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  • 23-08-2010 2:59pm
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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,502 ✭✭✭✭


    Very often when people are proposing new threads they tout them by putting a thread in a near forum - so, for example there is a request for an environmental forum in the Science forum. Fair enough, its pretty close.

    However when a new forum that doesn't have any close relatives comes up, where can you advertise it? I tried a thread in the Gardening forum, for the Older Generation proposal, and not unsurprisingly, it got removed! Ok it was not gardening, but it seemed a likely place to catch a few passing wrinklies :D

    I checked out a few other possibilities:

    Beerguts & RH seems to be exclusively about beer.
    Clearasil and Hormones is age related but I doubt the people targetted with go in there.
    Gentlemens' Club is just about wimmin
    All things Retro is about people nostalgically discussing the 90s
    Lifehacking? - its a bit quiet in there though.
    Zombie Survival? Now there's a thought....

    But I'm not seeing anywhere really obvious? :) Come on, I'm talking to myself in there.
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    tbh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    looksee wrote: »
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    Gentlemens' Club is just about wimmin

    :eek: it's not at all!!!

    Create a thread in the forums forum, then link to the thread in your sig.


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    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    The Forums forum.


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,313 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    looksee wrote: »
    Very often when people are proposing new threads they tout them by putting a thread in a near forum - so, for example there is a request for an environmental forum in the Science forum. Fair enough, its pretty close.

    However when a new forum that doesn't have any close relatives comes up, where can you advertise it? I tried a thread in the Gardening forum, for the Older Generation proposal, and not unsurprisingly, it got removed! Ok it was not gardening, but it seemed a likely place to catch a few passing wrinklies :D

    I checked out a few other possibilities:

    Beerguts & RH seems to be exclusively about beer.
    Clearasil and Hormones is age related but I doubt the people targetted with go in there.
    Gentlemens' Club is just about wimmin
    All things Retro is about people nostalgically discussing the 90s
    Lifehacking? - its a bit quiet in there though.
    Zombie Survival? Now there's a thought....

    But I'm not seeing anywhere really obvious? :) Come on, I'm talking to myself in there.

    Boards.ie menu at the top -> new forums.

    The most recent new additions are listed.


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,502 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Tbh and janeybabe - yes there already is a thread in Forums, started by peasant, I'm just trying to drum up a bit of interest by mentioning it where it might get noticed.

    The link to sig idea is a good one though, I'll try that.

    Spear - those are new forums, if we had got to that chance it would not need promoting...


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,313 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    looksee wrote: »
    Spear - those are new forums, if we had got to that chance it would not need promoting...

    Ah, I misunderstood, I thought you meant newly created rather than newly requested, but not yet created.

    In which case the sig method seems most popular.


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,502 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Like this :D

    I don't know how to do that thing where you put a word and it becomes the link, but this will do for now! (this is a great diversion from actually getting some work done)


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,313 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    looksee wrote: »
    Like this :D

    I don't know how to do that thing where you put a word and it becomes the link, but this will do for now! (this is a great diversion from actually getting some work done)

    Might look better as this

    Are you 'Older Generation?' Support the new forum request and meet some other wrinklies older boardsies!


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,502 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Spear wrote: »
    Might look better as this

    Are you 'Older Generation?' Support the new forum request and meet some other wrinklies older boardsies!

    Yes thats what I was aiming for, but I don't know how to do the link thing where you use different words. I'd have to leave out the 'wrinklies' but that's probably just as well. Is there somewhere that tells you how to do it?


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


    Are you 'Older Generation?' Support the[ URL="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055956739"]New Forum[/URL] request and meet some other older boardsies! (just remove the space between the [ and the URL)


    Are you 'Older Generation?' Support the New Forum request and meet some other older boardsies!



    also, you could try this thread and ask them to do a graphic for you..


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    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    tbh wrote: »
    ...you could try this thread and ask them to do a graphic for you..

    QFT.

    They're a helpful bunch.


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    OldGoat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,637 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    You should also enlist anyone that supports the forum to put the link into their sig too.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    #13
    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,502 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    OldGoat wrote: »
    You should also enlist anyone that supports the forum to put the link into their sig too.

    Good idea, would you count yourself in on that? All help appreciated!


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    John Mason
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,661 ✭✭✭✭John Mason


    what do you mean by older generation ?

    would i be considered one of the older generation?

    i mean i have never used fake tan or hair straighners and i dont know how to download music on to the box thing my boy got me


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    irishbird wrote: »
    would i be considered one of the older generation?

    Yes, you are ancient.


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    #16
    John Mason
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,661 ✭✭✭✭John Mason


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    Yes, you are ancient.

    but i will never be as old as you:p:p


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    #17
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    See all it takes is time to bring out more classic rock forum supporters.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V71MQEUJKY


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