Is it time for sub-forums?
Is it time for sub-forums?
I am fairly new here, but after seeing all the variants, should the moderators port some of the more popular versions to their own sub-forum?
It would help to list what you believe (or know) to be the popular variants.
For me some variants of interest are Pupeee, Teenpup, Fat-Free, EZPup.
I notice that many posts in the main derivitive forum address a specific pup. Stuff gets rather entangled, and buried. Perhaps its time to separate a few, and their inquiries, just to maintain focus for new folks with a decision to make.
Thanks all.
It would help to list what you believe (or know) to be the popular variants.
For me some variants of interest are Pupeee, Teenpup, Fat-Free, EZPup.
I notice that many posts in the main derivitive forum address a specific pup. Stuff gets rather entangled, and buried. Perhaps its time to separate a few, and their inquiries, just to maintain focus for new folks with a decision to make.
Thanks all.
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Nice idea, but choosing which 1-4 derivatives deserve a subforum is impossible due to relatively equal levels of interest. There is a list here.
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Well if they do make one, I hope they put Fire Hydrant and Living Water because I'll keep on updating these as time goes on
I always figured thats what we needed, because so much gets lost in the black-hole of the forum, 1000's of pages and topics. Just make sense to organize a bit.
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I always figured thats what we needed, because so much gets lost in the black-hole of the forum, 1000's of pages and topics. Just make sense to organize a bit.
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Re: Is it time for sub-forums?
8Geee wrote:I am fairly new here, but after seeing all the variants, should the moderators port some of the more popular versions to their own sub-forum?
It would help to list what you believe (or know) to be the popular variants.
For me some variants of interest are Pupeee, Teenpup, Fat-Free, EZPup.
I notice that many posts in the main derivitive forum address a specific pup. Stuff gets rather entangled, and buried. Perhaps its time to separate a few, and their inquiries, just to maintain focus for new folks with a decision to make.
Thanks all.
To be correct (this is a community forum )to all at least a sticky if you break 5000 views or more
I think that would be a good start for everyone
a sub forum really isnt needed "nice" but not needed most people have email or their own websites to take care of that
a sticky would serve well for this here in the forum
I dont want to be bias since I made a pupplet many other great pupplets
that are not on your list must be included
they all are made for different reasons
my thoughts on this are
lets clean this up a bit everyone 5000 views or more gets a sticky
sounds fair ??? comments ???
I dont have permission to change anything here on the forum
that was just my personal suggestion
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I'm new as well, but here's what I think:
On the whole I like the idea of sub-forums for popular derivatives, so that people having problems with a specific version know where to look. The forum search might do a good job there as well, but people would know where to ask their questions and wouldn't have to dig through threads with 16 pages of replies looking for a solution that's not in there.
Perhaps two sub-forums would be a good start, one for announcements of new puplets and praise and one for support questions and problems?
On the whole I like the idea of sub-forums for popular derivatives, so that people having problems with a specific version know where to look. The forum search might do a good job there as well, but people would know where to ask their questions and wouldn't have to dig through threads with 16 pages of replies looking for a solution that's not in there.
Perhaps two sub-forums would be a good start, one for announcements of new puplets and praise and one for support questions and problems?
The idea of a sticky is that one post gets sticky. That does nothing but jam all Q&A into one long and complex thread. That needs to be avoided too.
Popular variants need their own place to interact. This serves the developer and the end-user well, and allows for an efficient repository of information. That was what inspired the poll/post.
there is an option-vote of more than 4
Popular variants need their own place to interact. This serves the developer and the end-user well, and allows for an efficient repository of information. That was what inspired the poll/post.
there is an option-vote of more than 4
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Is it time for sub-forums?
No.
It was time about a year and a half ago.
No.
It was time about a year and a half ago.
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Subforums
Ok, but I have often seen the answer to a question or problem in a discussion of a derivative that I don't have installed.
How about a few subforums dedicated to distribution clusters that are related? There would be a list at the top of each subforum of the distributions discussed there. Otherwise, we have the prospect of many subforums with hardly any messages in them.
How about a few subforums dedicated to distribution clusters that are related? There would be a list at the top of each subforum of the distributions discussed there. Otherwise, we have the prospect of many subforums with hardly any messages in them.
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I agree that sub-forums based around which series of Puppy the Pup is based on would simplify it a lot for the end-user, as most programs/modifications are series based.
A Puppy 1.xx Puplet forum/ A Puppy 2.xx Puplet forum...ect....
Seems like it would help avoid confusion....
I agree that sub-forums based around which series of Puppy the Pup is based on would simplify it a lot for the end-user, as most programs/modifications are series based.
A Puppy 1.xx Puplet forum/ A Puppy 2.xx Puplet forum...ect....
Seems like it would help avoid confusion....
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I like the idea of categories. Maybe something like this:
Game Puplets
Media Puplets
Office Puplets
Educational Puplets
Translated Puplets
Large Puplets
Mid-sized Puplets
Mini Puplets
Specialty Puplets
I may be missing some categories, or some may be too narrow or wide. I don't spend much time reading about all the various puplets out there. I'd like to, I just don't have enough time.
Game Puplets
Media Puplets
Office Puplets
Educational Puplets
Translated Puplets
Large Puplets
Mid-sized Puplets
Mini Puplets
Specialty Puplets
I may be missing some categories, or some may be too narrow or wide. I don't spend much time reading about all the various puplets out there. I'd like to, I just don't have enough time.
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