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Ok, I’m not entirely sure what is going on with this forum, but posts are disappearing and it seems like I have to log in to 2 different sites (HSO and FM). It nearly impossible to keep track of where I am or which half of the site I’m on. I have separate PM’s and separate posts lists. I first thought posts were being deleted then discovered they were there, but on the “other” site. Not sure what is going on, but could someone please address the issue, or at least update the community when everything is all tidy and back to one forum. Broken/split conversations don’t work well….or at least that is my opinion. FYI to others, if you are looking for posts, and you are using HSO, then you might have to try FM or vice versa to locate what you are looking for.

Posted

Good to know it was not just me. I thought this was on my end and I had no idea what was up.

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Builders
Posted

Another thread was started about problems as well? Maybe some one who worked on the MNSURE site was hired on to do Maint work for HSO? laugh

Posted

Yes, I purposely started 2 threads so both sides are aware of what I think is going on.

Posted

I do not like the format of not having the latest post on a subject you are following. With the layout like I am getting, I can not tell what is new or old. Naybe I am missing some thing for telling if a post is new. At 76 Iam not that sharp, takes a while to catch on.

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Builders
Posted

just found this out.

There is an arrow on the left of the forum if there are new topics in it since last you visited

Posted

Actually its kind of funny. Right now there are 374 people on HSO viewing and posting on the ice forum there and 94 on the FM side doing the same thing but the posts and or replies are only applicable to the forum on which you are using. In other words I can be on FM and can start a post saying “hey you HSO guys are nothing but trolls” and unless they switch over they will never see it. grin

Posted

I never understood the need for the separate FM and HSO. Doesn't it just complicate things? Why not just one HSOforum, one url, one forum all with the same name?

Any idea of the thought process and advantages behind the separate names? As a marketing/brand/design person it just seems unnecessary.

Posted

It has me totally confused- but that don't take much!

Posted

So HSO and FM are now two different sites?

Posted

I have no idea?

If I tpye in fishingminnesota.com I go to the home page and I can go to the forum for there.

If I got to hotspotoutdoors.com I get taken directly to the forum page. Its looks the same as the FM forum I saw previously but the threads are all different.

I have no idea why there are even two names associated with the site. Maybe there is a good reason but it seems confusing to me. From a branding perspective it seems beneficial to have everyone know you by one name unless the two names/brands serve different customers.

Posted

Yea thing are jacked up. I link in on a favorites tab and it keeps putting me on one side or the other and I am constantly having to re-log in. Thanks Obama!

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Creators
Posted

Fishing Minnesota and HotSpotOutdoors have been split. It is a work in progress and will continue to be upgraded for some time.

Fishing Minnesota will be a smaller site and dedicated to Outdoor Minnesota Fishing and Hunting.

HSO will remain close to what it has always been.

Too many changes and not enough time to answer all of your questions. I'm sorry about that.

There will be a lot of very good things coming for each.

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