Cleaning house? Looks good!
#1
Posted 03 May 2005 - 09:00 PM
#2
Posted 03 May 2005 - 09:06 PM
#3
Posted 03 May 2005 - 09:14 PM
Yes, they are a pain and, honestly, it looked a bit messy. I can't find it now, but there was one that linked you to another sub that linked you back to the main forum on another. Nothing personal to the Admins, but it got to where it was a forum board gymnastics event to get around. Specifically, getting in and out of the trip planning/calander areas. This is much better and much easier to find the trips without getting side tracked into other forums.are you talking about all the sub-forms being gone?
I'm sure it was especially confusing to some of the newer members.
#4
Posted 03 May 2005 - 09:25 PM
-David Viscott
#5
Posted 04 May 2005 - 05:49 AM
So, to those of you behind the scenes-
DBD
#6
Posted 04 May 2005 - 05:51 AM
#7
Posted 04 May 2005 - 05:54 AM
Or do you just wish some of the popular subforums such as the games/contests etc to be made into main forums?
We are still trying to find the optimum balance between too many main forums and too many high volume or critical forums being sub forums.
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#8
Posted 04 May 2005 - 05:57 AM
#9
Posted 04 May 2005 - 06:05 AM
However if it is used a lot...ie. games, trip reports or trips then it makes sense to make it a main forum. The only question on the latter is where to store old trips from last year and last year's trips reports. The logical place is under 'Trip Reports' and then have a folder aka subforum for 2004 and 2005. Or perhaps you have Current Trip Reports or Recent Trip Reports and then another forum called Previous Trip reports with the older years i.e. 2004 etc under that.
Any preferences or suggestions?
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#10
Posted 04 May 2005 - 06:27 AM
I can't find it now, but there was one that linked you to another sub that linked you back to the main forum on another.
That's because it was pointed out to me and I cleaned it up as well as eliminating the subforums.
The logical place is under 'Trip Reports' and then have a folder aka subforum for 2004 and 2005. Or perhaps you have Current Trip Reports or Recent Trip Reports and then another forum called Previous Trip reports with the older years i.e. 2004 etc under that.
Of course, one forum for trip reports where the older reports simply move on down and out of the way gives us the best of both worlds. No extra clicks to find the forum you want.
if the forum is not heavily used then a subforum acts more as a folder and keeps topics organized...and off the main board which is getting fairly lengthy these days.
If a forum isn't being used, we don't need it.
DSSW,
WWW™
#11
Posted 04 May 2005 - 06:42 AM
As for the number of forums, right now there are 54 forums open to users (if I counted correctly). Eight or nine of them haven't had a post in two or three months or more. Ten or more have less than 10 posts. Several, like I'm Headed Your Way! and I need an SD dive buddy for my trip! seem redundant and could logically be combined. Same with games, contest, jokes and ect. Why not just have one forum for these? Even SD 2005 Group Trip Reports!, Reports from 2005 SD Events, Happy Hours and Activites!, Last years fun... and Previous Singles Dive Trips! seem a bit redundant and could be combined somewhat. The "Where in the World are you Diving" section can also be streamlined a bit. 90% of the posts are in one forum with several of the forums rarely used.
I just feel that the easier, more concise, less obstructive the site is, the more user friendly it is and the more people will use, post, read and enjoy. This leads to more activity, a stronger member base and a larger, more involved membership.
And, while we're on it, the I'm Headed Your Way! forum has a 4 paragrpah tag line. Can some of this be placed in the forum itself? It would sure help reduce a lot of scrolling if this (and other) tag lines were not so (overly) detailed.
Edited by RichardB, 04 May 2005 - 06:50 AM.
#12
Posted 04 May 2005 - 06:51 AM
And some of the organization is for future growth...which we may or may not need as we grow.
Thank you for your insight...it is all being taken into consideration. -ww
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"Imitation is the sincerest flattery." - Gandhi
"Imitation is proof that originality is rare." - ScubaHawk
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Kamala Shadduck c/o SingleDivers.com LLC
2234 North Federal Hwy, #1010 Boca Raton, FL 33431
formerly...
710 Dive Buddy Lane; Salem, SC 29676
864-557-6079 tel/celfone/office or tollfree fax 888-480-0906
#13
Posted 04 May 2005 - 06:51 AM
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!You're welcome. I spent Saturday evening and a good portion of Sunday cleaning it up. It's nice to know it's appreciated.
#14
Posted 04 May 2005 - 07:19 AM
and THANK YOU!Thank you for your insight...it is all being taken into consideration. -ww
Anything to help streamline and straighten up is a good thing and facilitates the enjoyment of SD! Will you also be re-formating the forum colums so they are all the same width?
THANKS AGAIN!
#15
Posted 04 May 2005 - 04:15 PM
We just did a consumer show last weekend in Seattle and have 2-3 more scheduled this month, so it is imperative that we fix the links that now no longer work. This means reversing some of the forums to the positioning they were in prior to our clean up efforts. Our webmaster is extremely busy right now so we must return some of the forums to their original state for them to work properly.
Thank you for understanding. Kamala
Contact me directly at Kamala@SingleDivers.com for your private or group travel needs or 864-557-6079 AND don't miss SD's 2018-2021 Trips! ....here! Most are once in a lifetime opportunities...don't miss the chance to go!!
SD LEGACY/OLD/MANUAL Forms & Documents.... here !
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"Imitation is the sincerest flattery." - Gandhi
"Imitation is proof that originality is rare." - ScubaHawk
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Kamala Shadduck c/o SingleDivers.com LLC
2234 North Federal Hwy, #1010 Boca Raton, FL 33431
formerly...
710 Dive Buddy Lane; Salem, SC 29676
864-557-6079 tel/celfone/office or tollfree fax 888-480-0906
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