Suggestions for Team-BHP from Team-BHPians

misquitas · 23rd April 2011, 03:09

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Originally Posted by GTO

Guys,

After extensive thought, we've proceeded with the "Thank You" feature. Please don't suggest removing it as we're beyond there.

Our main reservation against this hack was clutter (BHPians like it simple). We think we've taken care of that aspect very well by the + / - (expand / collapse) box. Thus, by default, if a post even has a 100 thanks, it doesn't clutter up the thread view at all.

There are a lot more tweaks pending to this hack, and which you'll see over the coming days.

Thanks

Nice feature to encapsulate in a single link. By the way, GTO, would you and your team also consider introducing a "I AGREE" button. This is because this 'I agree' (or even symbols such as +1, +100, etc) is a common sentiment across many posts. Have this "I Agree" button would eliminate the need for +1 type of comments. This about it.

Melvyn

bluevolt · 23rd April 2011, 08:57

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Originally Posted by misquitas

, GTO, would you and your team also consider introducing a "I AGREE" button.

In this way people will ask for congrats button, nice picture button also. Please forget these buttons now. Though I am used to thank you button now but no more such buttons please.

ajmat · 23rd April 2011, 09:17

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Originally Posted by bluevolt

In this way people will ask for congrats button, nice picture button also. Please forget these buttons now. Though I am used to thank you button now but no more such buttons please.

We could end up with a console looking not unlike an F1 steering wheel!

roy_libran · 23rd April 2011, 09:50

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Originally Posted by ajmat

We could end up with a console looking not unlike an F1 steering wheel!

You know what, that would not be a bad idea at all! I hope you were not being sarcastic when you said this...

An Automotive Forum that has threads that allow members to express their emotions (Positive and Negative) via Automotive style Switches (Buttons) ain't such a bad thing. It could also take away a lot of the emotional banter that we see on so many threads, and make it focus a lot more on content.

Fordmanchau · 23rd April 2011, 10:21

I would like this "Thank You" or "I agree" button features for the Guests on the forum too.
It's because as a member of the forum you can always login and post a reply or send PM to the member thanking him but if a non-member surfs through the forum and found something useful, he has no way to thank a member for his post.
This would also help us measure the responses from the guests on the forum.
We already know the number of guests that are on the forum, but we don't know that we have been helpful for them(or not).
So opening this feature for guests too, will be a value addition IMO.
And I think we don't need more buttons, we were doing good without them and will continue to do so.
Thanks.

Manish.

laluks · 23rd April 2011, 10:37

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Originally Posted by laluks

Is the thank you button only for members? Can any anonymous/non member reader thank for the info? This could be meaningful as the readership of the forum is so high that you get to know how much of the information that you posted really helped.

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Originally Posted by Fordmanchau

I would like this "Thank You" or "I agree" button features for the Guests on the forum too.
It's because as a member of the forum you can always login and post a reply or send PM to the member thanking him but if a non-member surfs through the forum and found something useful, he has no way to thank a member for his post.
This would also help us measure the responses from the guests on the forum.
We already know the number of guests that are on the forum, but we don't know that we have been helpful for them(or not).
So opening this feature for guests too, will be a value addition IMO.
And I think we don't more buttons, we were doing good without them and will continue to do so.
Thanks.

Manish.

Can we enable the Thanks option to our guests too? That would make it more meaningful.

EssYouWe · 23rd April 2011, 10:39

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Originally Posted by roy_libran

You know what, that would not be a bad idea at all! I hope you were not being sarcastic when you said this...

An Automotive Forum that has threads that allow members to express their emotions (Positive and Negative) via Automotive style Switches (Buttons) ain't such a bad thing. It could also take away a lot of the emotional banter that we see on so many threads, and make it focus a lot more on content.

And make the pages so heavy that we take a century to open a thread!

Lets keep the forum as uncluttered as we can. It is one of the distinguishing features of the forum. Stuff like no SMS lingo, no more than 2-3 smileys all lend to a clean look for the forum, and we should attempt to retain that characteristic.

mayankk · 23rd April 2011, 10:49

^^ I concur...
like an old colt. point ,cock and shoot!!
try running XDA dev site on your mobile, and run tbhp, and compare the times.
much easier on limited bandwidth.

GTO · 23rd April 2011, 13:00

Guys,

As of now, we have no plans to add any additional buttons. Believe me, it took a lot to add the Thanks button. Equally, I'd like to add, I'm VERY happy with the end result of the Thanks button (especially the collapse / expand functionality).

NetfreakBombay · 23rd April 2011, 14:24

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Originally Posted by GTO

I'm VERY happy with the end result of the Thanks button

+1, it serves the purpose without causing any clutter.

misquitas · 23rd April 2011, 16:21

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Originally Posted by bluevolt

In this way people will ask for congrats button, nice picture button also. Please forget these buttons now. Though I am used to thank you button now but no more such buttons please.

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Originally Posted by ajmat

We could end up with a console looking not unlike an F1 steering wheel!

Whoa, I wasn't expecting sarcastic replies, especially from a moderator. I guess I made a mistake in making a suggestion on this thread. Mea Culpa. I guess, I'll restrict myself to two things on team-bhp.com -- reading the posts and commenting on the I10 and Alto.

oxyzen · 24th April 2011, 00:02

There are a lot of excellent initial ownership reviews in this forum. I think a few top reviews should make it to the official new car reviews. Not the entire thread but only the review. Placed just after the review by team BHP experts.

If this is too much to ask then atleast links for such threads must be provided in the official review thread. Top class reviews like that of "

Quick First Drive: Fiat Linea 1.4 T-JET " by sidindica goes to the archives just like ordinary threads. I understand all the discussions are continued in the official thread but why let such a valiant effort go unnoticed?

vb-saan · 24th April 2011, 08:49

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Originally Posted by laluks

Can we enable the Thanks option to our guests too? That would make it more meaningful.

May not be very useful. That means, I can thank myself without actually logging in

laluks · 24th April 2011, 08:56

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Originally Posted by vb-san

May not be very useful. That means, I can thank myself without actually logging in

I wouldn't want to discuss the algorithms of the implementations here. If at all the topic is decided to be done, what is stated above would become an implicit requirement. Hope we are all atleast that intelligent

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As of now its a wish from some users of TBHP, and implementation is best left to the masters who had done a wonderful job till now for TBHP.

vb-saan · 24th April 2011, 13:09

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Originally Posted by laluks

I wouldn't want to discuss the algorithms of the implementations here. If at all the topic is decided to be done, what is stated above would become an implicit requirement. Hope we are all atleast that intelligent

.

As of now its a wish from some users of TBHP, and implementation is best left to the masters who had done a wonderful job till now for TBHP.

Completely agree Lalu. I just thought of a possible way of misuse. Did not really mean to contradict. Sorry about that!

23rd April 2011, 10:21	#3635
Fordmanchau Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,666 Thanked: 340 Times	Re: Suggestions for Team-BHP from Team-BHPians I would like this "Thank You" or "I agree" button features for the Guests on the forum too. It's because as a member of the forum you can always login and post a reply or send PM to the member thanking him but if a non-member surfs through the forum and found something useful, he has no way to thank a member for his post. This would also help us measure the responses from the guests on the forum. We already know the number of guests that are on the forum, but we don't know that we have been helpful for them(or not). So opening this feature for guests too, will be a value addition IMO. And I think we don't need more buttons, we were doing good without them and will continue to do so. Thanks. Manish. Last edited by Fordmanchau : 23rd April 2011 at 10:50.
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23rd April 2011, 10:49	#3638
mayankk Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 5,146 Thanked: 8,163 Times View My Garage	Re: Suggestions for Team-BHP from Team-BHPians ^^ I concur... like an old colt. point ,cock and shoot!! try running XDA dev site on your mobile, and run tbhp, and compare the times. much easier on limited bandwidth.
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23rd April 2011, 13:00	#3639
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,308 Times View My Garage	Re: Suggestions for Team-BHP from Team-BHPians Guys, As of now, we have no plans to add any additional buttons. Believe me, it took a lot to add the Thanks button. Equally, I'd like to add, I'm VERY happy with the end result of the Thanks button (especially the collapse / expand functionality).
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24th April 2011, 00:02	#3642
oxyzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pune Posts: 1,050 Thanked: 394 Times	Re: Suggestions for Team-BHP from Team-BHPians There are a lot of excellent initial ownership reviews in this forum. I think a few top reviews should make it to the official new car reviews. Not the entire thread but only the review. Placed just after the review by team BHP experts. If this is too much to ask then atleast links for such threads must be provided in the official review thread. Top class reviews like that of " Quick First Drive: Fiat Linea 1.4 T-JET " by sidindica goes to the archives just like ordinary threads. I understand all the discussions are continued in the official thread but why let such a valiant effort go unnoticed?
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