Suggestion for the Forums!
by Katelan Moye · in Site Feedback · 12/08/2009 (6:42 pm) · 5 replies
I have a suggestion:
I frequent a website for work and I really find their forum system valuable. I am posting a link here to a thread on that site, nevermind the content in that thread. Just take a look at the feedback system they have in place.
http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1422813&
1. You can mark individual posts as "Helpful"
2. You can mark a thread as "Question Answered"
As a user of their forums, I find it VERY easy to search for specific items. As a matter of fact, when you search for something, you can tick a checkbox that reads: "Return only 'Question Answered'" threads.
Also, it would be nice if these forums had a rating system... Something like, "XXXXXX user had 34 helpful threads last month".
I dunno, just a thought. These forums contain GREAT information submitted users, it's just that the forum does a really crappy job of organizing that information...
(can we get a "TorqueScript Only" forum PLEASE!!!!)
I truly do mean well in this post and in no way, shape, or form and I trying to smack talk... I just think these forums could be so much better than they already are!
Thanks,
-Pete
I frequent a website for work and I really find their forum system valuable. I am posting a link here to a thread on that site, nevermind the content in that thread. Just take a look at the feedback system they have in place.
http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1422813&
1. You can mark individual posts as "Helpful"
2. You can mark a thread as "Question Answered"
As a user of their forums, I find it VERY easy to search for specific items. As a matter of fact, when you search for something, you can tick a checkbox that reads: "Return only 'Question Answered'" threads.
Also, it would be nice if these forums had a rating system... Something like, "XXXXXX user had 34 helpful threads last month".
I dunno, just a thought. These forums contain GREAT information submitted users, it's just that the forum does a really crappy job of organizing that information...
(can we get a "TorqueScript Only" forum PLEASE!!!!)
I truly do mean well in this post and in no way, shape, or form and I trying to smack talk... I just think these forums could be so much better than they already are!
Thanks,
-Pete
#2
12/09/2009 (9:54 am)
Personally speaking, I'm against forum rating systems myself as they have a tendency to get abused. Blogs and resources used to have a ratings system for them and some people did abuse them. 
#3
Yep, true. The other features suggested, though, look like they would be very helpful means to just organize the existing information better and make it easier to retrieve.
12/09/2009 (9:59 am)
Yep, true. The other features suggested, though, look like they would be very helpful means to just organize the existing information better and make it easier to retrieve.
#4
12/13/2009 (3:41 am)
I think the rules at stackoverflow.com/ are great for combating the abuses of rating systems. 
Associate Rene Damm
Agree. These would be great improvements.