Reorganize the forum structure

[Izzy]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

I'm still struggling how to not make the Gaming section look worthless. It needs it's own place but I am super unsure how to make it look.

This is why I think it makes sense to just have a gaming forum with forum games as one of the categories if all of those those other things are going to be subforums anyway. Otherwise just make them top level forums.

I am also going to strongly stand behind the idea of putting a tech board near the top next to chit chat.

[Zageron]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

These are the rough changes that are going to be made to the forum layout. If anyone has any last minute suggestions, then please let me know. As a disclaimer, we used all of the suggestions made thus far in our decisions.

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Flash Flash Revolution (Flash Flash Revolution Game/Site Related Forums)
FFR Events
-- Tournaments (FFR Tournaments Subforum) {Prefix: [Open], [In Progress], [Concluded]}

FFR General Talk
-- Bug Reports and Suggestions
-- Songs of the Week
-- Artist Permissions (FFR Songs/Permissions Subforum)
-- Contested Chart Difficulties

Brag Board {Sticky Score Threads: FFR, Stepmania, Osu!, Spin It Up}
FFR Profiles

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General Discussion
Introductions (Newbie Forum)
Chit Chat
-- Birthdays
-- Ask me Anything AMA

Critical Thinking
Tech Talk (Bits and bytes)
Forum Games (“Game” Threads)
-- The Werewolf Game
-- TWG Archives

Musicians’ Jungle Gym
Art and Graphics (32-Bit RGB)
Music Games
-- Stepmania
-- Simulator Files

Video Games (General Video Games)
Films and Television (Media)
Health and Fitness
Sports
Homework and Information (Homework & Help)
Writing and Literature (Literature)

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The Garbage Bin
The Garbage Bin
-- Legendary

[Kraezymann]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

Just wondering if any of the forum descriptions will be rewritten? I'm not suggesting it or anything, I'm just curious.

Also in the description for the TWG forum there is a end quote missing

[Zageron]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

We are going to attempt having no descriptions whatsoever. So this wont be an issue, yet.

[Silvuh]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

We are going to attempt having no descriptions whatsoever.

Aaand there goes the quirky versus concise board title debate. Good to know!

Did you mean to put Forum Games as a subboard of the Technology board? I don't see how that fits. I kind of think Forum Games could be at the bottom of General Discussion, because there's not as much discussion in the same sense in there, so it doesn't really fit between anything.

Having Music Games before Video Games made sense to me when they were in a separate gaming category, but for some reason, seeing them listed like that between the other Life & Arts stuff looks odd. I think the Literature, Art, Music, and Media boards should all be next to each other, because they're the most "Arts"-y of the General Discussion boards. As to where video games fit in all that, hm.... after media? Because console games are played on a TV. So like, Technology > Music > Art > Literature > Media > Video Games > Music games.

Seems a little unbalanced for there to be five FFR discussion boards and thirteen (or fourteen or fifteen if you take out Forum Games and TWG) General Discussion boards crammed into one group. I suppose it'll work if it's organized well, but ... hmm.

Might as well rename Musicians' Jungle Gym if you're going to make the others more concise. "Music and Audio Production" will work as a title for it, especially if you're getting rid of the critique subboard.

I think "Homework and Help" fits more than "Information", because helping people understand things is the board's purpose.

What's going to happen with the Multiplayer Plaza and Spin It Up boards? Does them not being in your list imply they're no longer needed?

Yaay for FFR Discussion being on top.

[Zageron]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

Well. General Discussion looks good on paper. But in practise it's pretty terrible.
Any suggestions on how to split it up?
May just do gaming and non-gaming.

[tosh]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

Kinda unrelated to forum organization, but is there a chance we can get the alternate forum skins back? They apparently were removed some time today.

[Zageron]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

Kinda unrelated to forum organization, but is there a chance we can get the alternate forum skins back? They apparently were removed some time today.

Fixed.

[Kanzas]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

So, question about forum post times, they are off from the server time by about two hours. When did that issue even happen?

[andy-o24]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

Games
Video Games
Music Games
Forum Games
Sports?

Not Games
Everything else.

Also, TGB still has a description. Is that intended? I think we all know it's just full of shitposts.

-o24

[Zageron]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

So, question about forum post times, they are off from the server time by about two hours. When did that issue even happen?

Those are displayed in your timezone. Not the server's.

[Kanzas]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

Those are displayed in your timezone. Not the server's.

Oh, didn't know that :P Thank you!

[Zageron]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

Okay, minor changes made so far. Looking at compressing General forums into subforums.

[Wafles]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

Minor? This feels pretty major to me lol

edit - my 2 cents says that stepmania should not go under music games, its a large enough section of this forum to be given its own root level IMO, I mean, FFS Pokemon X and Y is in the root? LOL

[iCeCuBEz v2]

Re: Reorganize the forum structure

i agree with wafles