Suggestions

At the end of the day its something that is beneficial to the site.

In regards to the "other forums" that have been suggested in this post it comes down to Emmas boss on what they think.

I still think that stickying a topic can cause mess you would still have to sift through posts in that topic which would more than likely become pages and pages in length and you also run the risk of asking a question that will get passed over or missed. At least with a forum there are topics.

I dont see why there cant be a forum that is monitored.

But like Emma said its only a possibility if there are enough people interested.

Also had another thought.

When i first joined OB it was really small and quaint and everyone knew everyone else. 2 years on its gotten ALOT bigger and as a friend of mine off here has stated it has grown in a mere few months even more since she joined.

OB will eventually have to grow and add on to accomodate what the new users are wanting out of the site. OB is not only a forum for mums and dads and parents to be but its also a shop now. A business so to speak.

Competition with other sites is healthy and therefore a few new forums is a good thing for the growth of the site.

GandT i reckon a dads section is a good thing for the men maybe its invisable to us so only the dads can see it that way they can have their own space to talk about dad stuff without feeling strange...if they do that is.

Unfortunately things change, and as much as we want them to stay the same, business, accomodating of others and new things change that.
OB is no longer a small site it is turning into a community, so therefore a sticky post isnt gonna cut it now, it will fill up before we know it.

To have a forum is easier to search in when we are looking for specific things.
You can do that with the post but its harder to weed out what you want. Id just like to be able to go somewhere, when i want to post a question and have it answered without it being skipped over (if that makes sense).

Gawd now it sounds like im trying to sell the idea to people. These are just my thoughts on the whole thing and i dont want to be flamed for it.

Hope your still awake at the end of all this hehe

Ok... now, not wanting to cause an argument or anyihtng, but what if it was a seperate forum, that you actaully have to click into, and dosen't come up when you go into active topics since last visit like the new photo gallery... That way the whole board isn't going to be taken over by three pages of nappy posts when you log in each day, you only see them all if you click into that forum?
Not being rude, or wanting to start an argument or annoy anyone, it is a good idea, as the nappy posts are many, BUT (and this is just my opinion, but I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one?) if I wanted to join a nappy forum I would.
Like I said, just my opinion, not wanting to cause any fights, you know I love all you guys, aye? (after all, I do use cloth part time, myself)

Thats true about the dads board Emz i remember browsing it and seeing not many males on it Sorry forgot about that

no matter what you ask there is always the possibility that it will get overlooked, wether it be cloth or not. and yes i agree that there are boards specifically for cloth whereas this is a parenting board, and i come here because of that. i dont think that if there was a cloth section it would dominate but i also dont think there is a need for one.

maybe instead there could be a section specifically for people with questions they want answered. or maybe we need a cloth expert (or two) like the sleep experts we have.

oh oh - we could have people with specific cloth questions email in and then an "expert" could answer them in the community section...emma did say they wanted to utilise that part of the board more. and maybe the expert could be someone from one of the cloth sites that sell diff sorts and brands - like mothers instinct or snazzipants or bumbles....

Edited by gandt

I'm liking your thoughts g and t...

OK, just saw that there is one now. I hope its not the start of heaps of other new boards as I prefer the smaller site of OhBaby rather than EBB or TNN.

We'll see how it goes - if it gets used then great! If not, we can get rid of it