Should We Expand the Forum Listings

**MartinLiss** · Jan 29th, 2004, 04:28 PM

When you look at the VBF home page you can see that there is a Resource Library forum with VBForums CodeBank and VBForums UtilityBank child forums underneath it. The two child forums also have children of their own which you can see either by clicking on the CodeBank or UtilityBank or directly by opening the Forum Jump list at the bottom of the page. Several people have suggested that they would like to have the CodeBank and UtilityBank forums show their children on the home page even though that would make the home page display longer. Please let us know your choice.

**BrianS** · Jan 29th, 2004, 04:42 PM

Your post in General has a bad link

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=276915

**MartinLiss** · Jan 29th, 2004, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by BrianS
Your post in General has a bad link

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=276915

Thanks, I fixed it.

**Kasracer** · Jan 29th, 2004, 04:54 PM

Why did you post a link in each forum to this? You could have made 1 thread and shown it on all forums like the ad... Also, both categories should be combined and expanded. Alot of posts can fall under either or. It's the only logical solution.

**MartinLiss** · Jan 29th, 2004, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by kasracer
Why did you post a link in each forum to this? You could have made 1 thread and shown it on all forums like the ad...

You're right, I could and probably should have.

**Shawn N** · Jan 29th, 2004, 06:42 PM

Try it out. If it sucks and looks cluttered, close them back up.

**SteveCRM** · Jan 29th, 2004, 09:07 PM

i think we have way too many forums

**Kasracer** · Jan 29th, 2004, 10:09 PM

Originally posted by SteveCRM
i think we have way too many forums

Which is why we should combine them since certain things can be categorized in either one.

**Shawn N** · Jan 30th, 2004, 01:11 AM

General VB + API + VBA + COM = One Subject
Database + Reporting = Another Subject

Just my opinion.

**Pc_Madness** · Jan 30th, 2004, 02:34 AM

They are kinda different languages though? (well, with VBA and VB atleast)

I'd suggest,
General VB + API. (some threads end having suggestions of using API instead)

And maybe put COM and ActiveX in with General VB as well? :dunno:

Keep the forums hidden. There not the sort that you need to view every day, so they really don't need to be seen.

**CornedBee** · Jan 30th, 2004, 05:13 AM

I wonder if it was possible to implement a hack similar to what rjlohan did over at Galahtech. There you can switch forums on or off in your personal preferences, so that they do or do not show in the complete overview. For example, I could hide all the VB forums.

It's an Invision board over there, but maybe a similar thing is possible here?

**agmorgan** · Jan 30th, 2004, 05:14 AM

How many people visit the home page that often anyway?
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=276980

**wossname** · Jan 30th, 2004, 05:50 AM

Expand the forums and collapse the adverts.

**Wokawidget** · Jan 30th, 2004, 06:16 AM

Who actually writes the php and web code for VBF?

Woka

**Nightwalker83** · Jan 30th, 2004, 06:28 AM

Originally posted by wossname
Expand the forums and collapse the adverts.

The ads are fine, atleast they aren't those stupid pop ups.

**Kasracer** · Jan 30th, 2004, 09:38 AM

Originally posted by Wokawidget
Who actually writes the php and web code for VBF?

Woka

It's a vB board

**Wokawidget** · Jan 30th, 2004, 09:46 AM

Originally posted by kasracer
It's a vB board

What?
Someone must write the code for the ads and stuff...?

**CornedBee** · Jan 30th, 2004, 09:55 AM

At the core, this is a vBulletin board. Like most boards, it's quite easy to change headers and footers and style.

**chenko** · Jan 30th, 2004, 09:56 AM

Maybe you could add a Spam forum/subforum, and make advertiser post in them, also, you could put the banners in there so people can see them all in one place, would that be good?!?!

**dis1411** · Jan 30th, 2004, 01:17 PM

Originally posted by CornedBee
I wonder if it was possible to implement a hack similar to what rjlohan did over at Galahtech. There you can switch forums on or off in your personal preferences, so that they do or do not show in the complete overview. For example, I could hide all the VB forums.

It's an Invision board over there, but maybe a similar thing is possible here?

if its a hack, then say no more! ..they wont do it

**jhermiz** · Jan 30th, 2004, 02:56 PM

How about getting rid of the advertisers?

**manavo11** · Jan 30th, 2004, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by Spetnik
like http://www.chitchatforums.com/forums...?s=&forumid=18

http://www.avissoft.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=31

**jhermiz** · Jan 30th, 2004, 05:14 PM

Why do we call the
Math forum, Maths forum???

Is Maths plural or singular?

I like to do math problems

I like to do maths problems

Wow...something must be wrong..

**MartinLiss** · Jan 30th, 2004, 06:40 PM

Just like there are more than one programming language there is more than one kind of math so you could say either "algebra and Calculus are two kinds of maths" or "algebra and calculus are two different kinds of math".

**Pc_Madness** · Jan 31st, 2004, 03:25 AM

Originally posted by jhermiz
How about getting rid of the advertisers?

How about staying on topic?

**agmorgan** · Jan 31st, 2004, 08:06 AM

Originally posted by jhermiz
Why do we call the
Math forum, Maths forum???

Is Maths plural or singular?

I like to do math problems

I like to do maths problems

Wow...something must be wrong..

Its just Americans that call it Math

**NotLKH** · Jan 31st, 2004, 12:55 PM

Although Math is a valid word, and so is Maths, they both are derivatives of the word Mathematics. So I suggest calling the forum "Mathematics" would dispell any controversy that Maths generates.

**jhermiz** · Jan 31st, 2004, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by Pc_Madness
How about staying on topic?

Here we go again...did you want me to post this in the RIGHT forum, heaven forbid...I may just go to hell for that.

**jhermiz** · Jan 31st, 2004, 01:31 PM

Originally posted by MartinLiss
Just like there are more than one programming language there is more than one kind of math so you could say either "algebra and Calculus are two kinds of maths" or "algebra and calculus are two different kinds of math".

So that's mathematics not maths. I have never heard anyone in my entire life say "maths".

**The Hobo** · Feb 1st, 2004, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by jhermiz
So that's mathematics not maths. I have never heard anyone in my entire life say "maths".

Me either, until I came here.

**CornedBee** · Feb 2nd, 2004, 03:27 AM

The word is used in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"...

**Wokawidget** · Feb 2nd, 2004, 05:56 AM

Maths is used in England. Math is an American term because they don't understand plural concepts.
If it were Mathematic then the short version would be Math, but it's not is it...

Woof

**chenko** · Feb 2nd, 2004, 06:13 AM

Maths > Math

**jhermiz** · Feb 2nd, 2004, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by CornedBee
The word is used in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"...

LOL

**MartinLiss** · Feb 2nd, 2004, 11:12 AM

OK, enough about math(s).

**The Hobo** · Feb 2nd, 2004, 10:21 PM

Originally posted by MartinLiss
OK, enough about math(s).

This is Chit Chat, isn't it?

**MartinLiss** · Feb 2nd, 2004, 10:49 PM

Originally posted by The Hobo
This is Chit Chat, isn't it?

Yes but in this case even though I contributed to the chit chat in this thread I'd like to keep it on topic.

**Wokawidget** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 02:58 AM

Originally posted by The Hobo
This is Chit Chat, isn't it?

Over ruled...Hahahahaha

Well, the votes so far say keep it as it is now.
MartinLiss, what do you want to do? Would you like to see it changed?

Woof

**MartinLiss** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 10:55 AM

Originally posted by Wokawidget
Over ruled...Hahahahaha

Well, the votes so far say keep it as it is now.
MartinLiss, what do you want to do? Would you like to see it changed?

Woof

Sorry but I prefer to keep my vote private.

**chenko** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 11:00 AM

He voted for the Nazis!!! WITCH ! BURN HIM BUURRRNNN HIM!

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