Purpose of this new forum

[timw4mail]

Originally Posted by TwoCables

I'm referring to threads that are specific to either AMD or Intel being in this forum. But I think people are posting them in this forum because they see it first, and like many people, they're too lazy (or stupid?) to keep scrolling to see if there's a better choice.

But after giving it some thought, it would be best to have this forum sandwiched in between the AMD and Intel forums.

No, its too hard to find, if sandwiched in between the forums, even if you are looking for it. I really don't like the idea of it going back between the other two forums. Any threads in the general forum will get less exposure, because they are hidden in the middle of the cpu 'sandwich'.

People who don't know where to post are going to happen no matter where you put that forum section, but hiding the forum section again defeats the purpose of having that section in the first place.

[TwoCables]

Originally Posted by timw4mail

No, its too hard to find, if sandwiched in between the forums, even if you are looking for it. I really don't like the idea of it going back between the other two forums. Any threads in the general forum will get less exposure, because they are hidden in the middle of the cpu 'sandwich'.

People who don't know where to post are going to happen no matter where you put that forum section, but hiding the forum section again defeats the purpose of having that section in the first place.

I know that there's no way to prevent people from posting their threads in the wrong forum.

Anyway, if this forum is put back where it was originally; between AMD and Intel, then it's guaranteed to be seen. If it's beneath, then people might miss it because they might not scroll down far enough. But if it remains on top, then people might miss both the AMD and Intel forums and just post in THIS one even though their thread is specific to either AMD or Intel for the same reason: they might not scroll down far enough. And as we've seen from some recent specific threads, this is what's happening.

[timw4mail]

Originally Posted by TwoCables

I know that there's no way to prevent people from posting their threads in the wrong forum.

Anyway, if this forum is put back where it was originally; between AMD and Intel, then it's guaranteed to be seen. If it's beneath, then people might miss it because they might not scroll down far enough. But if it remains on top, then people might miss both the AMD and Intel forums and just post in THIS one even though their thread is specific to either AMD or Intel for the same reason: they might not scroll down far enough. And as we've seen from some recent specific threads, this is what's happening.

Organization-wise, it is definitely harder to find the general forum if between the AMD and Intel forums. The place where it is now has just enough break to make it stand out more. I understand there are misplaced threads, but the forum just gets lost between the other two.

Really, the whole forum needs to be re-organized into blocks, or something similar, because of the sheer amount of sub-forums. This would probably be a far better solution.

[Chipp]

Originally Posted by timw4mail

Organization-wise, it is definitely harder to find the general forum if between the AMD and Intel forums. The place where it is now has just enough break to make it stand out more. I understand there are misplaced threads, but the forum just gets lost between the other two.

Really, the whole forum needs to be re-organized into blocks, or something similar, because of the sheer amount of sub-forums. This would probably be a far better solution.

Indeed - "clustering" of related fora is a key part of the upcoming redesign. This thread has a mockup of what it might look like.

http://www.overclock.net/overclock-n...-homepage.html

[TwoCables]

Originally Posted by Chipp

Indeed - "clustering" of related fora is a key part of the upcoming redesign. This thread has a mockup of what it might look like.

http://www.overclock.net/overclock-n...-homepage.html

Oh, that'll be nice. Then perhaps the General CPU Discussions can go right in the middle since it'll be so visible.

[TwoCables]

If this forum is placed in between AMD and Intel, then it will reduce the chances of somebody posting a thread that's specific to one or the other. Another benefit is that if somebody is scrolling down and is trying to decide whether their thread should go in AMD or Intel, they will have this forum right smack in the center and so it will make their choice obvious.

But no: too many people scroll down slowly and then click on the first thing they see without scrolling further to see if there's a better option. So, when they see "General CPU Discussions", they think "that's it. I found it. I'm going to post my AMD or Intel thread in here because this is obviously where it goes". But again, if this forum were in between AMD and Intel, then that wouldn't happen nearly as often. It might prevent it from happening.

I mean, picture it: they're sitting their scrolling down looking for a place to ask their question about overclocking their Intel CPU. Then they first see "AMD - General" and say "nope, that's not it", and then they keep scrolling. They see "General CPU Discussions" and say "nope, that can't be it either since they have a section entirely devoted to AMD, so they must have one for Intel. I'll keep scrolling". And so they keep scrolling and then they find the Intel area, then they find the right Intel forum and post it.

But with the way it is right now, they stop at "General CPU Discussions" and then post without scrolling any further to see if there's a better place to post their question. So, I recommend that this forum be placed either between AMD and Intel, or back where it was originally: beneath both. It will help to minimize the amount of threads that get posted in here that shouldn't be in here.

[TwoCables]

I still say that if this forum were moved lower - like in between AMD and Intel or even below them - then there would be less threads posted in here that are specific to AMD or Intel.

Again, I think it's because people are scrolling down and then stop the instant they see "General CPU Discussions", and therefore don't know that there are better options beneath.

[TwoCables]

We're still seeing many threads appear that don't belong in this forum, and I still think the reason is because they are scrolling down, and as soon as they see "General CPU Discussions', they think they found the best place to post their thread not knowing that there are better choices beneath.

So, I still say that this forum needs to be placed between both AMD and Intel. This way it's not missed entirely, but yet it's evident to the person scrolling that there must be an Intel section if there's an AMD one.

[TwoCables]

Bump. This is actually starting to bug me. This forum needs to be re-positioned so that it is in between AMD and Intel. It will reduce (or even eliminate) the times when people post in this forum because they're too lazy to keep scrolling to see if there's a forum that fits their question better.

[BradleyW]

Originally Posted by TwoCables

Bump. This is actually starting to bug me. This forum needs to be re-positioned so that it is in between AMD and Intel. It will reduce (or even eliminate) the times when people post in this forum because they're too lazy to keep scrolling to see if there's a forum that fits their question better.

I can see your point here Twocables. people should study the sections before taking the action.