How to request a sub-board on MSE?

gordonbennet

Most of the busier boards here on MSE are separated into sub-boards. This one, which seems to be increasingly busy, is not currently and it can be very hard to keep up with the various threads. Most people who come here with questions are probably interested in either buying/selling or renting, but not both at the same time.

How do we request that it is separated off? I would suggest 2 sub boards
a) Property - buying and selling
b) Property - renting

Funkygibbon

I agree! It would make sense to split it off like that.

melancholly

if you use the user control panel, you can subscribe to threads you want to follow and then see when there are new additions. not sure about splitting the board tbh, but that should help you keep track anyway, regardless of how many new threads come up!

hazyjo

It's been suggested a lot before - I did initially think it was a good idea, but too many questions overlap, IMO. Plus a lot of us like to read everything anyway. You can 'hover' over each thread to see the question and if you don't want to read it, don't open it. Usually it's pretty obvious if they're specifically about renting from the titles.

Jx

poppysarah

Would we not need one for

"property buying and then renting out the old one"?

gordonbennet

It's the fast pace of new threads that I find difficult to keep up with. I might not necessarily want to subscribe to a thread, but just look at one category (ie buying/selling or renting) at a time. They are very different and complex topics, and I believe would attract some more experienced topic experts if they weren't cluttered together.

Cissi

In my opinion there is too much overlap between the two topics for a separation to work: accidental LLs who have failed to sell, sellers who are moving into rented accomodation, renters looking to buy, renters asked to allow viewings so the LL can sell the house...

Plus as Hazyjo said many of us would want to read both boards anyway

gordonbennet

poppysarah wrote: »

Would we not need one for

"property buying and then renting out the old one"?

I understand what you're saying, but that person could (and should) post different threads on those 2 topics because they are quite different. Otherwise we might as well have one huge forum where they could post

"property buying and then renting out the old one and where to get the best deal on a new fridge (now I have 2 properties)!"

:rotfl:

kingstreet

I just wish it was one thread per sale/purchase/rental.

A lot of the traffic on here is caused by a new thread every time someone's sale progresses. A couple of weeks ago, I read a thread which sounded familiar and searched the OP's previous threads. There were a total of three threads all on a very similar topic, which would have been better in one thread, IMHO, of course.

When I raised it with the OP, he accused me of stalking him :eek:

I also spend time on the PepiPoo motoring site and there, the one case per thread rule works really well.

While I'm having a moan, people posting the same thread on here and on the M&E board is a pain in the neck too. I read a thread, spend time answering it, then move to the other board and find the same thread already has 10 replies all covering what I've spent ages typing.

Rant over. Back on your heads.

SuzieSue

I personally don't like sub-boards as I forget to look at them.

I tend to look at this board and the DIY board mainly. When I look at the DIY board, I always forget to look at the sub-boards such as the one for Quotes.

Richard_Webster

I've said that there should be separate boards for Scotland, Northern Ireland etc.

It often happens that someone comes on with a question and a series of pots follow trying to be helpful and it is only some way down that the OP comes back either using some non-English law expression such as "factor" or says "Does it make any difference that the property is in Scotland?"

Northern Ireland is more confusing because the law is based on the same common law principles as in England so many of the technical terms used will be the same, but could have slightly different meanings, because of different legislation.