This new layout is shit.

[enwiabe]

I'm grouping them more from a subject similarity perspective. If you have like 8 categories, then minimizing them all (or even say, 5) will be ugly, no?

[dcc]

Far too cluttered now, and half the boards are superfluous.  Most of the languages boards, for example, could be merged into 'Other' as I doubt the 9 people in the state who study Albanian are going to congregate on VN to discuss it!

[costargh]

Minimising them beats scrolling past them.

Most of the Business studies subjects lead to Commerce while the Arts boards lead to Fine Arts, Communications degrees etc and Humanities lead to Arts degrees so grouping them all together wouldnt really groujp them into subject specific boards.

But the low volume traffic for Arts/Humanties would be ok to group them together.
What are other peoples thoughts on this.

[Mao]

agree with both of the above posts.

whilst it is more "fair" to have a board to each subject, there really is no point having them.

the "other subjects" section worked well before.

/edit:

actually, i have just realised that it'll be a lot of work deleting these "superfluous" boards, so don't worry about them. they'll only be minor nusance to people.

imo LOTE, Technology, Health and VET should be grouped into the "other subjects" section

that leaves math/science, English, business, arts/humanities and other, total of 5 collapseable sections.

[enwiabe]

kk i have a fucking awesome idea. I'll make an 'other' child-board for each discipline. Then, I'll make child-child (lol grandchild) boards for the inactive ones and place them inf 'Other'. And once/if they do become active, I'll be able to promote them with ease.

However, some of the currently inactive ones, like International Studies and History: Revolutions I'm going to keep on the main board because there's a good chance that towards the end of the year, they'll pick up and I don't want to run the risk of people not seeing them. But I will DEFINITELY do this for LOTEs. I"ll do all of this tonight. Thanks for the input.

[Mao]

kk i have a fucking awesome idea. I'll make an 'other' child-board for each discipline. Then, I'll make child-child (lol grandchild) boards for the inactive ones and place them inf 'Other'. And once/if they do become active, I'll be able to promote them with ease.

[and kill enhancement whilst you are at it PLEASE!]

[enwiabe]

yes mao your enhancement concerns have been duly noted

[costargh]

Not sure if I understand what ur saying enwiabe lol but Ill wait and see what it looks like once u do it tonight

[bubble sunglasses]

         HEY, Yiddish should be a board in it's own right  


  
                  



      
                            nah, jk jk
 
        btw, what is rants/debates for?

[enwiabe]

I wonder bubble, what could rants/debates be for.


... (it could be rants and debates! )

[costargh]

Most of the News and Politics board could be moved there LOL!

[bucket]

lol the new ideas sound good.
bravo everyone =]

except for enwiabe, boo you.

joking.

edit**
oh by the way, seeing how you like to put temporary boards up such as the midyear exam boards and that Thant thing, why don't you make one big section dedicated to 'temporary boards' or maybe something that sounds more exciting (i fail at creativity), as opposed to giving them whole sections like you have now.

[costargh]

edit**
oh by the way, seeing how you like to put temporary boards up such as the midyear exam boards and that Thant thing, why don't you make one big section dedicated to 'temporary boards' or maybe something that sounds more exciting (i fail at creativity), as opposed to giving them whole sections like you have now.

Terrible idea Jeff. Lol
If there were like 7 temporary boards maybe you'd have a case.  haha =P

Is it possible to minimise the VN news? I've been seeing the same news for the past 3 months lol. Really irittating.
Also, will the Thant Trophey thing be removed at the completion of the comp or will it be staying?
Also with midyears... maybe in a few weeks or so it can be put into archive or moved to the bottom?

[Mao]

Also with midyears... maybe in a few weeks or so it can be put into archive or moved to the bottom?

to my knowledge it'll be archived soon. it was already part of the plan.

[costargh]

Cool thanks (Y)