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[new forum] Request for a new forum

I support this motion, very good idea and i think TigerLord wanted to be moderator of the forum.
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Electronic Box Inc. - Jean-Philippe Béïque

reply to SHY
I support also this motion/idea.

reply to SHY
I support too!

me too

I support this motion

reply to SHY
I support it too.

reply to Dunlop
Moi aussi.

Me too.

reply to SHY
I support this, Ebox user are currently spread across many different forums. And is currently having a hugh user base boost.

Examples of threads being used right now to discuss about Ebox:

»Electronic Box pricing for 2012

»[Internet] Fournisseurs independants

Ebox also seem to encourage their staff to answer questions over here, but again are spread on many forums. They have at least 3 staff members active daily on dslreport.

Thanks you

reply to SHY
I support the request too!

reply to SHY
I'll play devils advocate here. If I may.

We have seen a couple of the resellers ask for their own forum. All were denied, with the exception of teksavvy, due to there not being enough traffic to justify it. Instead other resellers were told to bring traffic up in their "adhock" forums or elsewhere in the forum, such as the Canadian Broadband forum.

In the Videotron forum where the OP linked to this topic, »[Internet] I have made a request....., it appears this request is based on the excitement or anticipated excitement of there finally being an affordable videotron reseller.

More or less it's based on one topic only in particular in which the Videotron reseller, Ebox, is the main focus; »[Internet] Fournisseurs independants.

One topic isn't much of anything. Acanac has tons more.

In the English Canadian Broadband forum there are more topics about Ebox, but again this is a spike due to the new cable reselling prices.

There are more Acanac posts in that forum as well.

So if we apply the logic that the "gods that be" here have stated over and over again when an ISP requests their own forum, it would appear Acanac would/should have their own forum before Ebox. Though I don't think Acanac is really that interested anymore since they prefer people to go to their own forum on their own website.

But just based on the numbers and the prevailing logic here, Ebox shouldn't have their own forum.

Also since there is only really one topic in the vidoetron forum in regards to Ebox, and which is the basis of Ebox wanting their own forum, does it justify having their own forum? Seems more like someone wants more exposure and nothing more. The Canadian Broadband forum seems adequately suited for this ISP as it stands.

In addition to this, is there anything unique that an Ebox forum would bring to the table? I can't think of any other than adding a French reseller to balance the prevailing English reseller. And yes, I do think this is a positive (just so you know). So it would most likely be a predominately french forum or a fully bilingual one which could serve to educate more people in terms of the great Canadian Telco/Cableco rip-off.

/end playing Devils Advocate.

reply to SHY
+1

reply to SHY
There is already a forum, it's just burried deeply so it has very little visibility. What we should be asking for is a move to the "canadian" directory of forums like where Teksavvy is now. There is a blank space so it shouldn't be too hard to do.

reply to SHY
Here we go moderators. Please consider our request.

»[Internet] I have made a request......
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cogito ergo manduc

reply to SHY
I agree with SHY.

I shall be the dissenting opinion.

While Ebox is curently getting a lot of attention, they are certaintly not overwhelming or monopolising the canadian broadband forum, and the additional attention may be temporary because another ISP has chosen not to publish new rates to Québec.

And one must not forget that many discussions in can broadband may include ebox staff, but are not directly related to their own offering. For instance, if they provide an opinion in a thread that discusses a recent CRTC decision, it does inrease their visibility but the thread is not dedicated to their service.

And of you look at the number of threads which are dedicated to ebox service, they are not that many and certaintly do not overwhelm the forum.

In the case of Québec, with Distributel now advertising heavily, one would also expect increased discussions about them.

That is because at present people are posting their questions in a single thread (which derails the subject).

Once the Videotron installs start to happen en masse, it will have an adverse effect on the Canadian Broadband section with people trying to get answers for their installation issues or connection problems.

This will probably be the case for Distributel as well, there will be a lot of people migrating from bell/teksavvy/videotron now that there is a cheap cable alternative in Quebec.

A single forum keeps all of that out of the Canadian Broadband section.

Denied

reply to SHY
I support this request. EBOX related discussions should be in its own forum and not anywhere else.

reply to SHY
+1