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Dear Moderator (Hi Rob)- I opened a topic in Musical Compositions called Recordings To Die For. It's had only a few looks and absolutely no replies. So, I start to think . . wa's up with that? Then it occurred to me that there is no such as a recording to die for. So, how's about softening the title to Desert Island Discs. And remove my explanation, too, please. Add something of your own if you would like. Maybe that won't be so intimidating. Thanks. Jim
Hi Jim
I'll nip in as Rob isn't on line yet. I'm sure he'll give his own thoughts when he arrives.
We can change the title if you wish (I like 'Desert island discs') but I don't think that's the problem because the thread was called 'Albums to die for', or whatever, on Hi-fi Corner, and it took off big time.
No, the problem I think is that unlike on Hi-fi Corner you haven't gone on to qualify the title by naming what your 'Recordings to die for' are. On HFC you named some interesting albums and described them in such a way that it stimulated interest in people to reply. You haven't done that this time that's why the thread has died.
The solution? Get writing what your desert island discs, or whatever you want to call them, are and hopefully the rush will follow! :)
Marco.
I agree with Marco.
I can change the title no problem and I'll add my faves, hopefully others will follow. :)
Oops, missed this section.
I kind of made a small suggestion here:
http://www.theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=340 :lolsign:
Cheers,
Mike.
Hi Guys,
cool to ask for feedback - constructive hopefully but here goes....
I like your site but there seems to be way too many rooms for the casual reader - add in the names being a little "creative" and thus mildly counter intuitive it makes it hard work to be here - not I am presuming your intention
anyway I have persevered and am starting to get the hang of things but to be frank until the site grows in number of posters its a bit too thinly spread I suspect
rgds
darren
Hi Darren,
Thanks for your feedback. I take your point, but the reason the rooms are laid out the way they are is to divide discussions into separate categories for ease of reference later.
This means, for example, that if you read a discussion about a certain moving coil cartridge six weeks ago and want to find it again to seek some further information then you simply go to 'Analogue Art' where it will be archived for your reference and easily found, rather than it being lumped together with everything else in a general hi-fi discussion area and lost amongst a multitude of other discussions. Every room on the forum is also actively used on a regular basis, which shows that the procedure is successful.
Also, although the titles of the rooms are indeed worded in a "creative" way, there is we think a pretty clear and accurate description underneath in 'plain English' of what types of discussion should be posted there. It's just a matter of reading the room description and seeing whether your thread topic applies to the theme of that room or is best posted somewhere else. It's a little different from other forums but I'm sure you'll soon get used to it :)
AOS is different from some other audio forums because we're not just simply a 'hi-fi and music chat room' but also a resource for useful information, some of it quite technical. There is a massive amount of experience and information here on hand for people to tap into, and we want our members to be able to access it at any time as quickly and as easily as possible, hence why we're currently compiling an 'AOS library'.
If you have any other suggestions then please let us know. We will always listen to the needs of our members :cool:
Marco.
Hi Darren
Have a look at AudioKarma for an example of veryyyyyyyyyy complicated and massive. Its like going for a row in the Atlantic, when you have been only used to a small boating lake.
Compared to other forums that have been around for years we are small but growing. AOS isn't for everyone but we both cherish and want to encourage all the members both new and old. AOS is an Oasis compared to the storm swept shores of many other places ;)
Thanks for the feedback.
Regards D S D L
Hi Marco and DSDL,
Thanks for the explination - I suspected it would be by design rather than oversight but wondered if it is putting off users - you say you want to grow the membership and I was simply offering my experience as a casual user of the site - if your target audience is dedicated users who are looking at it as a resource and thus willing to "learn" their way around then perhaps you are right to keep it as it is.
BTW I wasn't suggesting you only had one room but rather you reduced and categorised into areas that were more frequently used.
I think it will put off some users but you seem to believe it is part of what defines the AOS forum so no worries
I find it distracting and difficult to find my way around so will either get the hang of it or drift back to PFM, Wigwam WAD etc.
thought it was worth a mention but it seems you have fairly fixed views of how this place should look so no worries
final point (for me) is the LOGO is quite big which I suspect also contributes to difficulty in navigating round the site (for me at least) - perhaps its just me though....
rgds
darren
A couple of things that might help understand how many of us use the site...
- Clicking the logo takes you back to the front page, though I know what you mean about the size - especially when I'm surfing the forum on my mobile!
- A lot of us use the 'New Posts' link at the top, under the banner... this brings up a list of all threads updated since your last visit, ordered by when it was updated.
Hope this helps :)