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.