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but I dont think it would restore the sense of community we have lost.
The whole forum is important, not just some of the threads which don't fit into one of the other discussion areas (which is what the "general" topic was originally intended for).
We have been a bit lax in moving threads from the general forum to where they should have been posted, which has lead some newer members to believe that this is where all the discussion takes place and hence where they should be posting. That was never the intention, and was never the case in the early days.
I think that by moving the subforum and being more vigilant with moderating the threads that go in there that you are driving away a community spirit that practically lived in that part of the forum.
I know for sure I won't be on here as much if the changes remain.
Sim, I'm not sure how many forums you visit, but I visit plenty and I agree with you when you say that the entire forum is a community. HOWEVER, each subforum is a sub-community and the biggest sub-community has just been destroyed.
whats it going to take to get it fixed? to how it was??
A sign of a healthy and vibrant forum is forum that moves fast. A really good forum moves so fast that you can barely keep up with the front page. When you log on the next day there is a whole new menu of tasty items to consider.
When you split the forum up (by adding new topic areas) or by deemphasing the "central zone", the individual topic areas move quite slowly.
I log onto Property Economics the next day and theres no new threads, and only half a dozen postings the next day.
Ditto I log into other topic areas and theres only a couple of new threads in each area. This is boring. Boring kills forums.
But if there were less areas then there would be more threads in each area which is exciting !
Making a forum interesting is more important than making it a convenient reference source.
You dont seem to realise that nurturing thread creation velocity is critical to forum success.
The RenoKings forum died because it seemed like no new threads were being created (even if they were).
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Not really. With everything so well organised, when I need information I will be able to come and find it easily/quickly and be off.Aren't you the one who loses by not continuing to be part of the broader community?
Sim, with the current rash of moving posts, is it possible to say which area they have been moved to e.g. 'moved to adding value' The reason I suggest that is often the title of the post gives no clues to where it may have ended up.