amma

I sent admin a PM about this on Friday, and did not receive his reply until this morning.
We did not mean to step on Admin's toes with this post, just curious as to whether there was an interest in this subject now or for in the future.

Also the replies are informative as to the possibility of future tutorials or maybe even a chat class(es)

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Here is my PM to admin and his reply

From: amma
To: Admin
Date: Oct 16, 2009 17:09:16
Subject: A Question

Hi Admin!!!

I have a question for you...
There are quite a few of us on the board that own EQ programs.
We have been haphazardly asking questions to each other and such about the program.
Is there any way that we could have a place dedicated to these questions and solutions?

Many people keep posting questions about this program in the Main section...curious about it's functions, is it worth the money, etc.. and that could be a place to go for more info on it...

Rhonda, LaceLady and I have been doing some discussions on this just today and last night... it came to us that there are many others who have a lot to contribute or that what we are discussing could be helpful to them. But a regular thread would be hard to follow and would turn into 20 pages in no time...

Another thought is this...by having EQ appear in search engines, regarding our questions/solutions/EQ related topics...would that draw more hits to the board and maybe draw in more members because of this?

I know that I could do this on EQ's site, or on another board, but I am not really interested in going that route, nor I am sure are other board members...we kinda like it right here

Another avenue also is machine embroidery...it is being used in quilting more and more and many of us board members also own and use these machines. It would also be a place that would generate a lot of interest/questions/solutions that we all encounter.

Thank you for reading this

amma


and I sent a second PM following this one:

From: amma
To: Admin
Date: Oct 16, 2009 17:24:43
Subject: Another thought to my last question

Could longarmers also be added in??? That is another area more members are getting into....


Inbox :: Message
From: Admin
To: amma
Date: Oct 19, 2009 05:19:11
Subject: Re:A Question

From the technical point of view, adding more sections is not a problem.

But it decreases forum usability, so it's always a tough decision.

While I agree that EQ is a very popular software package that many people use, I think at this point adding more sections would do more harm than good.

If we add EQ section, then it would also make sense to create sections for other well-known brands and products.

Imagine if we had separate sections for Bernina, Juki, and so on.

It would make it harder to navigate, and people would probably post in the wrong section anyway. Not to mention that with such setup, a person who wants to catch up on all quilt-related threads would have to check several categories, as opposed to just checking Main. This is what worries me the most when considering new sections.

I also received you suggestion about a section for longarm quilters. I'll check past threads to see if there is enough content and discussions for a new section.

Also, I'm working on a upgrade for the message board software. It's a long-term goal, but one of the features would actually address what you described. I want to add a tagging mechanism.

So that the author of a thread can "tag" the post with keywords like "EQ" or "Bernina" and anybody who wants to catch up on all posts that deal with, say EQ, would be able to do so simply by clicking the EQ tag.

I think that would be a good solution, so please hang in there.

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Okay.... it's me again.... :D :D :D
So for now, anyone wishing to share info in these areas, maybe work up a tutorial?? Or a chat class?? Other suggestions??