Tidy up of the forums?

[Zammo]

I was wondering if there is any appetite to tidy up some of the forums on the site?

 

(disclaimer: this is a great site and the mods to a great job)

 

A few areas feel to me like they are sort of rotting in plain site:

 

The Windows XP forum being at the top of the first page, and frequently getting mistaken for a general Windows forum)

Vista and older versions of Windows Server being other culprits of hogging the top spots. Can these be mothballed or consolidated under a legacy section?

 

Learning network manager forum - refers to a VERY legacy system, frequently mistaken for a forum for people starting out as NMs

 

Netbooks, PDAs and Phones - probably needs its name modernising!

 

Under regional, there are a whole load of sub forums that barely get touched. This means that useful stuff like the supplier forums get pushed well down

 

Just observations, I gather it might not be a priority but I thought I would ask the question. Happy to help if I can!

[elsiegee40]

@Dos_Box @ZeroHour?

 

As far as I am aware it’s to do with not breaking Google

[E_G_R2]

Just as long as you don't move the Netware Forum, its a daily must for me

[Dos_Box]

There will be a big tidy-up when the site migration takes place (and yes, it IS coming). The reason we haven't done this kind of site cleaning is that Google would punish us for removing/moving content in search results. Seeing as the upgrade will cause this to happen anyway we are leaving it until then and we already have the plans as to what will go where.

We will be very careful not to delete content, but some older forums will be moved/merged into other forums once the main migration has taken place and we will have a list for you as to what went where, although the seach function should be fine for locating old threads etc.

[LeMarchand]

As far as I am aware it’s to do with not breaking Google

 

Would it type "Google" into Google?

[Bedders]

Learning network manager forum - refers to a VERY legacy system, frequently mistaken for a forum for people starting out as NMs

 

I didn't even realise it was software, and not for new Network Managers!!! Guess I'm one of today's lucky 10,000.

[elsiegee40]

I didn't even realise it was software, and not for new Network Managers!!! Guess I'm one of today's lucky 10,000.

 

It was decided to leave that forum under its evolved new function of helping those new to the job.

[kevin_lane]

There will be a big tidy-up when the site migration takes place (and yes, it IS coming). The reason we haven't done this kind of site cleaning is that Google would punish us for removing/moving content in search results. Seeing as the upgrade will cause this to happen anyway we are leaving it until then and we already have the plans as to what will go where.

We will be very careful not to delete content, but some older forums will be moved/merged into other forums once the main migration has taken place and we will have a list for you as to what went where, although the seach function should be fine for locating old threads etc.

 

Do we have a launch date for the new site - ? More importantly will we have a launch party 🥳

Edited December 10, 2021 by kevin_lane

[Boredguy]

Do we have a launch date for the new site - ? More importantly will we have a launch party 🥳

 

Only if the party is outside and there is a truck load of Iron Brew

[Dos_Box]

Only if the party is outside and there is a truck load of Iron Brew

 

And Hob Nobs.

[6Foot2]

Only if the party is outside and there is a truck load of Iron Brew

 

There might be a problem getting that party started:

 

Link: Irn-Bru deliveries suffer from HGV driver shortage | The Independent [Tuesday 28^th of September 2021]

 

[6Foot2]

There will be a big tidy-up when the site migration takes place (and yes, it IS coming)...

Not sure if this has already been covered elewhere, but just as thought: Is there any leeway for feature request inclusion for the site post migration?

 

e.g.: Click to reveal spoilers, nsfw, or graphic content.

Edited December 17, 2021 by 6Foot2
Replace a superfluous 'already'

[elsiegee40]

Not sure if this has already been covered already, but just as thought: Is there any leeway for feature request inclusion for the site post migration?

 

e.g.: Click to reveal spoilers, nsfw, or graphic content.

@ZeroHour?

[6Foot2]

Not sure if this has already been covered elewhere, but just as thought: Is there any leeway for feature request inclusion for the site post migration?

 

e.g.: Click to reveal spoilers, nsfw, or graphic content.

 

New feature: Automatically render a mini site/partial site preview when a link is posted?