Posted by jane d on June 7, 2002, at 22:17:32
In reply to Re: simple steps, posted by Dr. Bob on June 6, 2002, at 20:22:05
> > 1. For people reading posts.
> > Add a line right under the "[ Thread | Post follow-up ...." options above the posts saying this is the "X" board about "xxxxxxx". To see a list of other boards click here" and bring up a list with descriptions in a new window.
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> Like with this post?Yes. But it currently is entered as a link to take you to the board that you are already reading. To me that is more confusing. I think it should be plain text as in "This Board is Psycho Babble Administration about the operation of this site"
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> > 2. For people posting.
> > At the confirm posts stage put a line saying "this post is going to X which is for discussion of xxxxxx. You can redirect it to another board using the revise post option. For a list of the other boards ....."
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> I'm not so sure about this one. It still does say where the post is going, although I took out the descriptions when I made it a pop-up menu...
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> BobI think you have two problems here. Fairly new posters who haven't mastered the different boards probably could use some kind of description but, since they don't know that they need it, adding it to the pop up menu won't help. I don't know what would work here.
Some people also post to the wrong board because they lose track of where they are when they post. I know that I never consciously look at what board is shown on the confirm posts screen because I assume that I already know. Sooner or later that is sure to trip me up. If the board name was made more prominent by making it bold font, possibly bigger, and putting it either directly under the "Confirm your post:" heading where the post title now goes or down by the Confirm post button there's a chance it might jump out catch the eye of someone who has just forgotten what board they are on.
Jane
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