Separating CX-9 Gen 1 and Gen 2 Forums
- Thread starter kornholio
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I'll forward the request to the site admin. Currently, when a user creates a new thread, they have the ability to use a thread prefix that denotes the MY range (2007-2015 and 2016-2023).
If a new subforum is to be created, a moderator can't do it, but site admins can.
If a new subforum is to be created, a moderator can't do it, but site admins can.
Antoine
Administrator
Thanks for the suggestion @kornholio and for the heads up @sm1ke
It's possible but we're keeping Forums as streamlined as possible...We've been around a long time and we used to have extensive categorization but unfortunately what happens over time as the model years get older or cease production is that your left with too many Forums and too little activity.
As sm1ke mentioned, we do have a thread prefix option, also many thread titles contain the model year. Another option is to search within the CX-9 Forum using the desired model year as a keyword or an advanced search and the desired thread prefix.
Actually if you go to the CX-9 Forum and click on search at the top then "This category" from the dropdown...As you enter keywords like for example "2007" you should see search result previews instantly giving you a quick idea of what's available.
It's possible but we're keeping Forums as streamlined as possible...We've been around a long time and we used to have extensive categorization but unfortunately what happens over time as the model years get older or cease production is that your left with too many Forums and too little activity.
As sm1ke mentioned, we do have a thread prefix option, also many thread titles contain the model year. Another option is to search within the CX-9 Forum using the desired model year as a keyword or an advanced search and the desired thread prefix.
Actually if you go to the CX-9 Forum and click on search at the top then "This category" from the dropdown...As you enter keywords like for example "2007" you should see search result previews instantly giving you a quick idea of what's available.
Antoine
Administrator
Update! After thinking about this some more...I realized we could create a search forum for this, one for each prefix.
I've set them up for testing...
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There are a couple issues with this solution though...It doesn't include all the first gen threads (too broad of a search for that feature) and it adds more forums to the list (not ideal).
That said, what do you think? Useful? Very useful?
If not that useful, we can remove them...If very useful, it may be something we can also utilize elsewhere...
I've set them up for testing...
CX-9 2007~2015
CX-9 2016~2023
There are a couple issues with this solution though...It doesn't include all the first gen threads (too broad of a search for that feature) and it adds more forums to the list (not ideal).
That said, what do you think? Useful? Very useful?
If not that useful, we can remove them...If very useful, it may be something we can also utilize elsewhere...
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Is it possible to make prefixes (where applicable) for new thread creation a requirement? If so, I think it could be very useful going forward. The only real downside to this is that a lot (most?) of the older threads will not be populated in the results of a "prefix search".
How about CX-9:Update! After thinking about this some more...I realized we could create a search forum for this, one for each prefix.
I've set them up for testing...
CX-9 2007~2015
CX-9 2016~2023
There are a couple issues with this solution though...It doesn't include all the first gen threads (too broad of a search for that feature) and it adds more forums to the list (not ideal).
That said, what do you think? Useful? Very useful?
If not that useful, we can remove them...If very useful, it may be something we can also utilize elsewhere...
Gen 1- 2007 to 2015
Gen 2- 2016-2023
I know it's going to be a lot of work sorry for that, but I would think that it would be much easier to navigate between generations.
N7turbo
2023 CX-5 2.5T ... 2024 MX-5 RF GT
Many topics apply to all years, or no year in particular. What do you do then?
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If this were implemented, then I would just use the prefix applicable to the MY of the vehicle in question. That said, I suppose that a 3rd prefix could be used for those topics, call it "All" or something like that.
If you have a better suggestion, I'm all ears.
Antoine
Administrator
Great feedback...My concern with requiring prefixes in this case (based on experience using them elsewhere) is that some people will not use the correct one for whatever reason (unaware, misunderstand). Also it makes thread titles longer (shorter and more concise is better and adding the model year with the prefix is not necessary). Plus as @N7turbo mentioned, such prefixes don't apply to all possible topics.
For now, we'll keep these test search forums up and as I do anyway, I'll update any CX-9 thread titles that I come across accordingly.
For now, we'll keep these test search forums up and as I do anyway, I'll update any CX-9 thread titles that I come across accordingly.
