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[aaarhus]

I came on and... I searched new posts. Of course I didn't see anything again (possibly because sometimes I don't read all the new ones and leave them open for next time around... *shrug*).

However, looking at unread... I see eight pages of moved topics... all of them seem to have been ripped from where they were originally, from all the other threads, mashed under one roof.

Could I inquire about an explanation? :o

[Airy]

Maybe it has something to do with this comment?

I'm looking for volunteers to help categorize the old topics into the new forum layout (which I'll be building later today).  It'll be easy, just take the most recent threads from the old forums and move them into the appropriate place in the new ones.  We don't need to do all of them, just however many we can of the most recent/interesting

It looks like Aurelia is sorting through the topics.  Is there something about it that seems out of place?  (The cold comment?)

[Aurelia]

Hi aaarhus :)

A lot of the old forums contained posts which could easily be fitted into more than one forum.  Many of the topics started with "I don't know where to put this so I've put it here for now..." which isn't striking as an easy to navigate board.  We have condensed the old forums into what we hope are easy to navigate new ones, however if this doesn't turn out to be the case we welcome ideas of what you (and other members) would like to see.

This revamp of draconity.org was pretty much a surprise for Selroth as much as it was for you, the members hehe.  As the site had inexplicably vanished ??? while he was away, it gave an opportunity to change things for the better but, as with all site redesigns, there are bound to be things that will need tweaking as we go :)  From spending time moving the old posts to the new forums there are a couple of things which have already been noticed and will be talked about/worked out.

I hope this answers your question.  If there are any more we definitely welcome them!

[aaarhus]

Ok... so... what this means is that temporarily the threads will all be moved there... then slowly worked through to better organize them all?

And, then some shall remain in here I would expect as well.

[Aurelia]

Any forum that isn't in the "archive" section is how the site will be organised from now on, so I'm not sure what you mean by working through them later to better organise them all.  If you have an idea in mind do share it because, apart from 2 things the admins need to talk about, the forum structure will stay as is.  ...with the removal of the "archive" section as soon as all the old posts are moved across.

We do want to hear ideas though if there's something you really aren't happy with.

[Selroth]

Hello everyone!  Sorry about my unexpected absense - Internet issues.

The forum structure is being redesigned.  Me, nor previous administrators saw little need to have so many forums, so one of my main objectives was to trim down.  Also, the forums were pretty much as they were when the site started and T-Sar-Goth didn't exactly have much experience in the types of discussion that takes place, so the forum categorization was a bit tricky and unbalanced.

I'm hoping to make things simpler, easier, and give a twist to the direction I want to take the site.  There is nothing wrong with a bunch of new threads in a single forum, and it's certainly better than 1 or 2 new threads in 5-10 different forums.  Forums are (hopefully) divided not just by subject anymore, but atmosphere of conversation expected.  The heated/cooled forums may be confusing initially, but I'm sure will become common sense after noticing the contrast in conversation style taking place in each.

Of course, I'm open to suggestions and complaints!  I'm doing this for you all, after all :)

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