New subforums in TT - what are your opinions?

[JonathanBelles]

Why dont we take a vote on it to settle it?

[boca]

please delete

[Cyclenall]

I agree with the vote. Quite a few members are not enjoying it.

As for putting the sub forums at the bottom, it would further cause less people to view or post in them.

[southerngale]

Well, here's what can be done. It's not possible in phpBB to move subforums to the bottom of the page (unless they changed something in phpBB3). Again, I think the best idea is to just move all the out-of-Atlantic discussion to another top-level forum. That way people who monitor activity all over the world won't feel shunted, and people don't have to scroll down past basins they don't care about.

I don't get the shunted feeling. They're all Tropics forums, so that's why they were put within the main Tropics forum. I think there'd be less participation if they weren't included in the regular Talkin' Tropics forum. It's the first thing you see when you open Talkin' Tropics! They're ALL part of the tropics... just by dividing them a little gives special emphasis to the other basins as well. I'm trying to understand where you're coming from, but I'm at a complete loss as to how it can be seen as "demeaning" to the other basins. They get more recognition now.

I know one thing... we can never make EVERYONE happy.

[Chacor]

Of course you're not going to get that feeling since you don't follow the international TCs...

[wxmann_91]

I agree with the vote. Quite a few members are not enjoying it.

As for putting the sub forums at the bottom, it would further cause less people to view or post in them.

A poll's going to do nothing. 9 out of 10 people only care about the ATL, so they'll always think our 5 or so threads on the first page is cluttering their other 25 threads' discussions. I guess some people could argue that it is a royal pain to the hand and mouse to scroll down a couple of inches to get to their beloved threads, so that could tip the vote just a little.

While I am not agreeing with the idea, I've not vehemently opposed to it. I'd say we try it out. For today at least, they're not doing so well.

[southerngale]

Of course you're not going to get that feeling since you don't follow the international TCs...

Let me clarify. I don't get why "anyone" would get the shunted feeling. They have their own forum now, special emphasis, right on top of all the Atlantic threads. No, I don't get it.

And although I don't often post in them, I usually do follow them.

[Chacor]

Let me put it this way - when threads were all in the same forum, I used to be able to edit the thread titles to make people want to read and be interested in international TCs (for example, with Cyclone George, I was able to add "Category 5" to the title, which would attract attention). With the new forums, people who wouldn't otherwise be interested wouldn't bother with looking there. This is one reason why I think the new forums aren't as positive as they could be.

[southerngale]

I can see where you'd see that as a benefit to having the threads mixed in with the Atlantic threads, if you're the one who started the thread.
Overall, I think the pros outweigh the cons by far though, but that's JMO. I think that most people who were interested in international TC's before, still will be, and for those who weren't before, probably still won't be. I think the interest will continue to grow though, and as people clicked on an enticing thread title before, they'll venture into the new forums just to check them out. I dunno... we're just trying it out anyway.

[flashflood]

Actually I like the new sub forums. Maybe the timing may have been a bit off. They were placed during the Atlantic Hurricane season which is what most of us are interested seeing first. They could be condensed to one forum so we don't have to scroll down so far, but slowly I am getting used to it. I do like to check out the other basins especially during slow times, but interestingly all of the basins happen to be quite slow anyway. I guess we will see what happens when they start to heat up.

[HurricaneBill]

You guys are not getting it.

The subforums were unnecessary! Not asked for! Not needed!

I don't recall anybody complaining about foreign basin threads "cluttering" up the forum. Sheesh, were they that big of an inconvenience to you? Did they really keep you from finding the threads you wanted to read?

Also, I notice that the international members seem to be the ones not too happy about the subforums. Could it be because you removed threads concerning their basins from the main forum?

"Oh, I like the subforums because they get rid of the clutter. "

Don't you think that's kind of a slap in the face to the international members?

[Chacor]

You guys are not getting it.

The subforums were unnecessary! Not asked for! Not needed!

I don't recall anybody complaining about foreign basin threads "cluttering" up the forum. Sheesh, were they that big of an inconvenience to you? Did they really keep you from finding the threads you wanted to read?

Also, I notice that the international members seem to be the ones not too happy about the subforums. Could it be because you removed threads concerning their basins from the main forum?

"Oh, I like the subforums because they get rid of the clutter. "

Don't you think that's kind of a slap in the face to the international members?

Forget it, they're not going to change it for the near future, no use arguing further and causing a deep division in the community.

[HurricaneBill]

Forget it, they're not going to change it for the near future, no use arguing further and causing a deep division in the community.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

[CajunMama]

We asked y'all to give it a couple weeks. Nothing's set in stone. Two days have gone by and y'alls panties are in the biggest wad i've ever seen!

[Brent]

We asked y'all to give it a couple weeks. Nothing's set in stone. Two days have gone by and y'alls panties are in the biggest wad i've ever seen!

[boca]

please delete

[Chacor]

Voting is useless. The pro-Atlantic "screw all the other basins" movement will win out regardless, as this forum is primarily geared for the Atlantic. Like I said, forget it, just got to live with it.

[AussieMark]

I could complain that my local seasons are split into two forums but I won't

[southerngale]

Love the attitudes, guys. Really.... nice.

Ya know, it's not a moderator's forum. Moderators didn't install the new feature...several of us have just tried to explain some of the benefits. It's a new feature to phpbb3 and the admins wanted to test it and asked you all to give it a few weeks to try it out. Most people have agreed to that, but a few of you just can't quit complaining or stop with the snide remarks. Geez!

[storms in NC]

I like it. It gives everyone a place where they mostly read. Think you would help on so many post to scroll down. This way I can come on here and just read what is going on in the Atlantic and not have really look to see if a interest is in the Atlantic or pacific. but as far as cluttering it will alway be here.