Beta Forum Suggestion

I haven't received my DVD copy of L4 yet but have been watching the growth of this forum over the past few days. It may just be my OCD showing, but one thing is very clear ... a single, giant shoebox approach containing half of a bazillion threads is a very unwieldy way to collects crash reports, suggestions, impressions, kudos, etc. Already, the forum has 5 or 6 pages of repetitive and overlapping threads. It also becomes a real challenge to try and find an earlier comment that you kinda/sorta remember. Once the DVD people start loading up their programs and commenting on the forums it will become even worse.

Why not set up several Beta forums - each dedicated to just one topic? Examples:

Beta - Can't figure where else to write about it

Beta - Indexing

Beta - Vent here and get it off your chest

Beta - Collections

Beta - Libraries

Beta - Video issues

Beta - UI

and so forth ...

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Comments

Phil Gons (Logos)

We'll look into sub-forums this morning. Thanks for the feedback.

Todd Phillips

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/7865#Comment_7865

Also...is it just me are is the Beta forum not searchable?

Alex Scott

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/7865#Comment_7865

Failing the sub-forum idea, or even in the meantime, we could start a series of threads under those and similar titles. Perhaps the first posts could include a plea to keep comments to a minimum, or at least to keep them on topic.

Todd Phillips

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/7876#Comment_7876

A bug tracking database would be ideal. [;)] That is, one that we can view.

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https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/7876#Comment_7876

You might have better luck making a plea to stop plate tectonics ... [;)]

Wes Saad

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/7865#Comment_7865

Please please give sub-forums. It has become impossible to keep an eye on specific topics. Email updates is not a good option and since we can't track threads within the forum software (something like "watch threads") sub forums are the next best.

Bert Barnes

JRS Said

I haven't received my DVD copy of L4 yet but have been watching the growth of this forum over the past few days. It may just be my OCD showing, but one thing is very clear ... a single, giant shoebox approach containing half of a bazillion threads is a very unwieldy way to collects crash reports, suggestions, impressions, kudos, etc. Already, the forum has 5 or 6 pages of repetitive and overlapping threads. It also becomes a real challenge to try and find an earlier comment that you kinda/sorta remember.

I agree I am finding the forums impossible to keep up with - they are slow and unwieldy. Hope a solution can be found !

Todd Phillips

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/7956#Comment_7956

I haven't received my DVD copy of L4 yet but have been watching the growth of this forum over the past few days.

Yeah I'm a DVD tester too, and I was concerned that I would have too much to catch up on when I finally received the DVD. I'm trying to read daily to keep up to date on what works and what doesn't, so I don't have to reinvent the wheel myself, but it's like trying to measure the output of a firehose with a bucket.

Fred Greco

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/7962#Comment_7962

A perfect example: this thread is a duplication of a thread I posted a couple of days ago:

http://community.logos.com/forums/t/765.aspx

But since it took me 15 minutes of devoted searching by "hand" to find my own thread, I certainly can't blame anyone! [:)]

George Allakhverdyan

I think they are working on this, we can't make the forum searchable because it will cause it to be searchable by the public, from what I know it isn't a quick and easy fix. Let's hope we can set up a category system soon.