Under link #1 I'm selecting everything except the Lounge, Feedback, and Politics. Then I'm bookmarking link #2, which should approximate the old General forum, as my main entry to the forums.
#395552 - 11/10/0803:43 PMRe: Forum going away?
[Re: Nagromme]
carp
Dino's are Babe magnets
Registered: 04/19/02
Posts: 27021
Loc: Hawaii
The only problem with to MANY forums is the "break down" in a conversation that then leads into a similar subject which thens leads you to another part of the forum ?
#395592 - 11/10/0805:21 PMRe: Forum going away?
[Re: carp]
Nagromme
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 01/10/08
Posts: 888
Loc: USA
I've seen that go very badly with a brand new forum that needs to gather momentum--and with older forums when momentum comes and goes. I always advise people not to split their forums until traffic is so massive that it's a problem not to.
Too bad - this place is becoming overwhelming, like many others have done in the past... and disappeared altogether. It was perfect before ANY of the tweaking began. Now it's rapidly becoming a graphic eyesore and over-categorized mess.
#395601 - 11/10/0805:59 PMRe: Forum going away?
[Re: Mississauga]
margadagio
Princess
Registered: 04/19/02
Posts: 5942
Loc: Toronto
I'll add my 2 cents as well.
There's FAR too many categories. There's no way I'll be checking them all out and that's too bad since I might miss something interesting.
Another thing, from my experience with other forums, having too many choices actually becomes confusing to newbies.
I belong to a very popular Canadian Mac forum which has kept things simple. They have one forum each for Mac/Apple discussion, iPod/iTunes/iPhone/AppleTV, a trouble shooting forum, a lounge area.
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