STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Hermes

UPDATE - I need your input

squishy · Coach

I'm kinda bummed and I want to manage expectations...

BargainQueen · Marc Jacobs

UPDATE - I need your input

Kelly · Hermes

squishy wrote:

i didn't realize there was any other non-[img] way to post photos. i'm way on top of things.

woohoo for new things!

haha same here. I always use the [img] tags.

sephorablue · Marc Jacobs

I actually would love a better-functioning search feature. Unless I've been doing it wrong (which is totally possible), it's impossible to click back from a specific thread without having to re-do the search; and it seems to sort arbitrarily without the dates going chronologically... and also the year is not visible on the date stamp. Can't think of anything we don't have that I'd want, though!

Hermes

well, I'll look into the search feature, compare it to our current search functionalities, and see if we need to tweak it... if it's screwy, we now have a tech person who can go in and make the changes as we need them.

what about our links at the top navigation (store lists, coupon codes, etc?) do you guys use those?

what about live chat? we have it at the right of the forum, but no one uses it -- so I'm assuming we don't want that?

brazilian · Dooney & Bourke

I'm not sure about everyone else but I don't use the shopping quick link or coupon code link. I think if someone is looking for a code they start a thread.

It doesn't seem like anyone uses the live chat anymore.

member · Hermes

Actually, I've referred to the store list quite a bit, so I'd love to see it on the new forum. I also love the coupon code database, but I think it's a little out of date - if we can keep it more up to date, I think it's a great resource.

Teresa · Kate Spade

i dont use the live chat, but I LOVE the feature that shows were people have posted recently.

Kelly · Hermes

collegegirl5858 wrote:

i dont use the live chat, but I LOVE the feature that shows were people have posted recently.

ditto!

I also agree that the search feature is cumbersome without being able to sort by date.

Elle · Hermes

shopchicago33 wrote:

I also love the coupon code database, but I think it's a little out of date - if we can keep it more up to date, I think it's a great resource.

I think the coupon database is a great thing to have, but it's not very useful in it's current form. IMO just organizing it so that the newest code posted is at the top would be easier to navigate - you could just scroll down to see what recent codes had been posted and it really wouldn't have to be edited to remove inactive codes if they just fell off the bottom after 3 months or so ...

Hermes

the coupon code database is not a part of the forum, but we will be building a new database as part of the general site. I'm not thrilled with our present database, and that will be taken into account when we design the new one.

are there any in particular you do like? like reesycakes? could we live with something similar to that?

part of the problem with expiration dates is that not all codes have them, and some codes are also good for years...

sfclinevandy · Coach

I love the search feature and the private message option. I really hope we can keep the inbox and outbox features in the new forum.

Hermes

sfclinevandy wrote:

I love the search feature and the private message option. I really hope we can keep the inbox and outbox features in the new forum.

do you mean the PM inbox and outbox? I can enable email too (through your ST profile), not sure how you all would feel about that (my assumption is no)

sfclinevandy · Coach

Sorry I wasn't the clear... the PM inbox and outbox.

wicked · Coach

I like the live chat, but i've only participated once or twice. I feel shy and akward about it if only a few other people are on. Maybe we could do something to energize it.

Is it possible to make it so that once you've opened a chat the chatbox could move to the center? Or make the "send a message" more prominent? That's one feature that I think would be really cool if we could give it some momentum and get it rolling.

subwolley · Kate Spade

I don't know if this applies, but I like when forums have options that allow you to pick the colors or themes of how you would like to view the forum.

-- Edited by subwolley at 17:03, 2008-02-06

Elle · Hermes

D wrote:

the coupon code database is not a part of the forum, but we will be building a new database as part of the general site. I'm not thrilled with our present database, and that will be taken into account when we design the new one.

are there any in particular you do like? like reesycakes? could we live with something similar to that?

part of the problem with expiration dates is that not all codes have them, and some codes are also good for years...

D, this is my very favorite coupon site:

http://www.retailmenot.com/

You search by site, but what I really like about it is the ability for people to comment on codes (if they worked, when, when they expire, etc) and vote if they worked or not, so you can quickly see the validity of any given code. It's a nice comprehensive code resource because so many people post, and IMO they do so because it's very easy to post a new code (or a comment about a code).

HTH!

needsfashionadvice · Kate Spade

Elle wrote:

D wrote:

the coupon code database is not a part of the forum, but we will be building a new database as part of the general site. I'm not thrilled with our present database, and that will be taken into account when we design the new one.

are there any in particular you do like? like reesycakes? could we live with something similar to that?

part of the problem with expiration dates is that not all codes have them, and some codes are also good for years...

D, this is my very favorite coupon site:

http://www.retailmenot.com/

You search by site, but what I really like about it is the ability for people to comment on codes (if they worked, when, when they expire, etc) and vote if they worked or not, so you can quickly see the validity of any given code. It's a nice comprehensive code resource because so many people post, and IMO they do so because it's very easy to post a new code (or a comment about a code).

HTH!

Ditto, that's my fave coupon site as well because I love that people can comment on whether or not those codes worked for them.

NCshopper · Hermes

While I think the live chat feature is kinda cool, no one here really uses it very much, so I think if you're going to have to pay extra for it, then I'd skip it.

Also, I know that a lot of ST gets paid through the ads, but could we move the ads to the bottom of the page? I can't scroll down to the forums until all the ads are loaded, which sometimes can take a while. It's obviously not a huge big deal--I think I'm just impatient.