General Discussion topic dumping

Bluesuede · Jan 12, 2015 2:05 pm

At Homeone we welcome new discussion topics, but please take the time to consider whether you are posting your new topic within the right forum category. "General Discussion" is frequently used as a place to open a new topic that clearly belongs in a different category and as a result the support team spends a lot of time moving topics to the correct area.

Before you post, please consider - is there a different forum category that might be more appropriate?

If you're posting a topic on concreting - there's a category for that. Interior decorating and colour choices? Yep - there's a category for that. Landscaping, lighting, heating/air-conditioning? Yep - they all have their own forum categories.

It also helps you get the answers you may be looking for - if you want some help on colour choices then you're going to have more success in getting an answer if you post your question in the correct place.

Please report any topics that need moving to the support team by using the report button.

Thanks,

Bluesuede
Homeone Support

tlblhayward · Jan 13, 2015 12:50 am

SaveH2O · Jan 13, 2015 1:09 am

Bluesuede

"General Discussion" is frequently used as a place to open a new topic that clearly belongs in a different category and as a result the support team spends a lot of time moving topics to the correct area.
Homeone Support

The same also goes for the Building A New House sub forum.

tlblhayward · Jan 13, 2015 1:09 am

SaveH2O

Bluesuede

"General Discussion" is frequently used as a place to open a new topic that clearly belongs in a different category and as a result the support team spends a lot of time moving topics to the correct area.
Homeone Support

The same also goes for the Building A New House sub forum.

+2

bpratt · Jan 13, 2015 6:33 pm

+1000 to the above.

I know I've made the odd mistake in replying to a post that clearly should be in a more appropriate forum.

Using the appropriate sub-forum allows others to find posts of direct relevance to them, where if they are all just dumped in General or Building a New Home forums, they get lost rather quickly.

Bluesuede · Apr 24, 2015 5:20 pm

A reminder to please consider carefully when creating a new topic as to where the most appropriate sub-forum might be. I'm continually moving topics that have obvious specific sub-forums available. Blinds and curtains, landscaping, heating and cooling, kitchen questions, buying land - none of these belong in General Discussion.

Repeat offenders may end up having their topics deleted outright.

Many thanks.

BJ88 · Aug 31, 2015 10:48 pm

Good point, many forums have this issue and a bit of time spent going through the categories helps finding information much easier.

Rocky29- · Nov 29, 2015 9:35 am

We are building a new house; rendered master wall, weathertec boards and stone work externally, Wooden window frames, polished exposed aggregate concrete with a beige pigment. We have a central corridor with a concrete wall down the middle of the house to work as a heat sink this has been rendered and we chose porters paint Herculaneum...looks like rust with subtle metallic glitter on the paint card.....however on the rendered wall it looks dull brown...not at all what I expected...feeling quite shocked as was meant to be a feature...any ideas how we can improve the appearance ?

SaveH2O · Nov 29, 2015 11:54 am

OMG!!!

Are you trolling this thread or just trying to be funny because any other explanation defies belief???

Liliana · Nov 29, 2015 1:20 pm

I think Rocky29- is taking the topic title literally ie that it actually is a general thread for any topic.

A PM might be in order to set him on the right track.

Stewie D · Nov 29, 2015 2:37 pm

Oh dear....
Stewie

SaveH2O · Nov 29, 2015 3:17 pm

Liliana

I think Rocky29- is taking the topic title literally ie that it actually is a general thread for any topic.

A PM might be in order to set him on the right track.

Rocky29 joined the forum, posted immediately, left 2 minutes later and hasn't been back since. It's a funny prank if it was posted as such.

SaveH2O · Jun 16, 2016 5:06 pm

If it is a specific query, it should be posted in the most appropriate sub forum where it has the best chance of being seen by those most qualified to answer and where the subject matter can most effectively be later searched for by others with similar queries.

People posting in the wrong sub forum cause needless work to moderators who later need to move topics incorrectly posted.

bpratt · Jun 19, 2016 10:59 am

What people forget is that the person who may be able to quickly answer their question, may only be viewing certain sub-forums, and avoiding both General and Building a New Home sub-forums completely due to many reasons.

People who continue to post specific topic questions in the wrong spot, are only doing themselves a dis-service.

Philip_Green · Sep 25, 2020 4:39 pm

BJ88

Good point, many forums have this issue and a bit of time spent going through the categories helps finding information much easier.

Such a good point