Website design and forum functionality feedback

[finicky]

I hate you, lol

 

[galumay]

Joe, I would like to suggest a change to the structure of one of the sub-forums.
Currently the "Australian Stock Market Discussion" sub-forum contains the ASX individual company threads, as a further sub forum called "ASX Stock Chat" as the screenshot below shows,



Then below those 'headline' threads are pages of other threads, I have no interest in any of these threads and I am sure I am not alone in that. But there is no way for me to collectively hide all of those threads and still see the 3 ASX Stock Chat headline sub-forums containing all the individual company threads, as the screenshot below shows,



I believe those three sub-forums should be separated out so that those of us who only want to see and engage in the threads about specific company threads can do so while ignoring all the other fora.

Currently I have to individually ignore each individual thread in the Australian Stock Market Discussion as its created which is a bit of a PITA.

 

[Joe Blow]

Joe, I would like to suggest a change to the structure of one of the sub-forums.

Let me give this some thought and I'll get back to you about it.

 

[galumay]

Let me give this some thought and I'll get back to you about it.

Thanks Joe, I realise I wasn't clear either, the greatest impact of how this is structured is that my go to view is the Forums, New Posts view, and this feed gets cluttered with all those threads that have nothing to do with the new posts I want to see from the specific company threads.

 

[Joe Blow]

Any change to the forum structure is a significant change. After many years with the same structure, people get used to the way things are and thus change can be disruptive and annoying unless it is something that is both an improvement and wanted by the majority of forum members.

The only way to make the three stock subforums independent of the ASX Stock Chat forum is to not make them child forums of it, but forums in their own right.

This change would look something like this:



Please note that this screenshot was taken at a test install of the forum where the new design was being developed. That is why there are almost no threads in the various forums.

I would like everyone who cares about the forum structure to comment and share their views on the layout above. Is this layout/forum structure one that you would prefer? If it is, and you don't wish to comment further, then simply like this post.

If you do not like it, or like it and would like to comment on this proposed change, or if you have another suggestion altogether, then please post your thoughts below.

I will wait until enough people have had their say before making a final decision.

 

[Joe Blow]

Any change to the forum structure is a significant change. After many years with the same structure, people get used to the way things are and thus change can be disruptive and annoying unless it is something that is both an improvement and wanted by the majority of forum members.

The only way to make the three stock subforums independent of the ASX Stock Chat forum is to not make them child forums of it, but forums in their own right.

This change would look something like this:

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Please note that this screenshot was taken at a test install of the forum where the new design was being developed. That is why there are almost no threads in the various forums.

I would like everyone who cares about the forum structure to comment and share their views on the layout above. Is this layout/forum structure one that you would prefer? If it is, and you don't wish to comment further, then simply like this post.

If you do not like it, or like it and would like to comment on this proposed change, or if you have another suggestion altogether, then please post your thoughts below.

I will wait until enough people have had their say before making a final decision.

No response so far. I can only assume that there are no objections to this proposed change. I will leave this open for comment until tomorrow at midnight and then make a final decision on Monday morning.

 

[galumay]

I realise I am only 1 member, and likely use the forum in a different way to most, but that is exactly how i think it should be structured and it would solve the issue of my new posts feed being cluttered with threads I am not interested in.

 

[Dona Ferentes]

Its all grist to the mill.

 

[finicky]

How much work does it take?

 

[Joe Blow]

How much work does it take?

Very little. About 10 minutes at most.

 

[frugal.rock]

I have a similar issue with the tool bar, not greyed out, but the smilies don't come up most of the time.
If I exit the typing/client area, and go back in, usually ok.
If not I try hitting the cog and then the smilies work.
On Android phone using Firefox.

 

[Joe Blow]

Testing this new forum structure this afternoon so everyone can see how it works in practice.

 

[galumay]

It actually looks more logical IMO.

 

[peter2]

This new order seems to put more emphasis on the stock side of the forum as there's now four tabs instead of only one.

 

[bigdog]

Joe
Were you able to get the posting sort sequence to latest and not the first posting

Joe, can you please PM me with your response and how to change to latest sort sequence

John

 

[peter2]

Dump it here thread is gone!




Interesting.

 

[Joe Blow]

Dump it here thread is gone!

Interesting.

That is very interesting. Mostly because it's still here.

Hmmm... do you have it on ignore?

 

[peter2]

We should start a poll. Who done it?

(1) Joe Blow
(2) skate
(3) ASIC
(4) China
(5) turned invisible all by itself

any other possibilities?

 

[peter2]

P2 doesn't ignore anything or anyone.

 

[Joe Blow]

P2 doesn't ignore anything or anyone.

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Then that truly is a mystery. At least for the moment. There would appear to be gremlins in the system. Or perhaps in the server?

Anyone else been experiencing any random weirdness?