This new layout is shit.

[doboman]

Yeah thats true

[Mao]

if you want to know if your board has any new posts, the relevant sub-board will be bolded.

but you can't see what specific thread is new, only the newest thread is shown on the right for the whole section.

It's good that there are more boards for the subjects, but overall it feels like there's so much on the one page.

but you can't see what specific threads were new in the old system either!

Yes you could (to a certain extent) - e.g. if there was a new post in the Methods and Specialist forum I would be able to see both on the right side, whereas with this new layout I would only see the latest (since they fit under 'Mathematics').

but the child-board names will be bolded!

[ell]

but the child-board names will be bolded!

What I mean is, you can't see the thread name e.g. if a Methods thread 'bucket's methods qs' had a new post as well as a Specialist thread 'Weird Integration/Trigonometry problem.', only the latest will be shown on the right with this new layout.

So if you wanted to have a quick overview of what's going on in Mathematics, you'd have to click into the sub-forum, rather than it being all displayed on the front page.

[droodles]

oh my god. it's now 10x harder to navigate

[bucket]

it is when your internet is capped. smartarse.

[khalid!!!]

I agree with bucket people wont go to Technology section anymore because they wont notice it in child boards and they wont notice if theres a new post in it if they know where it is because its not noticable

[TrueLight]

yeah its a bit confusing.. so much writing everywhere and like the general discussion section is called water cooler? wth lolz i thought when it said maintenance i thought it would be some drastic change like the whole colour and format of the forum...ah wellz... lolz

[Mao]

but the child-board names will be bolded!

What I mean is, you can't see the thread name e.g. if a Methods thread 'bucket's methods qs' had a new post as well as a Specialist thread 'Weird Integration/Trigonometry problem.', only the latest will be shown on the right with this new layout.

So if you wanted to have a quick overview of what's going on in Mathematics, you'd have to click into the sub-forum, rather than it being all displayed on the front page.

but how is that different from before. it only shows the newest post, not what threads have new posts, not even how many threads have new posts...

I agree with bucket people wont go to Technology section anymore because they wont notice it in child boards and they wont notice if theres a new post in it if they know where it is because its not noticable

no, people avoid it for other [known] reasons. cough.

[ell]

but the child-board names will be bolded!

What I mean is, you can't see the thread name e.g. if a Methods thread 'bucket's methods qs' had a new post as well as a Specialist thread 'Weird Integration/Trigonometry problem.', only the latest will be shown on the right with this new layout.

So if you wanted to have a quick overview of what's going on in Mathematics, you'd have to click into the sub-forum, rather than it being all displayed on the front page.

but how is that different from before. it only shows the newest post, not what threads have new posts, not even how many threads have new posts...

Before, I would have been able to see straight away that the 'bucket's methods qs' and 'Weird Integration/Trigonometry problem.' had new posts without having to click into a sub-forum. Before (in terms of forum hierarchy) the Methods and Specialist forums were at the same level as the Mathematics forum is now.

[costargh]

All in all, I like the changes.

Dislikes
1) The Water Cooler (wtf is that. I feel like visiting an office with those big water dispensers)
2) Definetly would like to see if it would be possible to minimise those sections of the site that we have no interest in. Say I would be able to minimise technology, arts, LOTES, Health and Pyhsical Education, VET subjcts, Humanities.

That would make the new changes incredible and also really easy to see because the subjects are displayed below the main subject headings (eg Accounting in Business)

But yeh really like the changes except for the 2 points I mentioned. Just feels totally unnecessary to have to scroll past all those areas of study that I will never open

Suggestion
I think you'd find the composition of the majority of students studies comes from , Maths, Science, English and Business Studies... so maybe we could have VCE SUBJECTS BOARD 1 (not name it Board 1) and then VCE SUBJECTS BOARD 2 for all others so that the majority of people can just minimise the Board 2

[droodles]

it's bloated now.

[enwiabe]

I'm looking into ways of categorising them.

What do you think of making Maths/Science, English, Humanities/Arts/Business, LOTE, Physical Education/Technology and VCE VET categories that you can minimise?

[Mao]

I'm looking into ways of categorising them.

What do you think of making Maths/Science, English, Humanities/Arts/Business, LOTE, Physical Education/Technology and VCE VET categories that you can minimise?

costa will groan about that.
humanities and arts should do well together [i hope], but business should be separate

dont worry about THAT many LOTEs and PE/Technology should just go into the "other" category.

[ps I bet you the foundation english and generalist maths and those boards will get absolutely no traffic ]

and when you do that, DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ENHANCEMENT BOARDS
chuck that in a small corner in tertiary or something, the amount of traffic it has really doesnt deserve a whole forum to itself

[enwiabe]

VN caters to everybody not just its most populous traffic. I'm willing to prioritise the more active boards as I have done, but I feel every subject should have its board. I'll get onto the rest of the revamp tonight. I don't think I'll need to chuck the forum into maintenance for it though.

[costargh]

I like it all... except grouping Business with Humanities/Arts

Accounting, Legal and Business are three subjects in the top 12 subjects studied in VCE while VisCom is the 13th most studied. (the highest placed Arts/Humanities) I think the activity stimulated in the Business board would be sufficient to warrent its own board.

Arts and Humanities are very low activity boards

LOL @ MAO knowing me too well.
Not groaning but more so just pointing out the convinience in having a separate board for Business Studies.... wasnt it a few months ago where it was agreed that Business should be kept separate from Humanties?