Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I had forgotten Lucas had put forums as part of his website- The thread grouping is much friendlier. I would be interested in migrating to the hypogonadismus website especially if it is going to be stable and stay online. (Speaking as a non-classical (I think) member). > At the moment it feels very busy here even when it is not, it almost > feels as though we are all stood in a corridor shouting across one > another instead of sat in a conference room discussing our issues and > helping each other. > > It is very awkward to read messages and navigate across a thread, so > much so that quite often people are answering older mails within a > given series of exchanged posts between people. > > Can the format of the forum not be altered so that it works in a more > sophisticated and usable fashion? > > For a example of how vastly superior and usable other common place > formats for forums are, one only has to look around, but as an example > of one that also relates to testosterone look at this German site. > > http://www.hypogonadismus.de/ > > Can we not get a more viable forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Hope this link comes through OK but here's another support board / forum laid out very well. http://forum.mesomorphosis.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9 Unfortunately I would imagine that the betteer laid out forums (with their better organization and whistles and bells would require a sponsor).... - In , " chis_az " <chis_az@y...> wrote: > At the moment it feels very busy here even when it is not, it almost > feels as though we are all stood in a corridor shouting across one > another instead of sat in a conference room discussing our issues and > helping each other. > > It is very awkward to read messages and navigate across a thread, so > much so that quite often people are answering older mails within a > given series of exchanged posts between people. > > Can the format of the forum not be altered so that it works in a more > sophisticated and usable fashion? > > For a example of how vastly superior and usable other common place > formats for forums are, one only has to look around, but as an example > of one that also relates to testosterone look at this German site. > > http://www.hypogonadismus.de/ > > Can we not get a more viable forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Chis_az, You are probably reading your messages as " email " or " expanded " form. Edit your membership and choose " No email " and read your messages under www. in " summary " form. That's the most organized way of reading groups messages. Taddeo > At the moment it feels very busy here even when it is not, it almost > feels as though we are all stood in a corridor shouting across one > another instead of sat in a conference room discussing our issues and > helping each other. > > It is very awkward to read messages and navigate across a thread, so > much so that quite often people are answering older mails within a > given series of exchanged posts between people. > > Can the format of the forum not be altered so that it works in a more > sophisticated and usable fashion? > > For a example of how vastly superior and usable other common place > formats for forums are, one only has to look around, but as an example > of one that also relates to testosterone look at this German site. > > http://www.hypogonadismus.de/ > > Can we not get a more viable forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 That is how I read my messages currently. In a previous life I used to be a designer of certain computer products and have designed menus and navigation systems etc. I know that when it comes to usability/navigation the user is never at fault. It is a classic mistake of many designers to say the end user doesn't get it, is stupid or needs to do xyz. The fact is good design is obvious, never needs explaining, is intuitive and just feels right. This applies to everything from a remote control for a TV set to an internet forum. This forum doesn't have any hierarchical structure or thread based structure, It is incredibly basic and painful to use. I could list dozens of problems with it, but would instead suggest you view other forums and the various formats out there so you can see how truly poor the functionality of this forum is. This lack of functionality adversely impacts upon the correspondence of the people posting here and makes it more difficult for people to help one another. For this reason I am saying; Can we get a new format for the forum? Yes or No? > > At the moment it feels very busy here even when it is not, it > almost > > feels as though we are all stood in a corridor shouting across one > > another instead of sat in a conference room discussing our issues > and > > helping each other. > > > > It is very awkward to read messages and navigate across a thread, > so > > much so that quite often people are answering older mails within a > > given series of exchanged posts between people. > > > > Can the format of the forum not be altered so that it works in a > more > > sophisticated and usable fashion? > > > > For a example of how vastly superior and usable other common place > > formats for forums are, one only has to look around, but as an > example > > of one that also relates to testosterone look at this German site. > > > > http://www.hypogonadismus.de/ > > > > Can we not get a more viable forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 > That is how I read my messages currently. > > In a previous life I used to be a designer of certain computer > products and have designed menus and navigation systems etc. > > I know that when it comes to usability/navigation the user is never > at fault. > > It is a classic mistake of many designers to say the end user > doesn't get it, is stupid or needs to do xyz. > > The fact is good design is obvious, never needs explaining, is > intuitive and just feels right. > > This applies to everything from a remote control for a TV set to an > internet forum. > > This forum doesn't have any hierarchical structure or thread based > structure, It is incredibly basic and painful to use. > > I could list dozens of problems with it, but would instead suggest > you view other forums and the various formats out there so you can > see how truly poor the functionality of this forum is. > > This lack of functionality adversely impacts upon the correspondence > of the people posting here and makes it more difficult for people to > help one another. > > For this reason I am saying; > > Can we get a new format for the forum? > > Yes or No? > There is a Thread view which may or may not be to your satisfaction. We rely on the infrastructure provided by Groups. It is not within my power to change that infrastructure. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Well a thread view on the site would at least be something. Can you tell me how to select this option Brad? > > That is how I read my messages currently. > > > > In a previous life I used to be a designer of certain computer > > products and have designed menus and navigation systems etc. > > > > I know that when it comes to usability/navigation the user is never > > at fault. > > > > It is a classic mistake of many designers to say the end user > > doesn't get it, is stupid or needs to do xyz. > > > > The fact is good design is obvious, never needs explaining, is > > intuitive and just feels right. > > > > This applies to everything from a remote control for a TV set to an > > internet forum. > > > > This forum doesn't have any hierarchical structure or thread based > > structure, It is incredibly basic and painful to use. > > > > I could list dozens of problems with it, but would instead suggest > > you view other forums and the various formats out there so you can > > see how truly poor the functionality of this forum is. > > > > This lack of functionality adversely impacts upon the correspondence > > of the people posting here and makes it more difficult for people to > > help one another. > > > > For this reason I am saying; > > > > Can we get a new format for the forum? > > > > Yes or No? > > > > There is a Thread view which may or may not be to your satisfaction. > We rely on the infrastructure provided by Groups. It is not > within my power to change that infrastructure. > > Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 > > > > > > > There is a Thread view which may or may not be to your > satisfaction. > > We rely on the infrastructure provided by Groups. It is not > > within my power to change that infrastructure. > > > > Brad One the main Message index screen (ie select " Messages " on the left hand menu) There is an area at the top left corner of the message area. Options are: View: Simple | Summary | Expanded As: Msg List | Thread The thread option is what I was referring to. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Perhaps there's a way to start a new thread from OE, but I haven't figured it out yet.----- To send a message to this forum from a private email account, enter the title of your new thread in the subject line and in the address (to:) line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Thanks, .----- No problem. :-) has a nasty habit of suddenly deleting a long message that you have painstakenly written, when you hit the send button, or just before. I send messages on site but I compose them in notepad and copy them into 's window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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