User feedback on forum changes

[Mr Skeptic]

Define main page. This page or the forum index?

 

We're talking about adjusting the forum index, which should have a login form on the upper right. A login form on the home page would be a good idea, though.

 

Oh, sorry, I thought we were talking about the home page. Someone did mention the front page, which usually means a home page. Kind of odd that the page you'd first visit wouldn't have a login screen.

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

I wish there was some simple hack that would allow for you to tick a box when writing a thread that it is a HH question and then it could drop into the normal forum but with a (HW) in the title or similar...

 

Actually, there is. vB 3.7 offers thread "prefixes", which can be chosen from an admin-defined list and show up in front of the thread title. So you'd have a thread that says "[Homework] combinatorics problem" or something.

[iNow]

If it's feasible, that seems like an elegant solution which Klaynos has offered.

[Ladeira]

I like the forum as it is now BUT i don't see any problem about changing it or removing the homework section.

 

I think removing it will be really good for the forum since I can see many people registering and posting one thread to solve their HW problems, then they just give up the forum.

I don't intend to say that people won't keep doing it, but I think they won't be jailed in HW section... I think new members will be able to see all around and know the forum and not only their HW thread.

[xnebulalordx676]

I approve of the homework help being separate. I think thats appropriate enough.

[khelben1979]

From what I can see it looks like a good suggestion. Go for it!

[CharonY]

Minor comment, I would put microbiology and immunology into the biology section rather than the medical one. At least the posts there are rarely of really medical nature.

[Dave]

Thanks to you all for the feedback!

 

Currently my thoughts are to get rid of homework help, and replace it with the tagging scheme that Klaynos has suggested. I think, after some consideration, that it would probably provide the kind of system that we're all fairly happy with. Since there's been no real opposition to the change in forum layout, I may go and implement that tonight.

 

Thanks for all your help!