Forum Subsections

Ned_Flanders · Nov 8, 2005

I mean the layout of the forum / subsections.

Tell me you won't be ignoring this problem (not just talking about games section) even though so many people are complaining?

JustPlainJef · Nov 8, 2005

Yeah, sorry about that... I saw that after I posted it...

steve_sa · Nov 9, 2005

Ok, then if there was an icon, or something that would indicate new post is such subsection, that would help. I have no clue if there is something new posted in the Asus or Abit subsection, without actually go and check.

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Implemented, check it out in the Hardware tab.

pat · Nov 9, 2005

Ok, then if there was an icon, or something that would indicate new post is such subsection, that would help. I have no clue if there is something new posted in the Asus or Abit subsection, without actually go and check.

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Implemented, check it out in the Hardware tab.

great, Thanks.

Ned_Flanders · Nov 10, 2005

How about:

(Hardware Tab)

Primary Hardware
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CPUs
Graphic Cards
Motherboards and Chipsets

Secondary Hardware
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RAM / Memory
Sound Cards
Harddrives / Storage
Optical Drivers / Removable Storage
Peripherials / Other Hardware

Overclocking
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General
CPU's
Graphic Cards
Motherboards

DIY Builds
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General DIY

(Networking Tab)

Hardware
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General
Network Interface Cards
Routers / Switches / Hubs

General Networking
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Wired
Wireless
Firewalls
Other

(Mobile Tab)

General
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Laptops and Notebooks
Palm / handhelds
Mobile / Cell Phones
Other

Technologies
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Bluetooth
IrDA
GSM

(Software Tab)

Operating Systems
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DOS
Windows 9x
Windows 2k / XP
Windows Vista
Linux
Other

General Software
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Games
Other

(Community)

The Other
Classifies

Rob423 · Nov 10, 2005

yea what happened to just having NETWORK, WINDOWS XP, and Motherboards and Chipsets...... we should just take on the same subsections as before.

and then maybe in the "OTHER" we can have like the other stuff like polls, bad help/support etc, they can deff limit everything and have alot more traffic on the site.

dhlucke · Nov 10, 2005

Steve how hard is it for you to move sections around and merge them? If it's really difficult then let us all brainstorm for a while until we can all agree on something. If it's easy then please start with a few easy changes like moving the printer section into the hardware section and maybe just merging the poll section with the other section since I don't see a reason to have both anymore.

steve_sa · Nov 10, 2005

dh,

Poll: Merging of Polls & Other does makes some sense. Polls does not exist as a standalone anymore anyways. I can check with Fredi.

Printer, that is a different story. We now have Computer Peripherals in CE, and everything in there is from category standpoint, related to printers. Now why would we have only printers move to Hardware, and not HP, Gateway, .. and other peripherals?

jiffy · Nov 10, 2005

I already gave my suggestion, but here it is again. Put all the new changes in a TG folder and put the old lay out back the way it was. What! Ok, one or two more folder, but that’s it!

jiffy · Nov 10, 2005

One rock at a time, Rome wasn’t built in a day.

steve_sa · Nov 10, 2005

Jiffy, your point is well taken, but take a look at the top of this page, you see Hardware, Network, Mobile, Twitch, Den... tg has broken down their universe into those categories (actually sites with domains, etc.)... the tabs more or less corrspond to those.

The old forums (TOF) was good, but do you think that architecture supports the new vision?

So the question is, how to keep/make you guys happy, while going fwd with the new design.

jiffy · Nov 10, 2005

Well this place isn’t what it once was. There are other forums. What else can I say? I already gave my suggestion.

dhlucke · Nov 10, 2005

dh,

Poll: Merging of Polls & Other does makes some sense. Polls does not exist as a standalone anymore anyways. I can check with Fredi.

Printer, that is a different story. We now have Computer Peripherals in CE, and everything in there is from category standpoint, related to printers. Now why would we have only printers move to Hardware, and not HP, Gateway, .. and other peripherals?

To be honest I didn't look very closely at the whole section of CE but it is Consumer electronics and I don't think printers or periphreals really belong in there. The natural place to find them, for me, is in hardware. In other forums the printer section is either in hardware or periphreals. Consumer elctronics should be stuff like digital cameras and TVs maybe.

jiffy · Nov 10, 2005

Looks like they did it. Seems like the same amount of info to me and a look I think most of would agree on, accept for maybe one person.

http://www.hothardware.com/forum/index.cfm?forumid=1

steve_sa · Nov 10, 2005

OK, I am looking at hothardware.

They have 1000 topics in PC Gaming, we have 200k+

They have 1200 topics in OS and S/W, we have maybe 150k+

When you have more data, you have to organize it.

The data is NOT going away.

So the trick is how to hide the level of complexity so it becomes a friendly environment, without losing the details.

How about a hot page (or users choice) that gathers -virtually - stuff from all the forums? This could be its own tab.

Open to ideas.

steve_sa · Nov 10, 2005

dh,

Poll: Merging of Polls & Other does makes some sense. Polls does not exist as a standalone anymore anyways. I can check with Fredi.

Printer, that is a different story. We now have Computer Peripherals in CE, and everything in there is from category standpoint, related to printers. Now why would we have only printers move to Hardware, and not HP, Gateway, .. and other peripherals?

To be honest I didn't look very closely at the whole section of CE but it is Consumer electronics and I don't think printers or periphreals really belong in there. The natural place to find them, for me, is in hardware. In other forums the printer section is either in hardware or periphreals. Consumer elctronics should be stuff like digital cameras and TVs maybe.

It would just make the hardware section that much bigger. But if that is what you guys want, I can discuss with Fredi.

dhlucke · Nov 10, 2005

dh,

Poll: Merging of Polls & Other does makes some sense. Polls does not exist as a standalone anymore anyways. I can check with Fredi.

Printer, that is a different story. We now have Computer Peripherals in CE, and everything in there is from category standpoint, related to printers. Now why would we have only printers move to Hardware, and not HP, Gateway, .. and other peripherals?

To be honest I didn't look very closely at the whole section of CE but it is Consumer electronics and I don't think printers or periphreals really belong in there. The natural place to find them, for me, is in hardware. In other forums the printer section is either in hardware or periphreals. Consumer elctronics should be stuff like digital cameras and TVs maybe.

It would just make the hardware section that much bigger. But if that is what you guys want, I can discuss with Fredi.

Let's get a consensus first. I'm all for moving the periphreal section into the hardware section minus that digital camera section which I think should stay in consumer electronics.

steve_sa · Nov 10, 2005

Noticed the underlined name, and the profile button gone. Ned, I will send you the bill :lol:

dhlucke · Nov 10, 2005

Noticed the underlined name, and the profile button gone. Ned, I will send you the bill :lol:

Just when I was getting used to the "new" way.

steve_sa · Nov 10, 2005

I know, I know. Talk to Ned. He will explain it all :lol:

Ned_Flanders · Nov 10, 2005

Nice one dood, nice one :lol:

Ned_Flanders · Nov 10, 2005

Just noticed a little bug that has been introduced with that - Now there is a line break between user name and user title - I'm sure there wasn't one before.

Ned_Flanders · Nov 10, 2005

Out with the new in with the old - That's the way forward

jiffy · Nov 10, 2005

Do you separate your garbage at home into 300 bags and take them out to the curb each week? No you don’t. You cram a bag until it’s full. Why should we have to sort through the garbage? That’s what the Search and Google bar is for.

A hot folder…….What happens to garbage after so long? It deteriorates and rots away. Why can’t all games be in additional pages? Who cares what was post 200 post back or back in the beginning of the year. Let that garbage rot. What is hot is what ever gets posted today.

The ideal is to be a helpful place and more importantly to have traffic, right? Well, how is that going to happen when things are misplaced or the only respond is “that was already answer do a search” or "post that in the so and so thread". A lot of times the answer might be there, but finding it is another story. You can’t stop the same question from being asked over and over. Some may complain, but usually 10 out of 10 times someone will answer it. People here will build you a whole PC if you ask, got to love them. You never now where a post might lead and you can learn something other then what the topic is about, so how can you organize that or be able to sort through it?

It’s really simple, just put all the little tiny garbage bags in one big bag. Why does there have to be so many when there is no demand? If we have a whole group of new members I don’t see the Christmas tree lighting up.

Jake_Barnes · Nov 10, 2005

Let's get a consensus first. I'm all for moving the periphreal section into the hardware section minus that digital camera section which I think should stay in consumer electronics.

You'll get my vote for moving periphreals into hardware ... just seems logical and what we're used to ...

You gonna have a mighty big hardware page!

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