New Forum Poll

[Randi]

If you've noticed ... the Pet Food Recall topic now has DOZENS of threads, scattered all over the Board, with many repeats of the same info.

A "NEW Forum" won't eliminate this problem - better posting habits will.

Same Philosophy applies to more personal posts ... an all too frequent series >>>
* HELP - Urgent - Please Read ... story told of Fluffie "limping"
* Fluffie hurt her paw ... story continues (NEW thread) of hangnail discovered
* What should I do ... asks if PTS would be required , no reference to previous threads
* My Vet is closed - Oh Help!
* (A week later) We're home from the Vet
* (A month later) She's still limping ...

OK, a lil exaggerated, but not by much!

Pick a GOOD Title - tell a little "story" with the title ...
then STICK WITH IT and Keep it Going!

Phred, I SO agree with this! And yes, "Cinder wants to keep the Stray she "found" was a looong thread, and easy to remember the title of, because it was running for so long. Also easier for newer members to do a search, once you know the thread title, or if it has lots of replies.

If there MUST be another Forum, I quite like Catty1's idea.

[Blue_Frog]

I think that the issue at this point is the equivalent of trying to close the barn door once the horses have bolted ... there already are -dozens- of threads spread out all over the different boards, covering all the different recalls. And, as all the different manufacturers start to scrutinize their products over the course of the next days, weeks or even months, i fully expect to see more recalls happen.

I think that the goal of a new forum, be it permanent or temporary, is to neatly consolidate all the existing threads into one area.

If we consolidate all the existing threads into one thread, and close all the other threads, it may become overwhelming as people have to read through pages and pages of information to get the one piece they are looking for, depending on how long this whole issue continues. It may also cause confusion as many recalls end up in the same thread, which may or may not pertain to your pets needs. Having clearly defined threads for each recall, with proper titles and the animals affected may be a cleaner way to do this.

I am personally for the mayors idea to start a new area for these recalls - i believe it would be a much neater and more organized way of doing things.

[catnapper]

Yes, good idea.

Anything to avoid another sticky! I hate stickies and never, ever notice them anymore because I always see them and I look below them.

[kimlovescats]

Yes, good idea.

Anything to avoid another sticky! I hate stickies and never, ever notice them anymore because I always see them and I look below them.

I tend to agree with Catnapper. Of course, I wouldn't have put it so "strongly"! (love ya, Kim!)

I vote for the forum, because these sorts of things are likely to crop up from time to time ... not just for food, but other pet products, like the Hartz flea products for example!

[BC_MoM]

Yes, good idea.

Anything to avoid another sticky! I hate stickies and never, ever notice them anymore because I always see them and I look below them.

lol, Same here.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Stickies are somewhat annoying, but I'd rather have a million stickies than a whole new forum. I also agree on the fact of bumping up old threads and not making a new one everytime something new comes up. It just clutters up board space and isn't necessary. So, I voted No. We don't need another forum, just one general sticky in each of the main sections would be just fine.

[mike001]

I'm happy with things the way they are but if everyone is in favor of the new forum I can be just as happy with that too.

[crow_noir]

Sadly, even though I stated I'm in favor of stickies... I'm the same way too. I never notice the obvious on the internet anymore. Yellow banners, stickies, etc. It's all overused.

That's why i asked yesterday if an announcement option was available to the moderators on Pet Talk. For some reason i do take note of Announcements on message boards still.

Anything to avoid another sticky! I hate stickies and never, ever notice them anymore because I always see them and I look below them.

[Almita]

I said no to leave the things how they are.

[kitten645]

I say yes as I think this will be an ongoing problem unfortunatlely It would be a good thing to have somewhere to go for this specifically as it seems to be taking up alot of posts in General/Cat and Dog.

[Kfamr]

I had an idea (while in the middle of throwing out treats & baking home made dog treats) - instead of making a forum or what not, how about a "Current Events" section in other. This forum can include pet recalls, human recalls, news stories, etc.

[Sophist]

I had an idea (while in the middle of throwing out treats & baking home made dog treats) - instead of making a forum or what not, how about a "Current Events" section in other. This forum can include pet recalls, human recalls, news stories, etc.

If only someone had suggested this a page before !!!



lol

[crow_noir]

I still think it is a good idea to just do a sticky.

Though, as Sophist suggested in the other thread A forum for all of this emergency stuff would be a great idea.

I'm fine with any of the above... SO long as something is done. This was needed for a long time.

Also, since not all people seem to know how to post updates in the original threads I think it is a good idea. It is so annoying when people post updates with out ANY reference to what they were talking about. I have to deal with this on a local rescue board. Even the mods post new threads instead of posts in the original threads. Uggg! I wish i had my mod status back there. (I was a sub moderator, but we had some security problems and now the settings are all messed up and the Admin can't figure it out.)

I guess that is why i prefer Sticky over having a new forum... People are still going to do new threads in the new forum.

Idea if the new forum is put in place... Maybe when a certain subject is going on it could be stickied, but if it is resolved it could be unstickied? Maybe that would encourage people to post updates IN the thread?