Do you only read “The Lounge” forum?

i understand your time might be limited Lago. what i’ve done in the past if i had only a short amount of time to check in, i’d click on each forum and scan the titles quickly. also, i’m sure you’re aware that if you put your mouse on the subject, it brings up the first few lines. you won’t miss as much that way. just an idea. or on the home page it tells you the most recent posts too.

I am a bit like that to Lago, I go to Lounge first as I just find time really hard now.

lago is that because you don’t have time to check thru other forums?  i tend to try to find threads i’ve been following based on category so i don’t notice when they’re moved.  sucks that its messing you up    i like reading your threads & replies!

We have several folders for specific subjects, if you have posted to one and want to keep up, you can opt to have an e-mail sending you the new posts to that discussion or you can also click on your screen name and go to posts that you have replied to. I realize time is limited, however what is the point of having any folders if everyone only uses one (i.e. The Lounge)? The folders help to keep things a bit more organized and is easier to manage. If a discussion is moved, my apologies, but most of them are better suited elsewhere and get a bit more attention from the rest of us who may have something important to add. I had thought about notifying where a post has been moved, however that just creates more posts about posts being moved and the point of moving the discussion is to get it out of the folder, not continue the discussion where it does not really belong. If it is left where it is, then it just encourages everyone to continue and makes it really hard on us Forum Leaders.

Do realize though that I am working with BB on this.  Perhaps there is some compromise that can be made as far as knowing where things have been moved to without making a bigger mess of things.  Ideas anyone?

As a side note, I check the Lounge last, if I have time as most of my time is focused on the other folders dedicated to rabbit-info, questions and so on.  My time is also valuable to me as well and most times it does run short (Binky Bunny is run on a volunteer basis), so I just do a general overview and and hover the mouse over topics to see what I really need to stop and add to, what I can skip or what may catch my attention.

I find using the “Active Topics” shortcut useful. It gives you thread titles for every forum group all on the one page.

If everyone can just really try their best post in the appropriate places it won’t have to be moved. That will help out everyone as we have a ton of posts to get through and answer. I always view the lounge as the fun place but not necessarily for answering questions about diet, care, health, etc, it is lower on the priority of the Forum Leaders, so we may not get to it. Those kinds of questions really need to be in the other categories so they can get the attention they need from us.

Also, as forum leaders we have to go through soooo many posts on a daily basis. We may not respond to all of course, but we have to look at them to find out if we need to respond to them, so as you can imagine this can be quite daunting. And the traffic is only increasing, so it really helps to have things organized.

I’m sorry if it causes an inconvenience at this time, but again, if people could really try to post in the folders that fit best, then that would prevent any “moving” of posts, therefore causing an “inconvenience” on the original poster and to all those that responded.

Thanks!

Binky on!

You can also use the “My Forums” link at the top of the forum. That will take you to threads that you have been involved in. I go there alot to get updates on threads I’ve recently responded to. That may help with people who have time issues.

I start on the home page, check out an interesting post, then use “My Forums” which picks up on threads I felt compelled to write to.

Top Posts is really convenient also, though there’s a funny little glitch – it shoots me out of my automatic log in. As soon as I’ve clicked it then even though I was logged in, I no longer am. Is this with everyone?

The Forum Groups list with the folders works well, though I go to the Lounge first to check out cute pictures!

BB, one suggestion might be to have a description line with every folder as you have beginning with the Lounge. I know each folder may seem self-explanatory, but the differences can be subtle and that might direct posters more appropriately.

i like the idea of a few short words with an explanation next to each topic.