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    Forum Re-organisation. Opinions sought and appreciated.

    Right so we're planning on re-organising the forums so that hopefully the site will be slightly easier to navigate and have more forums showing up on the homepage.

    Here's what the current plan is, does anyone have any suggestions for changes or adjustments, maybe even if people have ideas for some additional forums that you guys might want and we'll consider them. e.g. Do people think there's a need for a new Tournament Poker forum, would it dilute the Hold'Em forum too much or would people be happy to see Tournament hands separated into a dedicated forum??

    Anyway, here's what we're currently planning on doing. The Bolded Forums will show up on the home page and the forums below them will be sub-forums.

    General Poker
    - - Personal Logs
    - - Technical and Technology Advice

    Live Tournaments and Events
    - - Dublin Live Tournaments and Events
    - - Leinster Live Tournaments and Events
    - - Munster Live Tournaments and Events
    - - Connacht Live Tournaments and Events
    - - Ulster Live Tournaments and Events

    Irish Poker Festivals
    - - Live Updates

    Online Poker Tournament & Promotions Discussion


    Poker Theory, Strategy and Rulings
    (New cat name and slightly edited forum names)
    - - Hold 'em
    - - Omaha, Stud and Other Variants
    - - Tournament Poker (proposed new forum)
    - - Rules and Rulings

    General Gambling
    - - Football Predictions (Link)

    Community Games

    Blog Updates


    Bugs, Suggestions and Queries
    Last edited by Ste05; 09-07-10, 16:23. Reason: ad in new forums

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      #3
      Lotto strat forum.
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        #4
        i often think a seperate soccer forum would be nice as it takes over the BBV when there is a game on and guys like me who have a 0-0.0001% interest in the game find it a bit annoying............ downside to that is that for the duration of the game there would probably be an echo in the BBV. but.. just something to think about.

        also a whole new forum called
        gimmeabreaks tip o' the day(gamble your way out of poverty )
        for those "keep'em to yerself tips

        and
        you were warned by bubbleking
        where bubbleking gives his daily naps


        if i think of anything else i will come back to you



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          #5
          Fitness Health,

          Technical Problem
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            #6
            Prop bet forum

            Popcorn thread archive

            If i can think of anything else i'll add it

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              #7
              Porn thread with links to the best you have found on the net

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                #8
                what do you think of a monthly private tournament for ipb members on pokerstars? possibly two running concurrently $10 and $50?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Eight-Ball View Post
                  i often think a seperate soccer forum would be nice as it takes over the BBV when there is a game on and guys like me who have a 0-0.0001% interest in the game find it a bit annoying............ downside to that is that for the duration of the game there would probably be an echo in the BBV. but.. just something to think about.

                  u
                  Personally I'm against any sports/movies/politics forum being formed, the BBV is the catch all for that stuff, if the site gets a lot bigger then we may need to look at such non poker forums, but thats a long long way from being needed (if ever) imo.

                  Also imagine the tools that would end up on here if we had dedicated sports threads urrrrrgh.

                  As has often been said, if you dont like the topic of conversation on the BBV, ignore it. I'm sure everyone has their own pet hates.

                  Just my opinion btw, not any form of ruling. If the site members by and large want it, then we can definitely make it happen.

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                    #10
                    Have you's decided if you's are gonna have any advertising yet? Make some mucho dinero
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                      #11
                      Maybe a poker log forum, where people can post their blog posts or just log their hands etc.? Something like the log forums in Fitness and ART on boards.
                      "I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes art. You read a book and the writer touches something in you that you would not have brought out of yourself. He makes you discover something interesting in your life. If you are living like an animal, what is the point? What makes the day interesting is that we try to transform it into something that is close to art." - Arsene Wenger

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Wreck View Post
                        Maybe a poker log forum, where people can post their blog posts or just log their hands etc.? Something like the log forums in Fitness and ART on boards.
                        We'll do pretty much whatever you guys want, it doesn't take much effort to set up a new forum, although we don't want redundant forums or to overly dilute existing forums as we have, so we do need to hear from you guys if you think something is a good idea. Something like that might be well worth trying out, it could be a sub-forum of General Poker handily enough. Once it's Poker or Gambling related, it should be handy enough to try things out if people want them. If it doesn't work we can just delete the forum later.

                        Now's as good a time as ever for people to post up things they want or ways they think will improve the place for yourselves.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by DrJFF View Post
                          Technical Problem
                          As in related to the site, or just general Techie/ Poker Tech problems??

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                            #14
                            A Cousins forum ; where posters can post pictures of their hot cousins that they secretly had crushes on growing up. For the cork and wexford folk like.
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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Ste05 View Post
                              As in related to the site, or just general Techie/ Poker Tech problems??
                              just for general queries about computers/trackers etc, not in relation to the site
                              http://drjff.blogspot.com/

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                                #16
                                My main concern about forum dilution is that threads might easily just get lost and if we end up with 30 forums, 20 of them might be nigh on empty.

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                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Eight-Ball View Post
                                  i often think a seperate soccer forum would be nice as it takes over the BBV when there is a game on and guys like me who have a 0-0.0001% interest in the game find it a bit annoying............ downside to that is that for the duration of the game there would probably be an echo in the BBV. but.. just something to think about.
                                  The greatness of the BBV is in its diversity.
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                                    #18
                                    Make the tournaments and events and the festivals all in one forum for a start, having 6 seperate sections is way too many.

                                    Defo dont dilute by having soccer or movie forums, bbv has to remain the untamed monster it has always been.
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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Eight-Ball View Post
                                      also a whole new forum called
                                      gimmeabreaks tip o' the day(gamble your way out of poverty )
                                      for those "keep'em to yerself tips

                                      and
                                      you were warned by bubbleking
                                      where bubbleking gives his daily naps
                                      +1

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                                        #20
                                        Anyone have any further thoughts?

                                        I'll probably do it tomorrow, so get in now with suggestions if you have em...

                                        We'll prob go with the Tech advice forum and I'll throw the log one in too and see how they go.

                                        EDIT: And also an publicly viewable archive forum might be a good idea too.

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                                          #21
                                          a bttn that would bring you to the last post of a thread rather than the last page.



                                          "Remember the time he ate my goldfish? And you lied and said I never had goldfish. Then why did I have the bowl, Bart? Why did I have the bowl?"

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                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Starvin Marvin View Post
                                            Make the tournaments and events and the festivals all in one forum for a start, having 6 seperate sections is way too many.

                                            Defo dont dilute by having soccer or movie forums, bbv has to remain the untamed monster it has always been.
                                            Whatever about putting the regular events all in one forum, the festivals need to be kept seperate imo. The reason for that is that they get lost very quickly among all the club games and people have to then go hunting for them. By their nature, festivals don't get many posts until the week that they're on and organisers used to have to keep bumping before the seperation in order to keep them visible.

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                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Eight-Ball View Post
                                              a bttn that would bring you to the last post of a thread rather than the last page.
                                              what u mean - that button is there already - its the little "arrow" at the side of the highlighted thread

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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Starvin Marvin View Post
                                                Make the tournaments and events and the festivals all in one forum for a start, having 6 seperate sections is way too many.
                                                Yeah this. Much better to have one forum with 6 active threads than 6 forums with one thread each. The active threads will rise to the top as always.
                                                "I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson

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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Ace View Post
                                                  what u mean - that button is there already - its the little "arrow" at the side of the highlighted thread
                                                  i don't have it unless its the one on the left of the thread title which just indicates that you have made a post in that particular thread.

                                                  what i mean is when you click the new posts bttn it brings up a list off threads that have new post in them since the last time you were on. at the end of each thread title there is a list of numbers , page no's for the thread and when you click the last page of the thread it brings you to the top of the last page and you must scroll down to the last post. what i was suggesting was a button that instead of going to the last page it would bring you to the last post and save all this scrolling.

                                                  jesus reading back through that.... i'am a lazy bastard



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                                                    #26
                                                    This icon here: to the left of thread titles with new posts in them (bolded) will bring you to the first new post since you last accessed the site.

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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Eight-Ball View Post
                                                      i don't have it unless its the one on the left of the thread title which just indicates that you have made a post in that particular thread.
                                                      Originally posted by 5starpool View Post
                                                      This icon here: to the left of thread titles with new posts in them (bolded) will bring you to the first new post since you last accessed the site.

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                                                        #28
                                                        Right that's done now, we'll give it a while and see how it goes...

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                                                          #29
                                                          Is anyone else missing the live tourney and HH forums at the top of the main page , have they been moved ??

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                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by DAMO72 View Post
                                                            Is anyone else missing the live tourney and HH forums at the top of the main page , have they been moved ??
                                                            Yep, they've been taken out from under General Poker and made into forums of their own. They're listed under the main page: www.irishpokerboards.com

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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Ste05 View Post
                                                              Yep, they've been taken out from under General Poker and made into forums of their own. They're listed under the main page: www.irishpokerboards.com
                                                              Ughhh. Sorry for complaining Ste but i think its a terrible idea to move them from where they were . While they were at the top of the page on general poker we had everything in the one place and it was very easy to follow and see if there was new posts without having to go looking for them. I just think they will get lost where they are now . Out of sight out of mind type of thing.

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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by DAMO72 View Post
                                                                Ughhh. Sorry for complaining Ste but i think its a terrible idea to move them from where they were . While they were at the top of the page on general poker we had everything in the one place and it was very easy to follow and see if there was new posts without having to go looking for them. I just think they will get lost where they are now . Out of sight out of mind type of thing.
                                                                Ya they are stuck out with the sheep and the werewolves etc that I've no interest in

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                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by DAMO72 View Post
                                                                  Ughhh. Sorry for complaining Ste but i think its a terrible idea to move them from where they were . While they were at the top of the page on general poker we had everything in the one place and it was very easy to follow and see if there was new posts without having to go looking for them. I just think they will get lost where they are now . Out of sight out of mind type of thing.
                                                                  Thanks for the feedback Damo. We're going to give the new layout a spin for a week or so and if people still dislike it we'll reconsider!
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    I don't Why the area would still be called general poker if live and online is covered in different forums?
                                                                    General poker should have live, online, and theory rulings sub forums. Maybe a community "forum" instead of "games", where the games and general stuff like personal logs could reside, and, dare i say it, this thread too?
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by zuroph View Post
                                                                      I don't Why the area would still be called general poker if live and online is covered in different forums?
                                                                      General poker should have live, online, and theory rulings sub forums. Maybe a community "forum" instead of "games", where the games and general stuff like personal logs could reside, and, dare i say it, this thread too?
                                                                      This along with Damo's comments are exactly the kind of thing we need to hear lads.

                                                                      I'm gonna move these posts into the thread about the forum changes to keep everything in one place. I presume that's OK with people.

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                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by Ste05 View Post
                                                                        This along with Damo's comments are exactly the kind of thing we need to hear lads.

                                                                        I'm gonna move these posts into the thread about the forum changes to keep everything in one place. I presume that's OK with people.

                                                                        EDIT: Which BTW is here: http://www.irishpokerboards.com/foru...newpost&t=4584

                                                                        Also, I just copied the posts over so other BBV regs can see them and maybe follow over to the thread and have their say. We genuinely want to hear what you guys think. If it's crap, say so and we can go back it's no skin off our teeth and we're just trying to make the place better, the last thing we want is to make the place worse!!
                                                                        I understand that you's want to try something new ect I just don't like complaining cause you lads put lot time effort into this forum and have the last say. But i really don't like the new layout... sry
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                                                                          #37
                                                                          General Poker

                                                                          - - Live Tournaments and Events
                                                                          - - - - Dublin Live Tournaments and Events
                                                                          - - - - Rest of Ireland Tournaments and Events (each post must have [Limerick], [Cork] etc. at start of title, to make it easier to search/browse etc.
                                                                          - - Irish Poker Festivals
                                                                          - - - - Live Updates
                                                                          - - Online Poker Tournament & Promotions Discussion
                                                                          - - Poker Theory, Strategy and Rulings (New cat name and slightly edited forum names)
                                                                          - - - - Hold 'em
                                                                          - - - - Omaha, Stud and Other Variants
                                                                          - - - - Tournament Poker (proposed new forum)
                                                                          - - - - Rules and Rulings
                                                                          - - Technical and Technology Advice
                                                                          General Gambling
                                                                          - - Football Predictions (Link)

                                                                          Community Forum ( I'd move the BBV to here, as its more a community thread, and a bit of poker discussion in there doesnt mean its a poker thread.)
                                                                          (Games could either live in main forum, or in a seperate sub-forum)
                                                                          - - Personal Logs
                                                                          - - Blog Updates (perhaps, not all these blogs are poker related AFAIK..)

                                                                          Site Bugs, Suggestions and Queries





                                                                          Thats how I'd lay it out for tidyness and ease of navigation.
                                                                          Last edited by Zuroph; 09-07-10, 18:06.
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            It will take a while to get used to the new forum layout.

                                                                            I think it makes navigation a lot easier. I'm sure it could be tweaked, but I think its a step in the right direction.

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                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by Maloney View Post
                                                                              I understand that you's want to try something new ect I just don't like complaining cause you lads put lot time effort into this forum and have the last say. But i really don't like the new layout... sry
                                                                              Honestly, we'd much rather hear opinions to make the place better, so that any time we do put in is worthwhile and actually helps the place instead of making the place worse.

                                                                              Obviously we like hearing good things and positive replies (so keep them coming too) but we also like hearing negative comments as they allow us to improve the place. We need to know what we're doing wrong as well as the things we're doing right.

                                                                              Keep the comments coming guys.

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                                                                                #40
                                                                                In General Poker, the 2 sub-forums are Personal logs and Tech advice/queries.

                                                                                Neither of these should be there. Personal Logs should be grouped with Blogs for a Personal Logs/Blogs update and Tech advice should be thrown in with the Bugs/Queries forum.

                                                                                Also when you click on Personal logs and Tech advice/queries from the main page you should be brought into that forum, instead you have to click on the heading a second time

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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by Flushdraw View Post
                                                                                  In General Poker, the 2 sub-forums are Personal logs and Tech advice/queries.

                                                                                  Neither of these should be there. Personal Logs should be grouped with Blogs for a Personal Logs/Blogs update and Tech advice should be thrown in with the Bugs/Queries forum.

                                                                                  Also when you click on Personal logs and Tech advice/queries from the main page you should be brought into that forum, instead you have to click on the heading a second time
                                                                                  Tech advice is more for people lookin at what hardware they should buy for poker etc. Its either a poker sub or a community sub, i think poker, as it will be a place for discussion of hem, pt, ninja, etc
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by zuroph View Post
                                                                                    Tech advice is more for people lookin at what hardware they should buy for poker etc. Its either a poker sub or a community sub, i think poker, as it will be a place for discussion of hem, pt, ninja, etc
                                                                                    In all fairness you can ask that in the BBV, its the best place for it too as some people don't bother going anywhere else.

                                                                                    I like the way it is now but I agree with what Flushdraw has said.
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                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by eagle eye View Post
                                                                                      In all fairness you can ask that in the BBV, its the best place for it too as some people don't bother going anywhere else.
                                                                                      Things get lost and can be overlooked in the BBV very easily and something specific like this is different to the general chit chat stuff especially when someone has an issue they want specific help with. It will also make it much easier to search for common problems/ guides that may have happened to someone previously and have a solution. Also, having somewhere specific here to look for advice on the best piece of software is good, where people know each other and will know whose opinion they trust/respect and so to follow (compared to using 2+2, where they might not know the regs, etc.).

                                                                                      IMO it's potentially a very good addition, the only thing now is to see if people will make use of it, and where to put it.

                                                                                      Also, re: the BBV, there's nothing stopping people cross posting in the BBV as well, so I don't really see how that's an issue TBH.

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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by Flushdraw View Post
                                                                                        Also when you click on Personal logs and Tech advice/queries from the main page you should be brought into that forum, instead you have to click on the heading a second time
                                                                                        Is this happening to anyone else??

                                                                                        When I click on them they bring me straight there, both on the Main Page and in General Poker.

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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Think FD is confused by the fact that there's no other posts in the forums, so there is ONLY the thread named the same as the forum.
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                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            I agree with what a couple of the lads have already said.

                                                                                            Personally, i'd like'd it the way it was, having the live tournies and the online section at the top of the page was handy, the personal logs and techie forums are going to be alot less popular and might hamper the forums that were previously there.
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by dannydiamond View Post
                                                                                              Personally, i'd like'd it the way it was, having the live tournies and the online section at the top of the page was handy, the personal logs and techie forums are going to be alot less popular and might hamper the forums that were previously there.
                                                                                              The other forums weren't swapped for the new forums, the plan was to move them out onto their own instead of being under General Poker so that they can hopefully become more prominent on the homepage and therefore grow as new people see them and realise they are there.

                                                                                              If people have bookmarked the General Poker forum, maybe try changing the bookmark to the homepage for even a week and see how it goes. With a bit of luck all the forums might receive a boost and threads in Gambling for example that people might have missed in the past might get more attention.

                                                                                              But as we say it's just a trial to see how things go and it's certainly not set in stone.

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                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Have to say I really really dislike the new layout. Seems just to be way to much stuff tbh-the way the live tournies are broken down into provences really irks me aswell.

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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  I'm to blame for the province trial sometime ago, dont think its really worked tbh.

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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    I missed the money added tourney on PP last night simply because i didn't know about it . Had it been in the old format i would have seen the new post .
                                                                                                    I know you guys put in a lot of effort to keep this place ticking and you dont get enough appreciation for it either imo and you also put up with idiots like me posting shite most of the time , but pleeeeeeeze can we have the poker stuff back together on one page . We all like new and improved stuff but sometimes the old stuff we have is better .

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                                                                                                      #51
                                                                                                      New format seems alright imo

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                                                                                                        #52
                                                                                                        Originally posted by DAMO72 View Post
                                                                                                        I missed the money added tourney on PP last night simply because i didn't know about it . Had it been in the old format i would have seen the new post .
                                                                                                        I know you guys put in a lot of effort to keep this place ticking and you dont get enough appreciation for it either imo and you also put up with idiots like me posting shite most of the time , but pleeeeeeeze can we have the poker stuff back together on one page . We all like new and improved stuff but sometimes the old stuff we have is better .
                                                                                                        I didn't so much miss out on the tourney, but the way it is now, you kinda have to be at the "irish poker boards" part of the site to see whats going on, where as wit the old way, you could be in "general poker" and you'd see when the BBV was updated + other threads + the sub forum headings where at the top of the page so it was easier to navigate (as in you would of seen that PP tourney that damo was talkin about - though he probably saved $3 )

                                                                                                        Before the only time i ever left "General poker" was to see the WW games and that was it, now i have to leave just to see whats going on everywhere else.

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                                                                                                          #53
                                                                                                          Had posted the below in the new tournament poker theory and strategy forum

                                                                                                          but before I quote it can I just say thanks to the moderators etc for all the work put in to the site. it wasn't until somoene mentioned ads that I realised its all done for free... wouldn't mind knowing how that works actually, i.e., who pays for hosting etc and what the business plan is down the line, if ye feel comfortable talking about that?? either way thanks, and I reiterate that if I ever donk my way into decent money at festival ye're reporting at I'll throw you a tip

                                                                                                          anyways, back on topic:

                                                                                                          Originally posted by 8611 View Post
                                                                                                          gl with revamp but I would think leave as is but divide hands into cash or tournies in thread title. theory section gets so little posts that if you divide it up it may get even less (although it might also become more focussed)

                                                                                                          there does need to be a differentiation between cash and tournaments. i play very little cash and can never really give proper advice on the hands posted, nor do I understand the stats which inform online cash hands. similarly, lads who play cash very well have too little regard for the dynamics of a tournament which may require a fold where in cash it would always be call.

                                                                                                          so I always find it disappointing when I click on a thread that says 'tough spot with Queens' or something only to find its from a 1 cent 2 cent on line game with $8 at stake and the villain is 24/5/7 pfif over 80 hands or some such

                                                                                                          maybe keep them in a forum by game (hold 'em, omaha etc.) but require every thread to state at the start whether its a tournament or cash and the levels involved?

                                                                                                          i.e.:
                                                                                                          "Online MTT - jacks in the SB"
                                                                                                          "Live cash - tricky spot with aces"
                                                                                                          "1/2 NL Online - AK sooted in EP"

                                                                                                          ?
                                                                                                          also is the " tournament poker theory and strategy forum" envisaged for hand histories or just non-hand history discussion?

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                                                                                                            #54
                                                                                                            Don't know why people are having problems with the new layout.

                                                                                                            I use this link http://www.irishpokerboards.com/forum/index.php and navigate around from there. This is still as good a link as it was, if not, it's better. Can now scroll down and see more active topics so it should bring more threads into discussion rather that filter them out imo or dilute the quality of the forum/s.

                                                                                                            So, as usual, WP mods.

                                                                                                            Originally posted by DAMO72 View Post
                                                                                                            I missed the money added tourney on PP last night simply because i didn't know about it . Had it been in the old format i would have seen the new post .
                                                                                                            How? The tourney got more players than ever before from what I've heard and I would imagine that is a direct result of a lot of IPBers jumping into the game. The thread was nearly as active as the BBV to be fair and constantly bumped by comments through out the day.

                                                                                                            Originally posted by 8611 View Post
                                                                                                            also is the " tournament poker theory and strategy forum" envisaged for hand histories or just non-hand history discussion?
                                                                                                            As has been in the past, if you click on a forum, each sub-forum will have an explanation of what it is to be used for.
                                                                                                            Example: If you click on the Poker Theory, Strategy and Rulings Section, you will see 4 sub forums with explanations of what they are for written below the title.

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                                                                                                              #55
                                                                                                              Originally posted by 8611 View Post
                                                                                                              it wasn't until somoene mentioned ads that I realised its all done for free... wouldn't mind knowing how that works actually, i.e., who pays for hosting etc and what the business plan is down the line, if ye feel comfortable talking about that??
                                                                                                              The four of us admins paid for it (me, 5starpool, LuckyLloyd and KevIRL), we're hoping to get ads in at some stage to cover costs and the likes.

                                                                                                              We don't really have a business plan as such, we didn't start the site as a business venture and we don't have any plans to run it as such either. IMO our success and the success of the boards forum where we originated from, was down to the fact that it's community driven and not a money making venture. It means that we're beholden to no-one, have no hidden agenda or backers and are 100% independent. We did it on boards for the good of the community for 4 years+ previously and we basically just moved here so we don't have to answer to anyone at all, as it's our own site. It wasn't started as a money making opportunity and we don't run it as such, but if the ads take off then who knows, we might just be doing Live reporting from Vegas at next years WSOP Although it'll probably just be a few pints on the site for ourselves, the mods (and if we have enough!!) IPB members.

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                                                                                                                #56
                                                                                                                Originally posted by Caf View Post
                                                                                                                I use this link http://www.irishpokerboards.com/forum/index.php and navigate around from there. This is still as good a link as it was, if not, it's better. Can now scroll down and see more active topics so it should bring more threads into discussion rather that filter them out imo or dilute the quality of the forum/s.
                                                                                                                I do think this is probably alot of people's problem. I've always used the main page instead of the forum, the Top 5 stats thingy is really really helpful to see what's going on IMO. If I've been away for a while I'll check the individual forums to see if I've missed something. But I'd have thought from the main page the new layout makes it much better, especially for newcomers to the site so they can see what's here much easier.

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                                                                                                                  #57
                                                                                                                  I really don't think the split of the theory forums works at all. There is not enough traffic in there. A much better system would be one forum with each thread tagged appropriately.
                                                                                                                  "I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson

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                                                                                                                    #58
                                                                                                                    What about forum/sub-forum for introducing yourself?

                                                                                                                    Might reduce the paranoia around this place when newbies come in starting new threads. ++EV for community spirit imo!


                                                                                                                    Just a thought...prob will be seen to be ghey or whatever!

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                                                                                                                      #59
                                                                                                                      nice

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                                                                                                                        #60
                                                                                                                        I'm impressed, looks really good now.
                                                                                                                        'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick

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