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 7/12/2006 11:46:35 AM
User is offlineKinguni
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Less Forums
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For fear of becoming more like BBR's DC area, I'd like to suggest we cut back the number of forums. Perhaps one for general boinc and project discussion, one general chat forum, one forum for optimizing and overclocking/hardware etc.
 7/20/2006 1:30:43 AM
User is offlineKinguni
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Re: Less Forums
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Changed my opinion after looking at Free DC's setup. http://www.free-dc.org
 7/20/2006 5:17:44 AM
User is offlineMatrix
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Re: Less Forums
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Does that mean you think we should have more than Free-DC?
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin
 7/20/2006 11:38:35 AM
User is offlineKinguni
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Re: Less Forums
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Nooooo! Not yet anyways.
 9/19/2006 6:57:49 AM
User is offlineVericima
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Re: Less Forums
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I agree with the first thought. Honestly I only look at the aggregated section for the new threads anyway.
 9/19/2006 7:21:13 AM
User is offlineuniquecp
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Re: Less Forums
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Keep the forums, you can see thme all atonce but if you want a particular post relating to soemthing it is easier to find,
Things in your rearview mirror may be larger than they appear
 9/19/2006 8:57:53 AM
User is offlineSat_Man
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Re: Less Forums
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I'm use to the forums now.  The only one that get to me is "All Things Crunching"  It seems that project info ends up there instead of the project forum.  It's really no problem though because it's acting like a general forum.  I'm thinking about asking for another forum.  That will come later.

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues
 9/19/2006 9:20:43 AM
User is offlineMikeC
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Re: Less Forums
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At the very least make all the project forums just one Boinc forum.
 9/19/2006 9:30:47 AM
User is offlineXaak
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Re: Less Forums
 (United States) Modified By Xaak on 9/19/2006 11:31:49 AM)

I like the separate project forums.  It makes it easier, especially as we grow, for new members to find the info they're looking for.

Keep in mind, we've been active less than 2 months, and we have 318 threads and 3100 posts.  In a year, with growth, I don't even want to think about how many threads and posts we're going to have.  Sure you can search, but it's easier to have the forums organized in such a manner that you can just go to the area you're interested in to make things easier.

And there's always the aggregated view if you don't want to see all those forums on a regular basis.

 

Gary
You can't fix dead.
 9/19/2006 9:34:38 AM
User is offlineKeck_Komputers
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Re: Less Forums
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I originally thought there were too many forums also. With the aggragated list it's easy to see what is fresh, and the multiple forums should make it easier to find specific info when needed. So now I lean towards the current system.
BOINCing since 2002/12/8
 9/19/2006 11:28:02 AM
User is offlineuniquecp
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Re: Less Forums
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Just as a side note shouldn't this have been put in the feedback forum, then a vote could have been taken and the membership could decide.

Its a handy tool for us to use. ;)
Things in your rearview mirror may be larger than they appear
 9/19/2006 11:43:43 AM
User is offlineMarkH
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Re: Less Forums
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I like it the way it is now, I'm not keen on the agregate view, as there is more stuff that doesn't interest me than does.
The current system allows me to just view areas that are of interest to me, and ignore everything else.
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 9/19/2006 12:45:14 PM
User is offlinePudding
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Re: Less Forums
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If it weren't for the aggregate view and the list of new threads on the home page, I'd agree with you in a second, Ron. Those features do keep the site manageable, though, so I don't feel a huge need to pare things down.

"All really intelligent people should be cremated for reasons of public safety" -- The Amazing Screw-On Head
 9/19/2006 2:59:12 PM
User is offlinepaul
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Re: Less Forums
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the aggregate view works great for me also.

But I still don't know why everyone is replying to a 2 month old thread....
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 9/19/2006 6:54:28 PM
User is offlineKinguni
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Re: Less Forums
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Actually, I'm quite used to the way it is now, and yes, I posted that a long time ago. I think a little tweaking to the forum setup may be due soon, but not too much.
 9/19/2006 10:33:36 PM
User is offlineuniquecp
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Re: Less Forums
 (United States)
 paul wrote
But I still don't know why everyone is replying to a 2 month old thread....


What you think we look at the dates ;)
Things in your rearview mirror may be larger than they appear
 9/20/2006 3:48:00 AM
User is offlineMarkH
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Re: Less Forums
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 uniquecp wrote
paul wrote
But I still don't know why everyone is replying to a 2 month old thread....


What you think we look at the dates ;)


The threads have dates? When did this happen?
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Free at last to speak our minds. Free at last to crunch our projects of choice.
 9/20/2006 4:08:28 PM
User is offlinePudding
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Re: Less Forums
 (Canada)

 paul wrote
But I still don't know why everyone is replying to a 2 month old thread....

Everyone else was jumping off the bridge, and it seemed like a good idea at the time.

"All really intelligent people should be cremated for reasons of public safety" -- The Amazing Screw-On Head
 9/20/2006 4:31:36 PM
User is offlineSat_Man
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Re: Less Forums
 (Satellite Provider)
 MarkH wrote
 uniquecp wrote
paul wrote
But I still don't know why everyone is replying to a 2 month old thread....


What you think we look at the dates ;)



The threads have dates? When did this happen?

 

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 9/20/2006 5:44:03 PM
User is offlinedanny9
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Re: Less Forums
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There has to be a middle ground as to the number of forums but I do like the way they are set up now.

When I first came here I went thru every one of them. I'm sure others have too.

Alot of info there.

Now I use the aggregated on the front the most to keep up on all the new threads.

By the way, my compliments to those who put this all together. One hell of a job!

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