Feedback wanted on the forum structure!

[Amy SF]

The Lounge, I assume, is VV's equivalent to the Veggie Patch?

 

[Lord Snot]

Or you could just move over here with us.

What kind of advice? Life advice? Relationship advice? Health advice? Personal advice? Tech advice?

Any advice!

It ranges from "difficult situation at work" to "how can I get the cat smell out of my sofa?" to "why is my car engine making a sound?" and "how much spending money should I take on a 2 week holiday to Spain?".

 

[Digger]

Any advice! ... It ranges from "difficult situation at work" to "how can I get the cat smell out of my sofa?" to "why is my car engine making a sound?" and "how much spending money should I take on a 2 week holiday to Spain?".

I kinda like that idea... sort of a general-purpose Ann Landers sort of thread.

 

[Lord Snot]

I kinda like that idea... sort of a general-purpose Ann Landers sort of thread.

Yeah, it's really popular. It gets at least 2-3 full pages of new threads a day, but it is a very active forum. I never went to VB for advice unless it was veg*n related, when there were probably loads of people who could have told me what was wrong with my car or who had been to Spain etc.

 

[Digger]

I *think* that when you change your email notification of replies it only applies to threads you post in after you've done that.

You were correct about this. What I did was simply uncheck the box for watching threads (which deletes all of your subscriptions) then re-checked the box without enabling the email option. Worked a charm.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

I like the idea of a general advice sub-forum. Threads for advice posted in the Lounge could get lost in the other random topics.

 

[Mel]

An advice sub-forum sounds like a good idea. We could have one and see how much traffic it gets. If nobody uses it say after several months, it can always be removed.

 

[thefadedone]

Alright this advice thing is sounding pretty good.

 

[beancounter]

May have to put some type of legal disclaimer in an advice section...

 

[beancounter]

I'd like to be able to tell if someone is currently online within a thread. Usually indicated by a green dot near the avatar, ot text stating "online".
(I know you can check the home page, but I find just glancing over to the avatar at the left of a post more convenient)

 

[sleepydvdr]

Any word on whether we will get a "Reviews" section? I have several new products I could be writing about.

 

[Second Summer]

Any word on whether we will get a "Reviews" section? I have several new products I could be writing about.

I think that sounds like a great idea. Do you mean just a forum or some specialised software with a rating system etc?

 

[thefadedone]

I am really loving the fact that I can click on a thread and will be brought right to the newest post since my last viewing of that thread. This is so convenient and helpful.

 

[Digger]

^^^ I think so, too! Karl has done a great job on the forum.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

I really like the green "vegan" flag in the recipe section.

 

[Limes]

A bigger selection of smilies perhaps? If that's possible. I'm a smilie addict.

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[Rosie1]

A bigger selection of smilies perhaps? If that's possible. I'm a smilie addict.

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[sleepydvdr]

I think that sounds like a great idea. Do you mean just a forum or some specialised software with a rating system etc?

I was thinking of just a section created. I think the best fit would be in the High Culture area. If you could do some specialized software, I have some ideas. Looking at VB's new review section, I kind of like the ability to rate with stars (I say give it 10 stars, not just 5). However, I think it would be awesome if everyone could rate the product. Have the OP's rating and a group rating. And of course, a comments section where others can give their input about the product. I think good criteria to inlcude would be quality, price, value, whether it's vegan/vegetarian, how likely you would recommend it to others, etc. But if all that is too much trouble, then a simple section without all those things would suffice.

One thing that kind of bugged me in the Reviews section at VB was people posting and asking if a product was good or not. I always thought the Reviews section should be for reviews. Perhaps you could structure it like so:

High Culture > Reviews > Product Reviews > then the reviews that people post
High Culture > Reviews > Review Requests > then the requests for reviews by people

I hope that made sense. In other words, I would like to see actual reviews separated from people asking for reviews.

 

[Rosie1]

For the recipe section: Could we have sub-forums or something for it? Like breakfast, lunch, dinner/supper, snacks, drinks, raw food, etc.? And I also really like how there's a green vegan button by the recipes that are vegan. That's a nice touch!

 

[sleepydvdr]

For the recipe section: Could we have sub-forums or something for it? Like breakfast, lunch, dinner/supper, snacks, drinks, raw food, etc.? And I also really like how there's a green vegan button by the recipes that are vegan. That's a nice touch!

Yes, there definitely should be subcategories. I like the vegan button, but I don't see how that is applied. Just doing testing, I acted like I was going to create a recipe, but I did not see any options to add the vegan button. I wonder how that is done.