Sticky Threads

atush

Centipede100 wrote: »

But the reason the stickies are there is not just so they can be accessed quickly, but so that newbies in particular can be directed to FAQs and similar essential information to their enquiry without having to sift through lots of threads or post yet anoither question which has been answered hundreds of times before.

It's difficult enough to get newbies to read the existing stickies without hiding the really useful ones away in a general one size fits all sticky!!!

They were made stickies simply because they contain the most pertinent information for newbies in each sub forum, something which the MSE staffers stickies (which are still in situ) don't necessarily address and they now get lost in the melee of a general sticky they have even less chance of being read.

I have to say i completely agree with the above. Perhaps you should have left changes until after the 'new forum' comes in, but you have basically made the stickies no longer fit for purpose (which is being easily seen on page one by newbies and easy to see new posts by oldies).:mad:

If this is any indication of the quality of the new forum, I say we are in fr a rough ride and someone is not doing their job properly. this is kind of reminding me of New Coke?:eek:

the idea of changes is to improve the forums, but this is not an improvement it is the exact opposite.

atush

torbrex wrote: »

I would think that he will be subscribed to the thread.

I don't subscribe to threads, and don't plan on doing so.##are they trying to force us to do so?

mjm3346

fermi wrote: »

If Andrea's hint and my guess are right, then when the new forum design is applied these new style sticky threads will be changed into much more than a just a static list of links as they appear now.

If my guess is wrong, I'll be the first to complain.

There was no issue of posts being lost etc in the Competitions part of the forum so apart from mind control access I cannot see what change could make it easier than stickies you get to direct from the index (as it was set up before), don't want to have to click on one post to get a list of stickies and then need to click again to get the one you want.

barmonkey

Dont think i have ever read a sticky

pink_princess

Ash_McCloud wrote: »

I agree. Ormus' Son very kindly comes back with an update for us from time to time. How's he going to feel when he sees that the thread isn't taking pride of place at the top of the board?

I'm sure many of the posters in The Arms would rather Ormus' thread was left as a stick than the pub thread.

I never even thought about Craig and rest of the family, I hope it is re-instated before he logs in with the next update

torbrex

pink_princess wrote: »

I never even thought about Craig and rest of the family, I hope it is re-instated before he logs in with the next update

Perhaps if everyone that wants the Ormus thread to be a sticky were to PM the Board Guide that decided to make the pub a sticky instead, then the decision might be reversed sooner rather than later

pink_princess

torbrex wrote: »

Perhaps if everyone that wants the Ormus thread to be a sticky were to PM the Board Guide that decided to make the pub a sticky instead, then the decision might be reversed sooner rather than later

Excuse my ignorance but who is the board guide?

I'll happily PM them:T

sweetme

pink_princess wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance but who is the board guide?

I'll happily PM them:T

Glad is the board guide for the Arms.

pink_princess

sweetme wrote: »

Glad is the board guide for the Arms.

Thanks sweetme :T

Tigsteroonie

Will the ELEVEN stickies on the Feedback forum be merged too?