Posted by: lootekukur September 26, 2007
SAN: DID YOUR DINGO EAT MY THREAD?
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i tend to second sum-off dai here. 1) while i agree that dividing the page into groups do sound more scientific/logical, it also risks the visibility of the more deserving threads. a random user wouldn't care to un-collapse a particular section. he will see what he can see in the main page without having to maneuver his mouse/keyboard. for users who want to browse a particular group of threads, there ALREADY is "Other Discussions" option in the main menu. i don't see why we need to divide the entire page into different sections. 2) i, as a connoisseur of threads with good discussions, don't want to see them getting sandwiched by a dozen of threads on Prashant Tamang but at the same time, i would also not want them to be camouflaged by the collapsed sub-sections. few things i have been wanting to say for a while (please feel free to agree/disagree): one of the major problems that i, as a user, am seeing since i have been using this site, is that the visibility of good threads is often being marred by some mediocre quality to junk threads. So, 1) looking at the increasing traffic of sajha, it's high time we selected moderators who have sufficient privilege to do various admin (not entirely ni pheri :P) tasks: from moving threads from the main page to the right section in the 'other discussions' menu to even deleting a thread if it's a useless one which does nothing more than bashing individuals or a community. 2) sensible users who have spent quite a few years in sajha contributing to its betterment can be assigned the task of the moderator. enthusiast newbies can also take the job, if they will. we can also divide the time-slots and put the moderators in charge of the site during their alloted period of duty. a user can be the moderator during the time (s)he visits the site. nobody is required to put in extra hour from their private schedule. this will help in to reduce the load on San uncle bicharo 3) i think "Sabaiko Sajha" makes more sense if there are more threads worth reading for users and NOT when random users are allowed to open discussions on rubbish. ki kaso?
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