Discussion Board Format

[nephriticus]

While I hail the existence of this Discussion Board, I do notice some aspects of format that are excelled in usenet groups. Probably the one which I find most deficient is the serial response format, as opposed to serial-parallel responses. That is, if posts A-B-C-D-E already exist in a topic and I want to respond to post 'B', I must fall in line after poster 'E' instead of responding directly to poster 'B'. Usenet resolves this with threads and subordinate sub-threads.

Perhaps I doth expect too much.

[jumpyowl]

I agree with you and there are other things I would welcome, like making attachments, posting photos, etc.

I think that this DB is left alone on purpose and it is on "trial." We can help on the response matter by starting new threads or with a better system of reference.

However, having the freedom to post it makes up for it, and we had surpisingly little trouble with strange souls who like to cause infights, etc.

[jan3213]

Hi, this is Jan

I agree with both of you. There's always room for improvement and fresh ideas are always welcome. Lately, Jumpy and a few others have begun to start new threads that sort of categorize certain issues. I think as times goes on, more and more of this type of thing will occur. We're in the "baby" stages of this forum, but I've seen it grow since I became a member in May. As I said, and I'm sure Jumpy will agree, fresh ideas are ALWAYS welcome!! And, by the way, welcome to you, Nephriticus!

Jan