Merge some boards, require tags

Postby PolygonCactus » Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:19 am

Hey,

So as someone who browses the site a lot, one thing that has always bothered me is the amount of tabs I end up having to open to check on all the stories I read and look for new ones. What's more each board isn't incredibly active, and many are very quiet.

So here's my suggestion.

Drop the individual boards for [m/m], [f/m], etc and merge them into their parent boards - it makes no sense to have them as most people just post in the parent board. What's more, add it as a requirement for all new topics to have a tag, it doesn't have to follow a specific nazi style rule set but it just needs to adequately convey the gist of the story (eg [M/M], [mixed], etc).

The only possible issue I can see is that it might be a pain to add [x/y] to all the stories from the pairing sub groups as they're merged (I'm sure there would be a way to create a macro to do it if there isn't already one).

As a result:

We have less boards + clearer labeling of each post = Easier reading -> Happier readers.

Re: Merge some boards, require tags

Postby zanev » Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:49 am

We added more boards because people were not using tags and people complained there was no way to sort through posts. There is no way to enforce a requirement to tag your stories. If people can't take 5 extra seconds to post in the correct section, i doubt they will remember to label their posts.
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