A Weird Suggestion?

For what it's worth, I also like the idea of a forum for all the socio/political topics to go.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mystery Squid @ May 2 2007, 06:46 AM) [snapback]433882[/snapback]</div>

Are you implying that FHOP harbors heated political discussions?

Wait until you go to an Italian or Greek coffee shop and listen to the locals “discussing†the political issue of the day. The golf war would seem to be paint-ball shooting in comparison.

 

How about we set up a political forum for good political ideas and a bit bucket for trashing the bad ideas. I get to pick which ones go where.

Tom

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mystery Squid @ May 2 2007, 06:46 AM) [snapback]433882[/snapback]</div>

I think this is a good idea, although IMO the politics forum should be a regular forum not a sub-forum of FHOP. Just have it listed right next to FHOP in the forum listing so folks will see it and hopefully use it properly.

Another site I used to frequent a lot did this a couple years back and it really made the "off-topic" forum much more enjoyable for the users. Occaisionally I still check into that politics forum and it's the same folks restating all the same arguments that have been going on for years. They seem happy, and the people who now get to easily ignore them are happy.

 

What I really want is a simple way to View All New Posts Except FHoP. Now I have to go to View New Posts and carefully pick Toyota Prius Forums, Other Cars, Environmental Discussion, PriusChat Website Questions, PriusChat Marketplace, Toyota Prius Community, and Local Clubs.

The forum structure of PriusChat needs some gardening. Prune some, combine some, put FHoP in the mulch pile, separating out the toxic political stuff...

 

Hmmm. Why not cater to Squid's weaknesses and just give him his own forum? As long as he stays in his room, he can make all the noise he wants, and the rest of us can leave anytime. Brilliant.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hyo silver @ May 2 2007, 03:04 PM) [snapback]434191[/snapback]</div>

That's called "global ignore" - good idea.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ May 2 2007, 05:45 PM) [snapback]433976[/snapback]</div>

Imposing forum structures, folders and what not does not work with large numbers of people having to choose from a large number of choices. Different people have different interpretations of what should go where.

A system that uses tags, where a message can have more than one tag might work better. Add a voting system where the tags of a message become more trusted as more people agree on the tags and you start really harvesting the knowledge of the community. Add, on top of that, a "people reading this thread also found the following threads interesting" function and you're really getting somewhere (instead of recommending any thread that contains the word "Prius" as related). This old forum concept needs a major overhaul and some out of the old forum box thinking.

Problem: I don't know any forum software that dares to do that, like Google dared to change the way we view email with Gmail.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hyo silver @ May 2 2007, 04:04 PM) [snapback]434191[/snapback]</div>

Put the forum on the B Ship, and once he gets in we can blast him off into space.

Tom

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lowlander @ May 2 2007, 01:32 PM) [snapback]434215[/snapback]</div>

Um, have you ever really tried to read a SlashDot thread? Very difficult and lots of good info doesn't make it up to a threshhold of awareness.

 

*Question for Danny and Mods.*

Does the Invision Power Board software package or community have a program extension which would add the ability for the individual user to modify their individual Board Display Settings to designate which forums the individual would like displayed, or ignored, when clicking "View All New Posts"???

Individual customization would be a universal hit. (Unless someone really wants to force another to view objectionable material. )

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mystery Squid @ May 3 2007, 08:39 AM) [snapback]434642[/snapback]</div>

I shouldn't have had the mods delete that last porno posting. B)

Tom

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bill Merchant @ May 3 2007, 09:46 AM) [snapback]434591[/snapback]</div>

I don't think that's because of their tagging system, but because of the way comments are displayed. The tree view is not very easy to read. I do like the way they give users the possiblity to tag threads, so it's not only the originial author who decides how something is filed.