Again, I don't mean to be argumentative or contrary, but unfortunately my opinion and experience is different, but might be that of others so I thought I would share a different view.
I don't find you to be argumentative. :) Like I said earlier, I don't have much experience with friends and friends in large groups so my experiences are probably a bit different. I'm posting here to share my opinion, yeah, but to also try and better my understanding towards people who like big threads and the like, if that makes sense.
Compared to what it used to be like though, the uni thread has calmed down a lot. Sometimes people don't post in it for days, other days they do.
It is the same with some of the other popular 'room' threads.
Saying that, I too find some room threads difficult to post in, but again, this isn't the fault of RYL but myself. I suppose the reason I find the uni student thread so useful if because I set it up. But the first posts does try to let people know we try to welcome everyone to the thread and include them in discussions etc.
I've also sometimes thought that "serious" threads can sometimes once the initial crisis has past become more chatty and I'm not always sure if this is a good thing or not. For me personally if I post in serious it's because I'm in a lot of distress, and once that distress has waned a bit I would most likely let the serious thread die and perhaps start a new thread in general or mental health or wherever it fits best looking at ways to move forward. I don't know if others find this a problem though.
I think this too and I think its quite a big problem and something that needs looking into.x
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For serious threads, woould it be possible to move them to general once the inital crisis is over, or would that be too problematic as you would have to PR it to the mods?
I think it would be a problem because of the triggering nature of some of the thread. Also moving it would just push down other threads which would be a bit unfair.x
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Can we create a sub-forum of serious called 'resolved' or something - where the main triggering issue is resolved and people are just offering continues support.
Thats not a bad idea!Apart from the headache of there being another sub forum, but it might help!xx
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Instead of a sub forum, is it possible to put in like a label (like the trigger labels) so the post can be edited to have a *Resolved* label in the title?
Thats not a bad idea!Apart from the headache of there being another sub forum, but it might help!xx
yeah I was wondering about that. it could be a good trial thing and if it doesn't work then fair enough. Could also bring more mods on to help with the new board?
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Originally Posted by Muir
Instead of a sub forum, is it possible to put in like a label (like the trigger labels) so the post can be edited to have a *Resolved* label in the title?
I like this, too. But that means the threads stay in serious and bump other un-resolved threads down still.
I like this, too. But that means the threads stay in serious and bump other un-resolved threads down still.
I was thinking that but maybe people could be encouraged to look for & post in the un-resolved ones and maybe let the resolved threads fall off the page instead. Obviously though that's an ideal situation & things probably wouldn't quite work that way.
Oh just thought, if there was a resolved part that the person could like move it themselves somehow. Like by changing an option to resolved it moves into the new board, so the already overworked mods wouldn't have to be moving threads. I don't know if it's even possible to do that though. And there are lots of other things that probably need doing first.
I was thinking that but maybe people could be encouraged to look for & post in the un-resolved ones and maybe let the resolved threads fall off the page instead. Obviously though that's an ideal situation & things probably wouldn't quite work that way.
I do like this idea and the sub forum idea, whichever is easiest on mods. Unfortunately to me a sub forum seems to be encouraging the more random chit chat in threads while having a "resolved" label encourages those threads to die as they should. To me, having a "resolved" sub forum looks like it's just going to turn into another general support forum where people are still using the threads to talk about new issues or more general things with their friends/people who supported them because they can, when there are already other places and forums for those things, which means just another sub forum the mods have to watch over.
we already have journals where people can write and comment.. perhaps we could encourage people to keep a journal for ongoing support, and link in the "resolved" threads...
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Journals arent immediately visible though. And if you didn't know a new member, for example, you wouldn't read their journal. Also journals are either private or open are they not? So it would be an all or nothing thing.
but i don't think (and i may be wrong) that very many new people come into a thread that has sort of wound up with the original problem. it tends to be the same few members who continue to support on a resolved thread. so it seems that if they already know whose threads they are looking for, it might be just as easy to favorite the OPs journal and go there...
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The magical part: They NEVER run out, so borrow some any time you want.
I suppose the ideal situation is more mods. Like it would probably even work if after an issue is resolved then the thread is locked. But I know that it's difficult at the moment & it's no ones fault. I think for the time being where there's not a lot that can be done due to a lack of resources, we all as members need to try and solve the issue ourselves by not posting lots in threads which have been resolved (I am aware people still like support but maybe via PM or have all this in one support thread or as suggested above - journals, for the time being) and by trying to respond to threads which are getting less attention. I think everyone has really good ideas and it's difficult when it might not be possible to have them implemented yet.
if a situation is resolved, then surely the correct thing to do would be for the OP/thread creator to delete the thread or ask for it to be locked?
If an issue is resolved and no further support can be given, then it doesnt deserve (for want of a better word) to be kept at the top of a support board.
.. either that or yeah, subforum is a good idea too.
if a situation is resolved, then surely the correct thing to do would be for the OP/thread creator to delete the thread or ask for it to be locked?
If an issue is resolved and no further support can be given, then it doesnt deserve (for want of a better word) to be kept at the top of a support board.
.. either that or yeah, subforum is a good idea too.
Unfortunately doesn't always happen though. You have some really massive threads sometimes where several issues over the course of a few months have been discussed :p
