Use Forums vs. Threads for Macro/Micro questions
Coaches,
I joined beginning of the year. So far, so good. The biggest hassle so for with the site (pre- and post-5.0) is getting replies for posted Macro or Micro questions. I either have to 1) check back a few times/day and scroll through the posts to await a reply (which is a real pain for several days in a row waiting), or I have to 2) check the box that gives me all replies for the Topic (which is essentially saying SPAM me with everyone else's questions (which is a real pain because I have to open and read all of them to see if it is a Coach response to my question). SPAM option 2 is the only way as it takes too long to check all messages, but really is a drag to have to be SPAMMED to see a response in a timely way.
I don't mean to be a whiner, but this is a real hassle in a busy e-mail world, and the fix is very easy.
- Set up each "thread" as a Forum. ie, Macro Forum and Micro Forum in lieu of your current Macro and Micro threads in a different forum.
- When people post a question, they simply check the box, and now they will only get a reply when THEIR question is answered.
- For those that may WANT to see all questions and answers, no problem. Either 1) just check the box at the beginning of the forum to get notified of ALL topics in either or both Forums, or 2) peruse the forum at your leisure and dive into any topics, with replies right there a well. (My guess is this is why it was setup as a thread originally, but now with your scaling up, there are just too many, and that makes it nearly impossible to correlate responses with the original questions.
Best Regards...and thanks for all!
Greg
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