Please set up a separate forum for Iphone!!!
Please set up a separate forum for Iphone!!!
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dewaltman

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6,155 posts

242 months

Friday 2nd July 2010
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It's getting beyond a joke now, but the Computers, Gadgets and Stuff Forum is being over-run with Iphone topics.

Before you say it, I know it's a Gadget, but then so is Home Cinema and Hi-Fi, and Sat Nav systems!

At least do a Poll in the CG&S forum to gather peoples thoughts?

marshalla

15,902 posts

230 months

Friday 2nd July 2010
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Seconded.

Far too many iThreads - it's hard to see anything else there at times.

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

279 months

Friday 2nd July 2010
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Answered here (in the computers forum).

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... iphone iphone iphone iphone iphone iphone iphone

The answer, unsurprisingly, is no.

The hype will die down within a week, and will make an iPhone forum empty.

dewaltman

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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TonyHetherington said:
Answered here (in the computers forum).
Can't see how this has answered it!

If we had a proper Poll it would give us a definative answer. I'm not just talking about the past few weeks where the Iphone 4 has being coming out, I'm talking the past year or so where the Iphone is so popular it deserves it's own Forum page.

How the h*ll did Sat Navs break away from Gadgets and get their own Forum???

TonyHetherington

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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dewaltman said:
TonyHetherington said:
Answered here (in the computers forum).
Can't see how this has answered it!
Apologies you may not have realised, MrWill is the guy that creates the forums (the PH techie bloke) and he said...

Mr Will said:
Blown2CV said:
can we please get them their own forum
Nope, they fit perfectly well with "Computers, Gadgets and Stuff".

dewaltman

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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How does a Sat Nav differ then??? All I ask for is a POLL??

Edited by dewaltman on Friday 2nd July 14:40

Mr Will

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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dewaltman said:
How does a Sat Nav differ then??? All I ask for is a POLL??
Why do you need a poll? You have an answer! There are currently two iPhone threads on the first page, which is hardly excessive especially considering the recent launch. There is also so much overlap between iPhone and computers that defining a split would be impractical.

The long-standing sat nav forum is separate as it is a motoring related topic, which doesn't overlap into computing and similar topics.

dewaltman

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Mr Will said:
dewaltman said:
How does a Sat Nav differ then??? All I ask for is a POLL??
Why do you need a poll? You have an answer!
No we don't.....we have your answer, which fair enough if you are the guy who calls the shots I accept that.....but it's a Forum involving hundreds if not thousands of people......why not gauge the opinions of the massive?

I hear what you say about there being only 2 threads on iphone currently, but if you study the thread going with thousands of entries on it you will see that there are many multiple threads going within it. And there was one day recently when on the first page of CG&S out of the possible 12 Topics, 9 were Iphone related!!

TonyHetherington

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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In the past, forums are set up when there's a consistent requirement.

As is always the case, new games get released, new phones get released, new sat navs get released and so they will naturally dominate the forum discussion for a month or so - but that's no reason to give those topics their own forum. We've tried this in the past and it stifles debate and splits the forum too much.

The first 2 pages full of iPhones for a month is when it's needed, not 2 threads.

dewaltman

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If Sat Navs were included in 'Gadgets'......which I would say they are, there would be ONE thread in the first 3 pages!!! Which kind of rubbishes that arguement Tony......

ALL I'M SAYING IS LETS HAVE A POLL!! Is it that difficult to set one up??

Tony, you, like me have our own opinions....who's to say either of us are right, but why not ask the many? I know 2 good friends on PH and who regulary contribute onto the CG&S Forum, they both agree with me.

Don't get me wrong, I have an Iphone 4, and have had a 3, 3GS and 2G, and neither of my mates have ever had one. So both sides of the coin are calling for it, why the reluctancy to get the peoples opinions?

Edited by dewaltman on Friday 2nd July 15:27

marshalla

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230 months

Friday 2nd July 2010
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dewaltman - give it up. Polls don't make for efficient decisions about structure of a forum because they are fashion driven.

If it bothers you that much, gather some hard data - count the number of iThreads in CG&S (and perhaps the number of new posts per iThread) every day for a month and post the results. Prove there's a need, not just a demand.

jamieboy

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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I think it's a great idea.

Also, there's two threads with queries about Excel, so we need a seperate Excel forum too.

marshalla

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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jamieboy said:
I think it's a great idea.

Also, there's two threads with queries about Excel, so we need a seperate Excel forum too.
I said that ages ago - possibly merged with the Evora area since they're both 2+2s - we could even include Elan Plus in there with Elite/Eclat to complete the family whistle

Hughesie

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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marshalla said:
If it bothers you that much, gather some hard data - count the number of iThreads in CG&S (and perhaps the number of new posts per iThread) every day for a month and post the results. Prove there's a need, not just a demand.
180 threads in two years, hardly warrants a new forum.

dewaltman

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Hughesie said:
marshalla said:
If it bothers you that much, gather some hard data - count the number of iThreads in CG&S (and perhaps the number of new posts per iThread) every day for a month and post the results. Prove there's a need, not just a demand.
180 threads in two years, hardly warrants a new forum.
Just done a quick search on 'iphone' in last 2 years and clicked the 'only search topics' button and theres 87 pages with 20 threads on each page. To my recon'ing thats 1740, not 180!

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

279 months

Friday 2nd July 2010
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Not sure how you got that?

"Search for all the words" = iphone

"just in titles" = checked

and then click search = 189 for me!?

TonyHetherington

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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oh, and 10 of them are asking for a new iphone forum hehe

Hughesie

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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I think the search is knackered again as when you search just "in titles" it brings back threads without Iphone it it.

TonyHetherington

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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ahhh

Mr Will

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Friday 2nd July 2010
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Look, Dewaltman, it's not going to happen.

It's not a question of whether or not people want one, an iPhone forum just wouldn't work. There is not sufficient sustained demand and there is too much overlap with other topics.

Does that make sense?