CHRIS TODD Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Interesting to note that on the last 23 "spotted's" only one person has said, that was me!So, are we spotting lots of non club members, or now spotted is a stand alone category, nobody bothers to check? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Speaking for myself, I seldom bother to check now that the forum front page doesn't flag when new posts have been made. I don't bother posting spots any more either, as they seldom get a response.The forum ain't what it used to be. BTW, what's happened to all the previous pages of spots. Have they been archived in an effort to speed up the forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmmarsh Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Mort - they are still there. There are 751 pages of spotted going back to when it was hived off on 24/2/2005 - so it is coming up to its 10th anniversary!i suspect that you have the 'last updated' option set to one month or less - it is at the top left of the screen. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted February 21, 2015 Area Representative Share Posted February 21, 2015 No, it's not dead, just sleeping. It's fairly impressive that there are 24 spotted reports in the past month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin J Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 My first ever spotted was by you Chris. http://www.lotus7.club/forum/spotted/k800rum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin J Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 My first ever spotted was by you Chris. http://www.lotus7.club/forum/spotted/k800rum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS TODD Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Such an honour, Martin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Thanks Steve. Seems obvious when you point it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted February 25, 2015 Area Representative Share Posted February 25, 2015 A further point. It shows that there are Seven owners who don't vist BC, which is a bit of a shock. :O Even more of a shocking thought is that these might be owners/enthusiasts of/for the car who might not be members of The Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Steve Wright Posted February 27, 2015 Area Representative Share Posted February 27, 2015 Interesting comments, I always thought that spotted as a seperate forum subject should be dropped. Remember when spotteds were in the chitchat forum? I think everything was all in one originally?I've often thought that "for sale" and "wanted" should be combined too. You occasionally see somebody wanting something that's on the for sale section.It's true that many members never visit Blatchat at all (gasp!). Also, one or two of our local members don't have Internet access at all (shock horror!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyH Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I've often thought that "for sale" and "wanted" should be combined too. You occasionally see somebody wanting something that's on the for sale section.I've seen the combination elsewhere and it's generally OK, but it occasionally falls down if/when a poster fails to indicate "for sale" or "wanted" in the subject line.If I'm wanting something though, a trawl of the For Sale section is my first port of call. Always surprises me when other people wanting items clearly haven't done the same thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted February 28, 2015 Area Representative Share Posted February 28, 2015 SteveI certainly lobbied to have "Spotted" separated from ChitChat, so blame me as much as anyone. I thought that the spotted threads clutktered the main forum, perticularly during the summer months. Even then, most went by without responses.I think ChitChat is better without Spotted (just opinion, it isn't as though there is a wrong or right approach just differences) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmmarsh Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 GJT - taking spotted out of chitchat made sense at the time as there were a lot of posts, as you say. When the aggregated view came in it effectively reversed the change as they were all back in the one place again. Before any changes are made here, it is worth you playing around with the filters at the top of the new and updated tab - the left hand filter allows you to choose which forums you want to see, so if you don't want to know about spotteds, you can just turn it off!i must admit that I like the new and updated view as it is much better than the old aggregated view: you can choose which fora to inclide it shows you everything that you haven't read, not just posts since your last visit you can choose how far back you want it to gather unread posts yiu can go straight to the first unread postSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS2000 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I like 'Spotted', I did a load of miles yesterday in the 7 including motorway miles and checked on here to see if a fellow enthusiast had seen me (sadly not!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyH Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Ditto. 4 hours and 172 miles across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire yesterday. It was fabulous, but no spotted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS2000 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 AntonyH - spooky, I was also in Staffs, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire!! Shame our paths didn't cross! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyH Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Shame indeed! We came down past Uttoxeter to Barton-under-Needwood for a stop at the Red Carpet Cinema at the marina (excellent brunch, just what we needed), then in a vaguely direct line to, then around, Oxford (giving Oxford and its bypass / ring road a wide berth). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I was out Oxford way yesterday too. No spots for me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyH Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Maybe we should have a "Not Spotted" section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Steve Wright Posted March 6, 2015 Area Representative Share Posted March 6, 2015 A rogue "spotted" on ChitChat: http://www.lotus7.club/forum/chitchat/spotted-tellysue-bishop-caterham#comment-2121848 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted March 6, 2015 Member Share Posted March 6, 2015 Maybe we should have a "Not Spotted" section?We have!:-)Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Steve Wright Posted March 9, 2015 Area Representative Share Posted March 9, 2015 Another rogue "spotted" on Chitchat: http://www.lotus7.club/forum/chitchat/seen-route-napolean-today-any-one-here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted March 9, 2015 Area Representative Share Posted March 9, 2015 Quoting Steve:-"i must admit that I like the new and updated view as it is much better than the old aggregated view:you can choose which fora to inclideit shows you everything that you haven't read, not just posts since your last visityou can choose how far back you want it to gather unread postsyiu can go straight to the first unread post"I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 As above I like the New & Updated view EXCEPT I find it very frustrating that if I view a thread (or contribute to one) it drops off the N&U view.Quite often I'll think of something to add to a reply I've recently made, or a thread I just viewed, and I have to click 'forums' and then trawl through each individual forum to try to find the thread concerned.For that reason I usually no longer bother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted March 9, 2015 Member Share Posted March 9, 2015 As above I like the New & Updated view EXCEPT I find it very frustrating that if I view a thread (or contribute to one) it drops off the N&U view.Agreed. And it's not just us.I think it needs an "All" filter and tab for that view.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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