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[SteveT]

I wonder if the forum users group are big enough in number, to discount the purchasing of items.

EG they might enjoy the benefits of cut price deals on insurance of houses, or group travel.

Is it worthy of a new thread?

Can you add any other ways to benefit from forum clout(?)

Advantages of large-group purchasing-discuss.

[SeanMacGabhann]

From my perspective I would be uncomfortable using the forum to bargain for discounts. Being an open forum, people are free to post any opinion and many businesses get dealt quite a harsh hand (even if it can be accurate). Businesses which extend discounts would expect more positive reviews

I'm happier when businesses offer deals off their own back - such as when the FHT and Hoopers both put on free food spreads, and the EDT has always gone out of it's way to accomodate forumites at various events even when we've been too slack to get ourselves organised

If businesses are expected to provide discounts you willget people with the most tenuous links to the forum brandishing the name in the hope of getting summat for nowt

[computedshorty]

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[Huguenot]

Hey Shorty.

Good ambitions all.

I'm not sure how your request differs from the general threads? No-one has to give their name and address anyway?

[sae28]

i need to change my user name what do i do

please help

[Huguenot]

Best idea is to delete your original identity, and create a new one.

[KalamityKel]

Or ask admin

[SteveT]

I used to get notified when there was a private message waiting to be read but that most useful function has stopped, I wonder why?

Can anyone out there explain?

[mockney piers]

It's a settng in your control centre, you can set email notifications on or off.

[HAL9000]

From the Drawing Room:

Re: NHS staff - 50% higher rate of sickies

That thread in particular has become very muddled as several different strands of the argument are now running in parallel requiring a lot of concentration to keep up with the different voices.

The problem arises because this forum displays messages in chronological order.

The solution is software that creates sub-threads as a debate bifurcates.

I don't know whether sub-threading is available as an option or a plug in - I doubt it, but it might be worth a mention here in case anyone else has any thoughts or views.

If this has been the subject of a previous discussion ? I apologise.

[mockney piers]

Personally I think it works well in chronological order. You can flow the ebbs and flows, witness strands digress then unite in concert.

I find any software based around replies, especially with collapsing and expanding and substranding to be unusably bad.

The forum does have some functionality to split threads or even merge them, but it doesn't work very well and splitting can be very artificial or even arbitrary and some people might find their voice suddenly stranded in a thread not of their choosing.

I know it's far from perfect, but much of the popularity of the forum stems from it's simplicity of use and it's uncluttered nature. If it ain't broke...

[macroban]

I wouldn't welcome a change to complicated collapsing software.

All we need in the Drawing Room is a wetware upgrade from Sofa v0.1 to Chair v3.11.

[Mark]

There is a module available but the admin involved in monitoring discussions and splitting threads and the subsequent confusion it can cause would not be worth implementing. Keeping it simple works on this forum.

[HAL9000]

Mark Wrote:

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> There is a module available but the admin involved

> in monitoring discussions and splitting threads

We cross-posted. Just editing this to say that the systems I'm referring to carry out the sub-threading automatically - there's no need for manual splitting (although that is often available as a separate facility).

> and the subsequent confusion it can cause would

> not be worth implementing.

The whole idea is to clear up confusion - well, from the forum user's point of view. I'm sure implementing such a system on the admin side isn't a cakewalk.

> Keeping it simple works on this forum.

Fair enough. I've been spoilt by nearly twenty years with sub-threaded news readers on Usenet newsgroups. I guess this format, arcane as it seems to me, is simple enough for everyone and does the job well enough.

[britwolf]

It would be better if we can see a link, to see who's online. and moderators and admins so we can PM them if we need any info.

[Velocity Cleaning]

could you send me details of your advertising package

[DontForgetTheGoldfis]

Hi I run a small animal boarding house and was going to advertise that we have space for guinea pigs over Christmas, however I am in Crystal Palace. I do pet sitting and dog walking in the East Dulwich area as I used to live there and that is where the majority of my clients are hence being a member on the forum. Can I post on here even though my trading address is my home address in Crystal Palace?

Kind Regards

Sarah & The Goldfish Team.

[david_carnell]

Sarah

I can't answer your query but will say "thank you" for being an exemplery business in asking permission before just randomly posting.

If only more would read the rules first and then ask questions (like you) the forum-world would be a happier place.

Bravo.

[karter]

David, why don't you just point Sarah in the right direction so that she can have her question answered by the right person.

[SeanMacGabhann]

because Sarah is pretty much in the right place I'm guessing. Admin will see it

I think David was just doffing his cap to good manner - nowt wrong with that

But Sarah can always contact Admin directly via the link below if she doesn't get an answer on here

[DontForgetTheGoldfis]

Thank you everyone, I just didn't want to take the biscuit with free advertising. I will try and contact the administrator.

Sarah :-)

[Administrator]

I have seen it now, I will reply to your PM Sarah

[trinity]

Dear Admin

In the classified sections, could we make it a rule that people should not post lots of individual ads, particularly for related items, but should group them into one ad? Over the last couple of days, in both the for sale section and the family classifieds, the front page has been almost entirely taked over by individuals selling clothes or baby items via lots of ads that could easly have been put into one advert instead.

Thanks

Trinity

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Ditto cafes have a new thread for every meal.

[Administrator]

A new rule has been introduced because this has been brought up before and a cafe has been requested not to post too often.