[Merged] Anyone else missing out on Hot Deals because of Canadian Coupons?

[Praetorian]

just wondering what the traffic count is like for the Canadian Coupons section.

i know i don't spend as much time in there as i do for hot deals, and so i end up missing some great coupons.

anyone else spending a fair amount of times in the coupons forum?

[Ryan]

Considering merging them back. Not sure yet.


Thoughts?

[Jon Lai]

I like it right now, it's more organized. I go through a large portion of the forums though so it's not a problem for me about "missing" anything. It helps when you spend around 30-40mins on RFD everytime, cuz it means you'll be able to read everything. Go on a few times and day and you'll be like me.

Oh gosh, I should get a life. A few hours of RFD per day isn't good for me

[Praetorian]

i find that i'm not going through as many pages as i was with when the two forums were combined into one.

sure it's marginally more organized, but there's so much crossover (grey area) between what's a Hot Deal and what's a Canadian Coupon, that people can miss out on deals...and as a result, lead to possibly less time and clicks spent on the site.

example: i posted a "Banana Republic 30% Coupon for September 17-17" in the Hot Deals section, and i'm almost certain it garnered more attention than if it was in the Coupons forums.

again, just my thoughts.

[pipolchap]

Merge them please!

[robster77]

Love the new coupons section, it's much more organized and easier to find them. Please don't change a thing. Well done.

[Ryan]

Love the new coupons section, it's much more organized and easier to find them. Please don't change a thing. Well done.

To be clear, we're talking about the Coupons Forum http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/f...play.php?f=109, not Coupons.RedFlagDeals.com

[robster77]

To be clear, we're talking about the Coupons Forum http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/f...play.php?f=109, not Coupons.RedFlagDeals.com

Affirmative, that's what I'm referring to. It's much better.

[angel_wing0]

Considering merging them back. Not sure yet.


Thoughts?

Merge them please!

i prefer them merged as well since i rarely go to the coupons forum...and i m sure i missed a number of deals because of that.

[kjs]

I'd prefer them to be merged. I keep forgetting there is a Coupons forum because I bookmark Hot Deals and Off Topic and pretty much only stick to those out of habit.

[AcidBomber]

Merge please.

Many coupons are "hot deals" as well in my opinion.
And you already have a Coupons database, so why split the 2 forums when it can be under one since they serve the same purpose?


besides, i dont think many people go over to the Coupons Forum anyways... (judging from view hits)

[Praetorian]

Love the new coupons section, it's much more organized and easier to find them. Please don't change a thing. Well done.

-1 (yes, a minus)

[Siefer999]

keep the way it currently is and add a page that show them merged for us oldschoolers ala redflagdeals.com/forums/oldschool

[jerryhung]

didn't even realize there is a new Canadian Coupon section

Well, for now I'm okay with the new breakout as it does make Hot Deals cleaner (but then one can miss the Hot Deals as well)

I use "New Posts" 99% of the time, so it doesn't affect me as much
Maybe I just need to add Coupons RSS into my reader as well

[Bazooka Joe]

I prefered the old way as well, but can't figure out if it's just resistance to change or if the old way was better.

I still hate that the default sidebar location is on the left, and found myself wondering the same thing when that came around.