subforum reorganization Options

[sadolakced acid]

okay. so interests needs less subforums.

entertainment needs more.

so; post your thoughts, a new arrangement (be sure to include where the threads from teh old posts would go)

[*mzkandi*]

awww...I'm having fun talking about it in Jusun's thread

[sadolakced acid]

but we'll need to record exactly what we want, eventually.

[yo pusha]

- Introductions
- The Lounge
- Entertainment
... Music
... The Big Screen (TV, Movies)
... Misc
- Interests
... Debate
... Writing
... Fashion (lounge?)
... Technology (lounge?)
... Sports (entertainment?)
- Pictures
- Relationships
- Boys Locker
- Girls Locker

you guys have to look at the statistics and not use your personal judgements.. i mean debate and fashion are the two most active interest subforums, while however close knit the anime forum is, it still isnt active.

[Retrogressive]

There needs to be serioues reorganization. I liked Justin's idea for the coffeshop the most out of all I've heard. And I honestly think a books forum would thrive.

[sadolakced acid]

Debate is rather stagnant right now.

no new debates. mostly just repeating old ones to newbies.

and any new ones are mostly current events.

[Retrogressive]

debate + current events

[*Azarel*]

-- ·Introductions
-- ·The Lounge

-- ·Entertainment
---- ·Computer Games/Technology
---- ·Movies/Television (+ commercial sports)
.......... ·Anime/Manga
---- ·Music

-- ·Interests
---- ·Current Events/Debate
---- ·Fashion
---- ·Hobbies (eg. cooking, leisure sports, whatever)
---- ·Literature
---- ·Writing

-- ·Pictures
-- ·Relationships
-- ·Boys' Locker
-- ·Girls' Locker

-- ·Interactive (These forums don't add to your post count)
---- ·Forum Games
---- ·Humor
---- ·School

[*mzkandi*]

^ Hmmm.....I really like how that's organized. And the whole Interactive forum thing is neat.

[yo pusha]

yes i like the interactive part

SPORTS SHOULD GO IN ENTERTAINMENT.

[sadolakced acid]

mmm...

coffeeshop would just be a focused lounge.


coffeeshop

would contain school, current events, debate, and books.

[KissMe2408]

Hm, I agree. Anna's idea isn't that bad.
However, I think Jusun is now putting Cars, Health, Sports, and Current Events in Lounge...

[*Azarel*]

Cars should either go to tech or boys' locker. Mostly they were in the boys' locker before the automotive forum was created.

[Retrogressive]

Can I point out that manga is neither television nor is it movies?
But I like the interactive forum.

[*Azarel*]

Can I point out that manga is neither television nor is it movies?
But I like the interactive forum.

I didn't know where to put it so I just lumped it with anime.

[Retrogressive]

I didn't know where to put it so I just lumped it with anime.

Maybe Hobbies should go under intrests? Or have a Art forum where anima/manga would be?

[micron]

thanks all for this discussion. please read:

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php...dpost&p=1895059

by that, i mean: instead of saying 'oh, lets add this, take this out, merge this and that together', coming up with a complete set of forum structure, focusing on the 'community center' forums. although i applaud the thought that goes into the individual suggestions, why i dont like them is because they tend not to take into consideration how the rest of the forums are organized. uniformity is key to a more user friendly forums.. which is what we are striving for no?

[sadolakced acid]

the thing about coffeeshop is it would be like having the age seperations, as i think older people would be more gravitated towards that.

-introductions

-lounge (current)

-entertainment:
--TV and Movies
--Music
--Humor

(would contain TV and Movies from entertainment, Anime from interests, and any technology relating to the three (like new TVs, ipods, etc.)(cars, as becuase of motor sports, also here)

-coffeeshop: a place to discuss books, school, current events, etc.
--debate corner (if needed)
--writer's spotlight (if needed)
would prefer it be one large lump tho. would mean more traffic for everything.
(current events, books from entertainment, debate, writing, school)

-pictures

-G pod (can't think of a name)
--locker rooms (boys and girls' lockers)
--relationships
--health (or the nurse)




yea, it'd reduce the number of community forums, but i think it'd work.

[*mipadi*]

[font=Arial]-- ·Entertainment[/b]
---- ·Computer Games/Technology
---- ·Movies/Television (+ commercial sports)
.......... ·Anime/Manga
---- ·Music

I don't think Technology should be moved to Entertainment. It doesn't make sense—most of the topics in Technology aren't necessarily entertainment-related.

[racoons > you]

-- ·Introductions
-- ·The Lounge

-- ·Entertainment
---- ·Computer Games/Technology
---- ·Movies/Television (+ commercial sports)
.......... ·Anime/Manga
---- ·Music

-- ·Interests
---- ·Current Events/Debate
---- ·Fashion
---- ·Hobbies (eg. cooking, leisure sports, whatever)
---- ·Literature
---- ·Writing

-- ·Pictures
-- ·Relationships
-- ·Boys' Locker
-- ·Girls' Locker

-- ·Interactive (These forums don't add to your post count)
---- ·Forum Games
---- ·Humor
---- ·School

i like this plan, although i agre with michael that technology maybe better placed elsewhere.

i also dislike the idea of the coffee shop as proposed originally for the samereasons as justin.

and DEAR GOD how fast did the thread in the lounge move?

[*mzkandi*]

^ Fast...and I loved it. It hadnt been like that in a loooong time.

[*mona lisa*]

I think if Literature is going to be implemented rather than Books, it would make sense if Writing would be in there as well.

I like the idea of dividing up Entertainment into Books, Movies, Television, and Anime/Manga.

I would have liked the idea of Current/Events and Debate together. Too bad all of Current Events is in the Lounge.

Sports would be nice in Entertainment... And leisure sports can go under Hobbies. Interests needs some cleaning out as it has been stated, but cb3 is our main priority right now.

Edit\\
Actually, I got a chance to look at Interests and Entertainment. I like the way it is now. It'll take some time to get used to, but the way they are currently organized is great.

[*Programmer*]

-- ·Introductions
-- ·The Lounge

-- ·Entertainment
---- ·Computer Games/Technology
---- ·Movies/Television (+ commercial sports)
.......... ·Anime/Manga
---- ·Music

-- ·Interests
---- ·Current Events/Debate
---- ·Fashion
---- ·Hobbies (eg. cooking, leisure sports, whatever)
---- ·Literature
---- ·Writing

-- ·Pictures
-- ·Relationships
-- ·Boys' Locker
-- ·Girls' Locker

-- ·Interactive (These forums don't add to your post count)
---- ·Forum Games
---- ·Humor
---- ·School

the lay out is well set up anna. But i agree with mipadi on the technology....perhaps make a seperate Section "Technology Resource" on it's own because techonology is a broad subject in itself...

[sadolakced acid]

i think boy's locker and girl's locker should be merged.

a lot of duplicates between them.

[*mipadi*]

Yeah, and they're not really delineated by gender anyway. The Girls' Locker Room has some girls-only topics, but…well, I think there are more girls in the Boys' Locker Room than boys.