Forum user question

Broom · February 6th, 2009, 04:04 PM

i have a question for the masses: do you use "favorite" or "subscribe" type features in communities?

for example, this site has "subscribe to this thread" under the forum tools. anyone use that stuff? if there was a quick way to "favorite" a thread, blog or item that was saved to your home page for this site or as a sidebar item, would you use that or do you use that kind of feature on other sites?

btw: this has nothing to do with this site. i'm a user interface designer and i'm trying to decide if using "favorites" in the communities i design is a worth while option. your input is appreciated guys!

thanks

kkim · February 6th, 2009, 04:08 PM

I used to subscribe to threads on other forums, so I did use that feature. I found it useful to track topics I wanted to monitor, but not post in.

On this site, every post gets saved in your "basket" in that little info bar at the top, so I don't find a need to subscribe to every thread... it's already been done for me.

Alex · February 6th, 2009, 04:12 PM

I always set my profile on forum sites for "auto-subscribe / instant email notification" for threads that I post in. If I posted in a thread, I want to know about the follow-ups. If I didn't post in a thread, it's rare that I will subscribe to it.

On this site, I set the default when a user signs up for that same instant email notification and auto-subscribe. I don't think many forums choose that default, as it is the most noisy on the server and potentially the most annoying for users that don't want that.

But surprisingly, I can only remember 1 user so far on ninjette.org who asked me how to turn it off. So everyone else is either happy with that setting and appreciates the email notifications & auto-subsubcribe, or they figured out how to disable it on their own.

What some people may not be aware of, is that vbulletin allows you to subscribe to a forum/subforum as well as just an individual thread. That way you get notified for every new post that is made in that forum area, without having to subscribe to individual threads. The use of that might only make sense in some areas, but it's an option if it happens to make sense somewhere for somebody.

BlueTyke · February 6th, 2009, 04:59 PM

I don't use subscribe or have the auto emails either.

I just use the unread option at the top and scroll through to find out what I want to read.

noche_caliente · February 6th, 2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

So everyone else is either happy with that setting and appreciates the email notifications & auto-subsubcribe, or they figured out how to disable it on their own.

I got rid of the email part, but kept the auto subscribe - that way I can easily look at the user cp if I need to find a thread i've posted in, it's all right there... on other forums I have my bookmark set to the user cp - here I go directly to the forums page and just use the unread posts feature

Kurosaki · February 6th, 2009, 06:11 PM

+1 for autosubscribe to threads I post in.

OldGuy · February 6th, 2009, 07:02 PM

I like the feature and think it would be worth it in any forum with multiple threads.

komohana · February 7th, 2009, 12:43 AM

am using both currently

ninjabrewer · February 7th, 2009, 12:44 AM

I like the auto subscribe feature myself, esp ones that post in. For me, right now, I have all kinds of time to be on here, but in the future I probably won't and it is a nice thing to do to keep track of what I have posted, esp. if it is a question that I have asked.

NB

NJD022588 · February 7th, 2009, 05:02 PM

I use the autosubscribe and go to my UserCP

February 6th, 2009, 04:04 PM	#1
Broom Track Junkie Name: Jon Location: Dallas Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250r Track Bike, DR350 commuter, KDX220 woods bike Posts: 602	Forum user question i have a question for the masses: do you use "favorite" or "subscribe" type features in communities? for example, this site has "subscribe to this thread" under the forum tools. anyone use that stuff? if there was a quick way to "favorite" a thread, blog or item that was saved to your home page for this site or as a sidebar item, would you use that or do you use that kind of feature on other sites? btw: this has nothing to do with this site. i'm a user interface designer and i'm trying to decide if using "favorites" in the communities i design is a worth while option. your input is appreciated guys! thanks __________________________________________________ Las Escobas -- Track Bikes Save Lives JonBroom.com

February 6th, 2009, 04:12 PM	#3
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	I always set my profile on forum sites for "auto-subscribe / instant email notification" for threads that I post in. If I posted in a thread, I want to know about the follow-ups. If I didn't post in a thread, it's rare that I will subscribe to it. On this site, I set the default when a user signs up for that same instant email notification and auto-subscribe. I don't think many forums choose that default, as it is the most noisy on the server and potentially the most annoying for users that don't want that. But surprisingly, I can only remember 1 user so far on ninjette.org who asked me how to turn it off. So everyone else is either happy with that setting and appreciates the email notifications & auto-subsubcribe, or they figured out how to disable it on their own. What some people may not be aware of, is that vbulletin allows you to subscribe to a forum/subforum as well as just an individual thread. That way you get notified for every new post that is made in that forum area, without having to subscribe to individual threads. The use of that might only make sense in some areas, but it's an option if it happens to make sense somewhere for somebody. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

February 6th, 2009, 04:59 PM	#4
BlueTyke So slow I'm first! Name: Sunny Location: San Jose, CA Join Date: Oct 2008 Motorcycle(s): 06 Kawasaki Ninja EX250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 10	I don't use subscribe or have the auto emails either. I just use the unread option at the top and scroll through to find out what I want to read. __________________________________________________ Learn from the mistakes of others, you cannot make them all yourself. Save yourself the trouble and Learn.

February 6th, 2009, 07:02 PM	#7
OldGuy Live Life Name: Don Location: Lincoln, NE Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Green SE Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	I like the feature and think it would be worth it in any forum with multiple threads. __________________________________________________ - ATGATT - Scorpion EX700 Hi-Vis Helmet, First Gear MeshTek 3.0 Jacket, TourMaster Transition 2 Jacket and Flex Pants, Sidi Doha boots

February 7th, 2009, 12:43 AM	#8
komohana ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Steve Location: Kekaha, Kauai HI Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 GSX-R 600 2003 EX250: Woodcraft Bars, Levers, Mirrors, Shim'd Mixture, Synthetic, '08 Rear Shock Posts: A lot.	am using both currently __________________________________________________ Remember when sex was safe and motorcycles were dangerous?

February 6th, 2009, 04:08 PM	#2
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	I used to subscribe to threads on other forums, so I did use that feature. I found it useful to track topics I wanted to monitor, but not post in. On this site, every post gets saved in your "basket" in that little info bar at the top, so I don't find a need to subscribe to every thread... it's already been done for me.

February 6th, 2009, 06:11 PM	#6
Kurosaki Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星 Name: Joseph Location: socal Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 Kurosaki 250, 09 Honda 600RawrRawr Posts: 540	+1 for autosubscribe to threads I post in.

February 7th, 2009, 12:44 AM	#9
ninjabrewer dirty old man Name: Chris Location: Hazel Green, AL Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Blue '08 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 1	I do I like the auto subscribe feature myself, esp ones that post in. For me, right now, I have all kinds of time to be on here, but in the future I probably won't and it is a nice thing to do to keep track of what I have posted, esp. if it is a question that I have asked. NB __________________________________________________ Death tugs at my ear and says, "Live, I am coming." -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (1809-1894) www.friendsofsanonofre.org

February 7th, 2009, 05:02 PM	#10
NJD022588 ============ Name: Nick Location: Occoquan, VA Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 518	I use the autosubscribe and go to my UserCP

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