merging the forums again...

Snorski · Apr 15th, 2007, 05:16 PM

Hi guys....

I'd like to propose to merge the forums again.... I know I'm not visiting as frequently as I used to, and one of the reasons is basically that everything is to much spread out and tucked away in niches, nooks and crannies...

If I look at any particular forum at this moment there might be about 10 active threads... some of the forums actually only have two active threads...

This place used to be buzzing... it was a fun and dynamic meeting place of all sorts of opinions, questions, statements, experiences, even if a tad on silly side a lot of the times...

I feel it's got to do with the separation and the increased granularity of the various sub forums... So I'd really like you guys to consider merging a number of the low intensity things back into somthing that actually got some vibes again...

In a way I owe these Boards somethings... like practicing my english (which is definitively not my native tongue) but also getting insights in other cultures... Some of the stuff is still there, but it lacks a certain mass, which you only get by combining things and seeing them next to each other, and, let's face it, by volume.

And, at the risk of sounding like an old fart, I liked it best when there was just the few forums we used to have before The Great Separation.

Thanks in advance for at least thinking about it...

Cheers,
Snorski

*trance4ever* · Apr 15th, 2007, 09:15 PM

personally, i think the layout with the classification of the areas and the related threads in each one, makes it very easy at first glance to choose your point of interest and further search that section....it is very neat and user friendly the way it is now, just my opinion

N-shark · Apr 16th, 2007, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by trance4ever

personally, i think the layout with the classification of the areas and the related threads in each one, makes it very easy at first glance to choose your point of interest and further search that section....it is very neat and user friendly the way it is now, just my opinion

I agree; I find that the forums are much easier to use in this layout. They were kinda clutterered before, and it was hard to keep track of threads. Like you said, the forums are much more user-friendly now

Snorski · Feb 1st, 2009, 04:05 AM

about 2 years later I still feel the forums have a ragtag feeling to it....
... just by putting some threads together again we might get some of the old vibrance back.....

**GratefulOutkast** · Feb 1st, 2009, 10:54 AM

Give the 'New Posts' option a shot, if you haven't made use of it already. It's located along top (blue) action bar.

It should compile all new posts since the last time you visited into a list, from all sections of the forums.

Snorski · Feb 1st, 2009, 01:03 PM

that on itself would not be a bad idea if it weren't for two things...
1. you can only look at it ever 60 seconds....
2. all the stuff from subforums which I don't find very interesting (responses to the playlist) take up most of that list...

marensman · Feb 1st, 2009, 10:28 PM

you might play around w/ the advanced search; you can choose all threads newer than a given date for selected forums only. takes a little more work to set up, but might be what you're looking for. yes, you can only search once per minute, but you can only respond that fast too.

Apr 15th, 2007, 05:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Snorski DI Extreme Addict Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: N51°56'–E004°27' Posts: 4,218	merging the forums again... Hi guys.... I'd like to propose to merge the forums again.... I know I'm not visiting as frequently as I used to, and one of the reasons is basically that everything is to much spread out and tucked away in niches, nooks and crannies... If I look at any particular forum at this moment there might be about 10 active threads... some of the forums actually only have two active threads... This place used to be buzzing... it was a fun and dynamic meeting place of all sorts of opinions, questions, statements, experiences, even if a tad on silly side a lot of the times... I feel it's got to do with the separation and the increased granularity of the various sub forums... So I'd really like you guys to consider merging a number of the low intensity things back into somthing that actually got some vibes again... In a way I owe these Boards somethings... like practicing my english (which is definitively not my native tongue) but also getting insights in other cultures... Some of the stuff is still there, but it lacks a certain mass, which you only get by combining things and seeing them next to each other, and, let's face it, by volume. And, at the risk of sounding like an old fart, I liked it best when there was just the few forums we used to have before The Great Separation. Thanks in advance for at least thinking about it... Cheers, Snorski

Apr 15th, 2007, 09:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
trance4ever Cooking Up A Mix Forum Staff Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: in the arms of an angel Posts: 21,327	personally, i think the layout with the classification of the areas and the related threads in each one, makes it very easy at first glance to choose your point of interest and further search that section....it is very neat and user friendly the way it is now, just my opinion __________________ t4e - Angels & Demons on Hard Dance Channel 2Pm EST every 4th Wednesday I Use Multi-Million Dollar Satellites to Find Tupperware in the Woods :D all my sets at my ever W.I.P. website --> http://www.t4e.nu/

Feb 1st, 2009, 04:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
Snorski DI Extreme Addict Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: N51°56'–E004°27' Posts: 4,218	about 2 years later I still feel the forums have a ragtag feeling to it.... ... just by putting some threads together again we might get some of the old vibrance back..... __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/snorski/

Feb 1st, 2009, 10:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
GratefulOutkast Forum Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Purgatory's Bay Posts: 6,628	Give the 'New Posts' option a shot, if you haven't made use of it already. It's located along top (blue) action bar. It should compile all new posts since the last time you visited into a list, from all sections of the forums. __________________ † haunting you †

Feb 1st, 2009, 01:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Snorski DI Extreme Addict Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: N51°56'–E004°27' Posts: 4,218	that on itself would not be a bad idea if it weren't for two things... 1. you can only look at it ever 60 seconds.... 2. all the stuff from subforums which I don't find very interesting (responses to the playlist) take up most of that list... __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/snorski/

Feb 1st, 2009, 10:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
marensman DI/SKY Premium Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 12,368	you might play around w/ the advanced search; you can choose all threads newer than a given date for selected forums only. takes a little more work to set up, but might be what you're looking for. yes, you can only search once per minute, but you can only respond that fast too. __________________ Our mind always tries to persuade us that we are nothing but acorns and that our greatest joy will be to become bigger, fatter acorns; that is of interest only to pigs. Our faith tells us better: we can become oak trees. Schumaker

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