Traveling Tae Scotland Section?

**Mike1** · 23rd February 07, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by Pour1Malt

aye... guid points there... the Games an Music arr no kilts...

cannae think o' an argument agai'n that...

You're absolutely correct and that elaborates what I was trying to say earlier. I don't know how far 'afield' things go before we start losing site of what we're here to do. In other words, where does it end?

"But there are a lot of people that enjoy rhubarb cream pie, so we should have a rhubarb cream pie forum section."

Here's an example of what can happen to an idea with loads of enthusiastic support. We looked at having a Pub section here on X Marks the Scot and since the appeal was pretty high, Highlandtide set up another forum on another site to accommodate those interested parties. That forum is just over a year old and sports a breath-taking total of 107 members with only 23 of them being active. And we still have members posting questions about whisky in Off Topic, when there is an entire forum section devoted to whisky at The Pub. What was really accomplished?

This suggestion for a Scotland Travel section is currently under discussion amongst the forum staff members. We've heard what you are saying, so let us see what we can pull out of our hats.

Here's what I see as a couple of possible scenarios for a Travel section -

We end up with two threads in the entire section and that only because the second person planning a trip didn't read the other thread before posting. We could easily achieve the same results with a single, static Web page and not tie up the database to do it.

Or there are multiple threads about planning a trip, which is really no different from what we already have now. And if the topic is as popular as you might think, then those threads would not be getting buried in the queue, they would always bob back up to the top.

These are the types of issues we are examining. We'll let you know a decision as soon as we have one. Patience...

**starbkjrus** · 23rd February 07, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by Mike1

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"But there are a lot of people that enjoy rhubarb cream pie, so we should have a rhubarb cream pie forum section."

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I vote for that! Yes, rhubarb cream pie.

**Pour1Malt** · 24th February 07, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by Mike1

You're absolutely correct and that elaborates what I was trying to say earlier. I don't know how far 'afield' things go before we start losing site of what we're here to do. In other words, where does it end?

"But there are a lot of people that enjoy rhubarb cream pie, so we should have a rhubarb cream pie forum section."

Here's an example of what can happen to an idea with loads of enthusiastic support. We looked at having a Pub section here on X Marks the Scot and since the appeal was pretty high, Highlandtide set up another forum on another site to accommodate those interested parties. That forum is just over a year old and sports a breath-taking total of 107 members with only 23 of them being active. And we still have members posting questions about whisky in Off Topic, when there is an entire forum section devoted to whisky at The Pub. What was really accomplished?

This suggestion for a Scotland Travel section is currently under discussion amongst the forum staff members. We've heard what you are saying, so let us see what we can pull out of our hats.

Here's what I see as a couple of possible scenarios for a Travel section -

We end up with two threads in the entire section and that only because the second person planning a trip didn't read the other thread before posting. We could easily achieve the same results with a single, static Web page and not tie up the database to do it.

Or there are multiple threads about planning a trip, which is really no different from what we already have now. And if the topic is as popular as you might think, then those threads would not be getting buried in the queue, they would always bob back up to the top.

These are the types of issues we are examining. We'll let you know a decision as soon as we have one. Patience...

ah but...

separating the topic frae Xmarks (like wuz done wi' the pub) is a sure wa' tae kill it...

ai wuz suggestin' that we have a section OAN xmarks fur travel..

similar tae Music an Games....no aff xmarks....

whit if Ferintosh became a sponsor like "Kiltgoodies"...

wuid there bae a Ferintosh sub forum?...

no as wide o' a subject as "Traveling Tae Scotland" but it may work for "Traveling Tae Ferintosh"....

whit think ya?

**Retro Red** · 24th February 07, 01:18 AM

As someone who is planning to visit Scotland for the first time this October (Clan Donnachaidh has their annual meeting then), I would find a central location for Scottish travel tips helpful & timely.

I don't have a problem with it initially being a "sticky" post, Mike, but I think that very soon there'd be so many replies in that single thread that looking for useful information will be little better than using the current search function. I think a seperate section like the one for Celtic music or Highland Games may eventually be called for.

Which ever route is taken, though, I hope it starts up soon while I'm still in the planning stage.

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**Pour1Malt** · 27th February 07, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Retro Red

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Which ever route is taken, though, I hope it starts up soon while I'm still in the planning stage.

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in oiny case- ai'll start a travel threid soon....

**Pour1Malt** · 3rd March 07, 11:32 AM

whit dae ya think o'

"Rabble in Scotland"

fur a title?:

**Mike1** · 3rd March 07, 01:08 PM

It's been a bit since I've updated you on this idea. The reason I've not reported anything is because there is nothing to report. The idea has stalled to a complete stand-still. When (If?!?) I learn anything else, I will report it here.

**cessna152towser** · 3rd March 07, 01:29 PM

I think it would be a good idea to have a Visit Scotland section, for threads on that subject, similar to the Celtic Music section. I've replied to numerous enquiries about visiting Scotland, and it usually seems to be the case that the enquirer hadn't found any previous related threads which might have answered at least some of the questions now being asked.

**Chaplain Harris** · 3rd March 07, 07:07 PM

We do need that (for those of us across the pond) I'm literally saving up money for such a trip. However, the rate of saving is not that great, so it may take a while, but side notes would be great, so I can plan to get to see as much as I can when there. It would be neat to meet up with a couple of you over their if we can!

**AL-58** · 4th March 07, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by Chaplain Harris

We do need that (for those of us across the pond) I'm literally saving up money for such a trip. However, the rate of saving is not that great, so it may take a while, but side notes would be great, so I can plan to get to see as much as I can when there. It would be neat to meet up with a couple of you over their if we can!

The wedding we were invited to gave us a bit of a hurry up and motivation to get things underway. Till now our plans were vague to say the least, other than the wedding on 21/4 there was nothing in place. Yesterday we finally made some bookings(unusual for us normally), There's a folk festival on the Isle of Mull which gives us a good reason to go there, accomodation booked, we can head down to Iona while we're there. And the Gourock Highland Games which is the only one we can find that's on before we leave. Now we get to fill in the gaps.

Al