Make starting a thread easier

[LAVA 1.0 Content]

Hi all,

I think that it is quite unclear on how to start a new thread for novice users.

This should be made more easier (consider how Stackoverflow directly let you ask a question, or how twitter only asks you to specify the message to broadcast).

On LAVA you have to hit the 'Forums' button and then select the forum to post into, followed by the quite small 'Post a new thread' option), even I find this cumbersome.

The reason I bring this up is the following:

Two days ago I receive a PM from a new member, asking some detailed question.

I reply and say I consider this SPAM and advice him/here to post a 'new thread' on LAVA.

The next day I receive another PM with 'new thread' as the title.

Then my mind kicked in.

I am online a lot of times, I have a lot of posts. My name might be one of the first links to hit, followed by the 'PM me' function.

So I think new members 'just don't get it'.

Maybe an 'Ask a question' or 'Start new Thread' next to the Guidelines is a good way.

Ton

[Michael Aivaliotis]

This is an excellent suggestion Ton and something I have thought of myself.

[PaulG.]

QUOTE (Michael Aivaliotis @ May 28 2009, 09:10 PM)

This is an excellent suggestion Ton and something I have thought of myself.

Yes. A great idea indeed. I've been here for years and it still takes a few minutes and keystrokes to figure out how to start a thread.