New Forum Features - February Issue

[Tony]

This Forum seems to have one down well since I added it. Has anybody any ideas for other features they would like to see added to this site? Any changes they would like to see made?
No promises they will happen, but I am open to suggestions on improvements

[Stu]

You could maybe 'jazz' up the forum a little, like rename it from the default 'My Community' to something a little more meaningful, like "West Midlands Buses Community".

Also, adding a link in the Forum menu bar back to the 'main page' could help with navigation.

Isn't the guestbook a little defunct now? Maybe it could be killed off, and that might encourage more people to join the forum.

[Tony]

When I work out how to do those I will do both, good ideas. I do intend killing the guestbook off in the near future

[Stu]

You can rename the forum in the Admin panel (can you tell I've used SMF myself before?).

As for adding a link to the menu bar, I think that may involve editing the template file, but I can't be 100% sure on that. I'm a co-admin on another forum that uses SMF, and we added extra links to our menu bar, I'll find out how we did it and let you know!

[Ossie]

Just wondering, Tony, as the forum gets more and more use, might there be a case for seperate discussion boards for NXWM, Arriva, Rotala, First, Other operators?

[Tony]

You can rename the forum in the Admin panel (can you tell I've used SMF myself before?).

As for adding a link to the menu bar, I think that may involve editing the template file, but I can't be 100% sure on that. I'm a co-admin on another forum that uses SMF, and we added extra links to our menu bar, I'll find out how we did it and let you know!

I currently have my setting.php on read only, this stops the bug that made the forum collapse twice before, but cannot remember how to alter it back so I can change the title

[winston]

Tony,

The forum is a brilliant addition to your website, I think part of the reason it is so successful, is you that you can actually ask questions, discuss rumours, have an opinion without fear of being slatted unlike WMbus yahoo group.

Splitting the forum up in to different operator sections may be a good idea as has already been suggested below, that way you can filter through the operators you are / aren't interested in much quicker

This Forum seems to have one down well since I added it. Has anybody any ideas for other features they would like to see added to this site? Any changes they would like to see made?
No promises they will happen, but I am open to suggestions on improvements

[Stu]

It's great, when you have a collection of 'enthusiasts', like ourselves, who have somewhere to congregate and share ideas and discuss matters sensibly.

If you could somehow keep some of the nutters from the NXWM Facebook page away, then it would stay great.  ;D

[winston]

Stu,

I'll second that!!!

Would that be happen to include anyone by the name of Reiss Belle-Ffrench who insists on living in the past, with constant route suggestions that have been & gone......

It's great, when you have a collection of 'enthusiasts', like ourselves, who have somewhere to congregate and share ideas and discuss matters sensibly.

If you could somehow keep some of the nutters from the NXWM Facebook page away, then it would stay great.  ;D

[MW]

This Forum seems to have one down well since I added it. Has anybody any ideas for other features they would like to see added to this site? Any changes they would like to see made?
No promises they will happen, but I am open to suggestions on improvements

A small change, but perhaps replace the following file, with perhaps a logo or WMBus Photos or something similar: http://wmbusphotos.com/forum/Themes/default/images/smflogo.png

[SMK]

If you could somehow keep some of the nutters from the NXWM Facebook page away, then it would stay great.  ;D

Amen though You've probably gone and jinxed this place now lol.
Expect Reiss, Sue and Jade to be serial-posting in the near future loool

[Stu]

Nobody...NOBODY!  must post a link to this site on that page!  :-X

[Abluhwleh]

The one recommendation I have is to get a couple of moderators to merge posts or something. For example, surely the new Buses for NXWM, the X31 cancellation, and new quality partnerships only really need one thread each. Just a thought...

[Tony]

I have done some of the things recommended, logo, title, extra boards.

Any more comments?

[Stu]

Much better now Tony!  ;D