We are going under a revamp.

[ico]

Suggestions please.

okay..

Now we have a separate section for PC Buying / Configuration. All "PC for 30k" type of threads will go there.

Now, I suggest Hardware Q&A to be renamed to Hardware Troubleshooting so that it only caters to "problems" related to Hardware. Hardware Discussions to only contain discussions about upcoming technology and launches.

We also have separate sections for Mobile phones and Laptops/Netbooks. I suggest Mobile Monsterz to be locked with a few important threads being moved.

Now Gamerz section. I want splitting up of discussion from the "Game you are currently addicted with" and the discussion to happen like it used to happen years ago.

Suggestions and your opinions. Time to restore TDF to it's old glory.

Lastly, SPAM will reduce. I'm finally able to ban those Chinese IP ranges.

[Liverpool_fan]

Eboue doesn't likes this at all

Spoiler:

[Faun]

If possible rename fight club to real world discussion.

A section on health and fitness please. I'll be an active contributor there.

A section on automobiles, though am not a pro in it but many digitians will definitely yen for the same.

[ico]

Originally Posted by ichi

If possible rename fight club to real world discussion.

But then arguments over Web Browsers can't really be considered real world issues.

Originally Posted by ichi

A section on health and fitness please. I'll be an active contributor there.

A section on the main page will actually be quite a big thing to ask, tbh. Max I can do is stick kanjar's Health & Fitness thread. I'm ready for a sub-forum in Discussions if everyone promises that they'll actually post in it.

Originally Posted by ichi

A section on automobiles, though am not a pro in it but many digitians will definitely yen for the same.

yup, definitely in favour of this.

[Faun]

Then a sub forum under fight club for real world discussion ?

A sub forum on health n fitness under general discussion looks promising. I'll be logging my sessions there. More like a walkthrough. This should get others to make a kickstart.

[ico]

Originally Posted by ichi

Then a sub forum under fight club for real world discussion ?

A sub forum on health n fitness under general discussion looks promising. I'll be logging my sessions there. More like a walkthrough. This should get others to make a kickstart.

roger that.

[topgear]

Originally Posted by ico

Suggestions please.

Hardware Discussions to only contain discussions about upcoming technology and launches.

but can't we discuss about upcoming technology and launches in Technology News section ?

In the Hardware Discussions section we should discuss about the latest hardware bought by the forum members or if someone is wanted to buy a particular piece of hardware.

Now Gamerz section. I want splitting up of discussion from the "Game you are currently addicted with" and the discussion to happen like it used to happen years ago.

for new games you should really create a new thread to discuss about that game but people who are playing old games should post in "Game you are currently addicted with" section.

this rule can be set as this - all games released/will be releasing on current year ( say on 2010 or even 2011 ) should be discussed using separate threads.

But games released previous years ( say on 2009 or even before ) should be discussed on Game you are currently addicted with" as before.

Some exceptions can be made for games CRPG like - fallout 3, ME2, Dragon Age Origins, The witcher, Neverwinter Nights 2 etc.

posting this and this thread link also on Game you are currently addicted with so that more members can join into this discussion.

Lastly, SPAM will reduce. I'm finally able to ban those Chinese IP ranges

that's comforting.

Suggestions and your opinions. Time to restore TDF to it's old glory.

this effort was much needed - thanks for creating such a thread.

[ico]

I'd like to mention two new features which have been implemented as shown in LFC_fan's post.

1) Strike Through

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2) Spoiler

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3) YouTube (was already there, still mentioning again)

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Originally Posted by topgear

but can't we discuss about upcoming technology and launches in Technology News section ?

In the Hardware Discussions section we should discuss about the latest hardware bought by the forum members or if someone is wanted to buy a particular piece of hardware.

Agreed.

Let me also put it this way, if you find a benchmark on an online website, then discussion about it should go to Hardware Discussions rather than Technology News. New launches + news + vapours can go to Technology News.

Originally Posted by topgear

for new games you should really create a new thread to discuss about that game but people who are playing old games should post in "Game you are currently addicted with" section.

this rule can be set as this - all games released/will be releasing on current year ( say on 2010 or even 2011 ) should be discussed using separate threads.

But games released previous years ( say on 2009 or even before ) should be discussed on Game you are currently addicted with" as before.

Some exceptions can be made for games CRPG like - fallout 3, ME2, Dragon Age Origins, The witcher, Neverwinter Nights 2 etc.

Good idea. But we need to also stop making THAT thread a central point for every god damned discussion. Posters also post their short reviews about a game in that thread itself and those posts actually get dug. So, splitting up of discussion is needed.

Originally Posted by topgear

posting this and this thread link also on Game you are currently addicted with so that more members can join into this discussion.

that's comforting.

this effort was much needed - thanks for creating such a thread.

Thank you.

[ravi_9793]

Good initiative... hope something gets better

[Liverpool_fan]

Basically I feel there are too many sub forums, many of them are uneeded.

1. The Education sub forum is rarely viewed in comparison and in my opionion should be part of the "The Geek Life", which could be be renamed as "Community Discussions".
2. And "Caught in the WWW", should be grouped with some other sub forum. Also the Gaming Sub Forum should be redesigned as well, console and casual gaming should be made part of the "PC Gaming" section which should be renamed as "Gaming". We can have a "Internet and Gaming" sub forum with "Gaming" and "Caught in the WWW" combined.
3. With the new subforums, Hardware Discussions and Mobile Monsters have become somewhat extra and probably should be archived and placed in the corresponding forum, with the latest posts moved (which has probably has been done already?).
4. Also all the Buying Advice forums should be be further tree level. I mean Buying Advice can be put in Hardware, and the sections of Buying Advice would remain as its subsections.
5. "Solutions" can become part of Software Q&A

Just some thoughts.

[ravi_9793]

I feel forum should be lots clean, more user friendly rules and less confusing.
Few active moderator is also needed to keep everything smooth.

[Sam]

as everyone else did, here a "small" suggestion from my side: as the Buying thead created so the Hardware part will be less clumsy now. so renaming the Hardware Troubleshooting to PC troubleshooting looks better. & hardware discussion for any other kind of problem not related to PC or not part of a PC usually. cause we have technology news, Buying advice, hardware troubleshooting, hardware discussions. its too many of them.

you may even merge the HW troubleshooting & HW discussions.

[ico]

Originally Posted by Liverpool_fan

[*]The Education sub forum is rarely viewed in comparison and in my opionion should be part of the "The Geek Life", which could be be renamed as "Community Discussions".[*]And "Caught in the WWW", should be grouped with some other sub forum. Also the Gaming Sub Forum should be redesigned as well, console and casual gaming should be made part of the "PC Gaming" section which should be renamed as "Gaming". We can have a "Internet and Gaming" sub forum with "Gaming" and "Caught in the WWW" combined.

Education should be a separate sub-forum. "Caught in the WWW" is to be actually used for ISP + Online Services related discussions. I don't feel the need of any merge.

Originally Posted by Liverpool_fan

[*]With the new subforums, Hardware Discussions and Mobile Monsters have become somewhat extra and probably should be archived and placed in the corresponding forum, with the latest posts moved (which has probably has been done already?).

Considering this.

Originally Posted by Liverpool_fan

[*]Also all the Buying Advice forums should be be further tree level. I mean Buying Advice can be put in Hardware, and the sections of Buying Advice would remain as its subsections.

It's just perfect as of now. If I'll put the Buying Advice forums in Hardware, it will lead to people still posting in Hardware Troubleshooting for their config related problems. We need that "Buying Advice" phrase clearly mentioned.

Originally Posted by Liverpool_fan

[*]"Solutions" can become part of Software Q&A

Agreed.

Originally Posted by ravi_9793

I feel forum should be lots clean, more user friendly rules and less confusing.
Few active moderator is also needed to keep everything smooth.

yup. We'll have about 4-5 new moderators.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by ico

It's just perfect as of now. If I'll put the Buying Advice forums in Hardware, it will lead to people still posting in Hardware Troubleshooting for their config related problems. We need that "Buying Advice" phrase clearly mentioned.

HW section & Buying advice should be kept separately. else new (as well as some old) members will clutter the HW thread with buying advice threads.

[ico]

Can't find any place to fit Bazaar tbh. Let it be where it is.

All I can do is also add a little bit of more information. "Note: Bazaar section is NOT for your queries."

[Liverpool_fan]

Basically my ideas in terms of layout can be summed up as this demo

Spoiler:

Think Technology Discussion Forum
Don't quote this btw, this is only a demo and I'll snip this and delete that MyBB installation anyway

[Sam]

@ico, 1 important thing, move the "post your latest purchase" to Buying Advice.

[Krow]

Ah ha! Finally the vaibhavtek dream comes true. How did you manage to become an admin ico?

Hats off to this long awaited initiative.

My suggestion: Save post as draft feature.

[topgear]

Originally Posted by ico

Good idea. But we need to also stop making THAT thread a central point for every god damned discussion. Posters also post their short reviews about a game in that thread itself and those posts actually get dug. So, splitting up of discussion is needed.

Thank you.

going to create some threads on latest games in the gamerz section.

BTW, what will happen for those games released for multiple platforms - should we create 2 separate threads for PC and console ??

[ico]

Originally Posted by topgear

going to create some threads on latest games in the gamerz section.

BTW, what will happen for those games released for multiple platforms - should we create 2 separate threads for PC and console ??

I'm rather thinking of merging the Console and PC Gamers section tbh.

Edit: I merged them. Keeping them separated was of no use really. People had no time to crawl out of their mega thread.

@LFC_fan
You meant Gamerz, ISP discussions etc. to be in the same heading? i.e. Internet & Gaming???

[vamsi_krishna]

Removing console section was a bad idea. Atleast, you could have made it as a sub Forum to "PC gamerz" section by changing the name to "Hardcore gaming","serious gaming" or something like that. Removing console gamers section is not that good.Particularly, when the members are starting to take a look at other sections.

talking about console gamers, can you include the image signature feature? So that they can display their trophies, achievements, etc

[ico]

^^ It was a very good idea. First get your discussions out of that thread and then we can talk.

Secondly, it hardly contained any threads. Out of the 60 threads it had, only 15-20 were really about consoles. Not much work for me; I can easily create a Console Gamers sub-forum and move them there.

Lastly, we need to improve as a community. Just make sure to check every section atleast once a day and make a post in atleast one thread which hasn't been replied to. Everyone used to do this naturally years ago.

[vamsi_krishna]

Okay, try to be diplomatic, first. I'm just feeling that console gamers are out of choices to diversify their conversation which you are asking to do. It really helps to have a sub forum. No offense, just making a point.

In case, if you haven't noticed.. there are quite a few threads active in gamerz section now, like news channel, moh discussion, stalker, borderlands thread, etc. And the flow will continue. Just give users ample time to cope up with phase. Instead of just removing the forums

And update the rules section. add your name to admins and remove it from mods.

In every form, create a thread explaining how to create a thread, report a thread, etc. Not in any one forum. But in all. It helps a lot for absolute noobs. I could have started creating threads way before, if there was a tutorial in gamerz section(I didn't knew how to open a thread back then).

[Liverpool_fan]

Originally Posted by ico

@LFC_fan
You meant Gamerz, ISP discussions etc. to be in the same heading? i.e. Internet & Gaming???

Yeah, Precisely.

[Kl@w-24]

Finally! Good going. I don't have any suggestions right now, but if ever something pops up in my head I'll let you know.

Oh yeah, I got one. Can we had that 'Jump To' drop-down at the bottom of every page like we used to have earlier? It's kinda irritating having to scroll the whole page up again just to go back to the forum after reading a thread.

[ico]

^^ done.

[Kl@w-24]

^ Awright!!!!

[ico]

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/

The current layout and organization of the forum page is which I plan to hold on for long. Feel free to comment on it.

Currently, the only issue I see is the demand of a Console section under Gamerz just like Lifestyle in Community Discussions. I'll surely do that if I feel that people have started moving out of their mega thread.

The whole of Nigeria (probably) and half of China has been IP nuked. Spam should GREATLY reduce now. However, Indian-human-spammers may still be able to enter.

Two-three supermods and two section mods may be added. I'm discussing with them. Finally we need moar active mods. And they won't have to deal with much spam either which kalpik, FilledVoid and me had to deal with.

[vamsi_krishna]

Reduce the size of Profile picture and increase the size of Avatar. And the level of compression it applies should be reduced too. TDF server compresses images highly than most of other forum

Do think about possibilities of implementing Image signature.

[Who]

I feel there should be some encouragement for people to post in technical section , after all this a tech forum it ain't all football & movies ya' know ? so what i suggest is there should some point system or something like that , we could discuss it more as i feel post count aren't enough to warrant a post in other section (as half of the queries are answered by 2-3 people). i have few systems in mind, i would like to discuss with you see to if it can fly, so are you interested ?