MobileRead Reorganization - Part I (ambiguous sections) - Page 3

DaleDe · 05-23-2008, 02:39 PM

I find Mobile Devices a useful category to discuss PDA's, tablets and other devices that are not dedicated readers. I think we still need that one. I may be a minority but I like news being news. When the polls were started in the news section I came very close to moving them because they are not news. I still think they were in the wrong section. News, IMHO is the place to discuss the things that appear on the Home page.

Dale

Donnageddon · 05-23-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I should have my Kindle very soon. I need to add a dictionary (spell check and lookup) add-in's to my browser. However, I hear Mac's have this built into the OS.

BOb

Firefox will spell check for ya.

pilotbob · 05-23-2008, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

Firefox will spell check for ya.

Yea, there's an IE add-on too. I just haven't installed it.

TadW · 05-23-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

I find Mobile Devices a useful category to discuss PDA's, tablets and other devices that are not dedicated readers. I think we still need that one.

There is E-Book Devices - Other Portable Devices.

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I may be a minority but I like news being news.

The distinction is blurry in many cases. You may post something about DRM that is news and commentary at the same time.

RWood · 05-23-2008, 04:57 PM

Technically, most of the E-Book devices are Mobile Devices so if we keep that title for the section we could have:

Mobile Devices
|- E-Book News & Talk
|- E-Book Deals, Freebies, & Other Resources
|- Other Mobile Devices

If the drop off in postings continues in that section then it can be merged into E-Book News & Talk.

Alexander Turcic · 05-23-2008, 05:43 PM

Hmmm. I think you guys are mixing hardware-related with non-necessarily-hardware-related. I don't see how we could rename "E-Books" into "Mobile Devices".

RWood · 05-23-2008, 08:59 PM

Scratch what I said.

nekokami · 05-23-2008, 10:41 PM

Good plan. I especially like renaming "News" to "News and Talk" because I think that's what's happening in that section anyway. Could be "News and Commentary," I suppose.

CommanderROR · 05-24-2008, 05:26 AM

I agree with just about everything, but I also think we need to keep the "mobile devices" section to talk about hardware (like mobile phones, PMPs and similar) that is not primarily for reading purposes...

Alexander Turcic · 05-24-2008, 05:36 AM

Dale, Roland, I think it got overlooked, but last week we moved the mobile device section (which was part of the parent "Mobile Devices") to E-Book Devices -> Other Portable Devices. I think this is what you were referring to.

The parent "Mobile Devices", which will removed, also contained such sections as the mobile links collection, the Sunrise support forum, etc. These forums we've currently hidden as they're going to be moved to the "Forum Archive" (they are no longer being supported or main part of MobileRead).

jobin007007 · 05-24-2008, 04:49 PM

Revised--

Can we have a section for "EBOOK READER REVIEWS" that has REVIEWS, REVIEWS,REVIEWS,REVIEWS of Ebook readers AND NOTHING ELSE.

In the subsection of this "Ebook Reader Reviews", there would be different sections for each ebook device.

It would be nice if there was a way people could enter the time they had the device for ++ the software, hardware version of the device.

There should be a section for PR0'S versus CON'S review for each device.

People should be warned to keep the review brief and number the sections.

THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SO MANY PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taylor514ce · 05-24-2008, 04:57 PM

Please disambiguate the term "EBOOK". jobin007007. Are you referring to the books, or the devices used to display the books? In either case, I think Alexander has both covered in his reorganization plans.

jobin007007 · 05-25-2008, 01:11 AM

Did the owner remove the Future Ebook devices section and merge it with news?

That isnt right coz...there is a lot of stuff other than news that we get that we can discuss about Future ebook devices?????????????

Please put it back.

NatCh · 05-25-2008, 01:25 AM

Yup, the Future E-Book Devices has been merged with several other things into "E-Books News and Talk" (or will be, when the re-org is complete)-- there is a logic to it: future devices would come to us as news first of all, and once the devices actually become real products (and develop some following) they'll be moved into a discrete category of their own.

I think that this actually makes a lot of sense -- the old way made it difficult to figure out where to put things sometimes, and this set of categories should be less ambiguous.

Obviously there are an infinite number of organizational approaches that make sense, so the challenge is picking one that makes sense to the most people.

Besides which, if it does turn out that this approach doesn't work well, then it could be adjusted.

Alexander Turcic · 05-25-2008, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jobin007007

Can we have a section for "EBOOK READER REVIEWS" that has REVIEWS, REVIEWS,REVIEWS,REVIEWS of Ebook readers AND NOTHING ELSE.

I like the idea. Let's keep it in mind when we come to the part of the reorganization where we'll discuss new sections.

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Originally Posted by jobin007007

That isnt right coz...there is a lot of stuff other than news that we get that we can discuss about Future ebook devices?

Because most of the news content related to upcoming e-book devices got cross-posted in those two sections, we decided to consolidate them. To provide some structure to the consolidated news section, we'll add optional thread prefixes which we will discuss together in a later part of the reorganization.

05-24-2008, 04:49 PM	#41
jobin007007 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Iliad	Can we add "Ebook Reader Review" Sections Revised-- Can we have a section for "EBOOK READER REVIEWS" that has REVIEWS, REVIEWS,REVIEWS,REVIEWS of Ebook readers AND NOTHING ELSE. In the subsection of this "Ebook Reader Reviews", there would be different sections for each ebook device. It would be nice if there was a way people could enter the time they had the device for ++ the software, hardware version of the device. There should be a section for PR0'S versus CON'S review for each device. People should be warned to keep the review brief and number the sections. THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SO MANY PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!! Last edited by jobin007007; 05-24-2008 at 05:07 PM. Reason: Ooops---Taylor514ce suggestion

05-25-2008, 01:11 AM	#43
jobin007007 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Iliad	Future Ebook devices gone??? Did the owner remove the Future Ebook devices section and merge it with news? That isnt right coz...there is a lot of stuff other than news that we get that we can discuss about Future ebook devices????????????? Please put it back.

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05-23-2008, 02:39 PM	#31
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	I find Mobile Devices a useful category to discuss PDA's, tablets and other devices that are not dedicated readers. I think we still need that one. I may be a minority but I like news being news. When the polls were started in the news section I came very close to moving them because they are not news. I still think they were in the wrong section. News, IMHO is the place to discuss the things that appear on the Home page. Dale

05-23-2008, 04:57 PM	#35
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Technically, most of the E-Book devices are Mobile Devices so if we keep that title for the section we could have: Mobile Devices \|- E-Book News & Talk \|- E-Book Deals, Freebies, & Other Resources \|- Other Mobile Devices If the drop off in postings continues in that section then it can be merged into E-Book News & Talk.

05-23-2008, 05:43 PM	#36
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Hmmm. I think you guys are mixing hardware-related with non-necessarily-hardware-related. I don't see how we could rename "E-Books" into "Mobile Devices".

05-23-2008, 08:59 PM	#37
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Scratch what I said.

05-23-2008, 10:41 PM	#38
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Good plan. I especially like renaming "News" to "News and Talk" because I think that's what's happening in that section anyway. Could be "News and Commentary," I suppose.

05-24-2008, 05:26 AM	#39
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I agree with just about everything, but I also think we need to keep the "mobile devices" section to talk about hardware (like mobile phones, PMPs and similar) that is not primarily for reading purposes...

05-24-2008, 05:36 AM	#40
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Dale, Roland, I think it got overlooked, but last week we moved the mobile device section (which was part of the parent "Mobile Devices") to E-Book Devices -> Other Portable Devices. I think this is what you were referring to. The parent "Mobile Devices", which will removed, also contained such sections as the mobile links collection, the Sunrise support forum, etc. These forums we've currently hidden as they're going to be moved to the "Forum Archive" (they are no longer being supported or main part of MobileRead).

05-24-2008, 04:57 PM	#42
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Please disambiguate the term "EBOOK". jobin007007. Are you referring to the books, or the devices used to display the books? In either case, I think Alexander has both covered in his reorganization plans.

05-25-2008, 01:25 AM	#44
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Yup, the Future E-Book Devices has been merged with several other things into "E-Books News and Talk" (or will be, when the re-org is complete)-- there is a logic to it: future devices would come to us as news first of all, and once the devices actually become real products (and develop some following) they'll be moved into a discrete category of their own. I think that this actually makes a lot of sense -- the old way made it difficult to figure out where to put things sometimes, and this set of categories should be less ambiguous. Obviously there are an infinite number of organizational approaches that make sense, so the challenge is picking one that makes sense to the most people. Besides which, if it does turn out that this approach doesn't work well, then it could be adjusted.

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