Post by ersatzjack2 on Dec 14, 2010 13:53:10 GMT -5
With 2011 just around the corner I feel it would be a good time to discuss reorganizing the board design of WW2AA. This last year saw a considerable number of U.S. events as the East Coast group has gotten more organized and is growing. The MOA continues to hold 6-8 events a year and there was life out west in California with a number of well orchestrated events. Add in the events down at Georgia Airsoft and in Michigan and you have a lot of event posts fighting for visibility.
Having one G3 thread simply doesn't cut it in my opinion. I believe events are key to this hobby and the board design should reflect that. As it stands right now, when I log on to the boards I get to the discussion forum and see ten sub boards under the General category. The new posts are always highlighted. If someone posts an event they would like to ensure it remains visible. But if for example, the East Coast guys post their event and MOA posts an event, only one of those can be visible upon first inspection of the website. In order to see if there are other "hidden" events you have to access the sub-boards.
I would recommend that there be possibly as many as four event region boards right from the get-go. I have looked and see that categories like the Major Conflicts before WW2, the WW2AA tactical planning thread, and the After the Battle thread, are all threads that have less posts on average and all could be subjugated to sub board status under different categories.
This is meant to provoke discussion. I can't reorganize the site but would like to see change with the emphasis on events. The board was reorganized a few years back and I think could use it again.
What do others think? More importantly, what do the moderators think? 2011 is upon us and probably 15-20 events will be competing for visibility on these boards. I think one of the best ways to ensure the growth and vitality of the hobby is by promoting and attending these events. They shouldn't take second or third place to posts about the latest computer game or discussions about other conflicts.
Having one G3 thread simply doesn't cut it in my opinion. I believe events are key to this hobby and the board design should reflect that. As it stands right now, when I log on to the boards I get to the discussion forum and see ten sub boards under the General category. The new posts are always highlighted. If someone posts an event they would like to ensure it remains visible. But if for example, the East Coast guys post their event and MOA posts an event, only one of those can be visible upon first inspection of the website. In order to see if there are other "hidden" events you have to access the sub-boards.
I would recommend that there be possibly as many as four event region boards right from the get-go. I have looked and see that categories like the Major Conflicts before WW2, the WW2AA tactical planning thread, and the After the Battle thread, are all threads that have less posts on average and all could be subjugated to sub board status under different categories.
This is meant to provoke discussion. I can't reorganize the site but would like to see change with the emphasis on events. The board was reorganized a few years back and I think could use it again.
What do others think? More importantly, what do the moderators think? 2011 is upon us and probably 15-20 events will be competing for visibility on these boards. I think one of the best ways to ensure the growth and vitality of the hobby is by promoting and attending these events. They shouldn't take second or third place to posts about the latest computer game or discussions about other conflicts.