I'm ready for the contribute forum, too, but I won't push it because Arn said he was looking at bringing it back. 
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Forum Reorganization
- Thread starter arn
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I like the new line-up suggestions and look forward to milling around as the changes take place. Hard to believe this place can get much better, though.
One thing that has nagged at me now and again is the Mac Gaming section. This is probably splitting hairs, but so many of the gaming threads have nothing to do with Macs. There are tons of console-specific threads, and even an occasional PC games thread. Would you want to segment that out to Mac Gaming and Other Gaming? Not a big deal, I know, but while you're considering changes...
One thing that has nagged at me now and again is the Mac Gaming section. This is probably splitting hairs, but so many of the gaming threads have nothing to do with Macs. There are tons of console-specific threads, and even an occasional PC games thread. Would you want to segment that out to Mac Gaming and Other Gaming? Not a big deal, I know, but while you're considering changes...
Probably not. Whoever is on duty handles anything that gets reported. Coverage depends more on time zone than on particular forums.MacNut said:
powermac666 said:
This is a tough call. A member who starts a game thread doesn't care where it is (since they know where it is) as much as a member who looks through the posts in a Games forum because the subject interests them. So the question is whether people looking at the Games forum really want to see only computer games for Macintosh.MacNut said:
It could open a can of worms to have forums for every non-Macintosh-related interest we can think of (food, travel, sports, cars, console games), all under Community, so it's more likely than not that we won't have a "Console Gaming" forum. We have chosen in the past to use the "Mac Games" forum for all games, despite the "Mac" in the forum name.
If you had only two choices:
1. having a "Games" forum for all types of games
2. having a "Mac Games" forum only for Mac-based games, with all other game threads mixed into "Community Discussion"
which would you pick?2. having a "Mac Games" forum only for Mac-based games, with all other game threads mixed into "Community Discussion"
this me just nit-picking, but howabout rather than "New to Mac" call that thread Basics/Tech. Assistance? that way it appeals to both beginngers as well as getting help.... just my thoughts on that though
At first glance, the title of the 'Design, Graphics & Photography' forum seems too similar to 'Picture Gallery'
Is the first section a place to discuss and ask questions about software/hardware related issues connected with the subject? I can imagine lots of people posting their pix in here...
But otherwise it all seems good to me.
Is the first section a place to discuss and ask questions about software/hardware related issues connected with the subject? I can imagine lots of people posting their pix in here...
But otherwise it all seems good to me.
Doctor Q said:
The first choice is sufficient. It would make me feel less like an intruder when posting PSP threads and the like.
Yes, we've upgraded to MR Forum X 10.4.8 which features updated nVidia and ATI drivers, plus Finder performance optimisations
Yeah, I'm bored
Yeah, I'm bored
I really like some of the new Forums, and the layout makes more sense to me now!!
great job Admin / Moderator team!!
great job Admin / Moderator team!!
Some nice changes, great work. I do have a couple of questions though.
Is the Mac Basics And Help only thought for newbies or as a general hardware/software problem forum? Because there are still Rower's guidelines for getting help as a sticky in the Macintosh Computer forum.
Also there seem to be a lot of software related questions in the Mac Basics And Help forum, which is as intended I suppose but wouldn't it make more sense to just move it out of the hardware section and into it's own?
Something like:
Mac Basics And Help
- Mac Problems And Questions
- Software FAQs
- Hardware FAQs
That way we'd have a one stop for questions and infos and it would keep the other forums clean of the regular tech support questions and open for a little bit more discussion and the tougher questions. I think this would create a more distinguished tech support area and hardware/software area.
Is the Mac Basics And Help only thought for newbies or as a general hardware/software problem forum? Because there are still Rower's guidelines for getting help as a sticky in the Macintosh Computer forum.
Also there seem to be a lot of software related questions in the Mac Basics And Help forum, which is as intended I suppose but wouldn't it make more sense to just move it out of the hardware section and into it's own?
Something like:
Mac Basics And Help
- Mac Problems And Questions
- Software FAQs
- Hardware FAQs
That way we'd have a one stop for questions and infos and it would keep the other forums clean of the regular tech support questions and open for a little bit more discussion and the tougher questions. I think this would create a more distinguished tech support area and hardware/software area.
I think this is just adding to the confusion. What's nice about the current setup is that the Mac Basics forum pops up first, so newbies see right away where they need to post questions. More sophisticated users with specific problems can post them in the relevant forums.Diatribe said:
Correct. If your question is specific to a topic covered by another forum, e.g., "iPod/iTunes Discussion" for iPod questions, "Mac Peripherals" for a printer question, "Mac Applications" for an iCal question, you can post it in that forum. Otherwise, it can go in the "Mac Basics and Help" forum.wordmunger said:
I like the new setup. It will just take a little time to get used to, but it makes a lot more sense.
I hadn't even really noticed at first. Everything's pretty much where'd you'd expect to find it, as far as I can tell so far. That's a good thing, BTW.
dsharits said:
Same here - really like the new organization, more logical. But yeah, takes a little getting used to, I was so used to the old layout, having frequented here everyday for a while now.
