The front of The Photography Forums (main site)

***Steve*** · 02-04-2005, 20:43

I was just wondering how many of you have the front of the site as your bookmark or do you just have the forums as the link? Out of the ones that have the forums as the link, do you ever look around the rest of the site and if so, how often?

Please post how you use this site as it is useful for us to know and how to develop it as a whole.

lolyton · 02-04-2005, 20:49

I have the forums as my bookmark, and i rarely check on the front page to be honest.......I will make a conscious effort to check more often!

KenCo1964 · 02-04-2005, 20:56

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Originally Posted by lolyton

I have the forums as my bookmark, and i rarely check on the front page to be honest.......I will make a conscious effort to check more often!

Same here i'm afraid.

IanC_UK · 02-04-2005, 20:57

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Originally Posted by Steve

I was just wondering how many of you have the front of the site as your bookmark or do you just have the forums as the link? Out of the ones that have the forums as the link, do you ever look around the rest of the site and if so, how often?

Please post how you use this site as it is useful for us to know and how to develop it as a whole.

Steve,

To be honest until you mentioned it I didnt even know there was a rest of the site to look at ! Is it possible to put a link on the forums main page, back to the main site ? The if you get more interlopers like me that just get introduced to the forums, it would be easy to spot the fact that this wasnt all there was to the Photography Forums !

Just my 2pence worth !

If the rest of the site is as useful as this i better look for it !

***Steve*** · 02-04-2005, 21:08

Yes I will change the forum head so that it links to the front of the main site. I guess it may be useful for us to copy all the info that we have put on the front of the site into the forums as well. At least that way everyone will have the benefit of all our resources.

IanC_UK · 02-04-2005, 21:16

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Originally Posted by Steve

Yes I will change the forum head so that it links to the front of the main site. I guess it may be useful for us to copy all the info that we have put on the front of the site into the forums as well. At least that way everyone will have the benefit of all our resources.

Can you put a comment somewhere, maybe the rules for the forums that mentions the rest of the site, or put sticky notes in each forum pointing to the main site section that relates to the forum section ? (hope that makes sense !!!!?)

Will save you a lot of work replication and making copies into the forums !

***Steve*** · 02-04-2005, 21:21

Yes thats not a bad idea as well. I will make it a sticky on a few of the forums. [smilie=t: [smilie=t:

CT · 02-04-2005, 21:27

Like most people I suspect Steve, I have the forums bookmarked. When you linked to it last night was the first time I'd seen it. There's some good info there, it just needs making more obvious somehow.

IanC_UK · 02-04-2005, 21:29

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Originally Posted by Steve

Yes thats not a bad idea as well. I will make it a sticky on a few of the forums. [smilie=t: [smilie=t:

No prob, have done the forum things on car forums (Subaru before anybody asks !) in the past !

Is only fair i try to pay back what i am learning !

***Steve*** · 02-04-2005, 21:39

I have made a couple of posts now on the forums, they are stickys so should be seen by our members when they view the forums. I will add to them occationally to catch peoples attention. Tomorrow I will also edit the header on the forums when I am at my main PC.

Cheers for the suggestions and if you have any more please let us know :wink:

MyPix · 02-04-2005, 22:56

linked directly to the forums to m8, and it auto logs me in

MyPix

***Steve*** · 02-04-2005, 23:01

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Originally Posted by MyPix

linked directly to the forums to m8, and it auto logs me in

MyPix

Cheers, always good to know.

Are you back from your holiday now? I am looking forward to seeing some of the many pictures that you hinted at taking. I would imagine it will take you a while to sort through them though!!!

MyPix · 02-04-2005, 23:20

will be back next Thursday

been at the beach for the last few days, after climbing the bridge on Friday, so not that many pix taken, tho i have abused the 35mm underwater camera a little ( about 100 frames shot ), these will be developed and also put onto CD when in the UK, so the tally is around the 1300 mark at the moment , so lots and lots of sorting , with lots of cropping for my landscape/beach shots, lol

c u all soon

MyPix

***Steve*** · 02-04-2005, 23:23

Enjoy the rest of you holiday mate.

Happy snapping

Aeryk01 · 03-04-2005, 00:02

Honestly, Steve... when I Googled "photography forums" it took me right to the forum page & not the main page. Thats how I found this site. I still browse the main page for interesting tips & stuff, but I am bookmarked on the main forum page though. Also, bear in mind I'm in the US, so my google search may differ from yours.

Also... I'm not sure if you realize it or not, and I could just be overlooking it by some chance, but there is NO link that I can find, that once you enter the "forum" section, you have no way to get back to the main entrance page, unless of course you keep hitting the "Back" button in your browser. Am I just missing it?

Eric

***Steve*** · 03-04-2005, 00:25

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Originally Posted by Aeryk01

Also... I'm not sure if you realize it or not, and I could just be overlooking it by some chance, but there is NO link that I can find, that once you enter the "forum" section, you have no way to get back to the main entrance page, unless of course you keep hitting the "Back" button in your browser. Am I just missing it?

Eric

Nope Eric you are not missing it, it is us that is missing a direct link back from the forums to the main site. Thanks to everyone's input tonight though, I have now placed a few links back and will alter the link on the main logo at the top of the page to point to the main site. I will have to do that tomorrow though when I am on my main pc. Just for info..it was setup that way originally as we had the forums active (for testing) before the main site was developed.

***Steve*** · 03-04-2005, 20:42

I have now altered the link embedded in the logo at the top of the forums so that by clicking on it, it will take you to the front of the main site.

Thanks for all your input gents

02-04-2005, 20:43	#1 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,487	The front of The Photography Forums (main site) I was just wondering how many of you have the front of the site as your bookmark or do you just have the forums as the link? Out of the ones that have the forums as the link, do you ever look around the rest of the site and if so, how often? Please post how you use this site as it is useful for us to know and how to develop it as a whole.

02-04-2005, 20:49	#2 (permalink)
lolyton Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Granada, Spain Posts: 803	I have the forums as my bookmark, and i rarely check on the front page to be honest.......I will make a conscious effort to check more often!

02-04-2005, 21:08	#5 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,487	Yes I will change the forum head so that it links to the front of the main site. I guess it may be useful for us to copy all the info that we have put on the front of the site into the forums as well. At least that way everyone will have the benefit of all our resources.

02-04-2005, 21:21	#7 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,487	Yes thats not a bad idea as well. I will make it a sticky on a few of the forums. [smilie=t: [smilie=t:

02-04-2005, 21:27	#8 (permalink)
CT Feet under the table Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Mids UK Posts: 3,500	Like most people I suspect Steve, I have the forums bookmarked. When you linked to it last night was the first time I'd seen it. There's some good info there, it just needs making more obvious somehow.

02-04-2005, 21:39	#10 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,487	I have made a couple of posts now on the forums, they are stickys so should be seen by our members when they view the forums. I will add to them occationally to catch peoples attention. Tomorrow I will also edit the header on the forums when I am at my main PC. Cheers for the suggestions and if you have any more please let us know :wink:

02-04-2005, 22:56	#11 (permalink)
MyPix Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gloucester UK Posts: 745	linked directly to the forums to m8, and it auto logs me in MyPix

02-04-2005, 23:20	#13 (permalink)
MyPix Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gloucester UK Posts: 745	will be back next Thursday been at the beach for the last few days, after climbing the bridge on Friday, so not that many pix taken, tho i have abused the 35mm underwater camera a little ( about 100 frames shot ), these will be developed and also put onto CD when in the UK, so the tally is around the 1300 mark at the moment , so lots and lots of sorting , with lots of cropping for my landscape/beach shots, lol c u all soon MyPix

02-04-2005, 23:23	#14 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,487	Enjoy the rest of you holiday mate. Happy snapping

03-04-2005, 00:02	#15 (permalink)
Aeryk01 Quite Chatty Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 70	Honestly, Steve... when I Googled "photography forums" it took me right to the forum page & not the main page. Thats how I found this site. I still browse the main page for interesting tips & stuff, but I am bookmarked on the main forum page though. Also, bear in mind I'm in the US, so my google search may differ from yours. Also... I'm not sure if you realize it or not, and I could just be overlooking it by some chance, but there is NO link that I can find, that once you enter the "forum" section, you have no way to get back to the main entrance page, unless of course you keep hitting the "Back" button in your browser. Am I just missing it? Eric

03-04-2005, 20:42	#17 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,487	I have now altered the link embedded in the logo at the top of the forums so that by clicking on it, it will take you to the front of the main site. Thanks for all your input gents