[lemonoman]

I'd like to point out that I've been coming to chemicalforums much less frequently since the posts that DrCMS talks about started appearing.

And now that I think about it, it IS a waste of my time (and other peoples') to post job postings on this board.  I am convinced no one reads them but it takes up space.

[Mitch]

I'll start a poll. Vote in it if you want to keep the job forum.

[ARGOS++]

Dear Mitch;

Are these the only choices we will get?  ??    ??!?   ??!?!!

Good Luck!
                    ARGOS⁺⁺

[Mitch]

What other options are there?

[agrobert]

What about making it so that Humor and Jobs don't come up ever in recent posts.  People who are job hunting can go to the Job Forum.

[AWK]

Bravo Agrobert!

[Mitch]

There is just no way... It would be a source code modification, and of course I could do it, I just could never promise when it would be possible to have that kind of time to get it done.

[agrobert]

There is just no way... It would be a source code modification, and of course I could do it, I just could never promise when it would be possible to have that kind of time to get it done.

understandable 

[billnotgatez]

but it is the best solution

in the meantime i sort by submitter name and bypass alpha

[hmx9123]

How exactly do you read the forums?  I simply don't read the humor forum, so I never read any posts for it.  Are you clicking a button that shows you ALL the posts since your last visit?  I'd certainly be wary of that.

[AWK]

What other options are there?

Eq. information on the main page - new work offers arrived

[Borek]

How exactly do you read the forums?  I simply don't read the humor forum, so I never read any posts for it.  Are you clicking a button that shows you ALL the posts since your last visit?  I'd certainly be wary of that.

Two ways of being aware of what was happening on the forums:

http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?action=recent
http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?action=unread

I prefer "recent", as it contains text of all posts and I can read them all in one place without further clicking. With tons of unrelated posts it stops to work, as it displays "only" last 100.

[hmx9123]

Well, then it certainly depends on your style of viewing the boards.  I didn't find any of the 'spamming' posts offensive because I don't read those forums.  I click on the forum I want to read, and the 'new' posts are marked as such.  Then I 'Open Link In New Window' by right clicking, and thus I keep from clicking all the time.  I also don't get innundated with posts that I don't care about.  I will also occasionally click on the 'new replies to your posts' link under my username.  Just another style to think about.

[Borek]

This way you have to separately view each forum. Much more clicking and - especially when you are trying to moderate everything - higher chances of missing something.

[hmx9123]

*shrug*  That's up to you, I guess.  Before clicking on 'new posts' you might visit both the humor and the job forums and click on 'mark all read'.  That's only 4 more clicks.  Then click on 'new' and you'll have your list sans those two forums.