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  • 27-02-2009 5:45pm
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    conolan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 586 ✭✭✭


    Looking at the boards, there are lots of stickies. In some cases even on a large monitor you have to scroll down to see real posts.
    MCD could be put at the top level, and so could basic housekeeping ones.
    Post edited by Shield on


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    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    I agree, but there alot of "you been told now enjoy ze banzor" moments


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    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Not so much that people ever read them, mind.


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    Red Sleeping Beauty
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    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055471060


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    eVeNtInE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


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    #6
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Something I've been thinking about recently. In some of my forums I'm thinking of a single sticky for "charter and other useful stuff". Post one would be the charter. Post two would contain links to threads on all the other stuff. So in laptops (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=529) post two would link to the "General Info", "Places to get your laptop repaired" and "How to get help here" threads (although I'd probably update those threads or add some more). These threads wouldn't be stickied. I think it would help clean the place up a little and it would also free up the first page for actual threads.

    It'll take a bit of effort so I haven't gotten around to it yet. Also I would prefer to discuss it with my co-mods there before I did anything like that.

    When I get a b


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    Red Sleeping Beauty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,443 ✭✭✭Red Sleeping Beauty


    That'd be a good idea :)
    Post one could contain a Contents post with links to each other post.

    eg.
    Post 1 wrote:
    Forum Charter (link to forum charter)
    Post 2 wrote:
    Laptop Info (link to post with info about your laptop, where to get fixed etc.)


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    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Something I've been thinking about recently. In some of my forums I'm thinking of a single sticky for "charter and other useful stuff". Post one would be the charter. Post two would contain links to threads on all the other stuff. So in laptops (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=529) post two would link to the "General Info", "Places to get your laptop repaired" and "How to get help here" threads (although I'd probably update those threads or add some more). These threads wouldn't be stickied. I think it would help clean the place up a little and it would also free up the first page for actual threads.

    It'll take a bit of effort so I haven't gotten around to it yet. Also I would prefer to discuss it with my co-mods there before I did anything like that.

    When I get a b
    Something like this?


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Sherifu wrote: »
    Something like this?
    Kinda but the first post would have the charter in it.


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    #10
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    It would be great for any busy forums to only have 2-3 stickies.


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    #11
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Sherifu wrote: »
    It would be great for any busy forums to only have 2-3 stickies.
    Preferably as many forums as possible should have as few stickies as possible. It means less scrolling (especially when you're on a netbook) and less threads going on to another page.


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    Nerin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,523 ✭✭✭✭Nerin


    I like these kinda threads.they tidy up the forum,and can keep good threads from being lost in time.
    More mega info threads i say.


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    conolan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 586 ✭✭✭conolan


    I suggest they UNTIDY the threads.
    Imagine if Nerin had all his links in a list rather than across his signature.
    Then of course someone with 20 links in a sig might just be into overload????


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