Take the 'i' out of Computers, Gadgets and Stuff
Take the 'i' out of Computers, Gadgets and Stuff
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rfisher

Original Poster:

5,063 posts

312 months

Tuesday 22nd December 2009
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Around half of the posts in that sub-forum are related to iphones or ipods.

Can't you just make a separate sub-forum for all 'i' related stuff?

robinhood21

31,123 posts

261 months

Tuesday 22nd December 2009
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All those in favour say i.

Jonny671

29,897 posts

218 months

Tuesday 22nd December 2009
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i.

HiRich

3,337 posts

291 months

Tuesday 22nd December 2009
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e

I mean i

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

279 months

Tuesday 22nd December 2009
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Why? confused

CommanderJameson

22,096 posts

255 months

Tuesday 22nd December 2009
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OP: Just ignore those threads, and crack on with the "Windows 7: Is It Better Than A Punch In The Face?" and "My Laptop's Just Had A Cup Of Tea In The Keyboard: Is It Really Broken?" threads.

Mr Will

13,719 posts

235 months

Tuesday 22nd December 2009
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rfisher said:
Around half of the posts in that sub-forum are related to iphones or ipods.

Can't you just make a separate sub-forum for all 'i' related stuff?
But where would the "Should I get an iPhone or an Android phone?" threads go?

There would be too much overlap if we made it into two forums, plus some (if not most) are interested in gadgets of all kinds and the best tool for the job, not just one particular flavour.

Tallbut Buxomly

12,254 posts

245 months

Thursday 24th December 2009
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Mr Will said:
rfisher said:
Around half of the posts in that sub-forum are related to iphones or ipods.

Can't you just make a separate sub-forum for all 'i' related stuff?
But where would the "Should I get an iPhone or an Android phone?" threads go?

There would be too much overlap if we made it into two forums, plus some (if not most) are interested in gadgets of all kinds and the best tool for the job, not just one particular flavour.
I get that but it really is now more like an i thread than a computers gadgets and stuff in there. I am tired of any posts/topics i may be interested in being buried by incessant i this and i that posts. My ipod has crashed, I have lost all my ipod music, best iphone apps etc threads . It may be hard to believe but not everyone has some I related product or gives a damn about a new product a new product they have brought out or new pr/money making exercise they are undertaking.

I realise they are tech related but in the majority i see no reason why there should not be a special little place for special i people.

ScottishSamurai

8,176 posts

205 months

Thursday 24th December 2009
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If you had a iPhone/pod whatever, and had a problem, which forum segement would you go in to?

And don't say a different website, that's cheating!

Tallbut Buxomly

12,254 posts

245 months

Thursday 24th December 2009
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ScottishSamurai said:
If you had a iPhone/pod whatever, and had a problem, which forum segement would you go in to?

And don't say a different website, that's cheating!
The apple segment.

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

279 months

Thursday 24th December 2009
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It's division for division's sake and not needed, in my opinion.

ScottishSamurai

8,176 posts

205 months

Thursday 24th December 2009
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Tallbut Buxomly said:
ScottishSamurai said:
If you had a iPhone/pod whatever, and had a problem, which forum segement would you go in to?

And don't say a different website, that's cheating!
The apple segment.
So do you think the food, drink and resteraunt section should be split into vegitarian and meat? Dairy and non dairy?

Computer games forum split into each console?

Where does it end, can't please some people rolleyes

CommanderJameson

22,096 posts

255 months

Thursday 24th December 2009
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Tallbut Buxomly said:
Mr Will said:
rfisher said:
Around half of the posts in that sub-forum are related to iphones or ipods.

Can't you just make a separate sub-forum for all 'i' related stuff?
But where would the "Should I get an iPhone or an Android phone?" threads go?

There would be too much overlap if we made it into two forums, plus some (if not most) are interested in gadgets of all kinds and the best tool for the job, not just one particular flavour.
I get that but it really is now more like an i thread than a computers gadgets and stuff in there. I am tired of any posts/topics i may be interested in being buried by incessant i this and i that posts. My ipod has crashed, I have lost all my ipod music, best iphone apps etc threads . It may be hard to believe but not everyone has some I related product or gives a damn about a new product a new product they have brought out or new pr/money making exercise they are undertaking.

I realise they are tech related but in the majority i see no reason why there should not be a special little place for special i people.
Here's what's there right now, and there are 2 out of 14 threads that are "iThreads":

Christmas PC help needed for a 6 year old girl... GI Jnr 13 13:52 GI Jnr
"The HP camera does not pick-up Negros" mrmr96 4 13:50 onlynik
Out of office reply scratch pervert 3 13:24 igiveup
The Apple Tablet N10k 3 12:48 HiRich
new olpc tablet loltolhurst 2 11:37 P924
First Google designed phone out Jan5 amir_j 7 11:24 amir_j
Parallels 5 or VMware Fusion 3? tinman0 4 10:58 GHW
data recovered - utility to sort images into folders by date RameshUK 3 09:53 RameshUK
2016? AdeTuono 4 09:04 AdeTuono
Dreaded blue screen vaio V10 BAT 5 09:04 Road2Ruin
How to tell iTunes to scour my whole computer for music? King Herald 5 Yesterday (23:38) King Herald
"Your System is Infected" help! Ayahuasca 5 Yesterday (23:25) Ayahuasca
Blackberry/Orange/BES Question arcturus 9 Yesterday (23:05) Ordinary_Chap
Android App Question. The Riddler 7 Yesterday (23:01) The Riddler

FourWheelDrift

92,287 posts

313 months

Thursday 24th December 2009
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An iPhone is a gadget, it is a "stuff" and since I posted this comment on it it could also be described as a computer.

Tallbut Buxomly

12,254 posts

245 months

Thursday 24th December 2009
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Slow apple day....

Hey ho

I am walking away from this.. I raised my concerns/issues over this before due to on some days their being more than 50-60% of topics being apple related and it was felt i was wrong and simply felt i would add my support to the ops case here.

va1o

16,113 posts

236 months

Friday 25th December 2009
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I think we need an Apple section

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

246 months

Sunday 27th December 2009
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What about oranges? You can't single out apples and ignore oranges. That's favouritism, that is.

chr15b

3,467 posts

219 months

Sunday 27th December 2009
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people with a brand of product posting in the correct area shocker

marshalla

15,902 posts

230 months

Sunday 27th December 2009
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I thought PH was a motoring site with a few fora for non-motoring topics. Splitting the motoring stuff by marque etc. makes sense to me, but not the others. If people want to post non-motoring stuff here, let 'em wade through the morass of other junk to find the bits they want - or go to a more appropriate dedicated forum IMNSHO.


va1o

16,113 posts

236 months

Sunday 27th December 2009
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marshalla said:
I thought PH was a motoring site with a few fora for non-motoring topics. Splitting the motoring stuff by marque etc. makes sense to me, but not the others. If people want to post non-motoring stuff here, let 'em wade through the morass of other junk to find the bits they want - or go to a more appropriate dedicated forum IMNSHO.
Thing is though, the computers, gadgets and stuff section of PH is far better than many dedicated forums.