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Attack of the Stickied threads.
neko128:
--- Quote from: Shecky on May 25, 2010, 04:45:45 PM ---I just can't see how it CAN be an issue. I mean, how destructive could it possibly be to an adult's forum experience to have to click one more time? Are we that sold on the "validity" and "necessity" of instant gratification that ANY delay in getting what we want is bad? And where do we draw the line?
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Because it's annoying and at least arguably unnecessary? Or heck, even just the fact that right now with a 1280x1024 desktop and my browser full-screen, I have to scroll down to see the first non-sticky? The fact that, yes, it's easy to click through doesn't mean people want to. If there's an easy solution, why exactly is it "vanity" to not want to deal with it?
Plus, as the kind lady said, that's exactly what this forum is for. :-P
Niccos Shadow:
Problem with a 'resources sub-forum' is that it removes announcements intended to govern the parent-forum. However, there is a benefit to consolidating the stickies beyond cosmetics and accessibility. Simply, it cuts down on the number of threads, which should be a benefit considering the recent concern of topic pruning, etc.
A global "Read before posting" sticky would accommodate all the the administrative posts and even locked should still be editable by global admins. Followed by a "FAQ" sticky, pertaining to the base topic of the forum, which is fairly standard. Then a specialized sticky or 2 such as the "Short Stories" sticky (Personally I find this helpful as I tend to lose track of the Short Stories order and upcoming, etc.) would be a non-issue.
Shecky:
--- Quote from: neko128 on May 25, 2010, 08:00:54 PM ---Because it's annoying and at least arguably unnecessary? Or heck, even just the fact that right now with a 1280x1024 desktop and my browser full-screen, I have to scroll down to see the first non-sticky? The fact that, yes, it's easy to click through doesn't mean people want to. If there's an easy solution, why exactly is it "vanity" to not want to deal with it?
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This has been raised as an issue for a number of years, yet your suggestion hasn't been implemented; given how responsive Fred's been to suggestions in the past, this seems indicative. Might want to consider the possibility that it ISN'T an easy solution, or that taking that route eliminates positive aspects that you may not be considering.
--- Quote from: neko128 on May 25, 2010, 08:00:54 PM ---Plus, as the kind lady said, that's exactly what this forum is for. :-P
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Right. It's about an exchange of ideas, a discussion, which means that I feel free to disagree on this. *shrug* It's no great hardship, not to mention that a number of the stickied threads DO tend to get posted to often enough, in my opinion, to warrant a separate, visible title. Just because one person doesn't feel any desire to check up on stickied posts doesn't mean others shouldn't be allowed to without far more clicking-through than the current system requires.
meh:
Doesn't everyone just use the unread/new replies links on the upper left? ???
;)
Niccos Shadow:
--- Quote from: Shecky on May 28, 2010, 11:15:45 AM ---This has been raised as an issue for a number of years, yet your suggestion hasn't been implemented; given how responsive Fred's been to suggestions in the past, this seems indicative. Might want to consider the possibility that it ISN'T an easy solution, or that taking that route eliminates positive aspects that you may not be considering.
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It's actually rather simple, unless the admin panel of these boards is vastly different from every other one I've experienced and doesn't really eliminate anything positive if stickies are merely combined rather than deleted outright. However it probably still will not resolve the issue of people complaining since there are still going to be a number of beneficial stickies. Which is probably the issue, it may take a little time to decide which stickies to combine or whatever and even less time/effort to implement, but there's probably more important things to worry about considering even after the time and effort people will still be complaining.
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