Dan,
Can you clarify a little? Do you prefer separate topics for each item OR separate posts for each item in one topic?
~Dave
In the case of this list, I guess I would have preferred separate topicsâŚusing this topic as an example, you have:
- Groups
- Customized Commands
- Missing Utilities
- Help issues
- Help offline
So, Discourse has that nice feature where I can split off into a separate linked topic, which is what I usedâŚbut, as threads do, things started to focus on one or the other, but they get interwoven and chasing down what relates to what is work (ok, work for just me)âŚwhich is fine (thatâs my job), but Iâm just trying to say that they might get attention quicker if Iâm not having to tease apart what relates to which topic in the same topic.
Ok, now Iâm starting to feel picky and pedanticâŚthatâs not what I want. Again, thanks for the list and the continued help!
Hmmmm⌠This would split a âwish listâ thread into many, many different topics. That doesnât seem ideal unless Discourse could handle tagging. Câest possible? ~Dave
Why not?
I can see that it takes a bit more time to write but the discussions will be more focused in a single thread with a single wish and in the end all wishes need to be converted to each their own issue in YouTrack anyway.
Whatever you want to do with em is fine by me, I was just tossing em out there.
Iâd be more involved right now but am in the process of trying to move my lovely new wife out of her place in ft worth to Wylie 90 miles away amidst not one but two dead transmissions in the truck in a row (2nd one failed 30 miles down the road after it was picked up from the shop where it broke down in OK a month ago), and that was the start if a ripple down of logistical hell some Hollywood screenwriters couldnât have come up with if they tried. So Iâve been keeping an eye on the forums but havenât had much in terms of on hands time with rhino to elucidate much on the topics.
@Wim : If all suggestions are one topic, solely with related comments, this would eliminate things like a central âwishâ topic, creating many âwishâ topics.
While this might be ok, it seems a bit easier to browse one topic and add a wish if itâs not there than have to search for and read many different wish topics.
If tagging were permitted (and possibly even required?) , the separate topics idea proposed by Dan would at least make the process of reviewing related topics a bit easier.
Alternatively, a âwishâ category could be added by McNeel for Mac, Win, and both Mac/Win. This would easily allow for Danâs idea of separate topics, while making browsing easier for all. I proposed this a few weeks ago, but the idea got no love â but in the absence of tagging, this still seems to make sense possibly? ~Dave
Holy Yikes⌠Good Luck!!!
In case you hadnât noticed, the original poster of a topic can add tagsâŚ
âMitch
Yes, but that is only on the thread itself. Dave would like to tag each separate wish in a single thread (if I understand correctly).
Note, Dave, you donât have to start searching for earlier wishes to see if yours has come up before. Having the same wish come up time and time again will (can) guide priorities in one direction or another.
@wim has got the gist of what Iâm sayingâtagging in the replies could help a bit.
As for the tagging ability of original posters that you mention, Mitch, even a limited number of popup options when one clicks on this might help filtering/finding.
Sure, users donât have to scrub Discourse to see if something already exists, but most people try very hard to be thorough and detailed with their descriptions of problems and wishes. Given that this takes a good deal of time, it would be nice to give folks a way to see if their wish has already been brought up. Hence, the benefit of a long Wish topic filled with lots of different ideas. However, this clearly isnât optimal for McNeelâs purposes, as Dan notes. Yes, I realize his request is not an ironclad overlord kind of thought, and heâll work with anything we all doâbut it does point to an area for possible improvement.
With regard to the larger topic of Discourse if there are larger discussions about organization/optimization. First, I think itâs a superb method for both McNeel and users. That said, and as itâs currently set up, itâs better at handling âissuesâ than âwishesâ. This distinction is noteworthy. Wishes represent opportunities for product improvement, often requiring a much greater amount of discussion to assess agreement and optimal solutions (a great example being the âlightbulbâ discussion a year or so ago in Layers for Mac).
Further, wishes are a bit complicated by the fact that MacRhino is now launched (but not yet fully developed) and WinRhino is fully developed. Thus, wishes may exist on a number of levels:
A) MacRhino: "I want a feature that does not exist in MacRhino, but does exist in WinRhino"
B) MacRhino: "I want a feature for MacRhino, and I donât use or care about WinRhino"
C) WinRhino: "I want a feature for WinRhino, and I donât use or care about MacRhino"
D) MacRhino/WinRhino: âThis would be a really great feature for all future Rhino versionsâ
The current discourse is organized to facilitate wishes of type A, B, and C. However, the most important topic for the future of Rhino as a wholeâTopic Dâdoes not have a mechanism for discussion. Ultimately, as the products grow together the entire community benefits from the wisdom, thoughts, ideas, and experiences of everyone. Windows users bring a long history of institutional knowledge to the table and Mac users bring a set of fresh eyes. Both are invaluable.
What to do about this? Dunno. If there was a Mac/Win Rhino category, seems like everyone might be able to discuss ideal solutions (instead of me seeming like a crank much of the time!). 
~Dave