Proposal for Forum Consolidation

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Proposal for Forum Consolidation

Post by Shir'le E. Illios »

This board has a [i:djqxxssq]lot[/i:djqxxssq] of forums, many of which aren’t used at all or used only sparingly. And many of which are hidden so that only a select few, or in a lot of cases only I, can see them. As such I’m considering merging a number of forums and removing a number of others and I wanted to know your thoughts on my ideas for this.


[b:djqxxssq][url=index.php?c=2:djqxxssq]Chosen of Eilistraee Board[/url:djqxxssq] section[/b:djqxxssq]
[list:djqxxssq][*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=2:djqxxssq]Chosen News[/url:djqxxssq] will remain as it is.[/*:m:djqxxssq]
[*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=3:djqxxssq]General Discussion[/url:djqxxssq] will remain, but get a couple of forums merged into it.[/*:m:djqxxssq]
[*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=4:djqxxssq]Members Discussion[/url:djqxxssq] (which only members have access to) will merge into General Discussion.[/*:m:djqxxssq]
[*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=5:djqxxssq]Inner Sanctum[/url:djqxxssq] (which nobody has access to except me and is empty) will be removed.[/*:m:djqxxssq]
[*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=13:djqxxssq]On Promoting Joy[/url:djqxxssq] will remain as it is.[/*:m:djqxxssq]
[*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=6:djqxxssq]Theological Debate[/url:djqxxssq] will merge into General Discussion.[/*:m:djqxxssq]
[*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=28:djqxxssq]Wiki Discussion[/url:djqxxssq] and [url=viewforum.php?f=27:djqxxssq]Forum Help[/url:djqxxssq] will probably become one forum, though I haven’t decided on a name yet.[/*:m:djqxxssq][/list:u:djqxxssq][b:djqxxssq][url=index.php?c=3:djqxxssq]Chosen of Eilistraee Roleplaying Board[/url:djqxxssq] section[/b:djqxxssq]
[list:djqxxssq][*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=7:djqxxssq]Out of Character[/url:djqxxssq] will remain as it is.[/*:m:djqxxssq]
[*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=8:djqxxssq]Free Form Roleplaying[/url:djqxxssq] will probably be renamed to “Roleplaying” and get some forums merged into it.[/*:m:djqxxssq]
[*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=9:djqxxssq]Campaigns[/url:djqxxssq] will get merged into the Roleplaying forum.[/*:m:djqxxssq]
[*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=15:djqxxssq]Stories[/url:djqxxssq] will remain as it is.[/*:m:djqxxssq]
[*:djqxxssq][url=viewforum.php?f=10:djqxxssq]Arena[/url:djqxxssq] will be merged into the Roleplaying forum.[/*:m:djqxxssq][/list:u:djqxxssq][b:djqxxssq][url=index.php?c=4:djqxxssq]Temple of Eilistraee Board[/url:djqxxssq] section[/b:djqxxssq]

Most of you can’t see this section. The Temple forums exist to provide content for the temple part of the site. But the intention is now to replace all of that with the wiki (which, yes, I haven’t looked at in a while). I’ll likely leave the Temple forums around until I’ve had a chance to transfer everything in it to the wiki. Then I intend to move all threads to a new Archive forum I intend to create (see further down) and after that delete the entire section (as well as the temple part of the website).

[b:djqxxssq][url=index.php?c=5:djqxxssq]Lisse Linath – City of Eilistraee Board[/url:djqxxssq] section[/b:djqxxssq]

Though you can only see a couple there are eight forums in this section. The intention was to make this the hub for the NWN2 server I was planning, but since I’ve pretty much given up on the server (in fact since I’ve given up on NWN2 entirely) they don’t serve any purpose anymore. I intend to move all threads to the Archive forum and then delete the entire section (as well as the city part of the website).

[b:djqxxssq][url=index.php?c=1:djqxxssq]Test Board[/url:djqxxssq] section[/b:djqxxssq]

This is a section only I can see and is used for testing and such. There are three forums here, used when I was setting up this board, “Test Forum”, “Development” and “Bug Reports”. I plan to merge all three of these into “Test Forum” and I intend to create a new, hidden, “Archive” forum where I can archive threads from other sections.


Well, that was all of them. This means that the forum would look to you something like:


[b:djqxxssq]« Chosen of Eilistraee Board »[/b:djqxxssq]

[i:djqxxssq]Chosen News[/i:djqxxssq]
[i:djqxxssq]General Discussion[/i:djqxxssq]
[i:djqxxssq]On Promoting Joy[/i:djqxxssq]
[i:djqxxssq]Site Help[/i:djqxxssq]

[b:djqxxssq]« Chosen of Eilistraee Roleplaying Board »[/b:djqxxssq]

[i:djqxxssq]Out Of Character[/i:djqxxssq]
[i:djqxxssq]Roleplaying[/i:djqxxssq]
[i:djqxxssq]Stories[/i:djqxxssq]


And there’d be a hidden test section with a test forum and an archive forum. Should be a lot cleaner. Obviously the forum descriptions would be adjusted as well.

So what do you think?


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Post by Rhei Lor'akris »

Sweet. The place could use a little board tidying up. :D
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Post by Bhaern Quel »

I would like to see Theological Debate still stand alone.

The merge of FFR and C lilely makes sense considering the number of recent posts. Only change I would advise would be guideline indicate that posters need to be approved for a campaign roleplay. If I stay green I clearly can delete any not approved by OP should the OP advise me that a user posted without approval.

Not sure you agree, however this is my reaction.
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Post by Alaric Darkrose »

Sounds like a good idea. I honestly don't use most of the forums.
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Post by Thalon Mercrow »

go for it oh! of beuty & song! :D
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Post by Shir'le E. Illios »

As noted in the [url=viewtopic.php?t=1333:9e6biccq]News Post[/url:9e6biccq] the forum cleanup has been completed. Closing this thread.


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