Results Of A Forum Overhaul

[Ms B.]

Hey guys

I know I said I wasn't going to do anything major but as I was sitting there staring at the board (it's how I think ) and I thought to myself, that there was a lot to do and well I do get carried away

Hopefully it's not too daunting. I'd like to hear your feedback if you have any (if you love it or hate it, go ahead, I can handle it).

So you know what's changed here is a list going by category.


Noticeboard

• To Be Read First (right up the top) has been removed.
  
• Recycling has been moved as a sub board to this area (just dead threads and stuff, nothing exciting)
  
• Events & Projects has been merged with Birthdays to make Events & Birthdays
  
• Activism has been removed
  

Members

• Introductions has been merged with Summary
  
• Websites has replaced the Birthdays board
  

Resources

• Websites (was a subboard) moved to Members area
  
• Sub board: Cleaning has been merged with Helpful Tips
  

ME/CFS & FMS

• Bed Bunnies has been removed (can discuss that in chat)
  
• Study has now become Work & Study
  

The Lounge

• Pretty much the same except the Comps board (which wasn't in view) has been removed
  

All the other categories are the same as before.


New and Moved Threads

• Guidelines is now in announcements and has been revised
  
• Affiliation and Foggy Blogger members thread has been merged
  
• Chat Session thread has been moved to events (I hope that's ok?)
  
• There is now a FAQ thread in the Feedback section (more questions to be added)
  
• Some other threads have been moved to comply with the new layout, they'll have messages to go with them
  

Other things (If I remember what they are)

• The widget to show the Creative For A Second book has been moved to the art section
  
• As for summary - I'm thinking of starting a new thread for it (updated) seeing as it's been almost 2 years
  
• Some things in the welcome center have changed such as putting the mission statement in there, a link to our blog and shelf and adding member of the month (ooers)
  

So far that's all I can remember (I hope that was set out ok, getting a bit foggy).

If there is anything you want to ask or an opinion you want to share about it all please go ahead. Your opionions etc mean a lot to me and this is also your forum as well.

That goes for any suggestions as well.

Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go stare at things for awhile because this where I'm going...

[upnorth]

It does seem more compact and some of those categories we barely used anyways eh? Looks good Bonnie.

[Ms B.]

Yeah and I thought to get the sub boards out in the open because they were so easy to overlook being out of the way like that.

[Ms B.]

Another thing I have changed, and have been working on for awhile, is the welcome center and the affiliation table.

Instead of the icon legend there are now navigation links (which I haven't finished), the font is different, we have a marquee for the members section and I will be adding more there eventually...

As for the affiliation table it now has the two main affiliates and then the rest.

If you have any feedback or suggestions I'd love to hear it.