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27th March 2015, 10:36 PM #1
Where did the Christmas forum go?
Where did the Christmas forum go? This will most likely be seasonal in its popularity and, although it hadn't been added to for a while, it will be missed come next Christmas.
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27th March 2015, 11:22 PM #2
Not at this ISP address it won't.
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28th March 2015, 01:44 AM #3
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I complained in general that we had too many forums and we should reduce the number loss active ones - so in part you can blame me although I think the folks that run these forums were going to do it anyway.
There plenty of scope for things like Xmas in the "nothing to do with woodwork" forums and if is a woody item then it can go into one of the woodwork forums.
Some others got the chop/combo as well.
Good housekeeping IMHO.
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28th March 2015, 07:23 PM #4
So I wonder if someone will remove the sponsors' forums that haven't been added to in 5 or 6 years!? Granted, they help support the WWF as a whole, but if they either no longer exist, support the forums financially or in kind, or have anything happening in their business worthwhile updating us on, get rid of their forum. We will still see their ads down the right hand side of the screen.
The Renovating forum seems to have a lot of sub-forums that are not used / current; just have one big link to that section and free up some screen space. If storage is an issue, delete or restart the extremely lengthy sections of the Woodie's Jokes forum (photo captions, who am I, never-ending word association games, etc.) I have participated in these areas but I wouldn't be as miffed about losing those parts of the WWF as I am about the deletion of the Christmas forum.
And if it is more appropriate to have things in the "nothing to do with woodwork" section, delete or move everything regarding wine, pets, sports, etc. (I can understand how photography and travel can link to our woodworking pursuits.) Note that the Christmas Forum did not get moved. It was just deleted without consultation with its users.
I don't blame you Bob; it's a good idea to clean up the forum. I just wish someone had posted a notice regarding the removal of some of the aspects of our community.
Rant over for now,
Craig
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29th March 2015, 01:29 AM #5
Originally Posted by CAG
There are a number of others that will disappear or be combined with others as and when time permits.
Originally Posted by CAG
# 1 Reno forums have been non posting forums for a number of years and were only getting RSS feeds from Renovate Forum after it was separated from WWF. It will most likely be the next big section to go. but being as how it is down at the second bottom slot on the main page it shouldn't bother anyone unless they are specifically looking for them. Been keeping it there because like the market place and the old market place it brings people to the forums who may otherwise never have found us. If I find the visitor numbers drop off after it is deleted then it may well be reinstated.
# 2 As for the Sponsors forums they help pay to keep these forums free for the members. If sponsors choose not to use them then that is their problem and not ours. They are way down at the very bottom of the home page and don't add to the amount of screens that have to be scrolled through to get to other forums. So just like Reno they shouldn't bother anyone unless they are specifically looking for them.
Neil
PS New Quilting forum went live a couple of days ago and has already had 28 posts. No it isn't woodwork but neither were any of the posts in the Christmas thread.KEEP A LID ON THE GARBAGE...Report spam, scams, and inappropriate posts, PMs and Blogs.
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30th March 2015, 07:04 AM #6
Thanks Neil.
A little heads-up about removing forums in the near future could prevent a little anguish for others.
Craig
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