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SUGGESTIONS BOARD
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 10 Oct 2011 10:20 |
Oops, yes I saw that one too. I must admit, though, that on first reading I also thought it was a request for help rather than an enhancement suggestion.....! |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 9 Oct 2011 17:21 |
yes, I got told off the other day for suggesting someone would do better to post on another board rather than on here. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 9 Oct 2011 14:49 |
It isn't just new members either. There are some oldies who should know better who regularly post on the wrong boards. |
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Kense | Report | 9 Oct 2011 14:04 |
The main problem is that posters go by example rather than instruction. Once someone has misinterpreted the function of the board, others copy and you get the situation that has developed on this board. |
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jax | Report | 9 Oct 2011 06:46 |
Not sure what that is....but will have roast beef now :-D |
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MargaretM | Report | 8 Oct 2011 23:34 |
Wouldn't be any worse than any of the other posts on this board, Jax. May i suggest my favourite. Coquille St. Jacques. But I'm not sure I know how to spell it. |
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jax | Report | 8 Oct 2011 23:24 |
I was thinking of starting a thread asking if anyone could suggest what I could have for lunch tomorrow....would this not be the correct board? :-D |
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MargaretM | Report | 8 Oct 2011 18:51 |
Yes, yes, yes, change the name of this board! If you look at this page now this is about the only thread which is related to suggestions for changes to GR. All of the others are asking for suggestions about how to find someone. Perhaps if the title was changed to something like "Suggestions for Changes to GR" |
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Estelle | Report | 5 Oct 2011 14:20 |
Hi Ann, |
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AnninGlos | Report | 3 Oct 2011 17:19 |
Thanks Estelle, hopefully that gets us away from the 'bad old days' when anything we reported got a stock reply no matter what the query was. We've all had them which, I think, is what puts people off reporting directly by e mail. I have to say I haven't had a stock reply since this new system was put in place. |
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Estelle | Report | 3 Oct 2011 13:21 |
Hi everyone, thanks for suggesting this. We don't have any plans to increase the amount of boards or change the names of them. We do feel the name 'suggestions' speaks for itself. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 3 Oct 2011 11:10 |
I would say yes. changing the title would be a trivial change of seconds work and may help clarify. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 2 Oct 2011 17:55 |
You're right of course.........people don't seem to read the header description of the boards. That's why I thought that making the title of each board much more specific might help. Anyway, there's nothing we can do to change things - it's up to Genes at the end of the day. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 2 Oct 2011 17:15 |
The function of any of the boards is quite clear, IF one reads the header description. |
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Kense | Report | 2 Oct 2011 15:55 |
I suppose there would be some use in a problems board to discuss problems, point out workrounds etc. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 2 Oct 2011 15:10 |
I agree that bugs should be reported to the support team (and I've mentioned this on other threads on this board and been shouted down!!) but I think people will still post these on the suggestions board unless there is a dedicated "board" for problems. People just don't seem to like sending emails to the support team. |
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Kense | Report | 2 Oct 2011 15:04 |
No - too many posters would still get it wrong. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 2 Oct 2011 14:33 |
Does anyone think it would be a good idea to change the name of the "Suggestions" board to "Suggestions for New Features on the Site" and then have another board with the title "Problems with the Site"? |