A Simple Request

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LouLou

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This debate has come up before.

Unfortunately this website is not like your computer that you can organize with all sorts of micromanaged folders.
The key to information management in the future is searching not sorting. It was a step towards 'old fashioned' technology that this site started micromanaging the information by making subfolders. Instead the admin. resources should have been addressing better sorting abilities (such as a button that pulls up any post that has to do with pregnancy or a buttont that pulls up any post to do with spouse/partner).

Get familiar with Google and Gmail if you have no idea what I'm talking about. Really it's the future if you want to stay competitive in the workforce you should be keeping up with technology. This site contains a wealth of information obtainable by using the search features. If you are only looking at new posts you are disservicing yourself I believe. May I ask those of you that read new topics only... do you also only read the cover of the newspaper?

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LouLou

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This debate has come up before.

Unfortunately this website is not like your computer that you can organize with all sorts of micromanaged folders.
The key to information management in the future is searching not sorting. It was a step towards 'old fashioned' technology that this site started micromanaging the information by making subfolders. Instead the admin. resources should have been addressing better sorting abilities (such as a button that pulls up any post that has to do with pregnancy or a buttont that pulls up any post to do with spouse/partner).

Get familiar with Google and Gmail if you have no idea what I'm talking about. Really it's the future if you want to stay competitive in the workforce you should be keeping up with technology. This site contains a wealth of information obtainable by using the search features. If you are only looking at new posts you are disservicing yourself I believe. May I ask those of you that read new topics only... do you also only read the cover of the newspaper?

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LouLou

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This debate has come up before.

Unfortunately this website is not like your computer that you can organize with all sorts of micromanaged folders.
The key to information management in the future is searching not sorting. It was a step towards 'old fashioned' technology that this site started micromanaging the information by making subfolders. Instead the admin. resources should have been addressing better sorting abilities (such as a button that pulls up any post that has to do with pregnancy or a buttont that pulls up any post to do with spouse/partner).

Get familiar with Google and Gmail if you have no idea what I'm talking about. Really it's the future if you want to stay competitive in the workforce you should be keeping up with technology. This site contains a wealth of information obtainable by using the search features. If you are only looking at new posts you are disservicing yourself I believe. May I ask those of you that read new topics only... do you also only read the cover of the newspaper?

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rcq925

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I agree with most that have already posted. I don't know what the big freaking deal is? I come on this site daily and visit the family section and the adult section and I rarely ever even venture into any of the other sections. I click on the posts that interest me and view those, no big deal!

Personally as a parent to a female CFer, I enjoy the prenancy posts and pictures!! It gives me hope that one day my daughter will be healthy enough to have children of her own if she choose to! So keep posting those picutres and prenancy stories!! This is suppossed to be a supportive community and one that we can all learn from each other! If your not interested in a certain post or topic don't read it, it REALLY IS THAT SIMPLE!!!
 
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rcq925

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I agree with most that have already posted. I don't know what the big freaking deal is? I come on this site daily and visit the family section and the adult section and I rarely ever even venture into any of the other sections. I click on the posts that interest me and view those, no big deal!

Personally as a parent to a female CFer, I enjoy the prenancy posts and pictures!! It gives me hope that one day my daughter will be healthy enough to have children of her own if she choose to! So keep posting those picutres and prenancy stories!! This is suppossed to be a supportive community and one that we can all learn from each other! If your not interested in a certain post or topic don't read it, it REALLY IS THAT SIMPLE!!!
 
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rcq925

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I agree with most that have already posted. I don't know what the big freaking deal is? I come on this site daily and visit the family section and the adult section and I rarely ever even venture into any of the other sections. I click on the posts that interest me and view those, no big deal!

Personally as a parent to a female CFer, I enjoy the prenancy posts and pictures!! It gives me hope that one day my daughter will be healthy enough to have children of her own if she choose to! So keep posting those picutres and prenancy stories!! This is suppossed to be a supportive community and one that we can all learn from each other! If your not interested in a certain post or topic don't read it, it REALLY IS THAT SIMPLE!!!
 
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coltsfan715

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I know LightNLife will probably not post agian on this thread but I wanted to say this in her defense.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>It's difficult to tell from the forum headings what type of information I may find. In the "adults" topic for instance I see a lot of talk about pregnancy, which granted, is a an adult topic, however, there is a subtopic of "Pregnancy" that would be a more appropriate place to post.
~LightNLife </end quote></div>

I think everyone that has gotten their panties in a twist over the pregnancy comment took that the wrong way. I took her as using that as an obvious <b>example</b> of something that has an obvious section. There is a specific Pregnancy section that could fit anything and everything Pregnancy into it. That is how I took that. If there had been ALOT of Transplant posts lately I am sure she would have used Transplant posts as an example instead of Pregnancy.

I don't think from my talking with her that she would 1 hold anything against anyone who decided to get pregnant and 2 I just think that you guys took that the wrong way.

As for the categories and subcategories I have tried to use them at times .. but like Liz said I have a hard time determining what should go where I am an adult with CF so should EVERYTHING I post go in that section? That is what confuses me. Some of the issues I have lately I have not known if they were directly CF related or not - some I have. I tend to put everything in the adult forum because I figure - everyone else is doing it so why can't I lol.

I think that is the biggest problem with the subcategories. Everyone is so used to posting on the main forum. By everyone I mean anyone who has been here for any length of time before the subcategories were added. I do check the other sections on occasion and reply in instances I feel I can be helpful, but I do not check those subcategories every day - maybe once a week or something.

I think if collectively everyone was to check and post in the other categories or the "correct" category it would be fine, but so long as some do it and others don't it will never work as it was planned too - I know that is a duh comment. But seriously when the vast majority of people on this site either refuse (I am not pointing fingers so don't anyone get angry at the use of that word) to make the change or don't think of making the change then the minority will slowly follow. It is that way with most things in life.

Either way so long as I am able to find the info I need I am okay with however things work on here. I will agree that sometimes I get overwhelmed reading certain posts or certain types of posts, but it happens and I just skim right past them. In most instances I don't even open them based on what the title says if I think it is something that will bother me more than anything. Especially if it is something that (by the title) I can not offer any opinions on.

Have a great day everyone and I hope you are not gone for long L~ I enjoy talking to you. PM anytime.

Lindsey
 
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coltsfan715

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I know LightNLife will probably not post agian on this thread but I wanted to say this in her defense.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>It's difficult to tell from the forum headings what type of information I may find. In the "adults" topic for instance I see a lot of talk about pregnancy, which granted, is a an adult topic, however, there is a subtopic of "Pregnancy" that would be a more appropriate place to post.
~LightNLife </end quote></div>

I think everyone that has gotten their panties in a twist over the pregnancy comment took that the wrong way. I took her as using that as an obvious <b>example</b> of something that has an obvious section. There is a specific Pregnancy section that could fit anything and everything Pregnancy into it. That is how I took that. If there had been ALOT of Transplant posts lately I am sure she would have used Transplant posts as an example instead of Pregnancy.

I don't think from my talking with her that she would 1 hold anything against anyone who decided to get pregnant and 2 I just think that you guys took that the wrong way.

As for the categories and subcategories I have tried to use them at times .. but like Liz said I have a hard time determining what should go where I am an adult with CF so should EVERYTHING I post go in that section? That is what confuses me. Some of the issues I have lately I have not known if they were directly CF related or not - some I have. I tend to put everything in the adult forum because I figure - everyone else is doing it so why can't I lol.

I think that is the biggest problem with the subcategories. Everyone is so used to posting on the main forum. By everyone I mean anyone who has been here for any length of time before the subcategories were added. I do check the other sections on occasion and reply in instances I feel I can be helpful, but I do not check those subcategories every day - maybe once a week or something.

I think if collectively everyone was to check and post in the other categories or the "correct" category it would be fine, but so long as some do it and others don't it will never work as it was planned too - I know that is a duh comment. But seriously when the vast majority of people on this site either refuse (I am not pointing fingers so don't anyone get angry at the use of that word) to make the change or don't think of making the change then the minority will slowly follow. It is that way with most things in life.

Either way so long as I am able to find the info I need I am okay with however things work on here. I will agree that sometimes I get overwhelmed reading certain posts or certain types of posts, but it happens and I just skim right past them. In most instances I don't even open them based on what the title says if I think it is something that will bother me more than anything. Especially if it is something that (by the title) I can not offer any opinions on.

Have a great day everyone and I hope you are not gone for long L~ I enjoy talking to you. PM anytime.

Lindsey
 
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coltsfan715

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I know LightNLife will probably not post agian on this thread but I wanted to say this in her defense.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>It's difficult to tell from the forum headings what type of information I may find. In the "adults" topic for instance I see a lot of talk about pregnancy, which granted, is a an adult topic, however, there is a subtopic of "Pregnancy" that would be a more appropriate place to post.
~LightNLife </end quote></div>

I think everyone that has gotten their panties in a twist over the pregnancy comment took that the wrong way. I took her as using that as an obvious <b>example</b> of something that has an obvious section. There is a specific Pregnancy section that could fit anything and everything Pregnancy into it. That is how I took that. If there had been ALOT of Transplant posts lately I am sure she would have used Transplant posts as an example instead of Pregnancy.

I don't think from my talking with her that she would 1 hold anything against anyone who decided to get pregnant and 2 I just think that you guys took that the wrong way.

As for the categories and subcategories I have tried to use them at times .. but like Liz said I have a hard time determining what should go where I am an adult with CF so should EVERYTHING I post go in that section? That is what confuses me. Some of the issues I have lately I have not known if they were directly CF related or not - some I have. I tend to put everything in the adult forum because I figure - everyone else is doing it so why can't I lol.

I think that is the biggest problem with the subcategories. Everyone is so used to posting on the main forum. By everyone I mean anyone who has been here for any length of time before the subcategories were added. I do check the other sections on occasion and reply in instances I feel I can be helpful, but I do not check those subcategories every day - maybe once a week or something.

I think if collectively everyone was to check and post in the other categories or the "correct" category it would be fine, but so long as some do it and others don't it will never work as it was planned too - I know that is a duh comment. But seriously when the vast majority of people on this site either refuse (I am not pointing fingers so don't anyone get angry at the use of that word) to make the change or don't think of making the change then the minority will slowly follow. It is that way with most things in life.

Either way so long as I am able to find the info I need I am okay with however things work on here. I will agree that sometimes I get overwhelmed reading certain posts or certain types of posts, but it happens and I just skim right past them. In most instances I don't even open them based on what the title says if I think it is something that will bother me more than anything. Especially if it is something that (by the title) I can not offer any opinions on.

Have a great day everyone and I hope you are not gone for long L~ I enjoy talking to you. PM anytime.

Lindsey
 
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Allie

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>I believe you are feeling passionate about this topic because you have personal issues with looking at things to do with pregnancy because of your rape and misscarriages which are unfortunate. Maybe with further searching abilities you could block all things to do with pregnancy. I hope you have seeked professional help to do with this serious trauma that has evidently not been rectified judging from your issues shown within this post. </end quote></div>

Oh Loulou....that was such a potshot, and so unkind. I didn't expect that from you.
 
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Allie

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>I believe you are feeling passionate about this topic because you have personal issues with looking at things to do with pregnancy because of your rape and misscarriages which are unfortunate. Maybe with further searching abilities you could block all things to do with pregnancy. I hope you have seeked professional help to do with this serious trauma that has evidently not been rectified judging from your issues shown within this post. </end quote></div>

Oh Loulou....that was such a potshot, and so unkind. I didn't expect that from you.
 
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Allie

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>I believe you are feeling passionate about this topic because you have personal issues with looking at things to do with pregnancy because of your rape and misscarriages which are unfortunate. Maybe with further searching abilities you could block all things to do with pregnancy. I hope you have seeked professional help to do with this serious trauma that has evidently not been rectified judging from your issues shown within this post. </end quote></div>

Oh Loulou....that was such a potshot, and so unkind. I didn't expect that from you.
 
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NoExcuses

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>LouLou</b></i>



I believe you are feeling passionate about this topic because you have personal issues with looking at things to do with pregnancy because of your rape and misscarriages which are unfortunate. Maybe with further searching abilities you could block all things to do with pregnancy. I hope you have seeked professional help to do with this serious trauma that has evidently not been rectified judging from your issues shown within this post.</end quote></div>

You have got to be kidding me. That was just cruel.

There are a ton of pregnancy posts lately, so this is why she brought up that topic. It could have been prayer requests or religion just as easily.

Wow I can't get over how awful your post was <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
 
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NoExcuses

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>LouLou</b></i>



I believe you are feeling passionate about this topic because you have personal issues with looking at things to do with pregnancy because of your rape and misscarriages which are unfortunate. Maybe with further searching abilities you could block all things to do with pregnancy. I hope you have seeked professional help to do with this serious trauma that has evidently not been rectified judging from your issues shown within this post.</end quote></div>

You have got to be kidding me. That was just cruel.

There are a ton of pregnancy posts lately, so this is why she brought up that topic. It could have been prayer requests or religion just as easily.

Wow I can't get over how awful your post was <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
 
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NoExcuses

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>LouLou</b></i>



I believe you are feeling passionate about this topic because you have personal issues with looking at things to do with pregnancy because of your rape and misscarriages which are unfortunate. Maybe with further searching abilities you could block all things to do with pregnancy. I hope you have seeked professional help to do with this serious trauma that has evidently not been rectified judging from your issues shown within this post.</end quote></div>

You have got to be kidding me. That was just cruel.

There are a ton of pregnancy posts lately, so this is why she brought up that topic. It could have been prayer requests or religion just as easily.

Wow I can't get over how awful your post was <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
 
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Scarlett81

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I'm not trying to justify anthing-

But I think most people do know about lightnlife's unfortunate history, she's talked about it pretty openly. And that is the specific reason she mentioned pregnancy posts bothering her.-not religion or other ones. We all know that.

I hope the break is good for you, lightnlife. But don't run away for ever.

Amy I hate to say this but I just can't help it-you aren't the one to mention posts being cruel. Sorry, I had to. I'm sure lots of others thought the same thing.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
 
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Scarlett81

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I'm not trying to justify anthing-

But I think most people do know about lightnlife's unfortunate history, she's talked about it pretty openly. And that is the specific reason she mentioned pregnancy posts bothering her.-not religion or other ones. We all know that.

I hope the break is good for you, lightnlife. But don't run away for ever.

Amy I hate to say this but I just can't help it-you aren't the one to mention posts being cruel. Sorry, I had to. I'm sure lots of others thought the same thing.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
 
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Scarlett81

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I'm not trying to justify anthing-

But I think most people do know about lightnlife's unfortunate history, she's talked about it pretty openly. And that is the specific reason she mentioned pregnancy posts bothering her.-not religion or other ones. We all know that.

I hope the break is good for you, lightnlife. But don't run away for ever.

Amy I hate to say this but I just can't help it-you aren't the one to mention posts being cruel. Sorry, I had to. I'm sure lots of others thought the same thing.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
 
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catboogie

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i for one am going to make a better effort to post in the "adults with cf" section. it seems silly that most of us aren't posting there, afterall, aren't most people on this forum adults with CF? it could be our own little place to commiserate... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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catboogie

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i for one am going to make a better effort to post in the "adults with cf" section. it seems silly that most of us aren't posting there, afterall, aren't most people on this forum adults with CF? it could be our own little place to commiserate... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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