The "View Posts since last visit" option has never worked for me. I have always had to scroll through and look for current dates!
Is there a magic setting that my computer is lacking???
I know I've missed a lot of good stuff!

And....I vote for an EASY WAY to post photos in the forum!!!

Totaly agree with Ladyrags as simple but to the point.

Also very much agree with "POST SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE.... but should not roll off as frequently. .... Stay up for 24 hours......I also often have to leave the computer and when I come back its to hard to find what was new.

Jill

I liked LADY RAGS categories. Many other good ideas. But only 6 would be tough. Hopefully there will be sub-categories such as:

Quilting
Machine
Hand
Piecing
Machine
Hand
Applique
Machine
Hand

etc.
Lynn

Most forums I visit have an Archive section all of it's own. They are usually locked so can't be added to and admin and mods shove stuff in there that hasn't been posted on after a certain amount of time (6 months, 1 year). Yes everything does end up under one header but nothing is lost.

I also mentioned a few months ago that I hate the fact that there is only Posts Since Last Visit. There should at least be a Posts in the Last 24 hours. I'm often interrupted and don't finish reading the newest posts and there is no way I'm trawling through the whole forum looking for them.

I've noticed too that when you click a header, everything collapses except that header. It's usually the other way around so that you keep open only the areas you want to see. It's also interesting that the only thing actually left is 'Forum'. There should really be a minimum of three. Technical (including forum rules and etiquette), Sewing and Quilting (the stitchy part) and Over the Quilt Room Table (Chat, fun and real life stuff). After this is could be Archive, only accessible for members to view, not add to.

Technical:
Rules and Etiquette (These have to be here)
Guides for New Members (Pointers to areas of interest)
Hitches and Glitches (Help!)
Sewing and Quilting:
Beginners
Hand Sewing (If I need advice on a type of needle, I can ask here, I don’t need a needle section)
Machine Sewing (Machines are all machines and problems are often similar)
BIG Projects (The BOMs and Dear Jane type groups)
Over the Quilt Room Table
Chit Chat (Life)
Shows (Who’s going where)
Places to Go and Holidays (I think you can guess that one)
Archive

Glaring oversight: BOM Thanks Nancy and others that got BOM on their list!

I can see the need, though this has been a wonderful forum overall.

I really like:
Help I'm Stuck
BOM
Wow I didn't know it would do that (unusual tools)
This and That

I'd also like to see you keep something like:
Comments on current shows
Comments problems on regular tools
Machine comments/problems
Handwork/hand quilting
Machine quilting
Embellishments

I realize this is 10 not 6, but I predict that if you do this, "This and That" will get very large itself, so maybe you'd be better off with say 10 or 12 rather than just six. Just my two cents worth. Cheers

I agree with Lorchen..... It's easy to see what isn't of interest.
I have always thought there were way too many subjects. You can't please everyone so do what is best for the website. People will get over it. I doubt they will want a price increase just to save everything ever posted from day one. My motto is....... If you haven't read it in a year's time, you never will. Save to your computer or print the stuff you want to revisit.

One idea is keep the, view posts since last visit, option. Sometimes time is too short to slog through everything.

Barbara

I ALWAYS want to see the list only of entries posted since my last viewing.

I would like the forum to offer me an option to default to that view instead of having to click on it every time I go in.

BethMI

I agree with everyone's suggestions - especially please do not remove what is already there. I'm going to start on the 2009 bom soon and will want to go through all the posts there because I know changes were made, or suggestions were made on technique, as I read through them last year. The forum is such a wonderful wealth of information. No matter what, I love this site.

I understand the need to reorganize the Forum...it is becoming rather unwieldy...and agree with Keith's and Nancy's lists of topics. The one thing I would add to the wish list for the Forum would be the ability to "bookmark" favorite entries, like we can with the Daily and Member Blogs, quilt gallery entries, etc. I'm forever seeing something interesting/helpful on the Forum, then can't figure out where it is when I go back...have even started copying/pasting entries into a Word document to keep track of "gems"! Thanks for the chance to have some input! Nancy

Sorry Alex, no way will I give you a list of 6. My opinion: Look at all the low traffic subjects. Quite a number of them can be easily amalgamated into one, for example 'New Books' and 'New Patterns'.

Lorchen

PLEASE REASSURE US NONE OF THE OLD POST WILL BE LOST WHEN WE GO TO THE NEW FORMAT... or How about
Just keeping them around somewhere for a couple of months till we get into full posting mode.

But if ya gotta ya gotta.

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I'd like to see something similar to the current This and That. People like to go off track, and a topic such as this gives an outlet for whatever is of interest but not covered in the more specific topics

1. Help!
2. TQS BOM
3. Tips & Techniques
4. Tools & Toys
5. Quilt History, Traditions, Patterns
6. Resources (websites, books, magazines, etc.)