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  • 18-01-2008 8:31am
    #1
    damnyanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,276 ✭✭✭


    Boards is great

    Sometimes I feel its too big. Hard to find forums or whatever when you're bored.

    A different interface for navigating the hundreds of forums would be great. The menu at the top doesnt seem to be the best way of doing it. The forum list is juts about impossible to use.

    Thats all
    Post edited by Shield on


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    #2
    _blank_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    Have you got any suggestion on how to improve it?


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    #3
    tbh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    I'd like the ability to be able to customise the first page. It'd be great it you could create <keith duffy> a box </keith duffy> for each section you are interested in, and in each, you'd have the most recent threads from that category. Kind of like the iGoogle home page. You could also filter out the stuff you don't like, so I could have a box for rec, and filter out the poker stuff so I don't see it. You could also specify if you want to see all threads from rec in this box, or just the threads from AH. I think that'd be good. Is that the type of thing you mean, OP?


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    We agree actually, we've been meeting with a designer to have a redesign think.... (stop cowering the rest of you!)

    Until then I suggest you find your favourite forums and subscribe to them! Then they will turn up in your subbed list and its a lot handier...

    DeV.


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    #5
    tbh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    what if we love them all equally DeV? What then????


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    #6
    cornbb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    On the same note, could I suggest a new feature for enabling easier navigation? Sort of a subbed list which would display the last 20 (or so) threads that I have posted in. It would be handy for forum-hoppers like me, an easy way of following up on posts I've made which would be quite important enough to bother subscribing to.


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    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    Here's one Ecksor posted up that I use all the time:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/subbed.php?onlynew=yes


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    cornbb wrote: »
    On the same note, could I suggest a new feature for enabling easier navigation? Sort of a subbed list which would display the last 20 (or so) threads that I have posted in. It would be handy for forum-hoppers like me, an easy way of following up on posts I've made which would be quite important enough to bother subscribing to.
    if you look in your user CP you should see a list of threads you have recently posted in that have had answers since then. (you might have to turn on the option to subscribe to a thread when you have posted in it).

    Works for me!

    DeV.


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    #9
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    Yep. Set up auto subscribe in your control panel and every thread you post in will be listed there.

    Remember there is a comprehensive list on filters on the left hand side of the front page where you can view new posts in specific categories, view just new threads that have been started, or view posts in forums you're subscribed to and so on.


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    #10
    cornbb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    Sweet. That'll do nicely, thanks guys. Now I can waste time more efficiently than ever, muhahaha...

    On the UI redesign, a while back someone suggested a spotlight-style search box that might help whiz things along. I think it would be a great idea...


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    #11
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,317 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    OP, I see you have 3K+ posts. Hate to see how many you'd have if you found the site easy to use! :rolleyes:

    Not your ornery onager



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