View Poll Results: What would you like to see happen to DiscusForums.com

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  • Update and Upgrade - Leave As Is

    30 44.78%
  • Merge and Create a New Super Site

    27 40.30%
  • Refer To Comments Below

    10 14.93%
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  1. #21
    Larvae
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    Rohan,

    I too voted for a huge super site.

    While i have not been active on this site for some time i still come back in at least weekly to see whats going on.
    I agree there needs to be a very strong focus on Fish and aquariums but adding other animals will maybe highlight Discus and there beauty to other non fish people.

    The only thing i would make a point of is if a person joins the forum they should have to make a few post before they can see things and this may be a bigger issue once it is opened up to other pets as there is allot of people who have there first post being a "For Sale" post.

    Good luck and i can't wait to see how it goes.
    Peter

  2. #22
    Wrigglers
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    Hi All,

    I haven't been a member here for all that long as I have only recently taken on some discus again.

    I have however been breeding dogs for a number of years and joined dogzonline.com.au which I found to be a very good site when I first joined. Provided me with a lot of information and the support I needed when after information.

    Over the years there have been additions and moves to cater for "other" interests which in my view has signficantly reduced the effectiveness of the site.

    I have learnt a hell of a lot regarding discus in the time I have been here and I now realise that I have so much more to learn. I find the site easy to navigate at the moment and I am generally able to find the information I need.

    As a result I have voted for an update/upgrade.

    Regards,

    Bob

  3. #23
    Blue Diamond Discus swampy1972's Avatar
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    Bring it on!!
    In my short time using this site I can't help but notice a steady decline in activity. It sad to see since it's the source for some excellent info.
    My only suggestion would be to attempt to attract some active sponsorship. Most of the current sponsors haven't updated their threads in some time.
    Keep up the good work guys. We all appeciate it.

  4. #24
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    It's really sad that this site deosn't pump like it used to. It's damn hard to keep a site as succesful as this one has been for so many years.

    I've learned so much from this site, made amazing friends and shared my personal experiences. I have a lot to thank it for

    I think there are more 'pros' to having a super site than there are 'cons'. So my vote goes with a super site

    I'm happy to offer my help wherever i can with the new site

    matt
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  5. #25
    Just an Egg
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    Would there be sufficient expertise here to help with questions about other pets other than aquatic ones? Apart from discus, I also keep pet parrots (Amazons and Macaws).

  6. #26
    Free Swimmer
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    Quote Originally Posted by blackwater spa
    Would there be sufficient expertise here to help with questions about other pets other than aquatic ones? Apart from discus, I also keep pet parrots (Amazons and Macaws).
    Well to be honest "there might be other bird keepers"
    Who might ask for advice, that you know the answer too

    Cheers

    Andrew

  7. #27
    San Merah Discus TW's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Wild
    Yes I see your point but whilst we all love our cats and dogs they are not necessarily something that we buy often or even breed often. Nor do I see a necessity in discussing illness as these animals are well catered for in the normal stream of vet science.

    While I agree it would be nice to make a post and show pictures of my mottley crew I cannot see the need to have a forum for them.

    My interest is in things we find hard to be informed about that lay outside the normal stream that others have learnt or discovered themselves and are willing to share.

    HTH explain where I am coming from. Cheers
    Kath's reply pretty much sums it up for me. I'd open the forum up to all areas of the aquatic hobby. Next, I would have sub forums for the other more exotic pets - reptiles and maybe even birds. I've included birds because again, not all vets know a lot about birds. There are only a few specialist avarian vets out there.

    I think opening it up to all aquatic pets is the way to go for the long term good of the forum. Perhaps there just aren't enough discus nerds around to keep the site flourishing. Even so, I still think even this brings in the distinct possibility that for the dedicated discus lover, it may detract from the site. I'm a member of other forums that cover all forms of aquatic life, but usually find I don't visit them much as the discus or L number member base just doesn't seem to be there. So I keep coming back to the discus or catfish specific forums.

    As for dogs and cats. I love them to bits and enjoy looking at everybody's animals - but I can do that in the off topic lounge section of the forum. If they fall sick, the vet is easily accessible and there is so much available information on them. For the real hard core dog breeding enthusiast, who does feel the need for a dog forum, I think they'd go to a forum where dogs were the main focus .... not to a Discus forum where there was also a dog forum.

    My thoughts might be way off, but that's the way I see it and that's why i voted for the upgrade.
    Previously known as "Tankwatcher"

  8. #28
    San Merah Discus TW's Avatar
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    Edit: sorry, i can't edit the above post. I didn't vote for the upgrade (as that also included the comment "leave as is". So I voted for the final choice.

    Pro, in your upgrade of the site, I wonder if you might consider consider activating Tapatalk for the iPhone. I recently visited anther forum on my iPhone and this message popped up:-

    “This forum is iPhone Native! Click OK to learn more about Tapatalk”

    So of course, I clicked OK to see what it was all about.

    Tapatalk is an iPhone app from itunes & it makes navigating a forum from the iPhone so much easier. Apparently, the Forum Owner needs to activate Tapatalk support in his forum before members can access it. From what I read, it’s free for forum owners to activate Tapatalk.

    Anyway, I bought the app and have to say it is a lot easier to browse forums using it, so I was wondering if you might consider it for this forum?
    Previously known as "Tankwatcher"

  9. #29
    Blue Diamond Discus BigDaddyAdo's Avatar
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    I agree that it should really stay on the aquatic side of things. I love my cat and dog but if they fall ill im going to the vet rather than posting in a forum.
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  10. #30
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    Based on feedback the new site will be 100% aquatic based.

    There will be a small area for reptiles and amphibians however.

    TW, we have already looked into MOBI type interfaces and that will be a part of the new site, optimised for products such as iPhones etc

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