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Sadly we can't have sticky threads, maybe that function will be added to Vanilla one day.
I just want to say thanks, DarthDimi, for this well thought out, clear, and informative post. You have stated things so well. And this is in general a friendly forum, so I agree with your comments - and thanks for making me laugh with your last sentence. I am so happy I missed this "touching" person's third (?) and hopefully final incarnation on this forum.
You, and so many regular members, make this forum a truly enjoyable place to visit. I am on this forum nearly every day (okay, yes, every day - except when avoiding spoilers for Skyfall). It takes my mind off of my stressful work, helps me to connect with other Bond fans in a great way, and adds a lot to my enjoyment of Bond overall. Not a small thing coming from a lifelong fan like me (Bond and Holmes have been part of my life since childhood). Indeed we all need guidance and correcting at times, and yes some things can be improved upon from time to time, but this is a very good Bond forum. I'll do my best to continue on as a viable member for years to come, wherever I am in the world.
Domo arigato gozaimasu.
I think, there are enough people, who agree on these points, but feel, its critisizing the mods and restrain from having their say. I would like to make very clear, that on my part, it has nothing to do with the mods not doing good work, it has to do with this forum, that forces them to act in certain ways, which were discussed here.
Google search. It's so simplistic, yet not many follow it, and I'm not sure why. This is pretty common knowledge for anyone who frequently uses the Internet, and if anything, this solution should be posted somewhere so everyone knows. Even at this point, we still have users who have been around for some time who constantly create duplicate threads of very basic stuff we would have already discussed.
And yes we can use google but it would really help if the search bar worked, and if the main threads were stuck at the top of the page.
Instead of posting "use google" on the site so everybody can see, why can't we have a search bar that actually works and a layout where we can actually find things?
One could argue, that using this forum style was NOT a good idea and there is no way back now - question is, what can be added to make it easier for everybody. I do think, that giving it all the thumb up, when its obvious, there is reason to argue, it won't lead to a solution. So maybe we have our saying with nobody feeling personally atacked and maybe find a better way. A forum with NO sticky threads is just a :O for example.
Would it be nice to have the search bar actually work? Absolutely, and it makes sense. But since it doesn't, post in the 'Recommendations for Mods' thread and wait to see if something happens/gets fixed.
Also, I don't secretly have a job for Google; I'm just showing you an alternate approach that works every time for me.
We've been discussing this. The search bar doesn't work, and the only alternative is a Google search. Either:
A.) Voice your concerns with moderators in another fashion.
B.) Use Google search.
C.) Stop creating new threads.
It's that simple. Do as you please.
I have done. Ages ago. So have others. It hasn't gotten fixed and to be honest I don't think it will anytime soon.
Rest assured that this fact is being dealt with as we speak but we can't work miracles.
For the last time, the mods have zero practical input in the programming behind this forum.
Exactly how I feel in the Skyfall billion dollar box office thread.
Like I said often now - neither did I or anybody here. I think, the mods are as much victims of this structure as we are and have to work around it. Maybe this discussion leads to something, we can try at least. ;)
Given that the literary franchise is now 60 years in existence there can be little that has not already been discussed but often subjects are approached from a very different angle and as such have merit to somebody.
The reason I joined this forum was to participate in the excellent debates provoked by Bentley who, I found to be an outstanding contributor and whom new his Bond inside out. Unfortunately he or she has now departed because of this very issue.
Given that the technology doesn't work perhaps the best plan would be to remove the porn and the spam and just let everything else run with periodic clean-ups?
And Bentley, if you read this. Please come back. We need your input.
I tried the search bar, it's an improvement but it doesn't seem to throw the results up in any kind of chronological order, so I could pick up a thread from like 2 years ago, how does that work in terms of keeping conversations flowing smoothly?
In one forum I visited I re-activated an older thread with a comment, and was told re-activating old threads would not be tolerated, and this would result in a permanent ban if I did it again.
Each forum has its own rules, and each forum seems to think new members should learn them quickly, which to me seems rather forum-centric. 8-|