Cut back on the # of forums

Suppose we cut down on the number of some sub-forums, which I agree always looks cleaner and more active (per forum ratio so to speak). Imagine if the forums pick up more activity in the future (which is what we hope for) and then we'll have to split them all apart again, except that it will take a lot more time to go through hundreds of threads, moving one at a time to appropriate forum.

The activity actually has picked up since the summer time, with twice more posts per month than in May, the slowest month this year. We just need more quality focus on community forums instead of the marketplace.

Originally Posted by Artashes Suppose we cut down on the number of some sub-forums, which I agree always looks cleaner and more active (per forum ratio so to speak). Imagine if the forums pick up more activity in the future (which is what we hope for) and then we'll have to split them all apart again, except that it will take a lot more time to go through hundreds of threads, moving one at a time to appropriate forum.

Threads in those forums only stay active for short amounts of time, you can just make the new forums and it will all be good in a short amount of time. Since this is not an uncommon situation there is probably a mod to ease this process.

Originally Posted by Artashes Suppose we cut down on the number of some sub-forums, which I agree always looks cleaner and more active (per forum ratio so to speak). Imagine if the forums pick up more activity in the future (which is what we hope for) and then we'll have to split them all apart again, except that it will take a lot more time to go through hundreds of threads, moving one at a time to appropriate forum. The activity actually has picked up since the summer time, with twice more posts per month than in May, the slowest month this year. We just need more quality focus on community forums instead of the marketplace.

I don't know much about SEO so I wont say anything about that. Sure It will be some work to separate the threads again when needed, but I don't see that happening for a very long time. I think anything that makes the place look cleaner and more active is worth it at this point. Plus as VG said there probably is a mod to make it simpler. I put a layout of how I would have it if this was my forum. Ofcoase i wouldn't expect you to change it according to me, but its something to keep in mind and possably give your self some ideas on how to clean this place up.

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This would drop the forum count down from 49 to 17. Do you realize how long it takes to go through 49 forums and check all the new posts. It's a pain in the ass, back in the day I'd come to TF and be able to cover the whole board in 10 minutes. These day i don't even look in a lot of forums.

Keep this concept in mind, the layout is just an example.