Sub-forum or not to sub-forum that is the question.......*****UPDATED*****

[jjrpilot-admin]

Hey good job Josh! Was gonna post I noticed you'd done it but you already have!

One other thought that's just arisen - the other forum has a longer main page allowing for I think 30 entries, and given that all "stickies" weren't on the Taylor page, it basically means 30 entries of new incoming posts, slowing the rate at which things drop off the front page. However the main Taylor page on UTGF has about 5 stickies, then space for about 15 other posts before it goes to page 2. This is a nice problem to have as it shows how popular the forum's become, but if the Taylor Guitar's page is to be people's main access point it may be good to extend the number of entries lengthwise. If this creates a problem though in terms of the design, no worries. You're doing a fine job with this.

Good call Andyi5!  I know that the "general" sub-forum has about 5 "stickies"...and I promise not to fill up the "general" section up with "stickies."  I did however increase the topics count from 20 topics to 40 topics.  It brought down the page count down from 6 pages to only 3 pages currently.  Yes, the pages will be a bit longer, but you all should be able to get a good look at all the hot topics.   

[andyi5]

Fantastic, I think that'll work just great. Thanks again!

[michaelw]

hi Josh,

i'm looking around & with the pickup section gone, it seems like all gear
(acoustic & electric, picks up, amps, set-ups & rigs) is in the general section

just looking to see the general 'flow of things' is & what would
provide some separation/definition to make finding things easier -
by nature, the subforums will vary in size,  but having all related
discussions in an area, with some separation & minimal overlap
will make it a bit easier if one is searching for something specific

perhaps

Welcome
General (the company, the innovations, the artists - less gear emphasis)
Acoustic & all related acoustic gear (pick ups, amps etc) with NTGD pics
Electric & all related electric gear (pick ups, amps, etc) with NTGD pics
Live (lessons, recording, live sound, repairs, how to's - less gear emphasis)
Trading Post/Swap Shop (sell it, buy it, want it, beg, borrow or steal it )
Lounge (just a place to where one can relax & 'kick-it')

there'd be one more subforum (total of 7), but it would allow the
acoustic & electric (with related gear)  to have their own areas,
rather than having all things guitar & gear in one subforum ...
or, perhaps one subforum for all guitar (& NGTD) & another for 'the gear'

just a thought

[Cindy]

I'm not sure we really need a separate sub-forum for New Guitar Day. I like Michael's suggestions except if there is a separate Acoustic sub-forum, I'd like to see the General sub-forum removed. That would leave us with:

-Welcome
-Acoustics (gear/accessories)
-Electrics (gear/accessories)
-Recordings, Repairs, How to's
-Marketplace
-Lounge

I'd also remove the name of "Lessons" as that would be considered a part of "How-to's" and leave off "Accessories" since that could merge with either Acoustics or Electrics (whichever category is appropriate).

[John429]

Hi dear Friends!

THE PEOPLE have spoken!!!   

Once again, I want this forum to reflect you!

Thanks for being patient as we tweak this and that.

1. The "acoustic/LTD, BTO etc" sub-forum has been deleted, and all topics have been merged into the "general" sub-forum.

2. The "pickup" sub-forum has also been deleted and all topics have been moved to the "general" sub-forum.

We now have only 6 sub-forums for you all to navigate.  Deleting 2 sub-forums will make it easier to post, and easier to keep up with.  It will and should help to really bring our "family/community" closer together etc.

I hope this makes it easier for you all.  Thanks for everything!!!   

Josh - I came in too late to chime in on this but you have done the things I would have recommended. Well done and I think this will make the operation of the forum even smoother. Thanks!

[Cindy]

Oops...sorry...I meant to add that it looks a whole lot better now with the changes you've already made, Josh! Thanks!

[dkoloff]

BTO and acoustic into the general forum.......depending on growth of forum and subject postings you could always divide back into sub forums.