All 2st Poll: I would prefer this forum to look...

There has been both positive and negative feedback over the new look of the forum with the sorting prefixes added. I wanted to offer a poll over which structure the majority of our members would prefer. Please understand that I will have no hurt feelings over any of the selected choices and a change in direction.

I will let this poll run for 2 weeks to collect the highest percentage of responses.

Thanks!

See discussions here

Please vote. Your input is important. There has been many views to this poll, but limited votes so far.

I am trying to stay out of this, but would like to say that there is no option for 'leave it like it was before, but organized with an index thread'. (poor wording because we already have an index thread, but hope you get the idea)

And that there are already significant problems just getting the 2st threads in the 2st forum. Some are in General (Main), common topics, etc. I am reasonably sure that adding sub forums will only make the problem worse.

I just checked your account settings. Your account is 100%.

My guess would be you mean that once you post in a thread, then that thread disappears from 'Whats New' - if that is what you are referring to then that is designed behavior - because that thread is no longer 'New' to you i.e. you have already read it. That also applies to threads you have read and not posted in, they no longer show up in the Whats New.

If you want to get into more detail please send me a message with a description of your situation and I can walk you through it.

Dean, actually that would be the intent of the first poll option. Perhaps my wording was bad, but an index thread(s) would definitely be used regardless. I was trying to convey that basic appearance of the 2T forum would be like before without prefixes or further fragmenting it with sub-forums.

Hard to believe that 2 weeks has gone by already. Poll is ending tomorrow March 11.

Time to get your last votes in. Thanks!

An the winner is...
With 20 votes (46.5%), the new way with prefixes to help sort threads by selecting the prefix tags.
Thanks everyone for voting!

Now, I will need everyone's cooperation when posting new threads to select the most appropriate prefix.

Yes, the prefixes have a different visual look and takes some getting use to. I will talk with Dean to see if they could be made smaller or less distracting.

There are several benefits to having prefixes that people may not realize at first.
1) When you want to filter the entire 2-Stroke forum to a specific bike size, you simply click on the prefix and everything is quickly condensed/filtered. When finished, you click the prefix to cancel and return to all threads being visible.
2) In the "What's New?" section, the 2-stroke forum threads become more visible. The prefixes are only visible but not "functional/clickable" in that section.
3) Going forward, prefixes should help supplement the naming of a thread title. There are many previous thread titles that do not specify what bike they were intended for. Users have to enter the thread and read the entire first post to see if they have any interest reading further. This can be bothersome as well.

A reason for this poll was an attempt to get an majority vote. With nearly 50% in favor of prefixes, I would like to ask that this new method be given a fair chance to evolve. If after several months, there are many complaints then we can explore other options.