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Re: Improving forum participation

Postby Moondog55 » Fri 26 Apr, 2013 10:38 am

I try not to give too many "Opinions" but try and make my advice or comments pertinent { although like every-one I can go off the rails sometimes] and often view without posting if I have no direct experience or if a answer isn't found in my library
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Re: Improving forum participation

Postby jford » Fri 26 Apr, 2013 4:29 pm

Other forums I've used degenerate when there's too many people posting and much of what's said is dross. I prefer to learn from others and post when I actually have something to contribute. Sometimes I contribute then discover that someone else knows far more than I do about a topic, then feel like a goose.

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Re: Improving forum participation

Postby Taurë-rana » Fri 26 Apr, 2013 11:08 pm

matagi wrote:I don't know if the forum software has the facility for this - but maybe there should be an "I agree" flag or something so you could read a response and see "xx people agree with this post".


I agree, I keep looking for a like button under individual posts rather than just a thread.

I post when I have something useful to contribute (IMHO), or when I want to argue or agree with something so strongly that I can't remain silent. Or when I want to know something.
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Re: Improving forum participation

Postby walkinTas » Sat 27 Apr, 2013 8:13 am

There is a like button at the bottom of each topic - but topic level only. SoB originally tried to add these to every post, but it slowed the forum down way to much.

This mod sounds a bit like what you are looking for. You'd have to talk to Matt and the Admin team to get a change made. :)
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Re: Improving forum participation

Postby wayno » Sat 27 Apr, 2013 8:38 am

yeah but that only adds the like to a persons facebook page if they have one, you cant see a no of likes on the actual thread
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Re: Improving forum participation

Postby PeterJ » Sun 28 Apr, 2013 9:30 am

Davidf61 wrote:..... So, how do we get people to chat a bit more? ......


Gee I have trouble keeping up with the volume now, I don't want any more.

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Re: Improving forum participation

Postby Onestepmore » Sun 28 Apr, 2013 11:40 am

Taurë-rana wrote:
matagi wrote:I don't know if the forum software has the facility for this - but maybe there should be an "I agree" flag or something so you could read a response and see "xx people agree with this post".


I agree, I keep looking for a like button under individual posts rather than just a thread.


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Re: Improving forum participation

Postby north-north-west » Mon 29 Apr, 2013 3:11 pm

I'm with Hallu on this - quality is more important than quantity.
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Re: Improving forum participation

Postby wayno » Mon 29 Apr, 2013 3:18 pm

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Re: Improving forum participation

Postby Moondog55 » Thu 13 Jun, 2013 10:40 am

Continuing to post on Facebook may help, but we walkers are such a small percentage of the population that perhaps we should ask for government assistance as a persecuted minority
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