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Thinking about making an IBB thread? DON'T

  • 17-08-2005 1:00pm
    #1
    Giblet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,981 ✭✭✭✭


    There is a search function on boards.ie here.

    There seem to be new IBB threads every day talking about the same issues. Search before you post a new thread. If I find that the topic has been covered in detail I will close the new thread and maybe ban the Original Poster.


Comments

  • #2
    egan007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭egan007


    IBB is 3 letters - too short for a search ;)


  • #3
    Giblet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,981 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    Irish Broadband, or in the case of this forum, look down the list of threads for more than three seconds.


  • #4
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    Just thinking out loud here, but remember a while back when the For Sale forum used to have a note placed in the compose new thread dialogue box, could something like that be implemented here? When you click New Thread, a warning appears in the text dialogue box saying something like
    Is this and Irish Broadband complaint? If so have a look at Thaed's sticky at the top of the forum and consider posting there, also look further down the page at the other forty hundred IBB threads first
    Then you can simply delete this bit if it's not IBB related or search if it is. At the very least it could save some hassle with moderating later on.


  • #5
    Drapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,812 ✭✭✭Drapper


    A sticky on "IBB Technical Problems / Discussion" would do the job.

    I know there is a complaint section.

    Maybe the Broadband Forum need to expand further ! A new TAB for the type of BB:- DSL BB, Cable BB, Wireless BB

    Similart to the Rec- Motors - ect ect.

    just a thought !


  • #6
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    Drapper wrote:
    Maybe the Broadband Forum need to expand further ! A new TAB for the type of BB:- DSL BB, Cable BB, Wireless BB
    Nah, theres no need. Its just user laziness thats causing the problem. If people would just LOOK at what threads where there, they'd find half a dozen they could post in rather than making a new thread.


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  • #7
    zuma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭zuma


    Drapper wrote:
    A sticky on "IBB Technical Problems / Discussion" would do the job.

    I know there is a complaint section.

    Maybe the Broadband Forum need to expand further ! A new TAB for the type of BB:- DSL BB, Cable BB, Wireless BB

    Similart to the Rec- Motors - ect ect.

    just a thought !

    I agree!

    3 sub forums should be created to Broadband as stated above as I use DSL and it gets very tiresome to sift through all the IBB complaint threads every day.
    - Cable
    - DSL
    - Wireless

    Pretty simple and it allows the Mods to cull unwanted threads much more easily.
    -


  • #8
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,554 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    yea, great idea.


  • #9
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    and Vsat


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