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    Small thing: maybe the "Start Conversation Now" box could be removed

    The box at the bottom of an article page that says "There are no conversations about this article. Start a conversation now" doesn't always show that there IS a thread about an article.

    I think it should be removed from the page altogether. When you click on it, it doesn't start a thread, it just takes you to the Article Discussion board, anyway.

    Very, very small thing, but maybe it'll cut down on duplicate threads.  :-)
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    Re: Small thing: maybe the "Start Conversation Now" box could be removed

    I second.....

    If your not smart enough to get back to the forum and start a topic, you probably shouldn't be here.

    and......

    we have had a lot of double threads lately, and not just noobs.

    Some threads never show on the article page.

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    Re: Small thing: maybe the "Start Conversation Now" box could be removed

    agreed!

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    Re: Small thing: maybe the "Start Conversation Now" box could be removed

    i actually think "start conversation now" would be a nice feature if it worked. often, i'm just to plum lazy to go through the process of copying the address, go to the forum and start a conversation etc. 
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    Re: Small thing: maybe the "Start Conversation Now" box could be removed

    [quote author=wailinkyrie link=topic=6315.msg274792#msg274792 date=1175872533]
    i actually think "start conversation now" would be a nice feature if it worked. often, i'm just to plum lazy to go through the process of copying the address, go to the forum and start a conversation etc. 
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    It doesn't do that, though. You'd think it would bring you to a Post New Topic page with a link already inserted, but it merely takes you to the Article Discussion board.
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    Re: Small thing: maybe the "Start Conversation Now" box could be removed

    Sometimes it links a thread....other times says start new and a thread exists

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    Re: Small thing: maybe the "Start Conversation Now" box could be removed

    [quote author=turtlenads link=topic=6315.msg274810#msg274810 date=1175873179]

    It doesn't do that, though. You'd think it would bring you to a Post New Topic page with a link already inserted, but it merely takes you to the Article Discussion board.

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    like i said, it would be a great feature if it worked .  my vote would be not to throw the feature out, but to fix it. a small thing, but i think it would be nice.
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    Re: Small thing: maybe the "Start Conversation Now" box could be removed

    [quote author=turtlenads link=topic=6315.msg274665#msg274665 date=1175864014]
    The box at the bottom of an article page that says "There are no conversations about this article. Start a conversation now" doesn't always show that there IS a thread about an article.

    I think it should be removed from the page altogether. When you click on it, it doesn't start a thread, it just takes you to the Article Discussion board, anyway.

    Very, very small thing, but maybe it'll cut down on duplicate threads.   :-)
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    agreed. this has been coming up over and over, esp. since we got preemed

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    Re: Small thing: maybe the "Start Conversation Now" box could be removed

    :2cool:

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    Re: Small thing: maybe the "Start Conversation Now" box could be removed

    If you use the person's name correctly, a thread is created which then shows up on the death entry.

    Seems like most are able to figure it out. If multiple threads are started, who cares?, a mod can combine the threads.

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