Rich Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 So it is time to renew the software we use to run the board. Some of the money goes to pay for security updates and maintenance of the software, some goes to pay for the chat room that we have. The forum software has many modules (including ones we don't use) that you can kind of pick and choose to customize your forum. Two that we do have are the Pages and Blogs section. The Blogs section is pretty self explanatory. The Pages section is really supposed to be a place that pulls content from all the different areas of the site together and summarize it. Since we don't use a lot of the other modules, mostly it is just the forum info that goes into there. I don't mind keeping these areas going but there is a cost associated with keeping them, and while certainly not exorbitant, there is no point in paying for it if people don't use it. So a quick poll to see what peoples usage patterns are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 This was the first time I ever clicked on "pages". It seems unnecessary/redundant. The blogs have value, but the content would not be any different if just added as new topic posts instead of blog posts. From a bang for your buck perspective, there's probably not much bang. And thanks for spending the bucks. M.O.A.B. and MOBomberFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 since I'm unfamiliar with either of these, I would say they are unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I seldom read the blogs. But chat is great. To save money I'd advise to keep chat & lose the blogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 No plans to remove chat. Not necessarily looking to save money, like I said it isn't a huge amount, just no point in paying it out if we aren't using it. So far it looks like it really isn't used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I use the forums and chat... That's about it. AtlanticRiderFan and iso_55 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I use the forums and chat... That's about it. I use the forums and the evil spyware. Noeller, you should get that mole checked. Noeller and AtlanticRiderFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I use the forums and chat... That's about it. I use the forums and the evil spyware. Noeller, you should get that mole checked. which one? #MoleyRusselsWart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehedra Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 The only time I read the blog is when odds and sods are posted; but those could just as easily be done in a forum post and I would read it there actually typically its a forum post that gives me the link to the blog location anyways. I'd say both can go away as it isn't used enough to warrant the extra expense even if it only is a minimal amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 The only time I read the blog is when odds and sods are posted; but those could just as easily be done in a forum post and I would read it there actually typically its a forum post that gives me the link to the blog location anyways. I'd say both can go away as it isn't used enough to warrant the extra expense even if it only is a minimal amount. Odds and Sods switched over to regular forum posts in the middle of last season for that very reason! Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 No need for blogs in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 A blog or a glob, it's all the same to me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 A blog or a glob, it's all the same to me ... I just call them boob's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpants Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 I agree that a blog post could just as easily be a new thread post... no idea what the "pages" section is all about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 A blog or a glob, it's all the same to me ... I just call them boob's. Wouldn't that be a bloob or a glog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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