Off Topic sub forums?

[KTrain]

Lots of complaining but no one offering solutions. How do you propose to give the sponsored forums prominence but not hinder the usability of the Off Topic forum?

I like KevanGuy's suggestion though. Make the OT Forum a sub-forum like the others and then rearrange the sub-forums by use.

It would take an extra click to get to the OT Forum posts but it would clean up the posts page.

General Forum

• Off Topic
• Food & Entertainment
• Tech
• Contests
• Realtor 1
• Ask an Educator
• Mortage Made Easy
• Gem

In my opinion, it should also be a stipulation of the sponsored forums that the "owners" of that forum post at least once a week. It's on the owner to make their sub-forum useful or it's wasted space.

[MrMastodonFarm]

There have been a couple ideas to be fair, it's still a small thread. I was hoping I'd get used to it.. but nope ugly is ugly.

I do think the onus is on the owners of the sponsored forums to be apart of the forum if they want theirs to be a success. You can't just build it and hope people come. Yeah, they didn't attract any posters but they didn't attempt to. Realtor1 brought people to his section slowly, by first taking part in the main sections. We can move and make these sub forums as prominent as we want, but if the guys sponsoring them don't partake, that's on them.

I'm still a little confused what DataDoxy is up to. Ask an Educator? Okay cool, but why? Are you tutoring looking for students, doing this to expand your network? Or just have extra money to throw around for internet promotion?

[Hugh Jahrmes]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

It is pretty invasive, especially on smaller screens like tablets.

Tapataaaaalk

[Flames89]

Count me in with the "ugh, is this ever intrusive" crowd

[undercoverbrother]

It doesn't bother me to be honest.

I just use the wheel on my mouse and scroll.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

It doesn't bother me to be honest.

I just use the wheel on my mouse and scroll.

Not all of us can afford such a fancy device, Moneybags.

[gargamel]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

I'm still a little confused what DataDoxy is up to. Ask an Educator? Okay cool, but why? Are you tutoring looking for students, doing this to expand your network? Or just have extra money to throw around for internet promotion?

I doubt that Bingo is charging his wife too much to have a subforum.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Bump
It's still really ugly, really intrusive.

[Finger Cookin]

I collapsed the now vacant Sponsored Forums section on the front page, and usually just click the direct Sub-Forum links for the OT forum I want to visit.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

I collapsed the now vacant Sponsored Forums section on the front page, and usually just click the direct Sub-Forum links for the OT forum I want to visit.

Neato. Didn't know you could do that. Gets rid of that massive list of members at the bottom too.

[Madman]

There are 3 Realtor 1 sub forums now.

[photon]

Playing around with the styles, just choose CP Style 2 instead of CP Style 2a from the drop down at the bottom left.

[nik-]

It looks way better with the two column setup.

[photon]

What a PITA to do though lol. Let me know if anyone sees anything weird.

[MrMastodonFarm]

I remember that idea! MMF planting seeds...

Great job, photon. Looks 100x cleaner and much nicer. I hope to god you're drawing some sort of cash from this site, even a free Swiss Chalet dinner once a month.

[Boblobla]

I like the new look. I vote we keep it. Not that my vote matters.

[REDVAN]

I am going to miss the old logo

[4X4]

That is soooo much better. Thanks photon.

[btimbit]

I like it

[JonDuke]

Love the new layout.