New Website - Things that bug me

Sun, 19 Mar 2006, 12:41 pm

crgwllms12 posts in thread

Na started a thread to list any bugs or technical errors in the new website. THIS thread is more an opportunity to list things that bug YOU. Not for technical glitches and problems with access to functions, but for more conceptual gripes and suggestions. (I don't know that this belongs in Billboard Bulletins, but I wanted it alongside Na's other thread, where they can be seen together. Really they both ought to be in Tech Talk?) This thread is for you to say 'this thing works but I would prefer this', or 'I miss this thing', or 'why do we need this'..? The other thread is for specific, technical fixes. Use this one for more general, conceptual suggestions. This will A) draw it to Grant's attention for future design modifications, B) give feedback as to what users of the site prefer, and C) keep it from cluttering up the priority list of bug fixes. For example, to start with, I was going to suggest people might prefer the poll to appear on the front page, because unless it's in your face I doubt it would get many hits, hidden in submenus. Since sorting out my own problem with getting my posts to stick, I notice that's already been done. Any thing else that's bugging you..? Cheers, Craig

Word limits

Sun, 19 Mar 2006, 05:05 pm

Grant Malcolm

Hi Craig

I'm surprised you didn't mention the word limit issue that you raised in another message?

:-)

I've deliberately set a minimum number of words that must be included for new topics. It's very low, only ten words required. My (obviously flawed) rationale was that encouraging people to write more than ten words for a new topic would encourage more careful or considered writing.

It's important to note that the new site distinguishes between topics and their associated comments.

For example, topics can be voted onto or off the front page (if you're logged in) - and a topic less than ten words long on the home page would look silly!

Comments can be moderated up or down as well, so that depending on your preferences you really don't have to read all the trash and the very worst by default won't appear to casual visitors unless they ask to see it.

Of course, there is no minimum word count for comments. So your classic two, three and four word rebuttals can flourish in this environment.

:-)

Cheers
Grant

Thread (12 posts)

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New Website - Things that bug me— crgwllms19 Mar 2006

Word limits— Grant Malcolm19 Mar 2006
Re: Thing that bugs me— Na23 Mar 2006
- Advanced searching— Grant Malcolm28 Mar 2006
  - Where's my search?— Na29 Mar 2006
    - Searching for search— Grant Malcolm29 Mar 2006
      - ···
        I'm using Windows 98,— Na29 Mar 2006
Site settings— Na29 Mar 2006
- Block settings— Grant Malcolm2 Apr 2006
  - To block or not to...— Na3 Apr 2006
Breaking in.— Walter Plinge1 Apr 2006
- Breaking in or making it— Na3 Apr 2006

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