There have been a few discussions on this before, but I wanted to attempt to bring it to attention again. I'm a fairly active participant in the PowerPC Macs forum, and there has been a desire from a seemingly large number of other members for an Early Intel forum cut from a similar cloth.
The benefits of this would be appreciated by both moderators and users, for it would give a clear location for posts on this hardware and these OSes and the way they intertwine. Posting in the respective hardware boards elicit little response, as most of their current users are unfamiliar with the hardware and software being discussed, either being unable to assist or in rare cases insulting the user of this hardware/software. Posting in PowerPC Macs has always been muddy, the community is certainly receptive to this discussion but the rules on the validity of this remain gray. New users also may not be willing to ask in the PowerPC Macs forum, not knowing that the community there is knowledgable on this hardware.
Certainly we can hammer out the details as to what this new forum can consist of, and I do believe the users (and moderators) that anticipate this board can come to a consensus as has been done already to some extent in past discussions. But I think this is the time to get the ball rolling as early Intel related posts have noticeably gone up in the last 2 years. Hope this can kickstart a discussion.
The benefits of this would be appreciated by both moderators and users, for it would give a clear location for posts on this hardware and these OSes and the way they intertwine. Posting in the respective hardware boards elicit little response, as most of their current users are unfamiliar with the hardware and software being discussed, either being unable to assist or in rare cases insulting the user of this hardware/software. Posting in PowerPC Macs has always been muddy, the community is certainly receptive to this discussion but the rules on the validity of this remain gray. New users also may not be willing to ask in the PowerPC Macs forum, not knowing that the community there is knowledgable on this hardware.
Certainly we can hammer out the details as to what this new forum can consist of, and I do believe the users (and moderators) that anticipate this board can come to a consensus as has been done already to some extent in past discussions. But I think this is the time to get the ball rolling as early Intel related posts have noticeably gone up in the last 2 years. Hope this can kickstart a discussion.