It fits the current forum
Just checking.
I'm not against the separate forum, but didn't think this thread was that great an example.
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It fits the current forum
So why do you think this particular thread doesn't fit in Mac Peripherals? The Airport Extreme at least is still a Mac Peripheral.
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It fits the current forum, but I figure that since the user is having the issue with several products, that it could better fit a more generic forum. Especially since the error that is preventing him from using his non-Apple peripherals relates to UPnP, being a Microsoft protocol.
I thought this thread was a good example to use for the promotion of adding this potential new forum.
You definitely raise an excellent point about the challenges adding additional forums incurs. However, I strongly feel that the Mac OS X Server, Xserve, and Networking subforum is not appropriate for a couple of reasons.I'm not for or against a change in the forum, but as has already been mentioned we do have a specific forum for networking - Mac OS X Server, Xserve, and Networking. Do some members not post their networking issues there because they don't read the whole title of the subforum, do you think? Do they just miss the word 'networking', or do they think it refers to something else? Would the issue be solved by an info campaign of sorts, to get members to use the "correct" forum? We've seen it before, where members just need to be directed to/reminded about which forum is appropriate. Other members report threads that need to be moved, and for a while it's extra work, but eventually it calms down into a routine.
Like I said, I'm not for or against a change in the forum structure. I just feel that since new forums make the front forum page more or a challenge to navigate, we should be sure the need isn't already covered by an existing subforum before we add a new category.
Do some members not post their networking issues there because they don't read the whole title of the subforum, do you think? Do they just miss the word 'networking', or do they think it refers to something else?
Would the issue be solved by an info campaign of sorts, to get members to use the "correct" forum?
We've seen it before, where members just need to be directed to/reminded about which forum is appropriate. Other members report threads that need to be moved, and for a while it's extra work, but eventually it calms down into a routine.
Like I said, I'm not for or against a change in the forum structure. I just feel that since new forums make the front forum page more or a challenge to navigate, we should be sure the need isn't already covered by an existing subforum before we add a new category.