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Old 05-22-2008, 06:28 PM   #1
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MobileRead Reorganization - Part I (ambiguous sections)

As part of our commitment to improving MobileRead, I'd like to invite everyone to help us overhaul our forum organization.

To begin with, we will focus on solving ambiguous sections.

Q: Is it just me or do you also find it sometimes difficult to pick the right section when you want to say something about e-books in general?

Okay, let's have a look at the following sections:
  • E-Books/News
    - originally to discuss news and trends related to e-books. Includes technology, publishing, and DRM news.

  • E-Books/Elsewhere on the Net
    - originally to share links and information to other websites related to e-books. Includes hot e-book deals and free e-book resources.

  • E-Book Devices/Future E-Book Devices
    - originally to discuss e-book readers that are not yet released but have received already plenty of news coverage.

  • Mobile Devices/General Talk
    - originally to discuss news and trends related to mobile devices in general. Includes topics on cell phones and mobile reading.

  • Miscellaneous/Lounge
    - originally to discuss anything fun not directly related to e-books.

Proposals:

I think E-Books/Elsewhere on the Net should be renamed into E-Books/Deals, Freebies, and Other Resources to clarify that this section is not meant for discussing news appearing on other sites.

I also think that E-Books/News and Mobile Devices/General Talk should be consolidated into a single section, named E-Books/News and Talk. Mobile Devices is a relict of the past when handhelds were still our main focus.

E-Book Devices/Future E-Book Devices should probably remain as it is as a catch-all category for new e-book readers that don't have their own forum section yet.

Miscellaneous/Lounge, of course, must remain because it's fun. I don't think it needs any changes.

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What do you think about my suggestions? Also, are there other section labels/organizations that you may find ambiguous at times?

Please post your opinion here because ultimately we'll make the decisions based on your feedback.

Thanks!!!!!

Note: This is the first part of our forum reorganization. Let's focus on the topic. We will continue with other aspects of the forum once this part is resolved.
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