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Topic Started: Aug 20 2011, 02:08 PM (3,207 Views)
Swim
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Nicolas
Aug 27 2011, 10:23 AM
Swim: Brandon replies to suggestion topics sometimes. And I've seen him reading countless ones. He doesn't need to be an active part of the conversation, as that would dramatically take away from the time he has to spend on other things.

Why some and not others?
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Aug 27 2011, 11:27 AM
Nicolas
Aug 27 2011, 10:23 AM
Swim: Brandon replies to suggestion topics sometimes. And I've seen him reading countless ones. He doesn't need to be an active part of the conversation, as that would dramatically take away from the time he has to spend on other things.

Why some and not others?
Perhaps he's a bit busy? For example, there's a certain storm headed his way that might be taking up some of his time.
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This might be a dumb question, but is there no one helping Brandon with the less pressing issues? Because I think removing test boards and inactive boards from the directory is a great idea. And a fair one. I wouldn't want to join a board I found through the directory only to discover it's dead.

I agree there are far more pressing issues (from what I can tell) for Brandon to focus on as he's able, but it seems to me that it would be a good idea to parse off some of the less pressing issues to an assistant.

Does he not have one? If not, that surprises me. No wonder he doesn't post often here. He's likely drowning in stuff to do. :/
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Judging by what I've been reading here lately, Brandon is focusing on large, time-consuming projects, as well as server downtime.
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But does he have someone who is helping him? I'm thinking aside from the kind folks who moderate this forum and respond to service tickets, etc.
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Brandon's brother Brian has access to several areas and assists with some of our other services such as managing board violations, handling Ad Removal, Zetaboards Premium and performing some of our easier Board Restorations.
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Thanks, Stephen. I'm relieved to hear he's got some help. :)
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I think we should get rid of the dead forums so my active forum appears higher up :)
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Aug 27 2011, 04:37 PM
I think we should get rid of the dead forums so my active forum appears higher up :)
I agree, but the challenge for me is telling when it was last posted in. What if there are forums that aren't viewable by guests? What if those are active, and the ones that are viewable aren't?

There are a couple boards higher than mine, that appear to be inactive, yet have a decent number of members and posts. So are they dead if no one's posted there, from what I can tell, in over 6 months?

It's hard to tell, from a guest's perspective. Or am I missing something?

Regardless, I think removing dead forums from the directory is a great idea, especially since Brandon has help with some of the side issues. And it would be nice if it could happen at some point, to help reward the active boards, if nothing else. :)
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Aug 27 2011, 10:35 PM
Regardless, I think removing dead forums from the directory is a great idea, especially since Brandon has help with some of the side issues. And it would be nice if it could happen at some point, to help reward the active boards, if nothing else. :)
As has been discussed, it's not a dreadful idea. It would be good if the directory was as accurate and helpful as possible. But it would likely require tweaking the formula used to determine boards in the directory - so Brandon would have to do it. It couldn't be as simple as "Brian has a tool that bumps a board down or removes them" because, as another member pointed out, what if the board has only temporarily been inactive? Suppose it becomes active again, but Brian has removed it from the directory - it's no longer being considered in the formula for ranking (or, if it is considered again, but the formula is unaltered, it will go back to its position even if its activity is unchanged).
Brian's main focus is not on things such as these and while he "helps" Brandon - his plate is more than full too, so it's not as simple as you're making it seem.
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I'm glad that he has help. The ranking is very confusing. If boards were taken off of the directory than they could always be re-added to the directory simply by going through the ACP. I think A quick thing such as clear the directory yearly and announce it int the ACP. The active admins can than submit their Board back into the directory. That would than clear the years on inactive boards and the active boards would be showing. Even if guest can't tell that the board is active the admin will know and add it back to the directory and that would help all of the boards on the directory as well as people looking through. It will mean that someone was on that board within a year.
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Nice idea.
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Aug 28 2011, 01:04 PM
Nice idea.
Thanks. It would keep everyone happy, the active boards and dead boards and the people who care about the directory.
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Aug 28 2011, 10:44 AM
I'm glad that he has help. The ranking is very confusing. If boards were taken off of the directory than they could always be re-added to the directory simply by going through the ACP. I think A quick thing such as clear the directory yearly and announce it int the ACP. The active admins can than submit their Board back into the directory. That would than clear the years on inactive boards and the active boards would be showing. Even if guest can't tell that the board is active the admin will know and add it back to the directory and that would help all of the boards on the directory as well as people looking through. It will mean that someone was on that board within a year.
This sounds like the most efficient way to determine inactive boards. Except for how long clearing out the directory could take, I can't think of anything right now that makes me dislike this idea.
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I understand that clearing it could take some time, but after it's done one time and maybe once a year it would never take that long again.
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