Filter out Nook Color threads?

irishtexmex · 12-04-2010, 04:53 PM

I noticed that there is a way for Nook Color owners to filter out the forum so that they only see their pertinent threads.

As great as the NC is, I'm just not interested in it and it's increasingly overtaking the forum. Is there any way for me to filter out the NC threads in the same manner they can do? --Actually, that's sort of a redundant question. I know there isn't. Mods, is there any way you can add this functionality?

wallyworld · 12-04-2010, 06:19 PM

If there is no way to filter these out, can there be a separate section? Break up Nook and Nook Color?

Wally

tubemonkey · 12-04-2010, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irishtexmex

I noticed that there is a way for Nook Color owners to filter out the forum so that they only see their pertinent threads.

As great as the NC is, I'm just not interested in it and it's increasingly overtaking the forum. Is there any way for me to filter out the NC threads in the same manner they can do? --Actually, that's sort of a redundant question. I know there isn't. Mods, is there any way you can add this functionality?

You could just ignore all threads with the "color" prefix. The mods added that feature so they wouldn't have to split the Nook into two separate forums.

Oh wait, that doesn't work because many people are starting threads without using the "color" prefix; thereby making it look like it's a Classic Nook thread.

sun surfer · 12-04-2010, 07:38 PM

I think one forum for both is fine, and the mods did a good job adding the "colour" prefix.

But, as has been pointed out, now one can filter and show only the "colour" threads but not the other way around.

My suggestion would be to add a "classic" prefix as well. This way one can filter either way. There will still be many threads without prefixes (especially at first given all the older non-prefixed threads) but it should work well enough. That's how the Sony forum is and it works fine with three different current readers and many older versions as well all in the same forum.

wallyworld · 12-04-2010, 07:53 PM

Really, they are two VERY different subjects.....

swallman · 12-04-2010, 08:03 PM

Although I'm new to MobileRead, I believe they should be split into different forums. They really are 2 different beasts (especially with the new capabilities of the Nook Color now that it has been rooted/hacked).

chas0039 · 12-04-2010, 09:24 PM

Start a poll, take a vote, maybe they will split it then.

redbird · 12-04-2010, 09:56 PM

I think they should both have prefixes available. Sometimes people write about B&N rather than color or classic, so it's valuable to have them combined in one forum category.

Rebo · 12-04-2010, 10:41 PM

I don't think there is a need to separate the two. None of the Kindle or Sony forum split for different models. A "color" prefix is already added to differentiate the threads; if people don't like a certain subject, it seems to be a simple task to just ignore it. I own a Classic Nook as well as Nook Color and I am interested in all the relating posts. They are made by the same company and share some of the common B&N generic offers (Lend me, read in store, free books, B&N discount/ policies); I believe a single forum to cover both of them is advantageous to most of the users.

DuncanWatson · 12-04-2010, 11:41 PM

They share features as well, the shelf feature, the bookmark syncing, they B&N wishlist and shopping.

I believe their is good reason to keep them together.

chas0039 · 12-05-2010, 10:07 AM

I am seeing entirely too many posts where it is not at all clear which version of Nook is being talked about. Not a big deal, but an annoying waste of time.

tubemonkey · 12-05-2010, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebo

A "color" prefix is already added to differentiate the threads; if people don't like a certain subject, it seems to be a simple task to just ignore it.

That's all well and good if people who start threads would use the prefix. The problem is, not everyone does. Of the 25 threads on the front page, 9 are marked with the "color" prefix. Does that mean the rest of the threads are about the Nook Classic or general B&N topics? No, because an additional 5 threads are also about the Nook Color, but aren't marked as such.

leday · 12-05-2010, 11:03 PM

Is there maybe some way to fix things so that someone HAS to choose either "classic" or "color" before they can send their post?

sun surfer · 12-05-2010, 11:32 PM

^That would eliminate the possibility of threads about the B&N experience in general.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

That's all well and good if people who start threads would use the prefix. The problem is, not everyone does. Of the 25 threads on the front page, 9 are marked with the "color" prefix. Does that mean the rest of the threads are about the Nook Classic or general B&N topics? No, because an additional 5 threads are also about the Nook Color, but aren't marked as such.

The same thing happens in the other forum areas and is not a problem. In Sony, there are plenty of threads about a specific reader that is not marked.

irishtexmex · 12-06-2010, 08:21 PM

I don't mind them being in one thread, and I don't think that even a "classic" tag is necessary. I was thinking that just *one more* filter could be added that takes away the ones with the "Color" tag. That provides the most flexibility and widest breadth for satisfaction.

12-04-2010, 04:53 PM	#1
irishtexmex Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Notre Dame, IN/Austin, TX Device: Kindle Voygae (Old: B&N Nook ST)	Filter out Nook Color threads? I noticed that there is a way for Nook Color owners to filter out the forum so that they only see their pertinent threads. As great as the NC is, I'm just not interested in it and it's increasingly overtaking the forum. Is there any way for me to filter out the NC threads in the same manner they can do? --Actually, that's sort of a redundant question. I know there isn't. Mods, is there any way you can add this functionality?

12-04-2010, 06:19 PM	#2
wallyworld Member Posts: 17 Karma: 32 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Nook (?)	Agreed! If there is no way to filter these out, can there be a separate section? Break up Nook and Nook Color? Wally

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sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	I think one forum for both is fine, and the mods did a good job adding the "colour" prefix. But, as has been pointed out, now one can filter and show only the "colour" threads but not the other way around. My suggestion would be to add a "classic" prefix as well. This way one can filter either way. There will still be many threads without prefixes (especially at first given all the older non-prefixed threads) but it should work well enough. That's how the Sony forum is and it works fine with three different current readers and many older versions as well all in the same forum.

12-04-2010, 07:53 PM	#5
wallyworld Member Posts: 17 Karma: 32 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Nook (?)	Really, they are two VERY different subjects.....

12-04-2010, 08:03 PM	#6
swallman Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 14 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook Color	Although I'm new to MobileRead, I believe they should be split into different forums. They really are 2 different beasts (especially with the new capabilities of the Nook Color now that it has been rooted/hacked).

12-04-2010, 09:24 PM	#7
chas0039 Sceptic Posts: 573 Karma: 73436 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The Lake Device: rooted Nooks, retired. JetBook Lite, Kindle 3, 4, Kobo Nia, Libra H2O.	Start a poll, take a vote, maybe they will split it then.

12-04-2010, 09:56 PM	#8
redbird Member Posts: 15 Karma: 1822 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: nook	I think they should both have prefixes available. Sometimes people write about B&N rather than color or classic, so it's valuable to have them combined in one forum category.

12-04-2010, 10:41 PM	#9
Rebo Groupie Posts: 173 Karma: 392 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: nook, nook color, kindle 3, Ipad 2nd gen, Nook HD+, Iphone 4S	I don't think there is a need to separate the two. None of the Kindle or Sony forum split for different models. A "color" prefix is already added to differentiate the threads; if people don't like a certain subject, it seems to be a simple task to just ignore it. I own a Classic Nook as well as Nook Color and I am interested in all the relating posts. They are made by the same company and share some of the common B&N generic offers (Lend me, read in store, free books, B&N discount/ policies); I believe a single forum to cover both of them is advantageous to most of the users.

12-04-2010, 11:41 PM	#10
DuncanWatson Kindle Convert Posts: 190 Karma: 62704 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Woodinville, WA, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nook (all)	They share features as well, the shelf feature, the bookmark syncing, they B&N wishlist and shopping. I believe their is good reason to keep them together.

12-05-2010, 10:07 AM	#11
chas0039 Sceptic Posts: 573 Karma: 73436 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The Lake Device: rooted Nooks, retired. JetBook Lite, Kindle 3, 4, Kobo Nia, Libra H2O.	I am seeing entirely too many posts where it is not at all clear which version of Nook is being talked about. Not a big deal, but an annoying waste of time.

12-05-2010, 11:03 PM	#13
leday Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 400 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-700, Nook Color	Is there maybe some way to fix things so that someone HAS to choose either "classic" or "color" before they can send their post?

12-06-2010, 08:21 PM	#15
irishtexmex Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Notre Dame, IN/Austin, TX Device: Kindle Voygae (Old: B&N Nook ST)	I don't mind them being in one thread, and I don't think that even a "classic" tag is necessary. I was thinking that just one more filter could be added that takes away the ones with the "Color" tag. That provides the most flexibility and widest breadth for satisfaction.