Is SCOX the only Yahoo board...

Message ID: 392203
Posted By: n4vu
Posted On: 2006-07-18 10:20:00
Subject: Is SCOX the only Yahoo board...

...being deserted in droves? (And is there anyone left around to answer? :)

Message ID: 392205
Posted By: b29651
Posted On: 2006-07-18 10:24:00
Subject: Re: Is SCOX the only Yahoo board...

EAG postings have dropped dramatically.
the AT&T board is slowed a little.BLS is about the same.
br3n

Message ID: 392206
Posted By: phandsvrta
Posted On: 2006-07-18 10:27:00
Subject: Re: Is SCOX the only Yahoo board...

The M$ board is slowing up, and a good few of the regulars there are showing up on Investor Village.

IV is MUCH better than the new Y! format - very like the old one, but with some nice extras.

Paul

Message ID: 392210
Posted By: schmidt3492003
Posted On: 2006-07-18 10:38:00
Subject: Re: Is SCOX the only Yahoo board...

"Much better" meaning "you have to click twice to give a rec."

It also lacks those so-nice troll-filtering negative recs.

It also lacks a coherent threading model.

I'm not looking to start a flamewar here, but as often as people say that the IV board is somehow "better" I'm going to respond. If you want to say that you like it better, well, that's your business.

Message ID: 392214
Posted By: drichards1953
Posted On: 2006-07-18 10:55:00
Subject: Re: Is SCOX the only Yahoo board...

GTW (Gateway Computer) is very slow too. The very nice folks at IV set up a GTW board very quickly upon request. Myself and others are moving there for both SCOX and GTW too. Several other boards like APPL and CSCO are slow too and some of the regular posters seem to have moved to IV also.

Message ID: 392216
Posted By: timransom@rogers.com
Posted On: 2006-07-18 11:09:00
Subject: Re: Is SCOX the only Yahoo board...

<< "Much better" meaning "you have to click twice to give a rec.">>

Hey, at least you can give a rec! Incidentally, you overlooked the fact that it takes two clicks here as well!

<< It also lacks those so-nice troll-filtering negative recs.>>

Easily gamed both ways by determined multi-nym holders. Didn't work for ip-wars.

<< It also lacks a coherent threading model.>>

Click the "Start of Thread" button, or simply access the thread that appears underneath the post!

<< I'm not looking to start a flamewar here, but as often as people say that the IV board is somehow "better" I'm going to respond.>>

It's a subjective thing, no?

<< If you want to say that you like it better, well, that's your business.>>

Thanks, and I do.

Like you, I keep an eye out here, as I am sure many people are still doing.

Should there be a troll crap flood here, people will return to quell it.

I agree completely with your stance regarding Y! being a major destination for info (as opposed to IV), therefore it is an important hill in the scheme of things, yet this format is *intolerable* to most people.

In my mind, the solution would be an interface to this place that emulates the old one.

There is an RSS feed of this. An enterprising person could maybe build that interface and reclaim the audience for this board.

Message ID: 392218
Posted By: phandsvrta
Posted On: 2006-07-18 11:32:00
Subject: Re: Is SCOX the only Yahoo board...

Hmmm...strange way to respond. I won't start or participate in a flame war, but your points are pots caling kettles black.
Recs take (at least - wait till they make you re-enter your password) 2 clicks in this new era here.

Y! doesn't have troll filtering either.

The IV board is indisputably better than the new Y! board. Respond away, but I probably won't reciprocate. The fact is that a huge number of posters have deserted this baord (including trolls) and gone to IV.

Message ID: 392220
Posted By: rex007can
Posted On: 2006-07-18 11:39:00
Subject: Re: Is SCOX the only Yahoo board...

The MSFT board seems to have the same kind of stats that this one has today. Only about 4 posts in the past hour. And a lot of them are about how the format sucks.

So My guess would be that Yahoo! boards are being deserted at large.

Message ID: 392237
Posted By: phandsvrta
Posted On: 2006-07-18 14:37:00
Subject: Ah crap : InvestorVillage is on windoze

Just netcrafted it....

www.investorvillage.com unknown June 1999 Microsoft-IIS/6.0 Windows Server 2003

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