Please?!?! NO more sections!!!

• Please?!?! NO more sections!!! Gizmo83036 Posted : 2/8/2007 4:34:25 PM I see people requesting for a section on this and a section on that and I'm telling you, as a new member, this forum is HARD to wade through as is. There is a section for everything and several sections that could actually be combined. Some of the most important (health) sections seem to get little or no traffic, I bet just because people are swept up with everything else. What's wrong with having recipes as stickys in NDR; combining puppy, senior, illness, my dog is sick, and injuries into one; breeding and spaying into one; training could be summed up into puppy, clicker, and CM; behavior could all be one; dogs needing homes and people looking for dogs could be one... Sorry, I love it here, but MAN is it hard to get to everything!! JMO [] LIKE 15 REPLIES 268 VIEWS LAST POST MONDAYBLUES Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jjsmom06 Posted : 2/8/2007 4:42:09 PM training could be summed up into puppy, clicker, and CM; behavior could all be one; dogs needing homes and people looking for dogs could be one...   Gizmo... WELCOME TO IDOG![]   I am sorry you feel that it is difficult to get through all the sections, I think you will be able to pick up on it pretty quickly and most of us only subsribe to specific areas.    AS far as your above comment regarding clicker and CM discussions.... shall I point you in the directions of the 100's of post GONE BAD because of so much conflict over different training philosophies??[]      Honestly... the CM section only started several months ago after too many threads were closed due to debate so many of us on here requested a seperate section for these discussion so they didn't turn into attacks.  We actually only got the clicker section a few days ago and many of us are so excited we don't know what to do with ourselves!!   I hope that you will find lots of valuable information here and that you will be able to figure the layout a bit better   Welcome again!     0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Xebby Posted : 2/8/2007 4:43:46 PM Thats why I often just click on the "[link>http://forum.dog.com/asp/searchpro.asp?searchfor=lastvisit]Posts Since Last Visit[/link]" at the bottem of the fourm to see the most recent post on here.  It combines all topics so you can see whats new.[]   [linkhttp://forum.dog.com/asp/searchpro.asp?searchfor=lastvisit]http://forum.dog.com/asp/searchpro.asp?searchfor=lastvisit[/link]   You can also sort by most recent topics, most active and so on. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Gizmo83036 Posted : 2/8/2007 4:47:41 PM ORIGINAL: jjsmom06 Gizmo... WELCOME TO IDOG![] I am sorry you feel that it is difficult to get through all the sections, I think you will be able to pick up on it pretty quickly and most of us only subsribe to specific areas.  AS far as your above comment regarding clicker and CM discussions.... shall I point you in the directions of the 100's of post GONE BAD because of so much conflict over different training philosophies??[]    Thanks for the welcome!! I've been lurking for a long time and kept waiting for it to get easie, but apparently I'm just not as good as you guys [&:] Oh and I totally understand about training - I was saying that I don't see the need for six sections - it could be broken up into 1) puppy 2) clicker 3) CM. CM absolutely needs to be its own thing - that's some hot stuff there [8D] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jjsmom06 Posted : 2/8/2007 5:00:58 PM I've been lurking for a long time and kept waiting for it to get easie, but apparently I'm just not as good as you guys LOL!! well just ask any of us if you need help or have questions. I usually check what comes into my email first since this lists posts in my subscription areas... then I do like Xebby said and go into the posts since last visit section.   CM absolutely needs to be its own thing - that's some hot stuff there [8D]       Yes, actually the training area in general as well as the nutrition threads might keep you entertained on days you are bored[]   Lots of passionate people on these threads BUT tons of great learning!![] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• denise m Posted : 2/8/2007 6:34:08 PM Welcome Gizmo! There's NO WAY I have the time to wade through all the sections. Like Xebby, I by pass the main menu. I scroll right to the bpttom amd click on TODAYS POSTS. The only time I ever use the main menu is when I start a new thread. Hope this helps! Edit: You can also click on your name where it shows who's online. That will tahe you to the posts you have contributed to, 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• fuzzy_dogs_mom Posted : 2/11/2007 2:11:33 PM Welcome, Gizmo. Yes, there are a lot of sections - but you don't have to visit each one if the  main topic is something you're not particularly concerned with, like breeding, pregnancy, etc.  Sometimes I check them out because little bits of information stick in my mind and I might be able to pass them on to someone I meet. I've learned some very good reasons why I should never let a dog breed [] and an amazing amount about nutrition. Some days I wade through everything under *health* and other days I just hit GQ&A, A&E and NDR.   Joyce 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• mondayblues Posted : 2/12/2007 8:57:40 AM I actually agree with Gizmo. I feel that a lot of the sections could be combined, also so that the posts in less-visited sections would receive more traffic and for easier browsing. Plus, it can get a little confusing where to post what sometimes. Don't get me wrong, this is a great forum, but I agree that there are a bunch of sections, particularly in the health area, that can be combined. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Chuffy Posted : 2/13/2007 1:58:52 PM I don't get the point of Chemicals and Environmental Influences having a section of it's own.  That puzzles me.  Surely it doesn't get enough posts or enough traffic to warrant it.  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• sooner Posted : 2/13/2007 4:06:30 PM How about the Dog Events that had maybe 20 threads total - now it has 6 sub-sections. [8|] I agree that some consolidation would be helpful here. What if you have a puppy with an infection from an injury? It could go in at least four of the health sections... A puppy that needs behavior help? It could go in at least three of the training sections or three of the behavior ones... 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Laurelin_429 Posted : 2/13/2007 4:45:45 PM I personally never understood why there was a ferret section instead of a 'other pets' or 'small animals' section. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• gayle Posted : 2/14/2007 3:30:28 AM theres a clicker section?! i didn't even notice, thanks! [] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Chuffy Posted : 2/14/2007 4:31:42 AM I think the clicker section is a great idea, its a world of training on its own.  And I can see how the CM area is necessary (unfortunately).  But surely there could be one section called Training and Behaviour, divided into CM, Clickers, Puppies/crates/housetraining, Obedience/sports&work, Problems (which surely incorporates Acting out and aggression?) and possibly Everything Else.  That's one section divided into 5 or 6 sub sections, rather than 2 sections divided into 10. ?????   Gen. Q&A and Anything and Everything  are weird, they both get the same kind of posts.... They could be just one area called General Chat maybe?   Dogs needing homes and People Looking for dogs...... why not one section combining the two?   I think the suggestions re Breed & neuter, Ferret Central and Recipes are good but would consolidating the section just be too much work....? 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Gizmo83036 Posted : 3/8/2007 7:57:48 PM EXCELLENT! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• mondayblues Posted : 3/8/2007 9:19:04 PM Thank you for listening to our suggestions! This is great! []  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login