Re-titling of KoboBooks.com Discount Codes thread

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Definitely!!

For clarification purposes - does Discussion include (but not be limited to) all the 'tricky' examples I gave in the first post?

What tricky examples?

(I've apparently had too much coffee!)

[Dr. Drib]

Let me clarify my thinking on this matter. But before I do, let me add that I am quite capable of separating my role as a moderator and my role as a frequenter of that thread.

Speaking as a member who every day visits that thread: my thinking is that things are fine the way they are, but I wouldn't personally lose any sleep over a name change that might or might not happen. Discussion, when it happens, seems joyful and full of good communication about the discount codes. We all seem to be sharing in one another's good fortune.

Speaking as a Moderator: I find the thread to be OK the way it is. I only ever intervene when someone gets nasty with another member, or when off-topic posts continue on and on and on, and then the focus gets lost. In fact, I can't remember that happening, although I'm sure it has happened in the past. (I've been busy containing some horrible fires lately in some other threads, really nasty behavioral issues.) Let me put it this way: Whatever is happening (or is perceived to be happening in that thread), is really minor, in my opinion.

It's good having a discussion on these issues here in this Feedback forum....where discussion is civil, respectful, and listened to as different members express varying views.

[pdurrant]

At the OP's request I have shortened the length of this poll. If you haven't already voted and you want to vote, vote NOW, because polling closes in less than a day!

[tilia]

I think a lot of the information given in the thread would be easier to find for those who need it (especially for kobo-newbies) if it was in it's own thread, but I don't mind the way it is now either so I voted for the blue one.

[JSWolf]

I voted for the thread to be renamed to The Blue One, Next to the Fish.

[JSWolf]

To be honest, there's nothing wrong with the thread as is. Why mess with a good thing?

[Lynx-lynx]

The Poll is closed.

Thank you everyone who has participated by voting, and/or posting.

[pdurrant]

Thread title changed to

Kobo Discounts: Codes + Discussion

[pdurrant]

Re-opened for those who want to complain about the new title.

[FizzyWater]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Re-opened for those who want to complain about the new title.

It's a sad fact that you have to anticipate that.

[Lynx-lynx]

@JSWolf I noticed your disquiet in the Discounts thread re the title change (JS Wolf Discounts thread post no. #10094)

Yeah, thanks for spoiling a good thread title with now a poor thread title. I don't see what was wrong with leaving well enough alone.

as well as your curiosity in this thread as to why some of the Discounts thread participants wanted to see a change of title.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

To be honest, there's nothing wrong with the thread as is. Why mess with a good thing?

From my perspective it's about clarity. Is discussion about how to use the discount codes and how to use the Kobo store front included in the intention of the thread nomenclature? And my commonsense says that it's the thread title that should (help) determine that.

The previous thread title 'kobobooks.com Discount Codes' didn't seem to provide for discussion as to how to use the codes, how to use the Kobo storefront, how to use many of the features available when buying ebooks from Kobo. There seemed to be a gap between posting the code and then using the code, or using the code in the optimal way for your country and payment circumstances.

Some posters who read the title as meaning that only codes should be posted to the exclusion of chatter around how to use the codes were quite right to post that the thread was going off topic.

The intention of this poll and thread is as I posted in the first post:

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Re-titling of KoboBooks.com Discount Codes thread

I'd like to propose a re-titling of the Kobobooks.com Discount Codes thread to instead be 'Kobobooks.com Discount Codes and pertinent discussion'.

My reasoning is that buying ebooks from the Kobo website can be a somewhat daunting and tricky business (or adventure!), and members not infrequently ask for help when using the codes.

Examples of said trickiness include:

two different websites/checkouts, old and new, depending on your country of origin
Cart appears on some countries sites and not others
PayPal is acceptable on some countries sites and not others
Gift Vouchers available for some countries and not others
entering discount codes differs according to your country and whether you are on the old or new website
format of the ebook is a bit of a mystery unless you take particular steps to clarify the format you're buying
kepub - a Kobo specific format that differs in treatment from the usual epub
the (usually) monthly Contest only applies to some countries, and now the codes only work in those same countries
the Japanese Rakutan site now differs in lots of ways from the rest of the Kobo sites
assistance with the ability to travel
assistance with searching and trying to find books (not as easy as it should be by far!)

Any more?

Anyway, I consider that these are sufficient reasons to justify 'pertinent discussion' be included as part of the thread title.

What do you reckon?

It seems from the results that the bulk of Discounts thread users who voted were of the opinion that the intention for the thread should include discussion as to how to use the codes under various conditions and that posting about this was relevant.

I appreciate that you may not agree with my thinking.

[Lynx-lynx]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Re-opened for those who want to complain about the new title.

Paul I think the new title suits the purpose and intention of the thread:

Kobo Discounts: Codes (quite plainly says to me that one posts Kobo codes in this thread

Kobo Discounts: + Discussion (says to me that one can discuss Kobo discounts in their application and usage)

[murg]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Re-opened for those who want to complain about the new title.

Thanks.

I want the thread title changed to:

Kobo Coupons: Codes + Discussion + How To Use Coupons Multiple Times + Random Thoughts + When's The Next Contest? + Off-topic Topics + International Geo-Transportation + I Want Higher Percentage Coupons + Usage Tips + Birth Announcements + Complaints About Off-Topic Posts - (But No Whinging About Kobo In General)

[BuyMore]

Originally Posted by murg

Thanks.

I want the thread title changed to:

Kobo Coupons: Codes + Discussion + How To Use Coupons Multiple Times + Random Thoughts + When's The Next Contest? + Off-topic Topics + International Geo-Transportation + I Want Higher Percentage Coupons + Usage Tips + Birth Announcements + Complaints About Off-Topic Posts - (But No Whinging About Kobo In General)

Lol.

Is there a limit to the total characters allowed for a thread title?

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by BuyMore

Lol.

Is there a limit to the total characters allowed for a thread title?

You could always take the word "Discussion" out of that long title. THEN it would fit! Probably.