Posting on multiple sub-fora

[winjim]

Is it possible (or desirable) to post a new thread to appear on multiple sub-fora but without creating duplicate threads? For example, I want to ask a question about components for a folder, so I think it most properly belongs in the bike buying / components sub-forum, but it is also relevant to the folding bikes sub-forum.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I don't believe that there is a facility to do this without creating multiple threads, which is something that the forum rules ask you not to do.

What I'd suggest is that the folding bike forum would be the best place to start your thread as that's where the people with the more specialist knowledge are. If you don't get a reasonable response in there, give the moderators a shout and it can be moved over to the components subforum instead.

 

[summerdays]

A lot of members use the New Posts option so that means they don't really notice which forum it is on and will see it anyway.

 

[ColinJ]

A lot of members use the New Posts option so that means they don't really notice which forum it is on and will see it anyway.

I don't understand why anybody does it any other way!

I check New Posts for anything interesting. If I am not interested in a thread, I use Thread Tools/Ignore Thread to hide the boring thread for ever. It is easy to keep on top of things that way without having to hunt around to see what is going on.

Oh, and I use the Ignore Nodes option to permanently ignore whole areas of CycleChat that do not appeal to me e.g. Society, Culture and Politics.

 

[ianrauk]

I would have thought most people do use the 'new Posts' option then not.

 

[winjim]

I don't understand why anybody does it any other way!

I check New Posts for anything interesting. If I am not interested in a thread, I use Thread Tools/Ignore Thread to hide the boring thread for ever. It is easy to keep on top of things that way without having to hunt around to see what is going on.

Oh, and I use the Ignore Nodes option to permanently ignore whole areas of CycleChat that do not appeal to me e.g. Society, Culture and Politics.

This is exactly how I use the site. The reason I asked the question was in case there are any folk knowledgeable about components who may have the folding bikes sub-forum on ignore, or vice versa. And the query is about small (14") rims, so not absolutely folder specific as they are used on kids's bikes as well.

 

[ColinJ]

This is exactly how I use the site. The reason I asked the question was in case there are any folk knowledgeable about components who may have the folding bikes sub-forum on ignore, or vice versa. And the query is about small (14") rims, so not absolutely folder specific as they are used on kids's bikes as well.

Ah!

Actually I DO hide Folding bikes so I wouldn't have seen it there ...

I suppose the best that you could do is to start a thread in one sub-forum and if it doesn't get the response you want there, then report the first post to mods and request that it be moved to the alternative sub-forum.

 

[winjim]

Actually I DO hide Folding bikes so I wouldn't have seen it there ...

So did I until very recently!

 

[winjim]

I don't believe that there is a facility to do this without creating multiple threads, which is something that the forum rules ask you not to do.

What I'd suggest is that the folding bike forum would be the best place to start your thread as that's where the people with the more specialist knowledge are. If you don't get a reasonable response in there, give the moderators a shout and it can be moved over to the components subforum instead.

You'll be pleased to see that I've totally ignored your advice and posted first in the components forum. That's because it's a question about rims so not 100% folder specific.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

You'll be pleased to see that I've totally ignored your advice and posted first in the components forum. That's because it's a question about rims so not 100% folder specific.

Fair enough.