<b>When viewing the list of forums on the main page, how important is seeing the number of posts in that forum? If it's important to you, please explain why.</b>
I'm more likely to help out the folks whom haven't received any responses to their post. I want to help them because so many great and knowledgeable folks helped me when I was starting out. When I see a LOT of responses, I tend to de-prioritize those until I have more time.
<b>When viewing the list of threads, do you need to know who wrote the original post in a topic? Is seeing the number of pages in each topic important to you? How about the time and author of the latest post in a topic? Number of responses?</b>
Generally speaking, no. Though there's a few very hard-headed folks who will just NOT do their homework and ask the questions over and over again, learning nothing from anyone who tries to help. Those folks are attention seeking and I feel perfectly content to ignore them. Seeing the number of pages doesn't really concern me, though I do take note of it. Time and author of latest post is a non-event. Same with number of responses.
<b>Once you get around to reading a thread, what info do you want to be able to see about each person who posted a message? Username, avatar, title, from, date registered, number of posts, online/offline, realname, etc... And why?</b> I really wish folks would post where they are from! Its incredibly difficult for many subjects to respond appropriately without knowing where they are. Real names aren't of interest to me, I'm more interested in how you name yourself than how your parents did. Knowing where folks are is vitally necessary in the WANT TO BUY section - its insanely frustrating when they are looking for birds and you have to dig through each and every post to find out who is in your area.
<b>How often do you use the following features: recent posts, unanswered posts, unread posts, subscribed topics, list of your posts... Do you ever use the "users online" list?</b>
Recent posts is my all time favorite part of the boards since the chat was disbanded (still upset by that). Lists of my posts is useful because I use mine heavily to find research I've posted.
<b>If you were accessing BYC from your phone, would this change any of your requirements? If so, please explain.</b>
The phone thing I worry about, as I have a Blackberry. I use FB quite often on it and I'd love to be able to respond to posts and email chains. Specifically, I'd really like to be able to see what messages people sent me via my email, instead of having to log into the site via BB. Real pain in the butt, that.
I'm more likely to help out the folks whom haven't received any responses to their post. I want to help them because so many great and knowledgeable folks helped me when I was starting out. When I see a LOT of responses, I tend to de-prioritize those until I have more time.
<b>When viewing the list of threads, do you need to know who wrote the original post in a topic? Is seeing the number of pages in each topic important to you? How about the time and author of the latest post in a topic? Number of responses?</b>
Generally speaking, no. Though there's a few very hard-headed folks who will just NOT do their homework and ask the questions over and over again, learning nothing from anyone who tries to help. Those folks are attention seeking and I feel perfectly content to ignore them. Seeing the number of pages doesn't really concern me, though I do take note of it. Time and author of latest post is a non-event. Same with number of responses.
<b>Once you get around to reading a thread, what info do you want to be able to see about each person who posted a message? Username, avatar, title, from, date registered, number of posts, online/offline, realname, etc... And why?</b> I really wish folks would post where they are from! Its incredibly difficult for many subjects to respond appropriately without knowing where they are. Real names aren't of interest to me, I'm more interested in how you name yourself than how your parents did. Knowing where folks are is vitally necessary in the WANT TO BUY section - its insanely frustrating when they are looking for birds and you have to dig through each and every post to find out who is in your area.
<b>How often do you use the following features: recent posts, unanswered posts, unread posts, subscribed topics, list of your posts... Do you ever use the "users online" list?</b>
Recent posts is my all time favorite part of the boards since the chat was disbanded (still upset by that). Lists of my posts is useful because I use mine heavily to find research I've posted.
<b>If you were accessing BYC from your phone, would this change any of your requirements? If so, please explain.</b>
The phone thing I worry about, as I have a Blackberry. I use FB quite often on it and I'd love to be able to respond to posts and email chains. Specifically, I'd really like to be able to see what messages people sent me via my email, instead of having to log into the site via BB. Real pain in the butt, that.
