Some of these forum subsections have only just been set up like the vegetarian/ vegan subsection..so naturally their numbers will be low. Perhaps you should be a forum member a little longer befor you start to give an opinion on what should in your opinion should be cut or merged. (No offence intended)I went down the list of forum subsections and picked out those that had low(er) traffic. I did my best to try to be unbiased, and again, one of the topics I mentioned affects me personally.
I may be new to this forum, but I've been posting on internet forums much longer than you have (No offence intended).Some of these forum subsections have only just been set up like the vegetarian/ vegan subsection..so naturally their numbers will be low. Perhaps you should be a forum member a little longer befor you start to give an opinion on what should in your opinion should be cut or merged. (No offence intended)
I really don`t see a problem with having lots of sub-forums, I don`t have type 3c but that doesn`t mean I don`t want to read about it, just as I`m not vegetarian/vegan but I have tried some vegetarian recipes. Diabetes is a spectacularly complicated and, dare I say it, fascinating condition which is multi-faceted to say the least so any complete forum will necessarily be varied as well. In my opinion we should be proud that our forum is so inclusive and well informed. All knowledge is power.
@Administrator Interesting that you have quoted my response and replied that Torq raised a few valid points that you and he were discussing. I can only take that to mean that you felt my points were not valid. I stand by what I said in my reply - ' a forum that claims to be specifically for diabetes should be inclusive....'
I may be new to this forum, but I've been posting on internet forums much longer than you have (No offence intended).
I'll pass on your suggestion.
When this thread was first started the request was for suggestions for new sub forums. There was NO indication that they would have to cater for a minimum amount if people or produce a specified amount of posts in a given time. In fact when I muted the 3C forum I specifically indicated that it may only cater for a few people (post #3). The goalposts now appear to have changed somewhat......
Edited to add. Can I just add that whilst I'm obviously focussing on the 3C part of this debate I feel just as strongly about the potential culling/down grading of the others mentioned.
This is where the "goalposts" inference has come from...Yes. At least we think that's the best approach. It should make sense/be appropriate. The idea is to give everything 8 weeks to see whether it's appropriate - which is Feb 1 for this set of changes.
This is where the "goalposts" inference has come from...
I don't disagree, I don't believe it was mentioned in the first phase of posting so people feel a little mislead, that's all. For the record, we operate a similar process on the forum I'm involved in administering and have reversed changes when necessary.Got it - sorry, that's not goalposts though that's just common sense - i.e. if it's not working, we would have to think again as it wouldn't serve a purpose? Anyway, accepted - and for clarity everything would need to be evaluated to see if it works. Appears that most agree that the relevant subforums should remain?
It seems my words are consistently being misinterpreted, and I seem to be offending people (for reasons I cannot understand).
In an (further) attempt to explain my point, I'll use myself as an example: I'm 27, newly diagnosed with type1, and let's say I'm looking for discussion about MDI vs. Insulin Pumps. Where do I search or post?
I did a search and found relevant content in six different sub-forums:
Diabetes Discussions
Ask a Question
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1.5/LADA Diabetes
Diabetes Medication and Drugs
Insulin Pump Forum
Is there a better way to group the forum so a new member doesn't have to search in six different places to find the content they're looking for?
Is it also possible that even veteran members, who might be able to help, aren't looking in all six of those sections?
Consequently, wouldn't that mean there are opportunities to improve the efficiency of the forum so questions don't go unanswered?
That was the (only) concern I was raising
Brilliant post @chri5 , sums everything up nicely!!I really don`t see a problem with having lots of sub-forums, I don`t have type 3c but that doesn`t mean I don`t want to read about it, just as I`m not vegetarian/vegan but I have tried some vegetarian recipes. Diabetes is a spectacularly complicated and, dare I say it, fascinating condition which is multi-faceted to say the least so any complete forum will necessarily be varied as well. In my opinion we should be proud that our forum is so inclusive and well informed. All knowledge is power.
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