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Post by miqrogroove on Feb 18, 2021 11:01:33 GMT -5
Which extra work? Isn't it a one-click setup?
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Post by Raven on Feb 18, 2021 11:05:00 GMT -5
Hi Panik Maybe lets see how popular it would be as board of the month first. In for BOTM since it's a hot topic currently.
I'm just not sure if this forum is big enough for that.
I was thinking about financial forums that will have maybe 25 boards and each one is about a different financial thing. BUT I don't know if this forum is big enough for that.
I then thought of the Linus Tech forum We have one tech board, where his tech forum has over 30 separate tech boards since it's a specialized interest.
I'm just thinking "out loud." Let's make it BOTM to start and see how it goes. I'll vote for it as botm to help the process.  And we can see if it'll work here. |
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Post by Dependable Dog on Feb 18, 2021 11:05:40 GMT -5
Which extra work? Isn't it a one-click setup? Reading through 18 years of posts to categorize old financial threads. |
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Post by Bubbles on Feb 18, 2021 11:25:38 GMT -5
A sub-board probably might not need the past archiving, but do we use sub-boards here? I am all for a botm test drive.  Hugs and love for Mzpanik |
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Post by miqrogroove on Feb 18, 2021 12:17:31 GMT -5
Reading through 18 years of posts to categorize old financial threads. Well that just sounds like a terrible idea. Can't we make it blank and start clean? |
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Post by The Mrs. on Feb 18, 2021 19:18:49 GMT -5
^If it's a main board, the entire home page may have to be redone depending on what the staff wants. If it's a sub-board, it can probably start at zero.
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Post by bigballofyarn on Feb 19, 2021 10:11:51 GMT -5
I just want it to be clear that I appreciate all the feedback I get. I am always open to new ideas, but because of how I am, I would feel obligated to re-categorize all appropriate threads from the beginning of time. If it were a parent board, I would also feel obligated to redesign the entire homepage. I know there are a lot of you who would say, "Are you friggin nuts? That's not necessary." I really appreciate the positive feedback in this thread. Yes, a LOT of time and effort was part of deciding what topics would be part of each board. I feel that this is a good candidate for board of the month. A lot of people seem willing to be part of a trial run. Maybe the trial will help give us a better perspective.
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Post by Great Divide on Feb 19, 2021 10:17:23 GMT -5
It's understandable to want to keep things organized. I'm OK either way.
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Post by miqrogroove on Feb 19, 2021 11:09:59 GMT -5
I would feel obligated to re-categorize all appropriate threads We need to avoid that because it's not a good use of anyone's spare time. Can we start with a BOTM and then just move it to the front instead of archiving? |
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Post by Great Divide on Feb 19, 2021 11:15:58 GMT -5
I would feel obligated to re-categorize all appropriate threads We need to avoid that because it's not a good use of anyone's spare time. Can we start with a BOTM and then just move it to the front instead of archiving? Board of the month would start on March 1st after a voting process. |
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Post by xea989 on Feb 19, 2021 11:18:16 GMT -5
I would feel obligated to re-categorize all appropriate threads We need to avoid that because it's not a good use of anyone's spare time. Can we start with a BOTM and then just move it to the front instead of archiving? voting starts on the 22nd. A new board starts on the 1st. It wouldn't be board of the month if the threads weren't archived at the end of the month, right? |
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Post by Miss. Aimee on Feb 19, 2021 11:31:26 GMT -5
I think it's remarkable how our current boards are so close in post count. I believe this speaks to the time and effort spent into deciding each board's primary topic for discussion. The biggest argument, for me, to split a topic out (business and finance) would be that a plethora of posts for that topic end up bloating an existing board. I don't subscribe that any one of our boards is inflated in this manner. The main one that comes close is Random Ramblings because it's specifically for posts that "do not fit within another category or board". I don't believe that the majority of "business and finance" posts reside in Random Ramblings, however. I think it would be a fine botm topic if folks want to give it a test run but in general it just seems like a hot topic right now.
That's how I feel and we only have less than a handful of definite yes answers. No need to change the whole forum. So, trying it out as botm seems most logical.
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Post by xea989 on Feb 19, 2021 11:36:35 GMT -5
bigballofyarn, I get wanting to move over threads, but no need to redo the home page if you are adding 1 board to the middle category and nothing else.
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Post by bigballofyarn on Feb 19, 2021 11:40:24 GMT -5
bigballofyarn, I get wanting to move over threads, but no need to redo the home page if you are adding 1 board to the middle category and nothing else. After taking another look, I think I'd be fine with that one category being bigger than the others. I would feel obligated to re-categorize all appropriate threads We need to avoid that because it's not a good use of anyone's spare time. Can we start with a BOTM and then just move it to the front instead of archiving? If this topic does win board of the month, and IF this becomes a new board, the threads wouldn't be archived. They would be moved to the new board. |
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Post by xea989 on Feb 19, 2021 12:50:27 GMT -5
bigballofyarn, I get wanting to move over threads, but no need to redo the home page if you are adding 1 board to the middle category and nothing else. After taking another look, I think I'd be fine with that one category being bigger than the others. We need to avoid that because it's not a good use of anyone's spare time. Can we start with a BOTM and then just move it to the front instead of archiving? If this topic does win board of the month, and IF this becomes a new board, the threads wouldn't be archived. They would be moved to the new board. Woops. I may have misunderstood Groove's question. SORRY. |
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And we can see if it'll work here.
