I think somebody's girlfriend tried to organize the forum

zastelszastels Join Date: 2003-11-29 Member: 23731Members
in Ideas and Suggestions
<div class="IPBDescription">ctrl + z</div>And I think it should probably go back to being how it was.

There doesn't need to be subsections with only 2 options. It just makes viewing the forum at a glance require more mouse clicks.

WHAT SAY YOU MARINES?
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  • ArkantiArkanti pub baddie Join Date: 2011-07-22 Member: 111781Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
    I agree that navigating the forums takes you through too many page loads right now.
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=118379" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....howtopic=118379</a> also discusses this
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  • KuBaNKuBaN Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8979Members, Constellation
    It is a lot cleaner and easy to navigate for first-time users.

    Which honestly is the important demographic to appeal to at this point, since those of us whom are already here already know how to get around.

    An option in the Control Panel would probably satisfy both parties, but that requires time/work not spent on Game Development, so maybe it would satisfy neither.
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  • zastelszastels Join Date: 2003-11-29 Member: 23731Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1936051:date=May 13 2012, 10:49 PM:name=KuBaN)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KuBaN @ May 13 2012, 10:49 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1936051"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->It is a lot cleaner and easy to navigate for first-time users.

    Which honestly is the important demographic to appeal to at this point, since those of us whom are already here already know how to get around.

    An option in the Control Panel would probably satisfy both parties, but that requires time/work not spent on Game Development, so maybe it would satisfy neither.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    It's not easier and it doesn't need to be.

    First time NS2 players are not first time forum users.
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  • RyneRyne Join Date: 2012-02-25 Member: 147408Members, NS2 Map Tester
    As Zastels says, I do not think it is easier. Most people are familiar with forums, straying away from the typical forum layout makes it more confusing. I am referring to how the main discussion forum is actually a subforum.
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  • zastelszastels Join Date: 2003-11-29 Member: 23731Members
    This is starting to get even more inconvenient.

    Browsing this forum on a mobile device is now significantly more difficult.
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  • fenrir1179fenrir1179 Join Date: 2011-11-05 Member: 131263Members
    we fear change

    :)
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  • Soul_RiderSoul_Rider Mod Bean Join Date: 2004-06-19 Member: 29388Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    With release time rapidly approaching, more and more sub-forums are going to appear. It is only a matter of time, so why not get the re-organisation done now?
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  • playerplayer Join Date: 2010-09-12 Member: 73982Members
    Which sub-forums? We're basically only missing a server-subforum, the rest is pretty much covered.
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  • subshadowsubshadow Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15710Members
    Maybe each big NS2-mod/conversion will get a sub-forum,
    or linux/Mac-OS sub-forums,
    or customisation sub-forums,
    or NS3?!
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  • YuukiYuuki Join Date: 2010-11-20 Member: 75079Members
    You can display a lots of board on one page, you really need this kind of hierarchy if you have a huge number of boards. To separate the different section you just need a clear visual separation.

    You can use hierarchy for less important board, for example if there was 10 boards with different languages, you could put all of them in a section. But all the important ones (discussion, mapping, modding, help, ..) should be directly visible on the first page.
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  • WilsonWilson Join Date: 2010-07-26 Member: 72867Members
    edited May 2012
    Yea, I think you should be able to see all the forums on the one page, without having to click and then click again. I know you can click on the sub-forums but you can't tell how many posts are in each or see the last post from the main page. I'd rather be able to see everything on one page and have to scroll down than have things hidden requiring multiple clicks to access the same information.

    At least the main forum (general discussion) should be visible from the front of the forums rather than as a sub-forum.

    I also think having less sub-forums is better. Too many and they can lie empty and segregate the discussion too much.
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  • Not FlayraNot Flayra Join Date: 2012-05-18 Member: 152282Members
    It's definitely not because ghosts (boo!) got into the forums, and we needed to distract and confuse them like with the Winchester house.

    Nope.
    Not ghosts. At all.

    Uh... on a completely unrelated note, does anyone know the area code on 555-2368?
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