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NEED TO REMOVE THE 'NEW POST' PINK BUTTON TOP LEFT OF THREADS PLEASE
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Coupon-mad
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As above, this is now causing havoc on the parking fines & tickets forum, where people hit 'NEW POST' when reading a sticky thread and don't bother to actually read the thread they are suddenly hijacking.
There is no need for a NEW POST button at all, surely, given there is the option to 'reply'?
Newbies have no clue how to start a new thread and on the parking fines forum, we need 'one case, one thread' due to the specific dates and case info we need relating to people's court cases. We regulars do a great job there (unsung 99% win rate in court v all the rogue parking firms ripping people off and court wins are proving easy - so yes I'm singing about it!) but patience is wearing thin with the forum.
There is no need for a NEW POST button at all, surely, given there is the option to 'reply'?
Newbies have no clue how to start a new thread and on the parking fines forum, we need 'one case, one thread' due to the specific dates and case info we need relating to people's court cases. We regulars do a great job there (unsung 99% win rate in court v all the rogue parking firms ripping people off and court wins are proving easy - so yes I'm singing about it!) but patience is wearing thin with the forum.
PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
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All the New Post button does is bring you down to the reply box.0
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duncanthedog said:All the New Post button does is bring you down to the reply box.2
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waamo said:duncanthedog said:All the New Post button does is bring you down to the reply box.
If they can't tell the difference between New Post and New Thread then they are probably beyond help anyway.4 -
They could tell the difference with the old forum and this is almost ruining the parking fines forum. We've just had someone reply on a 2017 thread, which is just pointless. Why can't the button be replaced by a forum jump to page one?PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD2 -
That's a good point, @Coupon-mad - We want the button to be a bit clearer so maybe changing to 'Reply' might provide even some clarity.
I'll see what we can do
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That could only make things worse - we really don’t need people hijacking old/outdated threads on the parking board as it could see them missed altogether or will not get them the most current help they need.0
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Hi @pogofish
Can you provide any further context on that? Just want to make sure we understand the problem fully.
Interested in digging in to thoughts around 'hijacking' of threads - what you mean by that and how that might cause threads to be missed.
Thanks,
Ben2 -
MSE_Ben_H said:Hi @pogofish
Can you provide any further context on that? Just want to make sure we understand the problem fully.
Interested in digging in to thoughts around 'hijacking' of threads - what you mean by that and how that might cause threads to be missed.
Thanks,
Ben
If the current "New Post" button at the top of the thread becomes a "Reply" button, it may well still encourage Newbies to add their post to a thread rather than start their own thread.
Is this button really necessary at all when all it does is to take you directly to the reply box at the bottom of the thread?
I have replied on many threads but have never used this button. I might add, I am not one of the Parking fines experts and most of my replies have been on the Competitions boards but I am aware of how the Parking fines board works and how much of a problem "hijacking" is.
I must say a word of thanks, Ben, for all the efforts you and the rest of the team are putting in, in these difficult times.2 -
MSE_Ben_H said:Hi @pogofish
Can you provide any further context on that? Just want to make sure we understand the problem fully.
Interested in digging in to thoughts around 'hijacking' of threads - what you mean by that and how that might cause threads to be missed.
Thanks,
Ben
However, what it could do better is to direct the new poster to read the Newbies Sticky, which in all cases would help inform them effectively and lay-out the basic framework of a challenge, which would then largely (ovbs exceptions for folk with language/reading/other issues if course) help make their individual threads far more productive - because far too many have clearly not done anything to help themselves by reading it before posting.1 -
pogofish said:However, what it could do better is to direct the new poster to read the Newbies Sticky, which in all cases would help inform them effectively and lay-out the basic framework of a challenge, which would then largely (ovbs exceptions for folk with language/reading/other issues if course) help make their individual threads far more productive - because far too many have clearly not done anything to help themselves by reading it before posting.
(Edit: corrected typo)3
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