When asking for input on TB motions/proposals, should there be a sticky?
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When asking for input on TB motions/proposals, should there be a sticky?
Watching the train wreck that is the 'asking for input on the OMNI post count' thread started me thinking. It's stated that TB is (hopefully) reflecting the wishes of the FT members or thinking of the FT community as a whole when considering & making its decisions.
If that's the case, when asking for input on a proposal (whether OMNI, travel photography, merging the LH forum, fill in the blank), should there be a sticky that appears for a couple of days atop each forum alerting FT members to it & directing them to the Talkboard forum? Doesn't have to be for the entire period discussion is open (although that's an option), but at least a few days.
I know that I for one rarely check Talkboard & only knew about the OMNI post count thread because it was referenced in a dif thread on Community. I would hazard a guess that I'm not the only one who rarely goes to TB.
But if we truly wanted input beyond just a few folk, to me having a sticky alerting FTers to the discussion area makes sense.
Just a thought. Have no idea if a motion needs to be made & seconded or it's something that can just be done, but thought I'd throw it out there for consideration.
Cheers.
If that's the case, when asking for input on a proposal (whether OMNI, travel photography, merging the LH forum, fill in the blank), should there be a sticky that appears for a couple of days atop each forum alerting FT members to it & directing them to the Talkboard forum? Doesn't have to be for the entire period discussion is open (although that's an option), but at least a few days.
I know that I for one rarely check Talkboard & only knew about the OMNI post count thread because it was referenced in a dif thread on Community. I would hazard a guess that I'm not the only one who rarely goes to TB.
But if we truly wanted input beyond just a few folk, to me having a sticky alerting FTers to the discussion area makes sense.
Just a thought. Have no idea if a motion needs to be made & seconded or it's something that can just be done, but thought I'd throw it out there for consideration.
Cheers.
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As I currently understand it, TalkBoard operates as a Representative Democracy, as opposed to a Direct Democracy. The members, once elected, are under no obligation to ask for input from the general FT membership prior to voting.
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In honesty, we've been trying to get better at doing that - so go look at the LH and LX forums, and when we started discussing what would happen in the private forum, there was a thread started in both of those (and I should know, I started them ) directing people to thread asking for their input.
I think it has to be targeted though - I know some forums where they hate unnecessary stickies, so putting in a sticky about something proposed on a unrelated airline forum would go down like a lead balloon. And some proposals (such as the photography one) have no obvious place to put up stickies. We probably were remiss in not posting into OMNI, but the OMNI-ites took care of that themselves!
I think it has to be targeted though - I know some forums where they hate unnecessary stickies, so putting in a sticky about something proposed on a unrelated airline forum would go down like a lead balloon. And some proposals (such as the photography one) have no obvious place to put up stickies. We probably were remiss in not posting into OMNI, but the OMNI-ites took care of that themselves!
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In honesty, we've been trying to get better at doing that - so go look at the LH and LX forums, and when we started discussing what would happen in the private forum, there was a thread started in both of those (and I should know, I started them ) directing people to thread asking for their input.
I think it has to be targeted though - I know some forums where they hate unnecessary stickies, so putting in a sticky about something proposed on a unrelated airline forum would go down like a lead balloon. And some proposals (such as the photography one) have no obvious place to put up stickies. We probably were remiss in not posting into OMNI, but the OMNI-ites took care of that themselves!
I think it has to be targeted though - I know some forums where they hate unnecessary stickies, so putting in a sticky about something proposed on a unrelated airline forum would go down like a lead balloon. And some proposals (such as the photography one) have no obvious place to put up stickies. We probably were remiss in not posting into OMNI, but the OMNI-ites took care of that themselves!
Cheers.
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Sharon,
Are you talking about an "Announcement"?
I know some people get tired of announcements/stickys as they clutter up the screen... but might be a great idea for Talkboard consideration.
William
Are you talking about an "Announcement"?
I know some people get tired of announcements/stickys as they clutter up the screen... but might be a great idea for Talkboard consideration.
William
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Great idea. I'm starting to think there should also be a limit on the number of times a person can post to a thread asking for input.
The current post count train wreck is a perfect example. Anyone looking to read to see the point of view from other members would have to wade through 650 posts with a large chunk of them from the same few members.
The current post count train wreck is a perfect example. Anyone looking to read to see the point of view from other members would have to wade through 650 posts with a large chunk of them from the same few members.
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If you look through the post count thread you will see that the great majority of my posts are direct answers to questions put either directly to me or to TB in general.
I tried to answer as many questions as possible (although ignoring those which had been asked and answered earlier) and would still be doing so if one particular post had not so disgusted me that I decided not to continue there.
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Great idea. I'm starting to think there should also be a limit on the number of times a person can post to a thread asking for input.
The current post count train wreck is a perfect example. Anyone looking to read to see the point of view from other members would have to wade through 650 posts with a large chunk of them from the same few members.
The current post count train wreck is a perfect example. Anyone looking to read to see the point of view from other members would have to wade through 650 posts with a large chunk of them from the same few members.
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I would agree with this but feel there should be no limit for TB members. The reason is simple: We are asked questions and have to be free to answer them.
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I tried to answer as many questions as possible (although ignoring those which had been asked and answered earlier) and would still be doing so if one particular post had not so disgusted me that I decided not to continue there.
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I tried to answer as many questions as possible (although ignoring those which had been asked and answered earlier) and would still be doing so if one particular post had not so disgusted me that I decided not to continue there.
Not coronated. Elected. The hubris in thinking that TB members are, or should, be elevated into a "superclass" in any public forum is simply amazing.
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