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Forum Functions Forum feature requests and suggestions
- Thread starter MisterB
- Start date
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- Apr 30, 2022
- Messages
- 149
We have had a lot of new sign-ups recently - if some of you new folks are have any ideas, please let me know. Thanks!
One glaring item is a proper FAQ for the forum. How to start threads, bookmark posts, message people etc. That has been on my to-do list for quite some time.
One glaring item is a proper FAQ for the forum. How to start threads, bookmark posts, message people etc. That has been on my to-do list for quite some time.
Ian_Davies
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If no one's ever asked for it, it might not be that glaring.
"If it ain't broke...."
Of course, not switching the forum off and wandering away for a coffee, nuking my latest essay, is one possible improvement.
But I doubt most here would agree as they're up for being spared as many of my monologues as possible.
All good, MisterB, IMO it's a cracking forum.
barjon
Rookie
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2020
- Messages
- 4,511
Agree.
I use “What’s new” primarily to navigate the site. That gives me “Latest posts” which is what I’m looking for and also “Latest profile posts” which seem a bit of a waste of space to me, certainly I never look at them.
jinnyj
Senior Jockey
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2004
- Messages
- 5,563
I, for one, think the forum is great. The new layout and "twiddly bits" took me a while to get used to but I really enjoy it. I used "new posts" and "latest activity" to see what's new or look at my notifications. Sometimes I miss things but I can live with that. And the ignore button is a great tool.....
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2022
- Messages
- 149
Yes I can - that's pretty easy peasy.
SpeedyGonzales
Amateur Rider
Apologies if it's already available, but perhaps a save function for any post you want to save for later?
Simon Nott
Rookie
Maybe having more of a presence on social media engaging in a few topics, mind you, there are some wrong uns on there.
Ian_Davies
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Unfortunately the userhandle Talking Horses is already taken on Twitter/X, but some sort of clearly labelled TH account with links to here might drive traffic our way.
Ditto on Facebook, or even Instagram.
But, MisterB or whoever runs it, don't make the mistake the owner of The Racing Forum did and simply use it as a personal account, expressing personal views, often in the personal pronoun, which may not be the views of most members anyway.
Anyone who can work social media could use it to draw attention to lively debates here and now would be a good time to do it.
No one's presence here should be taken for granted, but right now in Slim we have ex-Twitter/X racing/betting royalty, he's much missed by many on that platform and they'd come here in their droves just to read what he has to say on the topical issues of the day.
Danny
Journeyman
- Joined
- Feb 27, 2013
- Messages
- 2,444
Personally id be very wary of drawing anyone in from social media. I think you get flooded with wannabe tipsters and trolls and would quite possibly turn the place into a cess pit.
Personally I think talking horses is currently as free from arguments and wrong sorts as its ever been. You'd always welcome some more of the same ilk as what we have here now but usually thats best done by members introducing people they already know are good eggs or even people who left the forums in the past for whatever reasons who used to be good contributors.
They may have left for reasons that dont exist anymore or even been driven away by some of the more problematic members of the past who aren't involved here anymore.
Personally I think talking horses is currently as free from arguments and wrong sorts as its ever been. You'd always welcome some more of the same ilk as what we have here now but usually thats best done by members introducing people they already know are good eggs or even people who left the forums in the past for whatever reasons who used to be good contributors.
They may have left for reasons that dont exist anymore or even been driven away by some of the more problematic members of the past who aren't involved here anymore.
Dawnrunfan
Amateur Rider
- Joined
- Feb 27, 2012
- Messages
- 21
The only suggestion I can think of is to split the Forum threads into Flat threads, Jumps threads, Other threads. I don't know if that has been done, I am not sure how to find them if it has?
Ian_Davies
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That's a very fair point, actually.
I appreciate Bryan wants to grow the forum, but I'd be equally happy to take the opposite John Cleese/Basil Fawlty of Fawlty Towers route and put a big sign saying: "No Riff Raff" on the door here.
Perfrct sense to me
Danny
Journeyman
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- Feb 27, 2013
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- 2,444
Eh ? Why would you limit what someone can say in a post apart from Slims aversion to essays which is all the more reason for unlimited posts.
Coach miguel
Apprentice
Banning any talk of Cheltenham till the new year.
Ian_Davies
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Alexa, show me targetted personal persecution....
simmo
Senior Jockey
Id be happy if the FAQ explained how to delete direct messages.
Simple if you have the person on “ignore” just ignore if you don’t like what someone has sent you put them on ignore
I personally find it works for me 
Some suspicious people might think that the losers could be removed and winners added
not that am one of those people you understand
simmo
Senior Jockey
I just like a tidy box.Simple if you have the person on “ignore” just ignore if you don’t like what someone has sent you put them on ignore
