever is more relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Topics always wander. I think the poster should try not to hijack the post in certain cases. If the subject is a sort of serious subject where the originator is seeking an answer to a problem, try to keep it on topic to save them from having to filter through non relevant posts. ( I am guilty of wandering myself ). Would you take offence if the originator stated at the start that they wanted relevant responses only ? One instance I think this should occur is build threads as most ( including the originator ) would probably want one continuous thread " of relevance ". By all means post up with comments as long as it stays on the theme. Me personally, I really dont mind either way so post away. Just my thoughts. Toto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 30/05/2023 at 06:41, Nigel Heather said: I understand the rationale of moving threads from ‘All Things Flying’ to specialist forums, what I don’t understand is the criteria - why are some threads moved but others are left. I tried to reason it myself, maybe there aren’t suitable specialist forums but in most cases there are, maybe they are newer and the MODs haven’t got to them yet but there are there are threads which are older than moved threads. So I didn’t have much success with my reasoning, seems a little arbitrary to me. Also, given the wide range of specialist threads, most posts will fit in at least one of them which leaves me a little puzzled - what then is ‘All Things Flying’ for - what should go in it? 'All Things Flying' is a bit of a throwback to when the forum started in early 2007. There were just a handful of main boards then so it was the 'anything and everything' place. I think it still has a role but it's nearly top of the list when a poster selects a board for a new thread, and some seem ... ahem.... a bit reluctant to want to scroll down and find the correct subject board. 'Site technical queries' is top so, inevitably, gets filled with threads when posters miss the opportunity to select an appropriate topic board. I'm usually the mod' who does this, it's one of those rainy day tasks, so just drop me a message if you think I've made a bad call. I'll happily stand corrected. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 latest posts for me, covers ALL ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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