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macuser

2120 posts

Uber Geek

#153627 3-Oct-2014 10:31

Is there any way to add a forum section tag/label to the front page forum 'ticker'?
I've made a quick example so you see what I mean, it's so it is easy to tell what the thread is about, titles can be a bit vague at times...

clinty

756 posts

Ultimate Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#1146410 3-Oct-2014 10:37

Hi,

This has cropped up before

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumId=4&topicId=136479

Mouse over will show the forum

Clint

macuser

2120 posts

Uber Geek

#1146411 3-Oct-2014 10:39

Okay, didn't know that, cheers! Perhaps this could be an improvement though?

Satch

1985 posts

Uber Geek

#1146555 3-Oct-2014 12:42

macuser: Okay, didn't know that, cheers! Perhaps this could be an improvement though?

Better titled posts would be a start. Things like "Is this ok?" and "Please help!" don't help as subject lines!

macuser

2120 posts

Uber Geek

#1146557 3-Oct-2014 12:48

Satch:
macuser: Okay, didn't know that, cheers! Perhaps this could be an improvement though?

Better titled posts would be a start. Things like "Is this ok?" and "Please help!" don't help as subject lines!

It's because they write the post from within the forum section they are writing about, specially because the text editor has the directory of the forum the user is posting in above it.

It's just when it's displayed on the front page all the context is lost.

Satch

1985 posts

Uber Geek

#1146560 3-Oct-2014 12:54

macuser:
Satch:
macuser: Okay, didn't know that, cheers! Perhaps this could be an improvement though?

Better titled posts would be a start. Things like "Is this ok?" and "Please help!" don't help as subject lines!

It's because they write the post from within the forum section they are writing about, specially because the text editor has the directory of the forum the user is posting in above it.

It's just when it's displayed on the front page all the context is lost.

Regardless of what forum such a post it put in, "Is this ok?" is never going to give you a clue as to what the post is about!

macuser

2120 posts

Uber Geek

#1146562 3-Oct-2014 12:57

Satch:
macuser:
Satch:
macuser: Okay, didn't know that, cheers! Perhaps this could be an improvement though?

Better titled posts would be a start. Things like "Is this ok?" and "Please help!" don't help as subject lines!

It's because they write the post from within the forum section they are writing about, specially because the text editor has the directory of the forum the user is posting in above it.

It's just when it's displayed on the front page all the context is lost.

Regardless of what forum such a post it put in, "Is this ok?" is never going to give you a clue as to what the post is about!

You're right, a title guide will be useful, but since the users who post like that are probably not technical it may mean we instead get titles like 'PLEASE HELP INTERNET WONT LOAD WINDOWS 7 INTERNET EXPLORER 8'

Satch

1985 posts

Uber Geek

#1146581 3-Oct-2014 13:15

macuser:
Satch:
macuser:
Satch:
macuser: Okay, didn't know that, cheers! Perhaps this could be an improvement though?

Better titled posts would be a start. Things like "Is this ok?" and "Please help!" don't help as subject lines!

It's because they write the post from within the forum section they are writing about, specially because the text editor has the directory of the forum the user is posting in above it.

It's just when it's displayed on the front page all the context is lost.

Regardless of what forum such a post it put in, "Is this ok?" is never going to give you a clue as to what the post is about!

You're right, a title guide will be useful, but since the users who post like that are probably not technical it may mean we instead get titles like 'PLEASE HELP INTERNET WONT LOAD WINDOWS 7 INTERNET EXPLORER 8'

I still think that is much better than "Please help!"