I'm not feeling a need (or seeing the pros) to categorising everything.

I think it will be sloppy if we don't, and if we still have a huge list, and just separate out the few TV threads we have, it's not going to make anything that much easier to find on the main page, imo.

it's not going to make anything that much easier to find on the main page, imo.

If you categorise everything, there's nothing interesting on the front page. I think that doesn't do us much good.

If you categorise for TV, you lose about 5 threads, and prevent new threads from popping up there (I think it's the most likely area for new threads to be created). You can add 4 by including movies, and 8 more by rolling in the written word.

Anything more strikes me as over-organising.

The community threads would be on the front page, but I think I'd still skim past them and click on TV if I was looking for Buffy talk.

Me, too. Keeping the BTVS/Angel/Firefly threads in the Community folder out of sentimental feeling is not good organization. They're show(/movie) discussion threads, so not putting them in the same folder as the other show threads makes utterly no sense.

I'm with Cindy and Steph here. But I, too, find a lot easier (and more fun) to cyber-organize than to do it anywhere else.

The front page is overwhelming to me. Especially since they change position all the time. Finding everything in the same place would make sense to me, since then the threads would only change position within their folders. (I think. I could be terribly wrong.)

I worry the organisation will leave you with one of those houses that's all white walls and open space and you're wondering if anyone lives here, and if so do they read or watch TV...

Metaphorically speaking.

I think we're only talking about two folders, one for stuff we watch and listen to, and one for stuff for stuff we read and write, with everything else staying where it is. That should neaten things up quite a bit.

one for monkeys, and one for cats.

Okay -- let's clear up terminology -- if you're not talking about putting community threads into their own folder, don't say community folder.

I'm a simple literalist, and have gotten very confused.

I worry the organisation will leave you with one of those houses that's all white walls and open space and you're wondering if anyone lives here, and if so do they read or watch TV...

Metaphorically speaking.

But so, put more on the front page, but organized. For reference, here's Liese's original breakdown: Liese S. "Buffistas Building a Better Board ++" Aug 19, 2005 8:24:57 am PDT. Where I didn't stick to Liese's breakdown, it was just a dumb user error, not a suggested change.

From here down, pretend you're looking at the front page.

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Up top we'll have the logo and the random quote. All the links will remain on the left. All the righthand threads will remain as is. And otherwise you'll see this:

A community dedicated to discussions of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly (see our Media Folder below) with humor, intelligence and obsessiveness. Read our FAQ, then join the fun.

Discussion Threads (in the crimson bar, like it is now)

COMMUNITY (a header)

Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before. (9496 messages, 3 new)
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place.

F2F 3: Who's Bringing the Guacamole? (4484 messages, 87 new)
We've done it before, we'll do it again.

All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American (7894 messages)
Spoiler-free discussion for those living in Un-American locations (North Americans also welcome)

Spike's Bitches 25 to Life (7473 messages, 4 new)
[NAFDA] A virtual slumber party where nothing is TMI. Oh, and some of us think Spike is hot. For Mature Audiences.

The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People (2688 messages, 1 new)
[NAFDA] Discussion of the collective works of Tim Minear. Wonderfalls and The Inside included. Beagles optional.

Buffistechnology 2: You Made Her So She Growls? (4105 messages, 917 new)
Hive mind tech support.

[insert seasonal Goodbye & Good Riddance thread, when applicable]

FOLDERS (a header -- although it could also be linked to a page with all the folders linked from it, as well)

COMMUNITY (this would be a LINK to a page with all of the above-listed community threads were)
[insert description here of what people could expect to find]

MEDIA (this would be a LINK to a page with the music, movie, show, Jossverse/Other media, and spoiler threads) )
Want to talk Music, Movies, Comics, or TV? You're looking in the right place

CREATIVITY & LITERATURE (this would be a link to a page with: We're Literary; Bookclub; Great Write; Fanfic; Buffista Fic; and Sang Sacre)
Reading the Great (Un)American novel? Writing it? Pretending you're living it? Here. Here.

Your page requires extra coding, Cindy. Are you married to the idea of a front page which is the same as a deeper folder? Non-technically, why isn't Minearverse Media?

eta: Also, you have some tag stuff happening.