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Re: Webmaster.. READ THIS READ THIS Posted by Geoff (from: 210.50.60.197) on April 01, 2002 at 17:59:12: In Reply to: Re: Webmaster.. READ THIS READ THIS posted by Geoff on April 01, 2002 at 17:57:24: Jason's email address is jason@hitsquad.com : Hello all : Like it or not, human nature prevails. People will always come to this, and other forums, to ask questions and request answers delivered via email. Call it lazy or simply misunderstanding the culture of discussion forums - it's always going to happen. : People will also ask the same questions. It's as simple as that. I do not think any less of SMM visitors because they ask basic questions. I try to help them. Not only because it's my job, but because I believe in giving people some help when I can offer it. : In the case of the discussion forums, we're aware some people don't like the format. But bear with us eh? We provide a high quality service for free to the overwhelming majority of our users. Believe it or not, we've got over 4000 discussion forums on SMM. Switching over to a new messageboard system is not going to be as simple as an afternoon's work. : If you've got more thoughts on the issue, please offer your suggestions to our CEO Jason Horton . Like me, he's always happy to hear SMM users' thoughts. : Warm regards : Geoff Nicholson : : : Totally agree with SteveR. : : I didn't come to this board until rather recently & : : i didn't post as often as he did & yet, i am tired of : : anwsering others' questions becoz i found the same : : questions being asked again & again & again & again... : : In response to SteveR's earlier message on the same : : issue, Geoff (Production Manager here) said we had to : : wait becoz they were working on other projects like : : Membership Program which takes more priority. : : With respect, must say they have put things in the wrong : : priority order. You have visitors, then you have frequent : : visitors, then you have Membership Program, then you have : : members. But now, with a board "useless" like this, i, : : for one, WILL NOT bother to become a frequent visitor here, : : NOT to mention becoming a memeber!! It would be a waste of time. : : I had used WWWBoard (the script for this board) for my own board : : for years until last year i changed to use WebBBS. WebBBS is : : somewhat evolved from WWWBoard but has a lot more features: : : Email notification : : User profile : : Subscribe/Unsubscribe : : Search Messages : : New Message Tag : : Preview Message before Posting : : Message Index Display Preference (set by individual users) : : Top Posters Statistics : : Old Message Archive : : ... : : I'm Not a computer programmer & yet, it took me only a day or 2 : : to convert my WWWBoard to WebBBS & since then, i am a happy man. : : WebBBS is shareware & if (& only if) you decide to use it, : : registration fee is only $50. Why not spend a day to try : : it out 1st before commiting yourself to anything?! : : : : Tarty : : : : : I am going back over old news although i'll be more blunt this time... : : : Can anyone give me ONE good reason why it's worth posting answers OR questions here when people (over 90% lets face it) don't come back for the answers. There is nothing to be learnt here. It's either in the stupidity of the poster or more the point that this forum model in some way suggests that there is a Email Notification System. THERE ISN'T... : : : WHY is it that woman seems to come back for their answers more reliably than men. It's true. Are men stupid? : : : GET THE MESSAGE. Come back or don't post. This board is largely a waste of time due to this MAJOR problem. This forum rarely holds more than a few occasional regulars which is testament to the fact that this board needs replacing. : : : WEBMASTER: We have all discussed this before and we received a decent answer however, not changing this board regardless of the requirement for membership advancement is going to fold up one of the main points of contact for new member interest. : : : If the members board is to grow, this forum has to be able to rival the quality of almost all the other forum boards on the net. It doesn't. It's far from doing that. I'm personally very tired of coming here and typing for no reason. I am at my wits end.... : : : SteveR Follow Ups: Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Comments: : Jason's email address is jason@hitsquad.com : : Hello all : : Like it or not, human nature prevails. People will always come to this, and other forums, to ask questions and request answers delivered via email. Call it lazy or simply misunderstanding the culture of discussion forums - it's always going to happen. : : People will also ask the same questions. It's as simple as that. I do not think any less of SMM visitors because they ask basic questions. I try to help them. Not only because it's my job, but because I believe in giving people some help when I can offer it. : : In the case of the discussion forums, we're aware some people don't like the format. But bear with us eh? We provide a high quality service for free to the overwhelming majority of our users. Believe it or not, we've got over 4000 discussion forums on SMM. Switching over to a new messageboard system is not going to be as simple as an afternoon's work. : : If you've got more thoughts on the issue, please offer your suggestions to our CEO Jason Horton <jason@hitsquad.com>. Like me, he's always happy to hear SMM users' thoughts. : : Warm regards : : Geoff Nicholson : : : : : Totally agree with SteveR. : : : I didn't come to this board until rather recently & : : : i didn't post as often as he did & yet, i am tired of : : : anwsering others' questions becoz i found the same : : : questions being asked again & again & again & again... : : : In response to SteveR's earlier message on the same : : : issue, Geoff (Production Manager here) said we had to : : : wait becoz they were working on other projects like : : : Membership Program which takes more priority. : : : With respect, must say they have put things in the wrong : : : priority order. You have visitors, then you have frequent : : : visitors, then you have Membership Program, then you have : : : members. But now, with a board "useless" like this, i, : : : for one, WILL NOT bother to become a frequent visitor here, : : : NOT to mention becoming a memeber!! It would be a waste of time. : : : I had used WWWBoard (the script for this board) for my own board : : : for years until last year i changed to use WebBBS. WebBBS is : : : somewhat evolved from WWWBoard but has a lot more features: : : : Email notification : : : User profile : : : Subscribe/Unsubscribe : : : Search Messages : : : New Message Tag : : : Preview Message before Posting : : : Message Index Display Preference (set by individual users) : : : Top Posters Statistics : : : Old Message Archive : : : ... : : : I'm Not a computer programmer & yet, it took me only a day or 2 : : : to convert my WWWBoard to WebBBS & since then, i am a happy man. : : : WebBBS is shareware & if (& only if) you decide to use it, : : : registration fee is only $50. Why not spend a day to try : : : it out 1st before commiting yourself to anything?! : : : : : : Tarty : : : : : : : I am going back over old news although i'll be more blunt this time... : : : : Can anyone give me ONE good reason why it's worth posting answers OR questions here when people (over 90% lets face it) don't come back for the answers. There is nothing to be learnt here. It's either in the stupidity of the poster or more the point that this forum model in some way suggests that there is a Email Notification System. THERE ISN'T... : : : : WHY is it that woman seems to come back for their answers more reliably than men. It's true. Are men stupid? : : : : GET THE MESSAGE. Come back or don't post. This board is largely a waste of time due to this MAJOR problem. This forum rarely holds more than a few occasional regulars which is testament to the fact that this board needs replacing. : : : : WEBMASTER: We have all discussed this before and we received a decent answer however, not changing this board regardless of the requirement for membership advancement is going to fold up one of the main points of contact for new member interest. : : : : If the members board is to grow, this forum has to be able to rival the quality of almost all the other forum boards on the net. It doesn't. It's far from doing that. I'm personally very tired of coming here and typing for no reason. I am at my wits end.... : : : : SteveR Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Music Software Discussion & Help Page ] [ FAQ ]

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