Originally Posted by CDKing
(Post 24222829)
A like this post feature is currently under discussion. Not sure where it's at now. Being discussed in talkboard. Not sure if you have enough posts to add input but it's under the community section
As a new member of this forum and a public one, It's hard to verify anyone's credibility, including mine but I guess on this forum and at this point post counts is really the only way. Anyone can doctor up a profile, signature, etc. Besides the thanks button, a rep meter next to the member's avatar I have found very useful. Reps are earned in a variety of ways, from posts, the number of thanks you give and receive, online activity, how long you've been a member, etc. In other words, its earned over time. But rep points can be deducted as well with bad info. I've included a link to the forum that has a thanks button and a reputation meter so you can see what I'm referring to. This is a very active forum, whether it's a like button or thanks button, I think it should be available to minimize the clutter. And the rep meter does help, since a lot of advice are dished out on this forum. And maybe a rep meter has already been considered. I wouldn't be surprised. By the way, that Glossary tab rocks! Very impressed. I would give you a Thanks and throw you a rep point if we had one. http://www.600riders.com/forum/cmps_index.php |
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Originally Posted by CDKing
(Post 24222829)
A like this post feature is currently under discussion. Not sure where it's at now. Being discussed in talkboard. Not sure if you have enough posts to add input but it's under the community section
Here's the thread with 755 posts of arguing about whether it's a good idea: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...ke-button.html |
Is there a list of ambassadors or some other way to reach out collectively for new folks?
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Originally Posted by dancingtravel
(Post 24382058)
Is there a list of ambassadors or some other way to reach out collectively for new folks?
This particular forum, the Information Desk, the forum this thread specifically pertains to, currently has no ambassadors. It does have four moderators who can be reached via PM or by way of the mod alert button that appears in the lower left corner of every post. Messages sent via the alert button will be received by all forum moderators. If the forum has no designated moderators, the alert message will be received by all of the Senior Moderators. If you're looking for something on a sitewide basis, not just about the a info Desk forum, the best I can suggest is to see the full list of FlyerTalk moderators at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showgroups.php. It provides contact methods for individual mods, but there is no means of contacting all of the site's moderators as a group. What exactly is it you're wanting to accomplish? In general, the best way for new members to communicate is to use the discussion forums to get feedback from all members. |
I posted this under the "Which Frequent Flyer Program to Join" thread, but figured it'd get more notice here, and kudos to have a suggestion forum!
I know the idea to post all of the "newbie" questions in [one] thread seems like a way to keep the main forum clean, but honestly very few of the messages [in the thread] get replies and I think it does a huge disservice to new users who may not continue to engage with this community if they feel like their question isn't being heard. Plus asking a follow-up question and responding is a nightmare in a thread this long. And, no email notifications as you get with individual threads. I posted my question in the main forum and got three responses within the day, fabulous. Everything posted [or moved to the other thread] just dies. As a community manager for a forum with half a million registered users and 1-3k members online at any given time, I highly encourage you to create a separate dedicated forum instead of maintaining a 28-page thread. |
Originally Posted by kishme
(Post 24402893)
I posted this under the "Which Frequent Flyer Program to Join" thread, but figured it'd get more notice here, and kudos to have a suggestion forum!
I know the idea to post all of the "newbie" questions in [one] thread seems like a way to keep the main forum clean, but honestly very few of the messages [in the thread] get replies and I think it does a huge disservice to new users who may not continue to engage with this community if they feel like their question isn't being heard. Plus asking a follow-up question and responding is a nightmare in a thread this long. And, no email notifications as you get with individual threads. I posted my question in the main forum and got three responses within the day, fabulous. Everything posted [or moved to the other thread] just dies. As a community manager for a forum with half a million registered users and 1-3k members online at any given time, I highly encourage you to create a separate dedicated forum instead of maintaining a 28-page thread. For the first 5+ years i was a member of this site, people got by just fine without any Information Desk forum at all. Now you're essentially asking for more fora just to be created for people who refuse to search the site and find the answers to their questions. |
Originally Posted by Adam1222
(Post 24407080)
The problem is you can always create a separate dedicated forum for anything. The goal is to encourage new users to learn to be self-sufficient, by using the search tools on this site and researching themselves rather than having people do the work for them. This is not a site for spoonfeeding "newbies." People are not going to go running to a dedicated forum to do so. And if you got a lot of replies by posting in the wrong space, good for you?
For the first 5+ years i was a member of this site, people got by just fine without any Information Desk forum at all. Now you're essentially asking for more fora just to be created for people who refuse to search the site and find the answers to their questions. I'm all about using the search bar, but with constantly changing FFP programs, and a wealth of knowledge here among members, I don't think it hurts you to have a separate forum. That 28-page thread (30-pages since two days ago when this was originally posted) isn't doing anyone any favors. Just from my own personal experience of managing a large-scale and highly technical forum in a niche product industry... There are plenty of people who are more than willing to offer help to the new folks who have shown they've done research before posting, and aren't looking for a "spoonfeeding" handout. Our veterans are super active in our newbie board, and don't get anything other than a 'thank you.' But even the newbie board is a place for users to connect and talk about a shared interest that they're passionate about, which I suspect is the same reason that your users are active on this forum. Just because you don't want to help newbies doesn't mean all of your users feel the same way. My tiny experiment of "posting in the wrong place" and getting more responses shows that there is some validity in my statement. I'm surprised you aren't interested in giving users a place to facilitate this conversation. |
Originally Posted by kishme
(Post 24402893)
I know the idea to post all of the "newbie" questions in [one] thread seems like a way to keep the main forum clean, but honestly very few of the messages [in the thread] get replies and I think it does a huge disservice to new users who may not continue to engage with this community if they feel like their question isn't being heard. Plus asking a follow-up question and responding is a nightmare in a thread this long. And, no email notifications as you get with individual threads.
I posted my question in the main forum and got three responses within the day, fabulous. Everything posted [or moved to the other thread] just dies. I highly encourage you to create a separate dedicated forum instead of maintaining a 28-page thread. Members may propose NEW forums by starting a new thread in the TB forum. Please review the sticky at the top of that forum, giving particular attention to post #2, before doing so. |
Originally Posted by kishme
(Post 24408699)
Originally Posted by Adam1222
(Post 24407080)
The problem is you can always create a separate dedicated forum for anything. The goal is to encourage new users to learn to be self-sufficient, by using the search tools on this site and researching themselves rather than having people do the work for them. This is not a site for spoonfeeding "newbies." People are not going to go running to a dedicated forum to do so. And if you got a lot of replies by posting in the wrong space, good for you?
For the first 5+ years i was a member of this site, people got by just fine without any Information Desk forum at all. Now you're essentially asking for more fora just to be created for people who refuse to search the site and find the answers to their questions. I'm all about using the search bar, but with constantly changing FFP programs, and a wealth of knowledge here among members, I don't think it hurts you to have a separate forum. That 28-page thread (30-pages since two days ago when this was originally posted) isn't doing anyone any favors. Just from my own personal experience of managing a large-scale and highly technical forum in a niche product industry... There are plenty of people who are more than willing to offer help to the new folks who have shown they've done research before posting, and aren't looking for a "spoonfeeding" handout. Our veterans are super active in our newbie board, and don't get anything other than a 'thank you.' But even the newbie board is a place for users to connect and talk about a shared interest that they're passionate about, which I suspect is the same reason that your users are active on this forum. Just because you don't want to help newbies doesn't mean all of your users feel the same way. My tiny experiment of "posting in the wrong place" and getting more responses shows that there is some validity in my statement. I'm surprised you aren't interested in giving users a place to facilitate this conversation. Your experience on some other website isn't particularly relevant. Most Flyertalk veterans skip the information desk because few posts actually belong here, and broad requests for "tell me what to do" are really hard to answer efficiently. If you have a specific question about a program, by all means ask it and I agree people will be more than happy to answer it. But super broad questions like "plan my vacation" and "what FF program should I join" aren't conducive to answering 300 times. |
This is an interesting predicament.
Adam1222, the problem with not responding to questions from new members is that it discourages new members from participating, and degrades the quality of the board in the long run. I think that it is obvious that there is currently a problem with the stickies (not just for this thread, but on the alliance specific stickies of people asking which FFP to join), as no one is answering these inquiries. One part of a solution could be creating two separate threads: 1. Which FFP should I join? [UNRESOLVED]--this would be the sticky thread that people would post their inquiry in, and where members could respond. 2. Which FFP should I join? [RESOLVED][LOCKED]--after someone's inquiry had been answered sufficiently (mod's discretion), the inquiry and related replies would be moved to this thread. This way, people coming in and helping new members answer questions would know at first glance which questions had already been answered, and makes sure that questions don't get forgotten about in the middle of a long thread. Another suggestion: Create a badge for answering questions on the info desk forum--it will encourage established members to post here. Edited to add links to some other suggestions I made on the relevant talkboard thread (and *jackal* 's suggestions as well): http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...l#post24501842 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24503695-post71.html |
Originally Posted by aBroadAbroad
(Post 24675993)
Actually, newly registered members usually find their way to the Information Desk directly from the registration process and may not even see the forum index at first.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...faqs-more.html |
This may be another stupid question but is there anywhere on this site which decodes all the abbreviations used by members? I understand the reason for it but it's difficult to decipher what they mean.
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Originally Posted by Gringa
(Post 24880437)
This may be another stupid question but is there anywhere on this site which decodes all the abbreviations used by members? I understand the reason for it but it's difficult to decipher what they mean.
You will soon be able to write a reply using nothing but the abbreviations. We will understand 100% ^ http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/glossary.php |
Originally Posted by CDKing
(Post 24676042)
I bet if this was removed from the registration process more people would actually look through the forum tree to locate the correct place to post their questions. How about replacing it with a link to one of the start here sticky posts
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...faqs-more.html After getting through the email confirmation link process, she ended up with the entire forum tree displayed, but also with this message at the top of the page: Hello and welcome to FlyerTalk! We're delighted to have you here as part of our community. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with FlyerTalk and how it works, as it will benefit you tremendously as you find your way around. Please begin your journey at the Information Desk, our "flame-free" forum for new FlyerTalkers. Best, The FT Team On the one hand the forum tree is present and the message encourages the newcomer to take the time to become familiar with FT. OTOH it also says "start....at the Information Desk". I think your suggestion to perhaps replace a link to begin at the Information Desk forum in general, with a link to that sticky, is worthwhile. Perhaps some other minor tweaking of the welcome message would be in order to go along with that? Maybe something along the lines of... We're delighted to have you here as part of our community. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with FlyerTalk and how it works, as it will benefit you tremendously as you find your way around. We have specific forums for every major loyalty program, affiliate credit cards, travel planning, travel security, etc. You will likely receive the most knowledgeable responses to questions by posting in the corresponding forum. [perhaps include an example] For a more detailed site overview, please check out [link to Resources: Getting Started...] sticky, part of our "flame-free" Information Desk forum for new FlyerTalkers. |
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