Suggestions, problems and queries.

[brumbob]

Do you think they get priority 

[DaveR]

There's just been an interesting piece on the Today programme about local media, more specifically about how 'hyper local' websites are popping up to replace traditional forms of media such as local radio and newspapers. It occurred to me that the Forum is part of these changes - when it comes to local news, we are probably ahead of both the local papers and radio. I wonder if there is potential to expand the site to have a separate local news page, (probably on the front page of the site) whereby a group of trusted volunteers each cover their own area and contribute small news articles/photos?

[Yorkie]

Maybe a separate site with a link either way would be more suitable.  One can browse the local press already and you could well finish up with a lot of copy and paste items that are merely a copy of stuff already available.  Not something I want.

[brumbob]

the local press online is usually ancient news

[Yorkie]

Maybe in Brum - but most Local and National Newspapers are now available on line on day of issue! 

[DaveR]

Maybe in Brum - but most Local and National Newspapers are now available on line on day of issue! 

Very true, although there is usually a delay in publishing articles online to avoid damaging print sales too significantly and not all articles appear online.

The thing about any newspaper is that the news is always out of date, to some degree, due to the news gathering and printing/distribution process. The Forum was way ahead of both the Daily Post and Weekly News with the news of Alworths closure and seizure by Landlords, for example. As for Tudno FM, is it even still going - their latest news article on http://www.tudnofm.co.uk/ is about the Celtic Fayre that took place nearly six months ago!

[Bellringer]

The Pioneer gets delivered to within 100 metres of us on the outskirts of Conwy, but not to us because I'm told there are no pavements!

I had therefore been viewing it online but the facility to view the Llandudno edition seems to have disappeared in recent times and only the CB one is available. Not that it makes that much difference!

[Yorkie]

I think the pieces of news we get on the Forum at present are enough, and the threads in which they are included are adequate.   A Forum is described as a place for open discussion on matters of mutual interest.  Let's keep it as that.  But then, it is the prerogative of the site owners to do as they see fit!

[Ian]

Perhaps we could mirror the latest postings in Stop Press on the front page? Certainly worth thinking about, since that's one of the prime functions of a local forum.

[brumbob]

Maybe in Brum - but most Local and National Newspapers are now available on line on day of issue! 

You've got to be kidding, have you looked lately at the Chronicle/Pioneer/Bangor&Anglesey Mail/Weekly News, all ancient news. I'll give you the Post has some up to date articles.
As for Brum, the local news couldn't be more up to date http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/

[Yorkie]

Yeh - of course I was kidding!    L0L    L0L    Most of the "local" rags around here are only interested in what Mrs Jones (or another) had on her washing last 2 months ago!     L0L   L0L

[Yorkie]

But there's a more elegant way. [/b] Look for text coloured like this/  That means it's a hyperlink and will redirect you to the destination url without having to print the entire URL in full.

Except that today the pictures that the coloured like this links to ain't working!  

[Ian]

Except that today the pictures that the "coloured like this" links to ain't working!

I've just checked and they are for me.

[Yorkie]

Everything else is working for me except that page (on;ly the illustartions).   Even clicking "show picture" does nowt!   C'est la vie.  I know how to do it so it don't really matter.

[Ian]

It could be because I'm using pics from the photo gallery and embedding them into the post, rather than simply uploading them as is the norm.  Wonder if anyone else is having a problem?