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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on December 18, 2009 at 9:12am

The display is just atrocious and it only got worse when the page numbers went away. "clunky" is putting it kindly.

As I've said before, I'm super grateful that the community here exists and I can see how Ning makes it easy to get something like this started, but its limitations exceed its value as far as I can tell. It would be great to move it off of Ning somehow. I'm guessing this has been discussed already?

H3N3 said:

I think if we're talking about changes that will lessen repeat topics somewhat, and we're not limiting ourselves to things that are possible while locked into NING, then fixing the display so more threads are visible in one view would be at the top of the list. We've all gotten more or less used to the clunky format but it doesn make a search, or even reading through a single thread very clunky, and the removal of page numbers by the NING gods didn't help.

A simpler mini-fix would be to encourage more descriptive subject lines-- a good example is that damn thing that projects a bike lane onto the street that everyone kept "discovering" over a 3-4 month period-- most threads had titles like "hey this is amazing"-- how would you find that in a search?

I think, towards this end, it would not be the end of the world if the admins just went ahead and "fixed" a subject line to be more descriptive as a service to the user.

Permalink Reply by RodimusPrime on December 18, 2009 at 9:04pm

Posting. . and YOU

Permalink Reply by S on December 24, 2009 at 5:42am

Tony Adams said:

The display is just atrocious and it only got worse when the page numbers went away. "clunky" is putting it kindly.

As I've said before, I'm super grateful that the community here exists and I can see how Ning makes it easy to get something like this started, but its limitations exceed its value as far as I can tell. It would be great to move it off of Ning somehow. I'm guessing this has been discussed already?

It's been discussed before but given the number of discussions and people here, moving to another system is going to be tough unless Leah is willing to start off with a clean slate.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on December 25, 2009 at 3:43pm

I liked the page numbers better, too.

I know that redundant topics sometimes get posted because one person's search didn't match the phrasing that the original poster used. I usually try searching a few different ways, but short of having a smarter search algorithm, I don't expect us to be able to avoid all redundancy. The best we can ask is that people make an effort to search before starting new topics. None of us are perfect.

M.A.R.K. said:

I liked the page numbers too vs. the first-next-last deal, that was so much easier and enjoyable to navigate..

Also, on the discussion of searching discussions, is it possible within NING to change the settings or ad a tab where you can search discussion by topic only?

Permalink Reply by JeffB on January 7, 2010 at 7:51am

Has anybody tested the functionality of the Search bar lately? I wanted to see if there had been a discussion on bike computers and got zero results (I searched for "computer"). Then, to test, I searched for "century" and "centuries" because I know there was a recent discussion on that and all I got back were the names of a couple users and a photo of the North Shore Century.

Permalink Reply by Lee Diamond on January 7, 2010 at 7:54am

That is a bit disconcerting. Hmmmmm.

Jeff said:

Has anybody tested the functionality of the Search bar lately? I wanted to see if there had been a discussion on bike computers and got zero results (I searched for "computer"). Then, to test, I searched for "century" and "centuries" because I know there was a recent discussion on that and all I got back were the names of a couple users and a photo of the North Shore Century.

Permalink Reply by Paul on January 7, 2010 at 8:59am

Regardless of repostings, the blanket rant about what is decent and holy is very off-putting to the the casual reader. Posts about posts...not very informative for the bicycling community.

Permalink Reply by Lee Diamond on January 9, 2010 at 3:43am

Paul,

I think you are going to find it hard over here if you find that topic, or "rant" off-putting. We do our best to keep things pleasant for all, not intrude on people's rights to speak and speak their mind, and try to make sure that things that can get people in trouble at work (nudity, excessive swearing, etc.) do not ruin the experience for users just checking in on a work computer, etc.

Of the various degrees of potential "controversy" over a post, topic, or title, this is as PG as can be.

Good day to you Paul.

Paul said:

Regardless of repostings, the blanket rant about what is decent and holy is very off-putting to the the casual reader. Posts about posts...not very informative for the bicycling community.

Permalink Reply by Ken Gray on January 9, 2010 at 5:11am

Lee, I'm risking a sharp rely here, but I have to side with Paul. Can't you see how a person could be hurt a bit by a few things said in this post. I'd rather see the same things a time or three than "correct" someone at the cost of their feelings. Maybe I'm just a bit too sensitive myself but it troubles me when we allow ourselves so little tolerance for such small things. Sadly, I may have hurt your feelings here, I do not know. If I have, I am sorry!

Permalink Reply by Leah on January 9, 2010 at 12:27pm

Hi Ken and Paul - Thanks for chiming in. Our goal is simply to keep the Forum tidy and ask for everyone's help to keep it that way. While it may seem like an excessive measure, we truly believe that it makes for a more user-friendly, and ultimately more informative and engaging experience for everyone. It certainly wasn't our intent to offend anyone or hurt anyone's feelings by our request, and I apologize if it was perceived that way.

If you have any additional questions about the Forum or the site, please do feel free to reach out to Lee or me via personal message. In the meantime, I'll close this thread so we can get back to what we like to do: read and talk about bike stuff. :)

Leah

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