Back at the PC911 Forum I was firmly convinced that the one combined forum for computer stuff and O/Ts was the best way to run it. Now I'm sure I was wrong and that having separate forums is really the better way. What do you think?

I wish I could figure out a way to blank out or not show the forums that I'm not interested in when I pull the new post.

Ranger Bob -- AKA Bobby

Try this:

The Computer Forum

From the Forum page, save the URL to your desktop via 'File/Send/Shortcut to Desktop' and it takes you straight to The Computer Forum.

Guys,

Coming in via the main link (also known as the lobby) is my preferred method. Then I can utilize the "read new" feature. That way, you can easily see what threads are new or have been updated.

Also, coming in via the lobby shows you any new PM's (if you forgot to enable email notification). On PC911, I had one guy respond to a PM 6 months after it was sent!

marti

You're right about the PM's Marti! I forgot that!

Gracias,

That is the way I come in as well.

Ranger Bob -- AKA Bobby

When you click on "read new," just select the forum that you are interested in from the drop down menu on the left. We just tried it and it worked.

--Beth

I tried what you suggested and it does work but it would be nice if we could scribe to the forums we want to see so we would not have to do this. It is not a big deal compared to many of the other forums that have so many different forums.

Ranger Bob -- AKA Bobby

In this case, I concur. But I don't necessarily think you or anyone else was "wrong". Alex had valid reasons for keeping it under one roof. Personally, I think that's one factor that gave the forum its unique character and helped it grow.

At this stage, having the forum layout as it is now is just right. I expect it to grow greatly again and already see many newbies and new members dropping in for advice. I still prefer having the Computer Forum like it is and not split into hardware, software, etc. Perhaps later, demand will require it and may require additional moderating staff also. For now, I like it.

Allyn

>still prefer having the Computer Forum like it is and not
>split into hardware, software, etc. Perhaps later, demand
>will require it and may require additional moderating staff
>also. For now, I like it.
>
>Allyn

Defintely YES!!

I like it this way. I too thought that I would not like to see the OT split off, but I found out I was wrong. I would resist seeing further splits of the computer into Hdwe, software etc. We had that over at Bitbender for the while some of us were in transition.

Nuff said !!

Russ

Russ

I don't have time at the moment to mess with computer problems. It's nice to be able to come and keep in touch in an OT forum.

But that means there are questions that I could probably answer going unnoticed by me in the computer forum.

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