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  • July 12, 2015 at 8:09 PM
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    • July 12, 2015 at 8:09 PM
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    I think there are too many subforums.

    The primary advantage of splitting a forum up into subsections is that it prevents threads from being buried. If there was only a single "General Discussion" area, then a thread posted at noon would be on the 2nd page if it didn't get any responses by the end of the day. That, of course, would be a problem.

    But this forum isn't that active. At least, not currently. Most of the subforums have 2-3 threads in them, many of which haven't been posted in in months. Which creates problems of its own. It takes longer for people to find a thread they can participate in, because they have to click through a bunch of different subforums looking. Plus, when they see that the newest thread in a given section hasn't bee updated since April, they might think this forum is dead. When people think a forum is dead, they often leave.

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    • July 12, 2015 at 10:33 PM
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    Gotta agree with you LS. Since the current structure is not set in stone, I'll definitely take your advice in account when we address the possible rearrangement with the pokemon areas and other possible extension plans.

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    • July 13, 2015 at 10:17 AM
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    To be honest, I have to agree with you, but then again that's mostly my fault for adding in the Pokémon boards. Hopefully in the mean time we'll find ways to shorten sections or make them more accessible to people's liking.

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    • July 13, 2015 at 12:26 PM
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    To be honest, I have to agree with you, but then again that's mostly my fault for adding in the Pokémon boards. Hopefully in the mean time we'll find ways to shorten sections or make them more accessible to people's liking.

    I wouldn't say that. Bigger issues would be the fact that general discussion has 3 sub forums, and that each console has subforums for specific zelda games.

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    • July 13, 2015 at 1:07 PM
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    I wouldn't say that. Bigger issues would be the fact that general discussion has 3 sub forums, and that each console has subforums for specific zelda games.

    Yea.. you have a point.

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    • July 13, 2015 at 1:18 PM
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    I wouldn't say that. Bigger issues would be the fact that general discussion has 3 sub forums, and that each console has subforums for specific zelda games.

    Whats wrong with a subforum for every game?

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    • July 13, 2015 at 1:35 PM
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    Whats wrong with a subforum for every game?

    Well there's already a subforum for every console, why does it really need to be divided up further? It's a Zelda forum, and you have an SENS subforum. Obviously that's where LttP threads should be posted. Why have a separate LttP subforum within the SNES forum? And all of the specific game subforums are pretty dead. They have 1, maybe 2 threads in them. All of them, I think, an attempted discussion starter posted by Kaynil. So they're not being utilized right now. When a new person visits a forum for the first time and they see a section with 1 post, made by the admin, that hasn't been updated in months, they're going to assume the message boards are dead or dying. Which, in turn, will make them less likely to sign up an account.

    The boards currently have fewer than ten active posters. Hopefully that number will go up, but until it does there are more subforums than there are active members. Personally, I find it kind of frustrating to find threads to participate in, because I have to dig through so many sub forums.

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    • July 13, 2015 at 1:57 PM
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    Technically the snes is the first forum inside of the category. So the only subforum is LttP :p

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    • July 13, 2015 at 2:39 PM
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    The terminology I've always used is that the whole shebang is the forum, and the individual sections are the sub forums, and any sections within those sections are sub-sub forums or something. Not that it matters. =P

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    • July 14, 2015 at 1:03 PM
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    • July 15, 2015 at 2:41 AM
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    Indeed. This is doubtless the beginning of a blood feud between Link and I that will last for generations.

    Shit, that sounds exhausting. Can we just say Link won? =P

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    • July 15, 2015 at 8:57 AM
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    You make sense LinkSkywalker. While most sites would follow your methods. I personally do not care if they are spread out over boards.

    That may be the wrong attitude to have lol but screw it. I want stuff to be readily accessible by what makes sense to me. If that sounds like a legitimate answer.

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    • July 15, 2015 at 10:42 AM
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    Indeed. This is doubtless the beginning of a blood feud between Link and I that will last for generations.

    Shit, that sounds exhausting. Can we just say Link won? =P

    Uhm sure... why not! I rather have a winner than have two bloody beaten guys on the side of the road.

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    • July 15, 2015 at 12:09 PM
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    You make sense LinkSkywalker. While most sites would follow your methods. I personally do not care if they are spread out over boards.

    That may be the wrong attitude to have lol but screw it. I want stuff to be readily accessible by what makes sense to me. If that sounds like a legitimate answer.

    I'm not here to tell you what to do with your boards. You do what you feel is best for your boards, and I'll stick around and enjoy them either way.

    I have a background in building arguments, and a background in forum administration. I'm sorry if my feedback came off as imperious or demanding. I really just wanted to make sure my thoughts were fully understood. =)

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    • July 16, 2015 at 5:16 PM
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    Your advisement is clearly noted. They are my boards but Kaynil is the boss of them so if she wants to fix them to whatever sounds best that is her decision. :p

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    • December 12, 2017 at 8:42 AM
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    @Link, @LinkSkywalker Now that it's been over two years I really want to tackle this, particularly the way we display the Zelda games.
    So I would like to direct your attention to another thread I made:
    Putting the Zelda game sections according to the timeline?

    I think it would be a fresh approach, less nested subforums for the Zelda games themselves.
    I also want to take another look at the video game area we got and see if in the time that has passed, the area has become populated enough or if we still need to look into the possibility of simplifying that area.

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