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Title: Meetings section
Post by: Entwood on 15 April 2011, 15:39:14
Is it worth the Admins considering having a "sticky" at the top of the meetings section that is a tad like a "calendar" and lists those "meets" that have been confirmed as going ahead ??

Such a sticky being "read only" to general members, and when a meet is confirmed a request is made to Admin to be added to the list ??

I've just had to trawl through loads of threads trying to find the actual dates of meets, in my case to try and avoid a clash, and it occured to me that a "calendar" would be useful .. nothing fancy .. just something along the lines of :

April 23 -  Essex

April 24 -  Falkirk Mill - Scotland

July 8,9 -  Lake District (OOF Birthday)

September 2,3  - Newent

Any opinions ?? 

If Admin are against this for any reason, please just delete the thread, I'll understand and say no more  :y :y :y :y


:)
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: Jimbob on 15 April 2011, 15:50:05
the trouble is.....no one reads sticky's and they take up valuable screen space.

a calendar is not a bad idea though, and could maybe displays members birthdays etc too.

May look at it with the next version software update.
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: TheBoy on 15 April 2011, 16:03:38
A calendar is in the next software drop, when the developers stop squabbling release it
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: tunnie on 15 April 2011, 17:45:13
why not add them to the news items?
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: Varche on 15 April 2011, 18:30:00
I think that is a good idea to have a list of confirmed meets.

When I was over last time , I had a trawl through looking for one nearish where I was going to be. Might encourage a few more folk to "drop in".
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: feeutfo on 15 April 2011, 18:49:32
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why not add them to the news items?
That would appear to be a good idea, except the news causes page jumping issues when it scrolls on some browsers.  >:(
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: Tony H on 15 April 2011, 20:44:50
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the trouble is.....no one reads sticky's and they take up valuable screen space.

a calendar is not a bad idea though, and could maybe displays members birthdays etc too.

May look at it with the next version software update.

What about a dedicated calender forum? :-/
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: Jimbob on 16 April 2011, 09:11:30
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the trouble is.....no one reads sticky's and they take up valuable screen space.

a calendar is not a bad idea though, and could maybe displays members birthdays etc too.

May look at it with the next version software update.

What about a dedicated calender forum? :-/


what a good idea....we could call it Meetings, gatherings, parties etc ;)
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: tunnie on 16 April 2011, 09:57:47
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why not add them to the news items?
That would appear to be a good idea, except the news causes page jumping issues when it scrolls on some browsers.  >:(

I've never experienced that, used Chrome, IE, Safari  :-/
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: feeutfo on 16 April 2011, 10:02:05
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why not add them to the news items?
That would appear to be a good idea, except the news causes page jumping issues when it scrolls on some browsers.  >:(

I've never experienced that, used Chrome, IE, Safari  :-/
Safari on iPad, select new post from the right column. Doesn't do it on iPhone.  :-?
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: tunnie on 16 April 2011, 10:06:40
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why not add them to the news items?
That would appear to be a good idea, except the news causes page jumping issues when it scrolls on some browsers.  >:(

I've never experienced that, used Chrome, IE, Safari  :-/
Safari on iPad, select new post from the right column. Doesn't do it on iPhone.  :-?

*grabs iPad...
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: TheBoy on 16 April 2011, 10:47:00
Depends whats in the news IIRC?
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: Tony H on 16 April 2011, 13:58:02
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the trouble is.....no one reads sticky's and they take up valuable screen space.

a calendar is not a bad idea though, and could maybe displays members birthdays etc too.

May look at it with the next version software update.

What about a dedicated calender forum? :-/


what a good idea....we could call it Meetings, gatherings, parties etc ;)

By calender I meen just that. A page that simply lists events and dates. A quick and easy to read reference table that doesn't run into multi page (often "off topic")posts.
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: Jimbob on 16 April 2011, 15:32:00
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the trouble is.....no one reads sticky's and they take up valuable screen space.

a calendar is not a bad idea though, and could maybe displays members birthdays etc too.

May look at it with the next version software update.

What about a dedicated calender forum? :-/


what a good idea....we could call it Meetings, gatherings, parties etc ;)

By calender I meen just that. A page that simply lists events and dates. A quick and easy to read reference table that doesn't run into multi page (often "off topic")posts.


I get you.....something along the lines of 2011 calendar sticky at the top of the meetings section, pm admin to get your event added....
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: Jimbob on 16 April 2011, 15:37:48
something like :

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1302964522/0#0

 :y
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: Tony H on 16 April 2011, 15:47:32
Correct Jimbob  :y an at a glance table of whats going on and when. Then if the reader is interested in more details they can have a look at the thread In the other forum known as the meetings, gatherings and parties etc forum. ::) ;)
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: Entwood on 16 April 2011, 16:17:38
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something like :

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1302964522/0#0

 :y


Brilliant .. exactly what I was thinking of   :y :y :y
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: Lazydocker on 16 April 2011, 16:18:59
Yep... Very good :y Can you add the Essex meet next Saturday please? :y :y
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: TheBoy on 17 April 2011, 10:54:38
Jimbob, worth adding the organiser from OOF, so peeps know who to contact, and/or the thread for the meet?
Title: Re: Meetings section
Post by: Jimbob on 17 April 2011, 11:14:24
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Jimbob, worth adding the organiser from OOF, so peeps know who to contact, and/or the thread for the meet?


I did think about making the text 'clickable' into the thread...

Ill revist and change to that format  :y