Can we add a option to the poll “I come here to learn Finnish and about Finnish culture”?
Yes ... it does that .... I would hope that people usually get a sensible answer before the train leaves the station and Laurel and Hardy arrive. However, very often a topic introduced at the start of a thread does promote some lateral thinking and whilst it does annoy some (and I fully understand why) there are many who also feel that it is one of the joys of this forum. We really should try to stick to the tread of the original thread but after 11 years of watching it happen I'm really not hopeful.My big complaint with this forum is that very often when a question is asked by someone, there will be a few answers if you are lucky and then things seem to go off topic with people posting about everything under the sun except answering the original question.
Curious you mention that - I cant even see the need/reason for even having the question - the answer doesn't help in managing bees at all.I have noticed that under my details for the Forum there are only two choices for gender, Male / Female. Might be time to add the third. Does not affect me the slightest tbh but it may some.
Hadn't raised the forum only started in 2015, I ahbe been a member since 2017.
I agree - I think even those who appear to be cantankerous in their posts, when you really need help, they are the ones who often come to the fore with more than just advice and encouragement but with practical assistance as well.Never mind drivel, I love your last sentence.
Yes ... it does happen - in fairness the search function on here is not great and new beekeepers sometimes lack the beekeeping vocabulary to use the search function to their best advantage. Clearly, there is no requirement to answer every question and I've noticed, over the years, the people who were newbies a few years ago are often the ones bringing forward the answers from the past ... it's a self generating, self perpetuating organism.What I tend to notice is the 'seasonality' of the majority of threads. I have been on the forum for a few years now and you can be guaranteed to get the same topics being discussed over and over again. This probably shows that a lot of the newer members who post these threads never use the search function and perhaps why some of the older members drop out? I put my hand-up in saying that I don't participate to a lot of threads for this reason nor do I want to sound unhelpful by suggesting to the OPs to use the search function. Otherwise I enjoy the forum, I learn a lot from members and enjoy the usual benter.
He wlll be along shortly to assist no doubt ... He was here on the first day of the forum and despite his best efforts he's still here ... and his English is much better than my Finnish !Can we add a option to the poll “I come here to learn Finnish and about Finnish culture”?
I'm old fashioned but perhaps better to simply quote XX or XY chromosomes?I have noticed that under my details for the Forum there are only two choices for gender, Male / Female. Might be time to add the third. Does not affect me the slightest tbh but it may some.
Hadn't raised the forum only started in 2015, I ahbe been a member since 2017.
I have noticed that under my details for the Forum there are only two choices for gender, Male / Female. Might be time to add the third. Does not affect me the slightest tbh but it may some.
My big complaint with this forum is that very often when a question is asked by someone, there will be a few answers if you are lucky and then things seem to go off topic with people posting about everything under the sun except answering the original question.
The one improvement to the forum I'd like to see is: at the foot of each post, add to the choice of the six 'Like' emojis: . I did suggest this to admin a few weeks ago but without success so far.
Compared to... I would say only a couple of years ago, the Forum has improved A LOT!As for improvements- it's up to each of us as individuals to try to think the best of others even if disagreeing robustly and to be(e) kind. I think most on here try to do that already.
That,for moderators, is akin to a Wine and Cheese Partythose who do exceed the boundaries (and I must put my hands up to having done so on occasion)
What others would you like to see?The one improvement to the forum I'd like to see is: at the foot of each post, add to the choice of the six 'Like' emojis: . I did suggest this to admin a few weeks ago but without success so far.
Yes, I used to spend 10 mins before work each morning reading the posts and comments. I have learned a great deal from the forum over the years about beekeeping and human nature. The beekeeping bit has generally been good the human nature bits often not so good.I’m sure the forum started in 2008
The one improvement to the forum I'd like to see is: at the foot of each post, add to the choice of the six 'Like' emojis: . I did suggest this to admin a few weeks ago but without success so far.
If we can't add an emoji to the strap line there is nothing to stop you just adding a post, quoting the original post and adding the emoji. It's a little bit more effort but it has the same effect.What others would you like to see?
Excellent ideaMaybe this thread when completed could be sent to new members so they can see that the issue has been addressed.
but lets get contentious and scrap the "like" button. Its a very nondescript approval button that is in the realm of the "faceless book" and really has nothing to do with this forum.If we can't add an emoji to the strap line there is nothing to stop you just adding a post, quoting the original post and adding the emoji. It's a little bit more effort but it has the same effect.