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A chatter's forum most definetely is required, if only to get the chatters out of the other sections...
As to the fact that a lot of questions get asked several times, I'd plead for a HU-Wiki.
It would not replace the HUBB, since the board would be a place for diskussions, the Wiki could be the place for facts as experienced by the individual travellers. I do not know if there is such a possibility, but maybe it would make sense to have it moderated just to make sure only facts are published. Links could be set to relevant discussions on HUB. I also found it annoying to have to search several long threads (from an internet cafe with a bad connection...) in order to find relevant facts.
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Lo-Res version?
I can't see a link anywhere so I'm guessing there isn't one. I run a small forum (admittedly using IPB) and we have a lo-res version if it built in. I think it's primarily for PDAs and Smartphones, but on PC it does really help with loading times if you're on a slow connection as it strips out a lot of the formatting, pictures etc.
I know it's OT a bit , but as a way to view and use the HUBB on the road it'd be great when your connnection speed is poor.
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Originally Posted by Alexlebrit
I can't see a link anywhere so I'm guessing there isn't one. I run a small forum (admittedly using IPB) and we have a lo-res version if it built in. I think it's primarily for PDAs and Smartphones, but on PC it does really help with loading times if you're on a slow connection as it strips out a lot of the formatting, pictures etc.
I know it's OT a bit , but as a way to view and use the HUBB on the road it'd be great when your connnection speed is poor.
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Or perhaps even easier... RSS feeds of each of the forums? That way you can just subscribe to the forums that you're interested in.... There are several RSS plugins for this forum software - but I wouldn't want to be the one to try and integrate it!
It took me an age to make it work on our very simple forum with no customisation - but then I'm not exactly a PHP wizz.
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Originally Posted by Lars
A chatter's forum most definetely is required, if only to get the chatters out of the other sections...
As to the fact that a lot of questions get asked several times, I'd plead for a HU-Wiki.
It would not replace the HUBB, since the board would be a place for diskussions, the Wiki could be the place for facts as experienced by the individual travellers. I do not know if there is such a possibility, but maybe it would make sense to have it moderated just to make sure only facts are published. Links could be set to relevant discussions on HUB. I also found it annoying to have to search several long threads (from an internet cafe with a bad connection...) in order to find relevant facts.
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Ultimately this is all up to Grant and Susan - I love the idea of a HUBB wiki - but actually I think that may take something away from what HUBB is all about - and of course - why even try to compete with people like this? Free Worldwide Travel Guides - Wikitravel
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Ultimately this is all up to Grant and Susan -
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Sure enough, but the main problem of the forum is for me that the information is somewhere here, it is just sometimes hard to find it. It happened several times that I searched for information I could not find, only to stumble across a thread later because I did not use the right keywords (particularly difficult for non native speakers like myself to find the right phrases). And sometimes, the forum-style presentation is not very well suited for some information. For example it still does not make sense to me to open 10 different sub-forums for accomodation and yet another 10 subforums for repair shops. So much klickwork
I also do not think it is about competition. There are thousands of travel-related sites out there. I use a number of them but always come back to HU. Where do I find the specific motorbike-related info on wikitravel or somebody who travelled that particular country/ before and who is willing to confirm that this trip is doable...
I would think it is just about presentation and giving people a way of finding relevant info easily.
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