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Unfortunately, nobody pays attention to the banner that's already there.
We could put it in flashing 72-point type and everyone would still ignore it.
What might work better is when someone tries to start a new query, it takes then to a screen that asks them what kind, then the system decides where it should be posted.
Edited by DracMonster
Alternatively, the "YKTS" initialism could be spelled out in the banner to say "You Know That Show..."
The name implies "This is where you go if you're asking about a show."
And the same could apply to "Trope Finder." The initialisms probably don't help.
Look at all that shiny stuff ain't they pretty
Ya, that won't work. Removing the "question about Tropes" line on the other hand might do the job.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
We should definitely do something to divert queries that belong on You Know That Show to it, whatever it is.
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An alternate option would be having a message pop up the first time someone posts (and only the first time someone posts) a query that asks them if they should be posting in AST or YKTS or TF before the message is posted
Edited by jormis29
Have a link to You Know That Show in the header of Ask The Tropers. Something along the lines of, "Trying to find a show (or other work) but can't remember the name of it? Ask at You Know That Show"