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Forum Changes?

  • April 17, 2016

    Eh, I suppose this'd be the best place to put this up for now, but I was wondering at the recent changes to the Forums...They seem, well slightly counter-productive to the system and I'm a bit confused about where everything in the categories have gone (I've found the stuff in the Features tab, but all of the stuff in the Site Feedback category seems to have disappeared completely, which is a real strain on things, especially considering things like the Site Help Thread is gone now.)

    Anyway, while I'm on the subject, is there anywhere that we should be posting things that used to go in those categories, especially the Site Feedback one? 

  • Member
    April 17, 2016

    To answer the last question first, from now on things the previously went in Site Feedback should be posted here, including this thread (so you're posting this in the right place)

    In more general terms, there is ongoing discussion about the place of the forums on the site - since the recent poll exposed just how unpopular and unappreciated they are. You'll recall that they were removed from the front page and menus for a while - I put them back myself after Ning had been glitching for a few days. 

    At the moment they are sitting there, pending a decision about their long term future. I guess an announcement will be made in due course - I don't have an ETA for that as there are a few different opinions on this, as you can imagine...

  • April 17, 2016

    Alright thanks Paul, good to know that at least. 

    I don't recall the exact poll, but the Forums is always one of those parts that everyone uses, but nobody really considers themselves to be a part of. At the moment it's gotten a fair bit of use consistently, so I wouldn't say they're unpopular really, I mean I doubt there's an active member who doesn't pop in at least weekly on a discussion or two. It's just something that people take for granted. That was the case while I was Hosting it too, but without it, the Site feels...kind of empty.

    Anyway, thanks for letting me/anyone who reads the thread know.