Lion EA Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Hey, Eric: Maybe it's time for a new forum. One for ATX-specific software issues and company rants. And, General Chat for tax questions. The tax questions are getting lost among the threads I'm not reading as I don't use ATX. Just my preference... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret CPA in OH Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 I second that. It would then maybe be easier to find threads that address one's particular problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 I'd like that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry O Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Me three!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Yep, not a bad idea. Hopefully a temporary solution to a temporary problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAXMAN Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Eric if you considered this would it be possible to cross link the two using a search function. Since ATX seems to be this year maybe only seperate them for this year to see what happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 The search function will find any posts no matter what forum they're in. After the major software issues subside, I'll likely remove the forum and move all of the threads back to General Chat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted February 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 That would be great, Eric! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 I moved a bunch of threads, but left links pointing back to them as a way to direct people to the new forum. Those pointers will quickly sink to the bottom of the forum though, since they can't be replied to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kea Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 There are a lot of former TRX and ATX users that changed software this year. There are discussions on the TRX forum about setting up new forums for the other programs. Would that be overkill? Perhaps we can put the program name at the begining of each thread title in the Software forum? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Anything to make you all happy but I do think this is over-reaction, folks. Think about it........... We already have special forums for hardware issues, efile, etc, but few actually use them. Almost everyone just posts to General chat. Also, to Lion's point, the program-specific posts will soon taper off, and we will be back to a majority of normal tax questions. Happens every year at the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 When they do taper off, I plan on removing the new forum and moving the threads back to General Chat. The flood of program related stress this year is higher than I've ever seen it before, and it was dominating General Chat. I think the root cause of this year's issues is a little more serious than in years past. I think it's likely to take longer for these things to get cleared up. EDIT: I'm going to remove the VMS forum while I'm at it. We've had one thread so far this year in there, and zero threads created last year. Kyle hasn't worked for them in forever, and nobody from VMS is watching it. EDIT2: I'll create any vendor specific forums that people request. I have no problem with extra forums for vendors, and I'm not worried about them getting too little traffic. I think it's important for community members to connect with others using the same software, even if there aren't many. EDIT3: Please know that I do not always closely monitor the forums depending on my work load, especially the Other Vendors category. When in doubt, send me a PM or post in "Help!" both will notify me by email. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Eric, Many of former TRX members have swithched this year to Taxwise as well as other software products, however it appears that Taxwise is the most popular? That being said would it be possiible to begin a new category for Taxwise users only? Thank as usual for your support. Mike Dubin CPA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Eric, Many of former TRX members have swithched this year to Taxwise as well as other software products, however it appears that Taxwise is the most popular? That being said would it be possiible to begin a new category for Taxwise users only? Thank as usual for your support. Mike Dubin CPA Already done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted February 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Eric & KC, you take great care of us! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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