posted 05-30-2002 07:09 PM                  

I have sent Mike the wording which I think will work as a header for the Event section. I have had a number people comment that it is sometimes hard to find ALL the info about a certain event and when talking to Marc also about the Colorado event we talked about this same thing.

What I've suggested is that the Event Coordinator or person hosting it, start that Event Thread in the Event section and that ANY and ALL items, replys, new info, corrections and any other related items be put in as a reply to the "Main Event thread". In this way all information we need to look up about that event will be in one place.

The Colorado Event is a good example of just how many items there are all over the board when they all could be under one title, "Colorado Event".

Questions and comments are welcome as always....

posted 05-30-2002 10:32 PM                  

Alex

posted 05-31-2002 01:02 AM                  

I like your idea to make it simple & easier. Although, I don't think one thread will accomplish that, but it's worth a try. Another idea, might be to create one thread for the Event Coordinator (ONLY) to post information on the Event. It would strictly be for Information Purposes Only. Only the Event coordinator could reply to it & add additional Event information as needed. Maybe it's called the Informational Event Post.

Another thread could be used when requested information is needed or for questions or for suggetions or tips or people trying to provide help...

I would just like to see one thread with INFORMATION ONLY on the EVENT... Quick easy & printable for anyone interested to carry around....This way you only have to go to one thread for Information.

When there are multiple people coordinating an event, maybe each one of them could have access to the thread & they could coordinate among themselves what gets posted...

I don't like the long threads. It's just too much (many times just nonsense to go throught to get to real information).

posted 05-31-2002 06:03 AM                  

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Originally posted by ed monahan:
Seriously, the person who first posts all of the information could simply keep that post up to date by editing it. That way it is all on the very first post and all in one spot. Just update and edit it about once a week and if something of importance is posted by someone else on the thread, incorporate it in that first post.

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Ya kind of like the way ed kept his 29 days to louisville topic up to date, man is this 29 days taking for ever can't wait to meer you guys out there.29 days left untill louseville yeeep peeeee

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posted 05-31-2002 07:44 AM                  

Another item is that if I or anyone wanted to possibly correct something the "Host" had posted then we can't do it in that thread and there we go with information all over the place again...

There will be nothing to prevent someone from still posting where they want, it is just a "Guideline" to accomplish a more organized way of getting Event info to the public.. Hey if it doesn't work we can try something else.

By the way, the Calendar still serves as the place for the Event Notice... There we thought of placing a link to the proper thread for that Event in the Event section.

posted 06-03-2002 07:50 AM                  

Your example is a good one for several thread links but there are 17 Colorado posts on the first Event page alone. That does not count the Colorado related posts that are in the General Discussion section. I know I don't want to have to track down all of them and create links to them. Remember I'm talking about the "average" visitor, which outnumber us by quite a bit, and not the people that have 4,000 posts here. I've talked to owners in my area and they only check the board perhaps three times a week, not everyday. They can miss some important event info that is scattered all around.

Look folks, I'm just suggesting to make things easier on ALL owners and visitors to this site. Lets face it, it is not a big burden to post in one thread in one section about one event rather than all over the place...

Try it, You'll like it!!

posted 06-03-2002 04:20 PM                  

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Originally posted by VirginiaCatDude:
Here's an example of "the" way to do it. Link all threads into the main thread: http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000459.html

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I did like the way Damon gathered the different post and combind with a link. I found out stuff by using it.

I also agree with information post only. As with Colorado if there are multible coorinators then they should have access to post in that thread all others read only. I don't know how hard this would be or if it could be done. Maybe a read only event forum set up and the main coorinator set the pass word to give out to other coorinators only

My 2 cents...I just know I quit reading some of the Louisville event post since they became so long and alot on BS...not that it isn't funny some times but sometimes we do not have time for it all.

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Larry & Sue Mayes

posted 06-03-2002 05:45 PM                  

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Originally posted by WildCat:

My 2 cents...I just know I quit reading some of the Louisville event post since they became so long and alot on BS...

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Wildcat there is no BS here we are only being sincere, can't you see that by know