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I can't believe how many forum sections there are here, this is way way too many, you guys need to consolidate it a little, don't try to categorize everything, take the subjects up a level of intellectual thinking and make broader sections. With so many sections the forum is very hard to navigate or find what you want via browsing, by trying to have a section for everything it makes the sections useless.
I have been a pretty active forum guy for a very long time and I have seen both approaches over the years. I have seen forums with only one section (see www.supertopo.com), everything mixed in, and then there's the polar opposite, too many sections (see flite test). The best way to create forum categories is to find a balance between the two, if you find yourself with too many sections or categories, you need to redefine how they are created. Not to mention you will get more hits and posts within each section instead of it being all spread out and appearing like some sections never get any action.
So I guess consider this a complaint and a suggestion. I was overwhelmed by the number of sections and how granular they were in subject matter. Yes I know you will not be able to be pointed or targeted on the subjects within each section but that drawback is nothing compared to the burden of having to scroll through a giant list to find relevancy. I am willing to bet you'd get more interaction in here if it was simpler. Keeping things simple is always a good idea, especially when dealing with so many beginners. We did this on my forums and at rcPowers and it really helped, I would highly suggest it.
I have been a pretty active forum guy for a very long time and I have seen both approaches over the years. I have seen forums with only one section (see www.supertopo.com), everything mixed in, and then there's the polar opposite, too many sections (see flite test). The best way to create forum categories is to find a balance between the two, if you find yourself with too many sections or categories, you need to redefine how they are created. Not to mention you will get more hits and posts within each section instead of it being all spread out and appearing like some sections never get any action.
So I guess consider this a complaint and a suggestion. I was overwhelmed by the number of sections and how granular they were in subject matter. Yes I know you will not be able to be pointed or targeted on the subjects within each section but that drawback is nothing compared to the burden of having to scroll through a giant list to find relevancy. I am willing to bet you'd get more interaction in here if it was simpler. Keeping things simple is always a good idea, especially when dealing with so many beginners. We did this on my forums and at rcPowers and it really helped, I would highly suggest it.