International games - match threads

[SkStu]

Hi mods and Adam. Just was thinking that it would be really nice to have a forum where we could move game threads into. Maybe give a week post game and then lock it and move to a library type forum where new posts are disabled. Ive often thought of going back and reading about specific games but it is sometimes very difficult to locate them and this might solve that as well as just being a nice catalogue of our games. Just a thought. Not sure how much work it would be.

[DeLorean]

Fantastic idea. I've wasted days trying to locate match threads to prove a point or make sure I'm not contradicting myself. :D

[nigel-harps1954]

That's a brilliant idea.

[DeLorean]

Only slight change I would make to Stu's idea would be to leave the threads open. It's handy being able to add something of significance even if it's long after the event. Stu's idea would make this a far easier process also.

[tetsujin1979]

great idea. If Adam makes a new folder in the international folder, call it "Archived Match Threads" or something, then can one of you bump the relevant threads and I'll move them into the new folder?
I was thinking of starting a new thread for each of the underage qualifying campaigns as well, instead of just lumping everything into the existing U17/U19/U21 thread

[SkStu]

Only slight change I would make to Stu's idea would be to leave the threads open. It's handy being able to add something of significance even if it's long after the event. Stu's idea would make this a far easier process also.

the only reason I suggested closing it was because if its left open it just becomes another forum for someone to moderate, which I don't think would be well received. Though I get your point.


great idea. If Adam makes a new folder in the international folder, call it "Archived Match Threads" or something, then can one of you bump the relevant threads and I'll move them into the new folder?

will start as soon as this happens!

[DeLorean]

Never thought of that.

[backstothewall]

While changes are being made can I suggest something.

In the International section we have an Ireland Forum and a World Cup Forum. Could the World Cup one be renamed "Other Countries" or something.

For obvious reasons the forum doesn't seem to do much business outside World Cup years but it could easily become a home for conversations about the likes of the Copa America or for the usual Irish fascination with England.

[pineapple stu]

Rather than moving threads and creating a new forum, would it not make more sense to have an index instead? Stickied at the top of the forum.

So kind of like the YouTube thread (http://foot.ie/threads/64749-Ireland-on-YouTube/page9).

Changing the name of the World Cup form to International Football or something makes perfect sense too.

[DeLorean]

Personally, with regards the match thread proposal, I'd like if it was done in a kind of Microsoft office 'folder' type way, and that it might contain more than just the match thread itself. There are often similar conversations going on in a couple of different threads relating to the one match and it would be useful to keep them all together and to be able to revisit all of them, not just the specific match thread.

What I mean is I might create a thread for 'Ireland v Switzerland, Aviva Stadium, bla bla'... then there's usually a 'squad thread' created by somebody else... then there's the 'match thread' itself that Stu is talking about and sometimes even a 'score prediction' thread. I find when you're search for something specific it can often be in any one of those threads, so the match thread itself might not have what you're looking for.

I don't know what way it can be worked but I think ideally you'd have an 'Ireland Match thread' folder - (maybe even the year or a relevant campaign index within that) - then the title of the individual matches within that - then the various threads associated with that match within that again.

I've no idea how practical that is though as I don't really know the inner workings of what can and can't be done.

Sorry if I'm overcomplicating it, obviously we'll take what we can get, but better to get the suggestions out there now I guess. :)

[tetsujin1979]

that might be over complicating it alright, let's just start with the match threads, and go from there.

[dahamsta]

great idea. If Adam makes a new folder in the international folder, call it "Archived Match Threads" or something, then can one of you bump the relevant threads and I'll move them into the new folder?

Done. Let me know whether it should be open or closed for posting?

EDIT: I'm not sure it's possible to allow new posts but not new threads, so for now I've closed it for both.


While changes are being made can I suggest something.

In the International section we have an Ireland Forum and a World Cup Forum. Could the World Cup one be renamed "Other Countries" or something.

For obvious reasons the forum doesn't seem to do much business outside World Cup years but it could easily become a home for conversations about the likes of the Copa America or for the usual Irish fascination with England.

This is a good idea but I'm not sure how to implement it. Anyone else got thoughts on this?

I've merged 2006 into the main WC forum, didn't seem much point in keeping it separate any more.

[osarusan]

This is a good idea but I'm not sure how to implement it. Anyone else got thoughts on this?

Isn't there a 'world football' forum already for that? Why not split that into 'world football - international' and 'world football - club'?

Or am I missing something about what backstothewall wants to do?

[tetsujin1979]

ok, can someone bump the threads for last year's games and I'll move them into the new folder?

[backstothewall]

Isn't there a 'world football' forum already for that? Why not split that into 'world football - international' and 'world football - club'?

Or am I missing something about what backstothewall wants to do?

This is why you should always state your assumptions!

As we have an international section and the World Football forum isn't in it I've always assumed World Football to refer to the club game. To be honest I've always taken it to be a thinly veiled means of having a forum for English/Scottish football without us having to suffer the collective embarrassment of actually calling that.

[DeLorean]

ok, can someone bump the threads for last year's games and I'll move them into the new folder?

Did that there. The date needs fixing to the 16th on the B&H 2nd leg by the way (and the teams turned the other way around).

[tetsujin1979]

can't move the threads, getting this message

You have tried to move the thread into a forum that cannot contain posts. Please select a different forum.

[osarusan]

This is why you should always state your assumptions!

As we have an international section and the World Football forum isn't in it I've always assumed World Football to refer to the club game. To be honest I've always taken it to be a thinly veiled means of having a forum for English/Scottish football without us having to suffer the collective embarrassment of actually calling that.

I always assumed that the international section referred to the Irish international team, distinct from the LOI sections above it.

[dahamsta]

can't move the threads, getting this message

Forgot it wasn't a sub of a forum you're a mod of, fixed now.

[tetsujin1979]

nope, same message

You have tried to move the thread into a forum that cannot contain posts. Please select a different forum.
I'm selecting "move threads", should I be selecting something else? The forum is listed as a category in the list of forums

[dahamsta]

Can you give me an example thread please?

[tetsujin1979]

sure, just tried to move this thread: http://foot.ie/threads/206675-Bosnia-Herzegovina-V-Ireland-13th-Nov-2015-Euro-2016-Play-Off-2nd-Leg-Match-Thread
and got the same error message

You have tried to move the thread into a forum that cannot contain posts. Please select a different forum.

[dahamsta]

Ok, try again now please.

[tetsujin1979]

same result

You have tried to move the thread into a forum that cannot contain posts. Please select a different forum.
I don't see an option like "add category to thread" in the admin menu, is that what's missing?

[DeLorean]

If it's a struggle, Pineapple Stu's idea seems like a pretty good Plan B? Might even have been a good Plan A as it might be easier to keep the threads in order and we won't have to come back out of the Ireland forum to access the links/threads. It makes sense to have them actually in the Ireland forum.


Rather than moving threads and creating a new forum, would it not make more sense to have an index instead? Stickied at the top of the forum.

So kind of like the YouTube thread (http://foot.ie/threads/64749-Ireland-on-YouTube/page9).

Changing the name of the World Cup form to International Football or something makes perfect sense too.

[DeLorean]

Has this idea been parked?

[tetsujin1979]

not from me, just still can't add threads to the category

[dahamsta]

Sorry lads, I are stoopid, on both the delay and the setup. I made it a category instead of a forum. Please try again now.

[tetsujin1979]

ah, cool. so if people want to start bumping match threads, I'll move them to the new folder

[DeLorean]

The ones I bumped previously are pretty much all together on Page 8 of the Ireland forum. Do you want to just take them from there or will I bump them again?

[tetsujin1979]

nope, that's fine. I can move them from there

[DeLorean]

While changes are being made can I suggest something.

In the International section we have an Ireland Forum and a World Cup Forum. Could the World Cup one be renamed "Other Countries" or something.


Changing the name of the World Cup form to International Football or something makes perfect sense too.


This is a good idea but I'm not sure how to implement it. Anyone else got thoughts on this?

Just adding a little reminder about this in the hope that it's possible to do something with the UEFA WCQ's beginning tomorrow.

Is it possible to simply change the title from 'World Cup' to 'International Football (non-Ireland)' or something?

The 'World Football' folder in Other Football could be amended to 'World Club Football' to differentiate.


If any of the above is possible and easy to do of course (and people are agreeable).

[tetsujin1979]

All threads moved to new folder and locked, big thanks to DeLorean for tracking down each thread, bumping it and adding any highlights from youtube