View Full Version : What do you want for sub forums
festydave
10-20-2006, 04:49 PM
So if we were to add some sub forums what would you like them to be. We are not going to bring back the "ask the concierge" forum but we could have one where people could post questions.
You can make suggestions here.
Amy Winette
10-20-2006, 04:52 PM
That's great Dave! Maybe at least a 2 part division to separate quesitons about/fest info and one for non-fest/off topic threads (that way no one would have to bother with those threads if they didn't want to). Hmm, maybe Jazz Fest, NOLA, Music and Other (seems to me that's sort of how the threads broke down on the other board).
KissmeKate
10-20-2006, 04:52 PM
How about an "Ask the Threadheads" forum -- for advice about fest. I can't think of a cleverer title right now.
Carolina Beadhead
10-20-2006, 04:56 PM
So if we were to add some sub forums what would you like them to be. We are not going to bring back the "ask the concierge" forum but we could have one where people could post questions.
You can make suggestions here.
Hmmm... I stole these ideas (sorta) from elsewhere:
Announcements
Announcements and news from the Festival folks
Cubes! Cubes! Cubes!
Talk about the artists and schedules
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
Chair or no chair? Which food/craft booths to visit? Get your information here from the members of the Jazz Fest community.
Past Fests
Share memories, pictures and your special "Jazz Fest Moments"!
Threadhead Bar & Grille
Come on in! There's an drink with your name on it! Chat with your barmates about anything and everything...
Just getting the ball rolling....
festfreak
10-20-2006, 05:06 PM
Perhaps a subforum for nutria personals?
Hmmm... I stole these ideas (sorta) from elsewhere:
Announcements
Announcements and news from the Festival folks
Cubes! Cubes! Cubes!
Talk about the artists and schedules
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
Chair or no chair? Which food/craft booths to visit? Get your information here from the members of the Jazz Fest community.
Past Fests
Share memories, pictures and your special "Jazz Fest Moments"!
Threadhead Bar & Grille
Come on in! There's an drink with your name on it! Chat with your barmates about anything and everything...
Just getting the ball rolling....
Good suggestions! I would add
General Discussion
Talk about Nola & Music
Amy Winette
10-20-2006, 05:25 PM
I think those are perfect CBH and Ohio! Does it cost more to have multiple sub-forums though? The Cowboy Mouth board administrators recently consolidated 3 into 1 claiming that was the reason . . .
Carolina Beadhead
10-20-2006, 05:27 PM
I don't know for sure but it wouldn't make sense to me that it would.
Amy Winette
10-20-2006, 05:28 PM
Me neither. We thought it was a crock of an excuse . . .
Fables of Faubus
10-20-2006, 08:31 PM
How 'bout if we call the general discussion "gumbo yaya" (everyone talking at once), or "d'is, d'at, & d'udder"?
Of course, it looks like we need a category for "sports" . And, though i am loathe to suggest it, one for "politics". Please don't throw stuff at me!
Amy Winette
10-20-2006, 08:33 PM
Oh my, a whole category for the p word? You might as well just tar and feather yourself and get it over with ;)
Fables of Faubus
10-20-2006, 08:51 PM
:D "Proceed with caution, Nellie", I sez to myself!
Carolina Beadhead
10-20-2006, 08:54 PM
Crepes, is dat you??
Fables of Faubus
10-20-2006, 08:57 PM
:) Yes, sweetie, 'tis I, the once and former Crepes w/ Nellie!
grisgris
10-20-2006, 08:57 PM
Nellie is dat you?
Carolina Beadhead
10-20-2006, 08:59 PM
:D Nobody can say I'm not observant!
Fables of Faubus
10-20-2006, 09:00 PM
Oui, oui! No. 107 reporting for roll call!:D
Aha, so 'tis you. Brave Sir Robin did not run away....
KissmeKate
10-21-2006, 07:27 AM
How about a forum for New Orleans recovery -- where volunteering opportunities could be posted and stories about rebuilding, etc.
How about a forum for New Orleans recovery -- where volunteering opportunities could be posted and stories about rebuilding, etc.
Great Idea!
All (well, mostly) good ideas. Definitely try to separate the general chit chat from the "on topic" stuff, to avoid bewildering the newbies who are just wanting Fest info.
For the on-topic list, I'd suggest a separate forum for Travel.
Fables of Faubus
10-21-2006, 12:07 PM
Aha, so 'tis you. Brave Sir Robin did not run away....
..."He did; he did...When danger reared its ugly head":p ....
Fables of Faubus
10-21-2006, 12:14 PM
Festydave, how about providing links to the New Orleans Musician's Clinic, Swag's excellent site, and Chris Joseph's jazzfest grids?
Also, will grisgris be able to post the birthdays on the calendar, or will this area be reserved for ADMIN use only?
I think some information should be engraved in stone, so to speak, so certain topics should be "sticky", IMO.
Great improvement over the previous forum. Thank you very much, Festydave!
Carolina Beadhead
10-21-2006, 12:23 PM
I was thinking I would ask Festy to make the annual Info for Newbies post a sticky which would have those links plus definitions, etc.
Think that would work?
Fables of Faubus
10-21-2006, 12:26 PM
I agree, CBH. I think that would be an excellent idea. Am I allowed to second my own proposal?:o
Blitzzzzz
10-21-2006, 12:57 PM
FestyDave, I'm still campaigning for Avatars. I notice you haven't mentioned them in any of your responses. Is there some reason why you chose not to enable them?? Inquiring minds want to know?:cool:
Zydebooty
10-21-2006, 02:31 PM
I would vote for a nutria sub forum. That way we can keep us rif-raff segregated.
Carolina Beadhead
10-21-2006, 02:53 PM
How 'bout this?
Announcements _______________________________________
Announcements
Announcements and news from the Festival folks
Jazz Fest_____________________________________________
Cubes! Cubes! Cubes!
Talk about the artists, the schedules and, of course, the rumors!
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
Chair or no chair? Which food/craft booths to visit? Get your information here from the members of the Jazz Fest community.
Jazz Fest Moments
Share memories, pictures and your experiences that make Jazz Fest magical.
Threadhead Bar & Grille
Come on in! There's an drink with your name on it! Chat with your barmates about anything and everything...
New Orleans Recovery___________________________________
Rebuild and Renew
NOLA news, volunteer opportunities and how to help in the recovery.
Louisiana Travel ________________________________________
The Cresent City
What to see, what to do and where to eat.
Other LA Travel
Get your information here for travel to Cajun Country and other points of interest outside of New Orleans.
Biding Your Time _______________________________________
Other Festivals
Discuss other festivals, plan meetups, etc.
General Music Discussion
Chat about new artists you've discovered, performances in your area and anything else related to music in general.
damn, Q, I think you've nailed it!
..."He did; he did...When danger reared its ugly head":p .... "He didn't!"
grisgris
10-21-2006, 08:57 PM
Birthdays would be nice.
Carolina Beadhead
10-21-2006, 11:56 PM
I think that would fit under the Bar heading. So we could raise a glass, ya know? :D
Birthdays would be nice.
Ya know, Ms. Gris, you can go into the calendar here, and mark everyones B-day...
And if they entred their b-day in their profile, it will already be there.
mightyradgumbo
10-22-2006, 01:05 AM
CBH, Me thinks you nailed it on the head!
Carolina Beadhead
10-22-2006, 01:41 AM
Thanks, MyT (and Ohio, too!)
I wuz thinking the easier we make things for Festy & Co. the more likely they can get it done. :)
ozzie
10-22-2006, 10:29 AM
If we go with the calendar for birthdays, grisgris will still send us a special message, yeah? Wouldn't be the same without the queen!
makeitfunkky
10-22-2006, 10:45 AM
Looks good but I can't imagine them having that many subforums and subsubforums. The boreds i visit have 5-7 subs and i'm guessing that's all we'll get here. So we could just use the major divisions. the other divisions will occur naturally. I also like fables' idea of using louisiana kinds of phrases for each category: gumboyaya, dis dat and dudder, where yat. I bet this group and/or festydave and his krewe can come up with some catchy stuff.:cool:
nashvegasfess
10-22-2006, 12:05 PM
to have subforums named in that way. If you are afraid people might not understand just present them differently....i.e lagniappe/something extra. I think this would bring some NOLA soul to something like ......logistics subforum.
Blitzzzzz
10-22-2006, 12:50 PM
I read a board based on the same system that has subforums for something like 75 separate entities as well as a freeform chat forum. Each forum has multiple threads so I don't think that's an issue.
Real question would be keeping track of things and finding time to do anything else besides read and post (gotta get that God-like member rating.)
Did anyone notice that we are already well onto the second page of threads.:cool:
FurryLilFellah
10-23-2006, 11:16 AM
I would vote for a nutria sub forum. That way we can keep us rif-raff segregated.
I think that would be nice.
festydave
10-23-2006, 03:01 PM
Good suggestions.
festydave
10-23-2006, 03:28 PM
i was able to link to an avatar.
saturn
10-23-2006, 03:31 PM
i was able to link to an avatar.
You must be very special, festy dave.
jhjpotter
10-23-2006, 03:34 PM
i was able to link to an avatar.
how? when i go to edit avatar, all it has is an option to "Do Not Use an Avatar". I have a profile picture, and I figured that would show up as an avatar, but has not. please indulge us!!
Amy Winette
10-23-2006, 04:15 PM
Crepes, is dat you??
AHA, so CBH figured it out first! I am not the least bit surprised :)
Amy Winette
10-23-2006, 04:19 PM
I bet as an administrator dave has special settings/authorizations we don't. Oh, or maybe you have to EARN your avatar, level up from member or something . . . We shall see . . .
jhjpotter
10-23-2006, 04:22 PM
well, guess you'll be first to find out if it happens at 100 huh? did you see the vegoose thread?
Amy Winette
10-23-2006, 04:28 PM
Yes and no, no pix at 100!
Amy Winette
10-23-2006, 08:03 PM
2 pages of posts, I bet its about time for subforums!
NeenAtlanta
10-26-2006, 09:35 AM
A couple of other suggestions based on when things get busy as we get closer to fest daze:
Housing - always folks who want to offer places to stay, looking for places to stay, etc.
GRIDS, GRIDS, GRIDS - can't have one for the cubes without one for the Grids!
Tickets - there's always folks wanting to buy/sell/trade tickets
Just some ideas . .
Michelino
10-26-2006, 12:14 PM
CBH -- Those look real good, but I agree that maybe it should a little more compressed
How bout only three main subforums and a little tweak thusly?:
Jazz Fest_____________________________________________
Announcements
Announcements and news from the Festival folks
Rumors, Tickets, Cubes, and Grids!
Talk about the artists, the schedules and, of course, the rumors!
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
Chair or no chair? Which food/craft booths to visit? Get your information here from the members of the Jazz Fest community.
Jazz Fest Moments
Share memories, pictures and your experiences that make Jazz Fest magical.
About New Orleans and Louisiana ________________________________________
The Cresent City
What to see and do, Where to stay, and then there's food.
Other LA Travel
Get your information here for travel to Cajun Country and other points of interest outside of New Orleans.
Rebuild and Renew
NOLA news, volunteer opportunities and how to help in the recovery.
Biding Your Time _______________________________________
Threadhead Bar & Grille
Come on in! There's an drink with your name on it! Chat with your barmates about anything and everything...
Other Festivals
Discuss other festivals, plan meetups, etc.
General Music Discussion
Chat about new artists you've discovered, performances in your area and anything else related to music in general.[/quote]
Corona
10-26-2006, 12:18 PM
holy crap, that's a fantastic outline michelino!!!
Michelino
10-26-2006, 12:22 PM
holy crap, that's a fantastic outline michelino!!!
It was basically stolen from CBH's earlier post, formatting and all. The POWER of the new bored!
Carolina Beadhead
10-26-2006, 12:25 PM
CBH -- Those look real good, but I agree that maybe it should a little more compressed
How bout only three main subforums and a little tweak thusly?:
Jazz Fest_____________________________________________
Announcements
Announcements and news from the Festival folks
Rumors, Tickets, Cubes, and Grids!
Talk about the artists, the schedules and, of course, the rumors!
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
Chair or no chair? Which food/craft booths to visit? Get your information here from the members of the Jazz Fest community.
Jazz Fest Moments
Share memories, pictures and your experiences that make Jazz Fest magical.
About New Orleans and Louisiana ________________________________________
The Cresent City
What to see and do, Where to stay, and then there's food.
Other LA Travel
Get your information here for travel to Cajun Country and other points of interest outside of New Orleans.
Rebuild and Renew
NOLA news, volunteer opportunities and how to help in the recovery.
Biding Your Time _______________________________________
Threadhead Bar & Grille
Come on in! There's an drink with your name on it! Chat with your barmates about anything and everything...
Other Festivals
Discuss other festivals, plan meetups, etc.
General Music Discussion
Chat about new artists you've discovered, performances in your area and anything else related to music in general.[/quote]
http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/images/icons/icon14.gif Works for me! Two (or three or five) heads are always better than one!
Corona
10-26-2006, 12:40 PM
http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/images/icons/icon14.gif Works for me! Two (or three or five) heads are always better than one![/QUOTE]
well you guys made a great team on this one...I hope it gets done. Would be so much easier to navigate I think....NOT COMPLAINING AT ALL FESTYDAVE!!! The new board is absolutely heavenly!
Montana
10-26-2006, 03:07 PM
i would have 3 subforums.
one: Jazzfest info.
two: social area.
three: off JF topic.
Amy Winette
10-26-2006, 06:22 PM
I tend to agree with MT on limiting the number of subforums so it doesn't get overwhelming. With 4 pages of posts, off for less than 24 hours and I'm onto page 2, would be nice to split them up soon.
Belle
07-25-2007, 01:39 PM
Look familiar!
NYMAMA
07-25-2007, 01:57 PM
CBH -- Those look real good, but I agree that maybe it should a little more compressed
How bout only three main subforums and a little tweak thusly?:
Jazz Fest_____________________________________________
Announcements
Announcements and news from the Festival folks
Rumors, Tickets, Cubes, and Grids!
Talk about the artists, the schedules and, of course, the rumors!
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
Chair or no chair? Which food/craft booths to visit? Get your information here from the members of the Jazz Fest community.
Jazz Fest Moments
Share memories, pictures and your experiences that make Jazz Fest magical.
About New Orleans and Louisiana ________________________________________
The Cresent City
What to see and do, Where to stay, and then there's food.
Other LA Travel
Get your information here for travel to Cajun Country and other points of interest outside of New Orleans.
Rebuild and Renew
NOLA news, volunteer opportunities and how to help in the recovery.
Biding Your Time _______________________________________
Threadhead Bar & Grille
Come on in! There's an drink with your name on it! Chat with your barmates about anything and everything...
Other Festivals
Discuss other festivals, plan meetups, etc.
General Music Discussion
Chat about new artists you've discovered, performances in your area and anything else related to music in general.[/QUOTE]
IVOTE FOR THIS FORUM SET UP.
Belle
07-25-2007, 02:43 PM
I agree NYMAMA
Frosty
07-25-2007, 04:01 PM
I'm kind of partial to having a limit on forums. If there are 12 different forums, who know where the new posts are. Unless, there is a choice to show all current threads like on some boards. Then I can go forumless and just see what's happening. Besides, the Topic line already works as a filter. That way I can skip threads about Tammy Faye Nicole Smith while reading others about Prince at Jazz Fest. Seems pretty simple to me.
Belle
07-25-2007, 04:37 PM
I'm kind of partial to having a limit on forums. If there are 12 different forums, who know where the new posts are. Unless, there is a choice to show all current threads like on some boards. Then I can go forumless and just see what's happening. Besides, the Topic line already works as a filter. That way I can skip threads about Tammy Faye Nicole Smith while reading others about Prince at Jazz Fest. Seems pretty simple to me.
Another bored I visit regarding the Shenandoah Valley has a link I use all the time. It is see the last 35 posts. Love that tool. We also have a chat room but can you imagine all of us on chat at the same time!
Frosty
07-25-2007, 04:59 PM
Another bored I visit regarding the Shenandoah Valley has a link I use all the time. It is see the last 35 posts. Love that tool. We also have a chat room but can you imagine all of us on chat at the same time!
Yes, that would be perfect.
dank_bass
07-25-2007, 04:59 PM
IMO, the more everything is in one place the better it is. If you dont like a topic dont read it. its not your personal board anyway. People are free to post what they will. I wouldnt be surprised if there was a Tammy Faye post on half the chat boards in cyberworld right now, and next week, it will be Michael Vick, and the week after Lindsay Lohan, and the week after that Lindsay Lohan, and the week after that will be Lindsay Lohan The JF moderators can decide what should stay and what shouldnt if it comes to that. The Gridder has spoken.
funkkjunkie
07-25-2007, 05:25 PM
All hail the gridder!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to hear you're gonna grid again in 08, dank.
mightyradgumbo
07-25-2007, 06:11 PM
IMO, the more everything is in one place the better it is. If you dont like a topic dont read it. its not your personal board anyway. People are free to post what they will. I wouldnt be surprised if there was a Tammy Faye post on half the chat boards in cyberworld right now, and next week, it will be Michael Vick, and the week after Lindsay Lohan, and the week after that Lindsay Lohan, and the week after that will be Lindsay Lohan The JF moderators can decide what should stay and what shouldnt if it comes to that. The Gridder has spoken.
Wow this announcement is like when Drew Carey broke the news that he would do Price is Right on Letterman the other night. Thanks for taking that most valued and appreciated task on again, Dan. BTW, I agree with you as far as posts. Just like any source of info and entertainment, read the stuff that interests you, ignore the stuff that don't
rosetree
07-25-2007, 06:49 PM
IMO, the more everything is in one place the better it is. If you dont like a topic dont read it. its not your personal board anyway. People are free to post what they will. I wouldnt be surprised if there was a Tammy Faye post on half the chat boards in cyberworld right now, and next week, it will be Michael Vick, and the week after Lindsay Lohan, and the week after that Lindsay Lohan, and the week after that will be Lindsay Lohan The JF moderators can decide what should stay and what shouldnt if it comes to that. The Gridder has spoken.
What ????? Did Lindsey Lohan do something??? I'm shocked, shocked I say.....LOL ...(too bad Ms. Lohan's middle name is not Olivia..then her initials would be LOL:p ):D
Belle
07-25-2007, 07:19 PM
What ????? Did Lindsey Lohan do something??? I'm shocked, shocked I say.....LOL ...(too bad Ms. Lohan's middle name is not Olivia..then her initials would be LOL:p ):D
My God man you are in good form this evening. LOL;)
marignygreg
07-25-2007, 07:41 PM
Keep it simple. I miss the old Offbeat board where it was one long scroll ;)..
rosetree
07-25-2007, 07:49 PM
My God man you are in good form this evening. LOL;)
Thank you, thank you very much...
Please tip your waitress, I'll be here all week! ;)
funkkjunkie
07-25-2007, 08:02 PM
I just want one other teeny tiny forum-the lagniappe forum. The reasoning is to hopefully, but not realistically, keep "other" stuff in that subforum and keep the main forum free for new orleans related stuff.
ScoopJohnD
07-25-2007, 08:15 PM
IMO, the more everything is in one place the better it is. If you dont like a topic dont read it. its not your personal board anyway. People are free to post what they will. I wouldnt be surprised if there was a Tammy Faye post on half the chat boards in cyberworld right now, and next week, it will be Michael Vick, and the week after Lindsay Lohan, and the week after that Lindsay Lohan, and the week after that will be Lindsay Lohan The JF moderators can decide what should stay and what shouldnt if it comes to that. The Gridder has spoken.
Dank gets my vote as well.
grisgris
07-25-2007, 08:17 PM
Do I need to move the birthdays to another place?
Corona
07-25-2007, 08:19 PM
roflmao RT!
Corona
07-25-2007, 08:20 PM
As far as the bored goes, I couldn't care less as long as all y'all are still here :)
Zydekitten
07-26-2007, 02:43 AM
I just want one other teeny tiny forum-the lagniappe forum. The reasoning is to hopefully, but not realistically, keep "other" stuff in that subforum and keep the main forum free for new orleans related stuff.
I'm with you, chica!!
That's where the birthdays can go (Attn: the lovely Miss Mel) and the other ephemera we like to drift with on the Bored.
Philosophically, I believe is less is more with online forums - and I don't think that adding just one more sub-forum for "Lagniappe" would be too much more.
sophisticated sissy
10-23-2007, 12:41 PM
I think that would be nice.
Me, too!:D
Belle
10-23-2007, 01:16 PM
I just want one other teeny tiny forum-the lagniappe forum. The reasoning is to hopefully, but not realistically, keep "other" stuff in that subforum and keep the main forum free for new orleans related stuff. Me too! Just a little one. Pweeze but like Lis everythings good too!
Rossvegas
10-23-2007, 07:10 PM
How about a forum dedicated to shoes? I'm desperately always searching for some hot deals on Steve Maddens in NOLA.
ozzie
10-23-2007, 07:28 PM
I don't get it. :o Every time I open the bored everything is just there all mooshed in together. I understand that there are different forums but have never been presented with a list or made a 'selection' of where I want to visit.
breambob
10-23-2007, 07:47 PM
]Me, too!:D
Nutria lust? I likes it. Sorry I missed this pic earlier:
http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/attachment.php?attachmentid=4&d=1161455480
Wherey'at zbooty?
jolie
10-23-2007, 07:52 PM
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Nutria lust? I likes it. Sorry I missed this pic earlier:
http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/attachment.php?attachmentid=4&d=1161455480
Wherey'at zbooty?
Is that zbonnie???
Kinda looks like Sharon Stone
Lovely!
breambob
10-23-2007, 08:13 PM
Is that zbonnie???
Kinda looks like Sharon Stone
Lovely!
TFF, I just realized that I've seen zbonnie (Boston) and zydebooty (Albuquerque) dancing at F-D-D at the same time. More than once. Thank Godz they never danced together, it world become a zydeco black-hole vortex.
And Sharon Stone wishes she had zydebooty's legs...
WOOF !!!
jolie
10-23-2007, 08:22 PM
So z'booty?? is nice
funkkjunkie
10-23-2007, 09:20 PM
Ozzie, if you scroll downto the bottom of the page or click on main category above, you are given 4 choices: jazzfest, everything you wanted to know about jazzfest, jazzfest moments, general music discussion.