GardenersCorner URL Slight Change and Reasoning

Although I'm happy and like the changes I agree that it isn't necessarily a good advert to have a column of zeros (or low numbers) for any criteria. Not many threads get 'likes' on the opening post until it has been there a long time, so it seems a bit of a waste to show them.

For instance, the thread that comes top with the most replies closed eight years ago and it shows no likes. Also, quite naturally, most of the threads with the highest number of posts (therefore at the top of the Home page) are old and out of date. The 'what jobs are we doing' threads for 2013-16 are all at the top of the list. Of course they would be because that is what we are about but they're not relevant to this year. This year couldn't possibly be anywhere near that as we have only just started the year - but it's more topical.

I like the idea of showing criteria but it needs a rethink.

Is it possible to show the total number of likes in a thread instead of just in the opening post? That would indicate the popularity of the topic - but it still wouldn't necessarily be relevant to today.

Sorry to be so critical of what I think is a very good change/addition.

 

To be honest, clueless, the changes in the software are completely down to Nudaii and the Webmaster and we cannot claim any "glory" .

 

Sorry I am a bit late on duty ladies and gents - been a tad busy this past couple of days.

I don't wish to go over 'old ground' here, as clearly much has already been said and explained - however, I will add an offer - if any member needs more explanation to understand why the changes have been made, OR needs help how to get to the forums (which are exactly the same as they always were), please do not hesitate to drop me a PM and I will do my utmost to help.

To everyone that is still a bit dubious about the changes, I ask only one thing of you - please bear with it for a little while, remembering that almost any change is going to seem totally alien at first. Think of how it feels when you go to buy a new car from a brand you have never driven before - - it feels a bit odd and unnatural for a wee while. But, before long you are able to jump into that new car and drive it about as though it were an extension of your own body - it just takes time to get used to something different.

The entire Admin team is here to help and support you - there is no such thing as a silly question, so please do not be shy about asking something, be it here on a thread or via PM if you would prefer. I have the ability to offer remote PC assistance to anyone that is really stuck, so please do not feel alone with any problem or query. GC has one of the best group of members of any forum on the web, and that membership continues to grow - but, no matter how many members we have, we are all part of the one big GC gang and everyone is highly valued, and will get as much help and support as we can offer.

 

That's not a silly question, clueless We all know the answer.........the Tortoise obviously,



"One day a hare was bragging about how fast he could run. He bragged and bragged and even laughed at the tortoise, who was so slow. The tortoise stretched out his long neck and challenged the hare to a race, which, of course, made the hare laugh.
"My, my, what a joke!" thought the hare.
"A race, indeed, a race. Oh! what fun! My, my! a race, of course, Mr. Tortoise, we shall race!" said the hare.
The forest animals met and mapped out the course. The race begun, and the hare, being such a swift runner, soon left the tortoise far behind. About halfway through the course, it occurred to the hare that he had plenty of time to beat the slow trodden tortoise.
"Oh, my!" thought the hare, "I have plenty of time to play in the meadow here."
And so he did.
After the hare finished playing, he decided that he had time to take a little nap.
"I have plenty of time to beat that tortoise," he thought. And he cuddle up against a tree and dozed.
The tortoise, in the meantime, continued to plod on, albeit, it ever so slowly. He never stopped, but took one good step after another.


The hare finally woke from his nap. "Time to get going," he thought. And off he went faster than he had ever run before! He dashed as quickly as anyone ever could up to the finish line, where he met the tortoise, who was patiently awaiting his arrival."

And we all know the Hare can run faster than a Crocodile so if the Tortoise can beat the Hare.......question answered.
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Fair point Jack, sadly the Google-bots kinda knacker that, and that in turn makes things run slower for all of us (including any prospective members), whilst also increasing the risk of complete outages. Also, don't forget that the front page will show any threads that are 'hot' even those that are funny or general natter.

 

@Sheal, I am going to work on a guide over the weekend that will show you how to put a shortcut on your desktop directly to the forums page (thus avoiding the new 'landing' page), which I will post on this thread - if this is not soon enough (particularly taking into account your vision issues), please drop me a PM and I will happily guide you to the best of my ability.

EDIT - regarding the advance warning, the changes were implemented at very short notice simply because of two things coinciding with each other - those being slightly lower levels of website traffic and the fact that the tech genius that is Nudaii had a job slot become available in his very busy calendar. The changes happened much more quickly than any of the Admin team (or even Webmaster for that matter) anticipated, hence the lack of prior warning - for that, we can only apologise.

 

I'm also having trouble reading those thread titles that are in the Green font, I'm afraid it just doesn't conform to good web site design for people with visual impairment. I'm assuming the green font is meant to indicate something? "Stickies" maybe? To be honest who cares whether a thread is a "sticky" or not? I'd rather they were all in the same high contrast font.