by An0n » Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:06 am
My two cents, Gannettoid.
Too many layers to the forums. Firstly, you should consolidate some of the categories.
Secondly, users should have to click no more than one layer to see the thread title, and two total to view the discussion.
To illustrate, organization should go from Board index > Category > Discussion thread and no deeper than that, otherwise topics will get buried and lost.
Thirdly, draw readers to the content from the front index. Add a blog to your web installation. Display news as an entry. Link that blog item directly back to forum where you've already created a discussion thread for that item. You can also duplicate the blog entry as the first post in the discussion thread. That will directly relate the blog entry to the relevant discussion. It's a little more work on your end, but readers will appreciate that.
I appreciate the effort you've put forth, and I hope my suggestions are helpful and constructive.
My two cents, Gannettoid.
Too many layers to the forums. Firstly, you should consolidate some of the categories.
Secondly, users should have to click no more than one layer to see the thread title, and two total to view the discussion.
To illustrate, organization should go from Board index > Category > Discussion thread and no deeper than that, otherwise topics will get buried and lost.
Thirdly, draw readers to the content from the front index. Add a blog to your web installation. Display news as an entry. Link that blog item directly back to forum where you've already created a discussion thread for that item. You can also duplicate the blog entry as the first post in the discussion thread. That will directly relate the blog entry to the relevant discussion. It's a little more work on your end, but readers will appreciate that.
I appreciate the effort you've put forth, and I hope my suggestions are helpful and constructive.