Admin Mk2Jo Posted January 30, 2013 Admin Report Posted January 30, 2013 We will he having an Admin meeting in a couple of weeks time to have a chat about the forum and events for the coming year Please post your ideas and/or suggestions on anything that you think may enhance the forum or the Club itself. Perhaps you have seen something on another forum that works well and might work for us too We cant promise to take action on everything but we do promise to consider all sensible ideas Thanks chaps
The Transplanter Posted January 30, 2013 Report Posted January 30, 2013 ok, I'll wind my neck out and go first The navigation needs sorting out, every time you go into a thread or reply to a thread the forum directs to "news", meaning you have to click on "forum" to get back to "view new posts" Im guessing the the forum is not sitting on the root folder and news/portal/cms is? Or the settings in the admin CP are not quite correct!?! Or a nice "new posts" button in the nav bar would surfice Its not really that bigger issue, more of an observation
zetecmk2 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Posted January 31, 2013 get a deal with tesco's....they deliver alcohol to your door quiet jo
Tall paul Posted January 31, 2013 Report Posted January 31, 2013 Maybe have a new banner at the top of the forum like there used to about signing up for membership? Nothing to pushey but something about the benefits of paying your £12 and a wicked pic in the background
Admin Mk2Jo Posted January 31, 2013 Author Admin Report Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks so far ..... no-one else got any opinions then girls
rallyesport04 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Posted January 31, 2013 i understand everyone has a life outside osf but the front page is a year old maybe update it every other month or so?
Admin Vista Posted January 31, 2013 Admin Report Posted January 31, 2013 i understand everyone has a life outside osf but the front page is a year old maybe update it every other month or so? We are aware of that and are embarrassed to admit we've had a little trouble figuring out how to since a software update was made to the forum's operating system. Your comment is entirely justified however and we'll look into it
5tox Posted January 31, 2013 Report Posted January 31, 2013 i agree with the navigation side of things, but to be honest i find the same issue with most of the forums you should feature a snap shot of peoples 'pride and joy' in the banner or something and get it changed weekly or monthly maybe have a deal of the month page showing the bargains that can be had for contributors, with the money i have saved though discounted goods being an osf member ive saved enough to buy a years membership about 6 times over, i dont think people are aware of the potential savings
over_head_cam Posted January 31, 2013 Report Posted January 31, 2013 I must say I don't understand the navigation problem. I think I need it explained Keep the suggestions coming
5tox Posted February 1, 2013 Report Posted February 1, 2013 if i click 'view new posts' and view this thread, when i go back to the top of the screen i only have the option to 'view my posts' the option to go back to 'view new posts' is taken away so you have to go back to 'forum' then 'view new posts'
XjamesX Posted February 1, 2013 Report Posted February 1, 2013 I think you could make it so that for the first 7 days of a listing only purple members can open threads in the "cars for sale" and "parts for sale" section. Other people can see the title but not open it. It's like that on the opel manta owners club, as i've got a thing for A series manta's and always look for them on there, but can never see the listing till 7 days after, if I was serious about buying one i'd prob be a member as anything really good will go in that time. I mean if you saw a title like "mk1 escort 2dr £4500" and you was serious about buying one you'd pay to be purple to be able to have a looksy. Just an idea to try and get more people to be members anyway, have a look at http://forums.mantaclub.org/ and see what i mean in the cars for sale part.
XjamesX Posted February 1, 2013 Report Posted February 1, 2013 also how about putting all the most popular forums at the top of the list, maybe, OLD SKOOL FORD CHAT CHIT CHAT READERS RIDES PAST & PRESENT MEETS SHOWS/EVENTS FOR 2013 OLD SKOOL FORD CARS FOR SALE OLD SKOOL FORD PARTS FOR SALE maybe that's just me being lazy about scrolling down, as those tend to be the ones I check everytime im on! ha ha
Skimmer Posted February 1, 2013 Report Posted February 1, 2013 Something like this happened on a site i used and after the 7 day rule type thing the others could view , well after a few months of the 7 day rule the for sales went virtually stagnent, then after a few more months the site was virtually non existant ....now its gone though it was a good site ....Just the other side of the coin I think you could make it so that for the first 7 days of a listing only purple members can open threads in the "cars for sale" and "parts for sale" section. Other people can see the title but not open it. It's like that on the opel manta owners club, as i've got a thing for A series manta's and always look for them on there, but can never see the listing till 7 days after, if I was serious about buying one i'd prob be a member as anything really good will go in that time. I mean if you saw a title like "mk1 escort 2dr £4500" and you was serious about buying one you'd pay to be purple to be able to have a looksy. Just an idea to try and get more people to be members anyway, have a look at http://forums.mantaclub.org/ and see what i mean in the cars for sale part.
rallyesport04 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Posted February 1, 2013 you should feature a snap shot of peoples 'pride and joy' in the banner or something and get it changed weekly or monthly maybe have a deal of the month page showing the bargains that can be had for contributors, with the money i have saved though discounted goods being an osf member ive saved enough to buy a years membership about 6 times over, i dont think people are aware of the potential savings on another site ive seen they change the images an background monthly
Admin Mk2Jo Posted February 1, 2013 Author Admin Report Posted February 1, 2013 Some interesting thoughts there guys, thanks.
aardvark101 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Posted February 1, 2013 I find the whole thing very "Busy" it looks like an explosion in a paint factory with room titles buried in amongst everything else. Just my 2p worth
Admin Mk2Jo Posted February 1, 2013 Author Admin Report Posted February 1, 2013 All opinions considered thank you
Posse Posted February 1, 2013 Report Posted February 1, 2013 Is there anything positive or all negative ? Who wants to step forward and help out on the site? I have read through this post and there are some good points and they will be discussed 100% . One of the problems we have is that mike like all of us has a full time job doing IT and the last thing he wants to do is come home and spend hours doing upgrades to the site this is where our hands are tied . Also we have about on average about £40 ish pound a month coming into the pot and £160 going out this pot has a bottom to it. There are a hand full of members on here that set up meets etc and I’m pretty sure there are more out there which can to . Merchandise ideas would be great ... Maybe a new design for clothing ? Maybe something different ideas would be great.
deltamal Posted February 1, 2013 Report Posted February 1, 2013 A link to make an extra donation to the club to help with the running costs would be good, guess there are some who have the spare cash and interest to help with the running costs, paypal is easy....
Admin Mk2Jo Posted February 1, 2013 Author Admin Report Posted February 1, 2013 All ideas welcome .... Deffo need new ideas for merchandising I reckon
Mrs O/H/C Posted February 1, 2013 Report Posted February 1, 2013 I for one have no issues with the forum, been happy to contribute for quite a few years. Some new ideas for merchandise sounds good
Admin Vista Posted February 1, 2013 Admin Report Posted February 1, 2013 What sorts of merchandise would people like to see and can anyone offer any ideas for designs........or lend a hand creating designs?
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