Feedback : New design for the Board

[darkyam]

If we're adding new rules, can we put in one against quoting entire threads unless every line of the thread is relevant to the response? There seems to be a pandemic of this lately. And now that shg's not moderating and doling out infractions to 95-year-old ladies, I can only see it getting worse.

[teylyn]

Towards the bottom of the forum rules post, among the tips on how to get your questions answered, there's

When responding to a post and including a quote please try to limit the content of the quote to the relevant lines.

... and I'm already deleting as many quotes as I can find.

[darkyam]

Thanks, Teylyn. I saw that already. It just doesn't seem to be read much lately by new posters. Making it a rule might make it easier to enforce than having it as a suggestion.

[teylyn]

Vai, the code font issue is still not sorted. Apart from the fact that it is still proportional (in IE, FF and Safari), there is also a difference in size (in FF), even within the same thread. For example in this thread, http://www.excelforum.com/excel-gene...om-1-cell.html
the first code box has much smaller font than the second code box when viewed with Firefox. If you don't have FF, here's a screenshot.

[shg]

There seems to be an attention span issue. Apparently The Empire beckons.

[teylyn]

yep. looks like this forum is in some kind of TokenRing network WRT admin attendance.

[Simon Lloyd]

In the particular instance, I'd say the issue was more about competence than passion. How about bringing Simon back, who was both?

shg, just seen this , i'm also site admin at vbax too!

[royUK]

If we're adding new rules, can we put in one against quoting entire threads unless every line of the thread is relevant to the response? There seems to be a pandemic of this lately. And now that shg's not moderating and doling out infractions to 95-year-old ladies, I can only see it getting worse.

I don't think that a Rule is necessary for this,it's enough work enforcing Titles,Code tags etc. Best way to deal with it is to not answer posts that do this

[martindwilson]

Re: Feedback : New design for the Board

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Originally Posted by darkyam
If we're adding new rules, can we put in one against quoting entire threads unless every line of the thread is relevant to the response? There seems to be a pandemic of this lately. And now that shg's not moderating and doling out infractions to 95-year-old ladies, I can only see it getting worse.

I don't think that a Rule is necessary for this,it's enough work enforcing Titles,Code tags etc. Best way to deal with it is to not answer posts that do this

i agree lol

[zbor]

I deal with it easily: I read until I get tired then just write: Please attach example workbook

[royUK]

I deal with it easily: I read until I get tired then just write: Please attach example workbook

That applies to posts where the OP writes a novel to explain the problem as well

[StephenR]

Vaibhav: I appreciate your diligence, even if it is a bit sporadic, in answering questions raised here. I was struck by your comment

There would be a complete restrcturing for the board but only once we are done with the cosmetic makeover.

because that seems to me to be a strange order in which to do things. Why not restructure and then do the cosmetics? If a woman has her lips botoxed she doesn't put her lipstick on before going in the operating theatre. Anyway, the horse has bolted I suppose.

Will you allow banner of your competitor inside your shop

I don't think this analogy quite works because this is not a commercial enterprise. At least, as far as I am aware, no-one here is paid for their contributions. If the rest of you are, I'm very disappointed and I want in. It might just keep me in weekly penny chews.

[Simon Lloyd]

....... it's a little something they can have for having the goodness to visit your forum and help you reach whatever goal you have in mind,......

.....I don't think this analogy quite works because this is not a commercial enterprise. At least, as far as I am aware, no-one here is paid for their contributions. If the rest of you are, I'm very disappointed and I want in. It might just keep me in weekly penny chews.

My sentiments too, because the members here add value to the site but get no remuneration it's a token they expect and enjoy

[Richard Buttrey]

It might just keep me in weekly penny chews.

...they were halfpenny chews in my day. That's inflation for you I suppose.

[martindwilson]

they were halfpenny chews in my day. That's inflation for you I suppose

err four for a penny me,that's a farthing each!
doesn't it make you depressed that when you have to put Y.O.B in an online dropdown you have to scroll down to the end!