Posted by shar on April 20, 2003, at 1:15:28
In reply to Re: Would this change the way the site is laid out?, posted by btnd on April 19, 2003, at 23:17:07
I went to the example of the new, improved version of a forum for PB, and it is exactly the type of site that I find extremely not user friendly. There are lots more bells and whistles, and a lack of common sense in the way it is set up and used. To paraphrase Frank, in the case of the recommended site, function follows form and not vice versa.
This site is laid out in a simple, understandable, easy to access format that even a geek-wannabe such as myself can use very easily. It is not only the posting that's easy to follow (following a thread, for example, only takes eyes and not a lot of clicking and mousing), and to see the next thread, it's eyes-only again. The lack of division into different sections allows one at a glance to see a thread and see where it's going--at least if people use descriptive subject lines.
And, responding is easy as pie.
Please let's leave it the same. I belong to other forums and consistently have problems figuring out their navigation; I don't have problems with PB navigation. And, I think our bells and whistles are just fine as is. I don't personally want to be identified as a junior member (or queen, for that matter) based on the number of posts I submit.
I could go on, but I think I've said what I came to say.
Shar
> I'm not Dr.Bob :) but can answer your post: yes it would, but for the better. An example of such forum (although with way too many ads at the top :) is:
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> http://www.healthboards.com/cgi/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&number=40&SUBMIT=Go
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