Rider's Tales has lost its way!

[ColinJ]

When the Rider's Tales forum was first created, the initial threads were just that - 'tales' or lengthy stories written by us about our cycling. Gradually, however, that interesting concept has been 'watered down' by people who should have posted in other forums instead.

I would prefer it to return to what it originally was. That would involve a mod going through the RT forum and moving each non-tale thread to a more appropriate forum, and keeping an eye on new threads and moving them too, when necessary.

What do you think?

 

[Norm]

I'd have 3 forums and no more, save any completely unnecessary confusion and hand-wringing about whether a post is a tale or a commute or a health issue or whatever. I personally don't give a fig where someone posts, I come here to read stuff and make my choice based on the thread titles, not on the forum it is in.

I think i'd post more new topics if there wasn't the nagging doubt that someone would complain about which section it is in, I wonder if anyone else feels the same.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I'd have 3 forums and no more, save any completely unnecessary confusion and hand-wringing about whether a post is a tale or a commute or a health issue or whatever. I personally don't give a fig where someone posts, I come here to read stuff and make my choice based on the thread titles, not on the forum it is in.

I think i'd post more new topics if there wasn't the nagging doubt that someone would complain about which section it is in, I wonder if anyone else feels the same.

Nay! No complains!
I always skim the "what's new", if there's something interesting and I don't have time to read it, I'll do a search later if it disappears from the news feed.
The only topics I read because of the forum they are in is the "know how".

 

[smokeysmoo]

I always skim the "what's new"

+1 it's very rare I go into forums unless I'm posting something. Other than that I just use 'what's new' as a catch all and browse through that way

 

[ColinJ]

Actually ... I normally browse with What's New too!

I just think if we are going to have lots of sub-forums then it makes sense for the threads in them to fit the forum names. If it doesn't matter what sub-forum threads are in, then do what Norm suggests and cut right back to just a few.

 

[Norm]

I haven't specifically looked at the threads in Rider's Tales since it was started, because of the "view new posts" thing.

I've just been through a few pages of Rider's Tales, Colin, and I agree with what you've written so I've pulled half a dozen out to put in GC. If there's any more in there which you think shouldn't be, either PM me or report them.

 

[HovR]

I can see to an extent where ColinJ is coming from (for example the one liner posts complaining about the weather in "Riders Tales"), however there are no black and white guidelines as to what constitutes a "Riders Tale". The description for the sub-forum is simply "From nipping to the shops to racing a crit. Write about it here."

There have been some posts that were moved that I would count as a riders tale, some which definitely weren't. It's all very subjective.

 

[Norm]

That's always going to be the issue, HovR, when you start fracturing the topics.

Every one of us will have different expectations (who, for instance, would expect diabetes to be a commuting topic?) and, with the number who use "view new threads" anyway, only the pedantic will care that something is in the wrong place anyway, and it's the pedantic who are most likely to care enough to comment upon it.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

+1 it's very rare I go into forums unless I'm posting something. Other than that I just use 'what's new' as a catch all and browse through that way

This. Mostly because 80% of the time I'm using Tapatalk to interact with the forum.

 

[Shaun]

I'll review it. A change of description may help and maybe a sticky at the head of the forum to describe the difference between a "tale" and a casual post; but we can't review every post for correct forum taxonomy so if you feel something is wildly out of place just report it to bring it to our attention.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[Shaun]

Description changed, sticky added and I'll review the threads sometime next week.

 

[HovR]

Much clearer now.

 

[ColinJ]

Thanks chaps!

 

[Mugshot]

I really should try to use the what's new button more, I find it a bit boggling sometimes with all the new sections and sub sections. I was thinking recently it must be getting much harder to be a mod on account of all the extra bits to keep an eye on [creep mode off] But....as has been pointed out.....that's what the "What's new?" is there for
Not sure why I felt the need to share that, but hey ho.

 

[Norm]

Not sure why I felt the need to share that, but hey ho.

Alcohol? Been out in the sun all day? Excitement at it being Monday tomorrow?