JP1 Remotes

Nils_Ekberg · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2003 3:13 pm Post subject: Looking good... Rob

This looks like a nice setup..

Are you thinking of replacing Yahoo with this?

Very Happy

Good luck

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The Robman · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2003 7:53 pm Post subject:

Yes I am. I've been thinking it's time to move away from Yahoo for a while, and this format of forum seems to be very popular now. It's used at AVS, nerd-out.com and lots of other places.

I still need to figure out a file section though.
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Nils_Ekberg · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2003 10:07 pm Post subject:

I like the basic format. Unless the "monitor this topic" means it will send me e-mail I will miss the e-mail part. I can however live with having to check the web site.

How do you plan to handle other forums like jp1-km. Will they remain on Yahoo or be incorporated here also.
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The Robman · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2003 10:38 pm Post subject:

I think that's exactly what the "monitor" function means. As you can see, I've created three levels of JP1 forum here, one for beginners (which we don't really have now), this one for general chat (which is the replacement for the current JP1 group) and other for advanced (which I'm taking to be the JP1-KM replacement).

But I am open to suggestions. Should there be even more variations? Instead of just one "advanced" forum, should there be one for discussion of extenders, one for program development, and others for other subjects?

I didn't want to dilute it with too many different forums, as it could be a drag for the dedicated experts who want to check all of them.

Any thoughts?

Mark Pierson · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2003 6:45 am Post subject:

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Nils_Ekberg · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2003 7:16 am Post subject:

I set the Monitor function on and just got the notice like Mark said.

I agree, lets keep it simple.

I also suggest we start with it the way it is and you can build on that.

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johann83 · Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 66 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Looks good to me too. Definitely a better format than the Yahoo group, and I won't really miss the email feature since, with large number of posts, I didn't really use it.

As far as multiple forums, I agree that the way you have it now should be OK. But, of course, things will probably start to work themselves out once people start using this forum.

Good work Rob.

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Matt

richierich · Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 3 Location: Lincoln, NE

It's a nice looking forum. Anything that takes us away from the spam-bate that is Yahoo! is a good thing IMHO, so I welcome the move. It is important to retain the files section and it would be helpful to have a section for JP1 related commerce (e.g., someone who sells cable parts could have an ad there, info on stores that carry JP1 remotes at a cheap price could be listed there, etc.).

Scott Stephens · Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Nebraska

I already like it better as I have used this type of forum before. I am guessing the old group will still be there to search the old messages, but will the files, diagnosis, pictures, etc continue to be there as well?

Scott

Ellen · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2003 6:24 pm Post subject:

I, for one, will sorely miss the Yahoo groups email. I hate the idea of 1) having to go to the web to read messages and 2) not being able to save messages on my computer for future reference.

Mark Pierson · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2003 6:48 pm Post subject:

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pptcc · Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 16 Location: Jackson, MS

I think it will be a tendency to create too many forms for skill levels, possibly one forum with skill ratings for the posted question [original], of course then you see some simple questions evolve to complex tecinal solutions, so that may not work either. I guess I am just thinking outloud.