Do you use the "Current Hot Topics" section?

[Irish Envy]

I'm evaluating all of the modules on the front page to see if they are used frequently as I plan to remove those that are not. We're start with the "Current Hot Topics" module. Do you use the "Current Hot Topics" section on the main IrishEnvy.com index page?

 

[Irish Envy]

14 views and 2 votes. C'mon guys...

 

[jiggafini19]

I see it.

 

[Z-Bo]

I used to use it when I first joined, but then it became clear that the hot topics list never changes basically. What I would hope a hot topics list would do is list a couple of controversial but family-fun friendly topics, but there is no way for a computer to (Easily) figure out what is controversial.

So I used to use it, but stopped using it when I always would see Arrelious Benn's thread in there, etc.

 

[NDAlumSon]

There it is.
I've always seen it but never really noticed it, if that makes any sense.

 

[Irish Envy]

I used to use it when I first joined, but then it became clear that the hot topics list never changes basically. What I would hope a hot topics list would do is list a couple of controversial but family-fun friendly topics, but there is no way for a computer to (Easily) figure out what is controversial.

So I used to use it, but stopped using it when I always would see Arrelious Benn's thread in there, etc.

Thanks for the response... and that actually is a pretty cool idea. If people rated the threads more frequently, I could actually pull them based on activity and rating, which would somewhat take away the computer element.

The module is written to pull the X number of topics that have the most responses and have recent activity. It sounds like few use it, so I probably will pull it in lieu of something else.

 

[ackirl]

I immediately scroll down to “Recent Threads”

 

[LOVEMYIRISH]

I'm evaluating all of the modules on the front page to see if they are used frequently as I plan to remove those that are not. We're start with the "Current Hot Topics" module. Do you use the "Current Hot Topics" section on the main IrishEnvy.com index page?

I hit "New Posts" when I fire up the board. Then I cruise all the topics posted...

 

[Dannyboy Ayers]

i liked it when it was displaying the commitments that we have or maybe one for recruiting news, or other allumni news.

 

[BGIF]

I hit "New Posts" when I fire up the board. Then I cruise all the topics posted...

Same.

 

[Vince Young]

There's three particular forums on here that I read, so all I do is go to all 3 of them and just read any threads that have had new posts since the last time I logged on. I VERY rarely check out any of the other forums. As such, I really have no use for a "hot topics" list or "recent posts" list, since they're likely to be cluttered with threads from the other forums that I don't normally read.

That said, the three forums that I DO read provide me plenty of reading and entertainment. I probably still spend too much time on here.

 

[knute]

Still don't see it.

 

[knute]

I usually just scan through the new posts or look at a few familiar forums.