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Poll: Recent Discussions on the right sidebar

Discussion in 'Help and Feedback' started by Amin Sabet, Jan 15, 2010.

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  1. Amin Sabet

    Amin Sabet Administrator

    10,061
    Apr 10, 2009
    Boston, MA (USA)
    Please indicate your preferences.

    Keep in mind that the Recent Discussions area is collapsible, albeit not in a way that frees up screen real estate.
     
    Amin Sabet, Jan 15, 2010
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  2. voyager

    voyager  

    104
    Dec 31, 2009
    Personally I turned it off. Everything is still squished on the left side though.
     
    voyager, Jan 16, 2010
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  3. Brian Mosley

    Brian Mosley Administrator Emeritus

    2,998
    Dec 15, 2009
    I'm really impressed that the layout works so well, even on the tiny iPhone display. The list on the right panel of changing threads is making it easy to keep up with all the current activity... I'd like a switch to show just the threads in which I've posted though.

    Cheers

    Brian
     
    Brian Mosley, Jan 16, 2010
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  4. Amin Sabet

    Amin Sabet Administrator

    10,061
    Apr 10, 2009
    Boston, MA (USA)
    It works well for me, including on the iPhone, but it does look a bit unbalanced. So far, the poll results are pretty evenly split.

    I'd like to try another solution that I hope will work pretty well for everyone. There is a new "Active" tab which shows all the active threads. This way, everything is left uncluttered, but the latest active discussions from all forums are a click away.

    That's one extra click for Brian and me, but more than half the votes suggest that the "Recent Discussions" aren't wanted on the individual thread pages.
     
    Amin Sabet, Jan 16, 2010
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  5. PeterB666

    PeterB666 Mu-43 Top Veteran

    780
    Jan 14, 2010
    Tura Beach, Australia
    Peter
    I find it works well but I would expect that it would be less useful if there was a lot more activity in the forums.
     
    PeterB666, Jan 16, 2010
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  6. Brian Mosley

    Brian Mosley Administrator Emeritus

    2,998
    Dec 15, 2009
    I agree that the format should change as the forum grows. Those extra clicks mount up Amin ;)

    Cheers

    Brian
     
    Brian Mosley, Jan 17, 2010
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  7. Amin Sabet

    Amin Sabet Administrator

    10,061
    Apr 10, 2009
    Boston, MA (USA)
    I'm always open to change!
     
    Amin Sabet, Jan 17, 2010
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