Welcome to the new TV Forum!

The simple fact I'm visiting the Media Websites board is telling (for me) that I'm not finding enough things to read in the main two boards.

One major problem for the megathreads is the similarity in their names - it really is annoying having to click through all of the BBC News threads when I'm only really interested in some of it.

I have no idea if its possible or easy to implement, but could new threads have the option to be labelled under a channel or broadcaster, so it's easier to see what a thread concerns, yet have distinct enough thread titles for ease of navigation? Everything would still be in TV Home Forum, The Newsroom, etc., but it could be sorted or filtered. It would certainly end the need for megathreads - you could click on all the threads with the BBC One logo. for example. Categories could be used for less-frequented channels.

I rather like that idea actually

I still think there's a place for generic threads on here, but only for minor observations and the like. There really needs to be a general consensus on what warrants a new thread and I think that, for example, the new BBC Sport site should have had its own thread instead of being buried within the bbc.co.uk one along with other less important developments.

A fine example of the problem lies with this particular thread, funnily enough. Originally it was created to discuss the new look of the board (and still carries that title), yet we're here talking about something largely separate.

I've thought about it, and you're right. I suppose what I really wanted ties in with what those above me have said - more focussed threads are needed, and I thought that separating out programmes and pres would help. But what everyone else is saying should happen. And maybe the mods could help by splitting topics? Incidentally, I feel moderation has been very absent lately.

Thank you for replying, by the way - I appreciate it.

Hate to come at this from a different angle of sorts here but I remember around the time I joined this site in 2004, people were complaining there were too many threads about similar topics (ala Digital Spew) and that's when over the years everything started becoming more generic. Obviously it's gone too far now and I agree with the above.

^That would appear to be the danger, that you could end up with a Newsroom bursting with presenter portmanteaus and shirt/trouser observations. Although I agree everything is far too "MUST BE POSTED HERE" conscious.

I think the idea about categorising threads by channel (pres) or 'other' with a little logo marker next to them and the ability to show those threads only could potentially be quite brilliant; sort of like a polite 'ignore' function.

I still think a user ignore feature would be fab. Help to cut down on the tripe that some people post.

I'd like to second this feature please.

I mentioned this long ago, but then, as someone pointed out at the time, if said user posts something relevant, you won't see it, and if they're quotes, you'll see what they're writing, anyway.

To be fair when have the likes of JK08, Daniel K and Daybreak posted anything that useful? I mean for a start Daybreak simply grovels for the ITV Breakfast tracks.... which he will (hopefully) never get.

Eugh! http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forums/post753740#post-753740

Doesn't this belong in the TV Watch thread on metro

I did notice said member attempting to generate a rota thread in Birdsong. A swift end was put to that (note without banning, rudeness or anything)