One of the biggest problems is the failure of folks to actually read ... or better yet actually look at the forum headers. If one paid attention to them, it would be obvious what to do. Also if one used the main forum index as your point of entry to the site then you would automatically see all of the forums which have new topics. Very simple actually.
Dale Shaw wrote:problem is most new folks and seldom visitors are not aware of the new cubfest forum.
An example this last cubfest was Thiggy, planning for Fl. Flywheelers because he did not know about the DSCF because he did not know about the new forum.
If you look at the top of each forum where the Global Announcements are posted you will find -- amazingly, the
CubFests and Gatherings Calendar 2012 and all of the CubFests and Gatherings that we know of are posted chronologically in that thread. How much simpler does it need to be?
ctdnwakulla wrote:I totaly agree, I have gotten lost for hours exploring this forum, especially the How to forum.
That has been a problem for a long time. One of the first solutions was the original CBoK .. which essentially was an index sorted by topic of the items that were available in the How To Forum. It then evolved into the current CBoK .. which has now kinda morphed into what we now see as the How To Forum with Sub-Forums. This is a major improvement and one that our members need to become used to. Bill did a really good job on that one,
The CBoK will probably evolve into something different than it is at the moment - still basically a catalog of really neat projects, tools, ideas and articles of interest to Cubbers.
However, our members also need to be aware of the various resources that are available on the site. It is not sufficient to simply point and click, one needs to be aware and to be aware means one needs to explore. While it is the job of the moderators to move posts etc. as required, it would be most considerate of our members to remember that we mods also like to read the forums as well so being aware and posting in the correct forums lessens the workload. As BD mentioned we never had to move many posts before, but that workload has increased dramatically over the last year or so.
Dale Shaw wrote:problem is most new folks and seldom visitors are not aware of the new CubFest forum.
Bye the bye, mentoring is not the sole purview of the moderators or the Team Cub Guides but is something that each and everyone of us should strive to achieve, even if that contribution is simply helping members learn to navigate the site.