The return of removed sections!

[Apple]

I'm not sure about how other people feel about this but; I think it would be great to see the return of the removed sections. This is including Food and Drink + Animals and Pets, now that the jokes section has returned I think that might be all of them.

Keeping it short and sweet I just think there are more advantages of having 2 additional sections (promotes discussion) as opposed to having a smaller forum index. The Discuss Anything section hasn't really replaced them 2 sections very well.

Thoughts?

[Mrs.McCall]

I completely agree that discuss anything has become a secondary spam now. It hasn't taken over the removed sections at all. I must say, however, that adding more sections is a bad idea. We had a problem with the forum being slow recently and more forums will add to this. Also, specialist sections usually go dead after a while and it's a bit embarassing. Plus, with the way moderation had changed I doubt they'll want to add more work.

[Apple]

I completely agree that discuss anything has become a secondary spam now. It hasn't taken over the removed sections at all. I must say, however, that adding more sections is a bad idea. We had a problem with the forum being slow recently and more forums will add to this. Also, specialist sections usually go dead after a while and it's a bit embarassing. Plus, with the way moderation had changed I doubt they'll want to add more work.

The server - Isn't it still having work done to it?

Moderation - Applications are open now so should these 2 sections be added, the amount of trialists could be increased.

[Richie]

agreed bring 'em back

[FlyingJesus]

Feel free to read this recent thread for my reasons as to why this would be an unnecessary and detrimental change to make

[Mrs.McCall]

The server - Isn't it still having work done to it?

Moderation - Applications are open now so should these 2 sections be added, the amount of trialists could be increased.

But surely even after the server is sorted, having less forums will mean a quicker loading time?

And yeah there's applications open for ONE more moderator. That's still not enough to meet the demand of extra sections. Plus you'd have to bring everything back then. Like the creative writing forums, travel etc.

I just don't think they're needed.

[Recursion]

By less than half a second or so, yes.

But surely even after the server is sorted, having less forums will mean a quicker loading time?

And yeah there's applications open for ONE more moderator. That's still not enough to meet the demand of extra sections. Plus you'd have to bring everything back then. Like the creative writing forums, travel etc.

I just don't think they're needed.

[Mrs.McCall]

OK well clearly that's an invalid argument then :p my bad.

Either way I think streamlining the forums makes them look tidier. I don't want to have to scroll down a huge list (and imo it's big enough already and could be cut down) to get to, for example, TV & Film.

I can see why you'd want them back but, as a I said, specialist sections just seem to die off.

[AgnesIO]

I don't think they are needed. However I also think the Discuss Anything forum should go..

It is pointless, might as well be spam. And unsure about Jamesy, but Oli always refused to admit it was a pathetic forum - remove post count or something?

[Mrs.McCall]

I'm a huge fan of removing discuss anything. I don't like it. I think it's pointless and just not needed.