February Site Changes

[ForumManager]

I removed the feeds.

[sfc_oliver]

We get 3 RSS feeds on a national board where I'm the Administrator. They never seemed to be a problem and have parked a few conversations. They only post every 4 or 5 hours.

As far as the number of forums...
I suppose a few could be consolidated but i don't really see a need.

[ForumManager]

Hi Folks... those curves that didn't quite line up have been driving me nuts for a couple of hears... have removed them... straight lines all around.. boring colors -- grays are easy on the eyes.

[ForumManager]

F.M. - I agree with Rick, with regard to consolidating the number of forum message
boards.  I do the same thing when I log in.  I click on show unread msgs since last
visit and go from there.

You're welcome Alan... please vote... so far, it 3 to 1 against consolidation and I'm assuming Rick is the one vote. I could be wrong... 

[AllanY2525]

F.M. - I agree with Rick, with regard to consolidating the number of forum message
boards.  I do the same thing when I log in.  I click on show unread msgs since last
visit and go from there.

I like the idea of having classified ads in a separate section - these will have many
sub-categories.

By the way,  THANK YOU for the great job you do with this forum.  It's a valuable
resource to the community.

[ForumManager]

Towntalk...I'll put all the feeds on the main site pages... they were there before... not sure that was common knowledge.  There will be a link at the bottom of the forum. Still plugging through getting things back together after a much needed update.

I also thought it was a good idea to bring in local news sources.

[Towntalk]

My posts are all over the place depending on the topic, and I must say that the new news feeds right here will save me time, leaving this site to run a search of the newspaper or TV station to get a story, then come back to post here.

[jay]

Just try to post where you think it fits the best.  If I wanted to say something about the condition of a road on the west side, I would post on the West Side board.  Something less specific about road conditions could be posted on Road News.

[ForumManager]

That's not Rick's complaint, Jay.  He has a difficult  time choosing where to post.

[jay]

Perhaps move the lesser used topics down the list.  Keep the active ones near the top.

[ForumManager]

RSS Feeds have been removed.

[ForumManager]

Thanks for responding.

[Rick Rowlands]

When I come to the main page I click on "Show Unread Posts since last visit" to see what threads are being dicussed.  I'll then read those threads and comment if I have something to add.   

The only time I really pay attention to the various individual forums is when I want to start a thread as I try to figure out which one it fits into.  Most of the time I just post in "Youngstown in General" rather than try to figure out what forum it fits best into. 

[ForumManager]

Rick,
Questions about  usage... hope you can find time to answer.
Do you click the unread posts in the top bar of the main category or do you use another method to see posts? (attached)
Do you subscribe to posts that interest you?
Do you ignore boards that have no relevance?
Just curious.
FM

[ForumManager]

Hi Rick,

Thanks for the feedback.

I can definitely consolidate the categories...  however the categories were requested.
I think we've had this conversation before. 

Re- RSS feeds.
So far I've gotten 2 positives and you are the second "negative" 
I can remove them and put them on the main site.  They were on the main site originally.

I'll add a few polls.