Less No-Xplode threads

Seems like the Supplement forum is the same question over and over again, everyone is asking the same question about NO-Xplode, now it's good they are seeking information on the product, but maybe some repetitive threads about NO-Xplode could be deleted? Letting the users know the same question was posted 2 threads ago? Maybe encourage them to use the Search box a little more?
 
I don't know just seems like the NO-Xplode questions are flooding the supplement forum and people who have legit questions about other supplements are getting looked past.

1 - Most people on forums tend to post vs. searching.
 
2 - Moderators would spend a lot more time in that forum deleting threads.
 
I do agree with your observation 100%.
 
Maybe No-Explode should be a banned word? 

Marc C. David - NGA CPT
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding
www.nobullbodybuilding.com

A better method of posting a supplement question might help...
 
For example:
 
1 - Help Me!  NO work?
 
2 - BSN NO Explode
 
It may help organized all posts under a single thread and it would make it a million times easier to find and read 'opinions' on this stuff.
 
Sort of a posting guideline?

Marc C. David - NGA CPT
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding
www.nobullbodybuilding.com

Better yet, maybe we can get BSN to cough up a little somethin' for all the free advertizing they get here? 

OR, we could make it like a drinking game.  Every time someone starts another NO-XPlode thread, you have to crank out ten squats

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How about a subsection in supplements with stickies for specific and popular supps such as NO-Xplode, XCEED, and so on. So, a NO-Xplode thread, a XCEED thread, and so on. Then you can just delete all the other random postings and have everyone just read thru those threads and post any new questions on them.

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Give NO-Xplode it's own little section??

I think part of the problem is that the built in search for the forum software is braindead (and this is true of pretty much all web forum software). It won't let you search for words with less than five letters, and seems to hate hyphenated words too. It might be more useful to stick a Google search box in the top of the page. Google (AKA Skynet) is able to effortlessly handle spelling errors, variations and plurals. And it can be set up with adwords to bring in a little extra revenue for the site too.

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Give NO-Xplode it's own little section??

Well, what I was trying to describe would be a sticky thread at the top of supplements that could be called something like "Popular Products"... anyway, it would look like:

Popular Products
> NO-Xplode
> Xceed
> and so on...

so.. the no-xplode thread would be the place to research and ask all questions for no-xplode. It could even be broken up by type of product first

Popular Products
> Protein
- directory for brands
> Fat burners
- directory for those
> Creatine
- you get the idea :p

then, for supplements, you will not have to search, you can just read everything on the 1 no-xplode or the 1 xceed thread.

Age: 24
Height: 6'0"
Started at: 120lbs, 10%bf
Current: 180lbs, 10%bf
Next Goal: 185lbs, 8-10%bf

Mirrors don't measure progress, they just show how much more there is left to do.

All of these are great ideas.  I was personally going to recommend that if anyone can find a really informative post about NO XPlode we could just make it a sticky, that way everyone would post there questions there.
 
The idea to make different sub forums for certain popular supplements is all well and good, but it's also a profit chip that could be cashed in on, and I don't think the point of this forum is to promote any single supplement.  I admit that what I already suggested would be doing just that, but only because it's absolutely necessary. 
 
My final suggestion is that either an informative NO-Xplode post be found or written and then posted as a sticky, just to cordon off all the NO Xplode questions from the rest of the forum.

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ORIGINAL: Carrhart
Give NO-Xplode it's own little section??

Well, what I was trying to describe would be a sticky thread at the top of supplements that could be called something like "Popular Products"... anyway, it would look like:

Popular Products
> NO-Xplode
> Xceed
> and so on...

so.. the no-xplode thread would be the place to research and ask all questions for no-xplode. It could even be broken up by type of product first

Popular Products
> Protein
- directory for brands
> Fat burners
- directory for those
> Creatine
- you get the idea :p

then, for supplements, you will not have to search, you can just read everything on the 1 no-xplode or the 1 xceed thread.

 
This I think is a great idea!

How about...

Clearer instructionsn for posting in the Supplements forum.

Example 1:  NOExplode - BSN

Easier to search and quicker to find if the posts follow a standard format.

Sub-forums based on genera produts.

Popular Products
> Protein
- directory for brands
> Fat burners
- directory for those
> Creatine

What I don't want to do is single out a brand name supplement.

There shoudln't be an NO-Explode forum.

There could be a NO forum as it's a popular product category.

It would take a significant amount of clean up and communal effort to enfore the posting rules.

No more:  "Check out my boogers" as a valid supplement post no matter if it gains attention or not. 

Marc C. David - NGA CPT
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding
www.nobullbodybuilding.com

I don't want to copy this idea but they have the right idea.




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Marc C. David - NGA CPT
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www.nobullbodybuilding.com

This means.. there would need to be a forum category created for Supplements and then it gets broken down into forums and sub-forums.

Rather then a single forum like it is now.. it would need to be an entire category.

Marc C. David - NGA CPT
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding
www.nobullbodybuilding.com

hey marc i noticed you trying to make money off off us..
I can deal the google ads.. but replacing forum search with paid google search bar is too much.

"Sometimes to get to heaven you have to go through hell. But if hell is my heaven where do I turn other than live to feed this raging fire that is MY ADDICTION!"

hey marc i noticed you trying to make money off off us..

I had nothing technically nor otherwise to do with that decision.

Marc C. David - NGA CPT
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding
www.nobullbodybuilding.com

If you want to know why it was switched you can read this thread

And comment on the search switch there.

Marc C. David - NGA CPT
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding
www.nobullbodybuilding.com

ORIGINAL: rusmuscle

hey marc i noticed you trying to make money off off us..
I can deal the google ads.. but replacing forum search with paid google search bar is too much.

Umm... how are we making money off of you?

If we (Marc and I) want to pay $1,995 per year to Google we can ad search to our site ad free (which will only search 50,000 documents).

Otherwise, we can use Googles free version which does show ads.

Either we pay (Marc and I lose even more money on this forum) to get search without ads, or we don't pay and you can easily avoid the ads.

As always, just click on "Advanced Search" if you don't want to use Google search.

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Kris? I never even knew you existed. You guys should put a donate option (paypal) on the site..
I'd donate.

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This means.. there would need to be a forum category created for Supplements and then it gets broken down into forums and sub-forums.

Rather then a single forum like it is now.. it would need to be an entire category.

I don't know what the admin controls look like on the forum. Hopefully there's just a way to see all of the directories from the main page and you can just select and many threads as you want and move them with the click of a button. It would make it a lot easier to move everything related to a single topic.

Another thought: maybe it's time to start deleting some threads. If you want to condense the amount of NO-Xplode threads asking about the flavor or whatever, you can easily delete them all. They're bound to return eventually :P

Age: 24
Height: 6'0"
Started at: 120lbs, 10%bf
Current: 180lbs, 10%bf
Next Goal: 185lbs, 8-10%bf

Mirrors don't measure progress, they just show how much more there is left to do.

I've also noticed that everyone asking about the NO Xplode questions are usually begginer posters. Also assuming they are new to working out and NO-Xplode was recommended by a friend or athlete or something.
 
Seems as though BSN does a heck of a job marketing.

make it so the forums replace the word "NO-Xplode" with "I suck"

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whos the guest guy, some kind of hacker?

 

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