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Old 09-03-2009, 11:41 AM   #38
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Setting up this sort of organization is a fine line to walk: you need enough classification that things don't get lost in an overwhelming flood, but at the same time you've got to avoid having so much classification that things get lost in a bunch of little compartments.

Added to that is the need to keep whatever sections you do have relevant so that they get enough traffic to make them worth having, but at the same time not putting so much traffic through any one channel that folks have trouble following the flow.


It's very easy to get stuck in thinking that the most convenient way to organize things for my own viewing needs is also the best way in general -- it may be, but then again it very well may not.


MobileRead has done a pretty good job of walking that line in the past. Yes, there have been occasional missteps -- mistakes are part of trying to improve -- but I think that the very fact that we have so many folks in this community, of so many varied backgrounds, is pretty strong evidence that things mostly work pretty well around here, and most of that is down to Alex's experience and skill in walking that line.

Personally, I trust him to do well with these re-organizations, and to correct those things that don't work when they crop up. I know that the Moderation team is very supportive and contributive in working this stuff out, so he's got a good pool of ideas to draw on.

Two things are fairly reliable: this won't be the last forum reorganization that MobileRead undergoes, and there will always be other ways that folks would prefer to see things work. I figure the most important point is that they work, not that they work a certain way.

Comments and suggestions are very valuable, not only do they give us a measure of how the Community generally prefers things to be laid out, they also often bring up things that we have managed not to think of. However, please don't assume that no thought has gone into these decisions, I can assure you that quite a lot of thought does, indeed, go into them

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