Crosswords

[BlueToffee]

Dear Ed

Why don't you do the same with the Crosswords link as you did with Jokes, and put it in alphabetical order?

Here's hoping, BT

[factor-fiction]

I'm still not sure why we created a separate section when nothing is done to encourage posters to post in the right section. Some haven't realised there is a crossword section; some have said they will continue to post in Q& P because they feel they get quicker answers there; and some must have Q&P set up on their favourites.

I know I've been ticked off by some for being small-minded when I've politely pointed out to crossword posters in Q&P that there is a new Crosswords section so I've stopped.

If we don't want to get posts in the right section then why not simply combine them again.

If we do want people to post crosswords in Crosswords maybe we need a yellow 'stickie ' at the top of Q&P, and we also need to amend the Q&P/Crossword guidelines since the crossword guidelines refer to Q&P. And I agree Crosswords should now be put in its alphabetical place.

[Baldric]

//why WE created//
//if WE do want//
secret's out now factor, or should we call you Ed?

[BlueToffee]

Fingers crossed factor!

[Mamyalynne]

I don't mind where it is placed, tend to go by Latest posts.

[Lie-in King]

I've said it before - put Crosswords next to Chatterbank & then see how many misplaced threads there are...

factor - as I'm sure you've noticed, the number of crossword Q's in Q & P has been dropping considerably of late, so I'd say it's working.

[shoota]

I have a vague recollection of this being suggested before, the reasoning behind leaving it where it is was that people used to fing 'crosswords' as a subsection of Q&P would see it when they went down to those nether regions.

[shoota]

'fing' abbr 'finding'

[factor-fiction]

Baldric- I tend to say 'we' when we are a team, a happy family, working together...

[factor-fiction]

I agree it's working but less so at weekends- and I think it's because weekend posters may have Q&P saved as a favourite.
If you look at Q&P threads from today most of them are crosswords, so maybe there is something more that can be done.

But I would agree that there may be other priorities for Ed such as stopping some of the twaddle on desktop's threads, and making the answers visible without having to tab down the page

[factor-fiction]

^ I don't mean desktop's twaddle- i mean some of the unhelpful posts that clutter up her threads

[AB Editor]

Thank you for your feedback. Obviously, the new Crosswords section will take a little while to get used to.

Let's leave just a bit longer shall we? :-)

[jno]

not that I go there often but I hadn't even noticed there was a Crosswords section. Maybe it and the Editor's Blog - the two sections out of alphabetical order - should get themselves a separate box at the top of the list? Given that Crosswords is so popular, it probably merits such special treatment.

[factor-fiction]

Another suggestion Ed, assuming you want us to put more crossword threads in Crosswords rather than in Q&P, is to get rid of the Title Builder in Q&P since it asks posters to specify the paper and crossword name. Maybe that facility should only exist in Crosswords section now.