RunningAHEAD - Topic: Forums

HoosierDaddy

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posted: 1/5/2008 at 10:18 PM

As I read through the General Running and Running 101 they seem like they are nearly the same sorts of questions. Perhaps Combine this and make one forum Also - Ultrarunning seems to be more and more mainstream. Could this be made a forum (Yes, there is a user group). I think a forum would be a better venue to increase participation and expertise. Thanks. P.S. - emal notification is still a top request as well Big grin

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posted: 1/28/2008 at 5:38 AM
modified: 1/28/2008 at 5:38 AM

Quote from HoosierDaddy on 1/5/2008 at 10:18 PM:

As I read through the General Running and Running 101 they seem like they are nearly the same sorts of questions. Perhaps Combine this and make one forum Also - Ultrarunning seems to be more and more mainstream. Could this be made a forum (Yes, there is a user group). I think a forum would be a better venue to increase participation and expertise. Thanks. P.S. - emal notification is still a top request as well

I agree that there doesn't appear to be a big distinction between General Running and Running 101 as well as Ultra Running holding it's own as a separate forum topic. The user groups are great, it just took me about 2 weeks surfing RA to even find out about them. Perhaps: Beginner-Intermediate-Advanced Forums' ?

scottaculous

posted: 1/28/2008 at 11:59 AM

Quote from pegasus3446 on 1/28/2008 at 5:38 AM:

I agree that there doesn't appear to be a big distinction between General Running and Running 101 as well as Ultra Running holding it's own as a separate forum topic. The user groups are great, it just took me about 2 weeks surfing RA to even find out about them. Perhaps: Beginner-Intermediate-Advanced Forums' ?

I don't think splitting the forums in levels of experience is such a great idea. Whether we can run 3 hour marathons or working on our first 10K, we're all runners and therefore should placed in the same bucket. Perhaps a better description for General Running will help users place their threads in the right bucket.

eric :)

posted: 1/29/2008 at 9:07 AM

Email notifications will consume a lot of bandwidth and I suspect that most of that will be ignored by the recipients anyway. Thread subscription may be a better way to go. As for adding an ultra running forum, I have no problems with it. If enough people chime in, I can add that. eric Smile

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