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[bendella]

Add in sub-forums for more detailed desktop hardware, data recovery, keyboards, and possibly the steam deck.

[jaybee83]

8 hours ago, bendella said:

Add in sub-forums for more detailed desktop hardware, data recovery, keyboards, and possibly the steam deck.

Steam Deck might be a good idea, seeing as this is a mobile computing / Notebook forum first and foremost 🙂 naturally, well have to test the waters first, see if people actually post in there. an Apple subforum was successful, for instance 😄 

[Reciever]

I have actually been pondering the idea of expanding on the Desktop sub-forum. 

 

I have been split though as keyboards aren't inherent to desktops either so that might fall in line somewhere else

 

[bendella]

could make peripherals its own thing

[Reciever]

5 minutes ago, bendella said:

could make peripherals its own thing

Its currently what I am debating. 

 

If there is something you wish to post about now that doesnt fit squarely, we can always move it after certain remedies are made to the forum :) 

[saturnotaku]

I think a general handhelds sub-forum, which would cover things like the Steam Deck, Aya Neo, GPD, et al would be a good idea.

[Reciever]

4 minutes ago, saturnotaku said:

I think a general handhelds sub-forum, which would cover things like the Steam Deck, Aya Neo, GPD, et al would be a good idea.

 

I like the idea, looks like we will need a little shake-up to make things fit for peripherals, mobile / handhelds.

 

Its on my list for consideration probably over this weekend.

[bendella]

On 9/18/2022 at 3:52 PM, jaybee83 said:

Steam Deck might be a good idea, seeing as this is a mobile computing / Notebook forum first and foremost 🙂 naturally, well have to test the waters first, see if people actually post in there. an Apple subforum was successful, for instance 😄 

I know this is a laptop forum, but all the problems i have asked regarding my desktop have been answered and fixed by members. Why not branch out and spread this wide mass of knowledge these people have?

[jaybee83]

3 hours ago, bendella said:

I know this is a laptop forum, but all the problems i have asked regarding my desktop have been answered and fixed by members. Why not branch out and spread this wide mass of knowledge these people have?

oh dont get me wrong, the knowledge and skills is there, alongside the willingness to share and help out fellow enthusiasts. its more about the interest and engagement being the bottleneck regarding a specific sub-topic or "branch". doesnt help anyone if we have dozens sub forums with most of them sparsely populated, if at all.

[Reciever]

4 hours ago, jaybee83 said:

oh dont get me wrong, the knowledge and skills is there, alongside the willingness to share and help out fellow enthusiasts. its more about the interest and engagement being the bottleneck regarding a specific sub-topic or "branch". doesnt help anyone if we have dozens sub forums with most of them sparsely populated, if at all.

Spot on.

 

@bendella Thats why generally speaking I dont mind where people post if a given topic doesnt fall directly in line with a sub-forum, it can always be moved later.

 

If we create a bunch of sub-forums with little to no activity then it gives the appearance to people passing by that the forum is dead or dying when truthfully considering the age of this forum, couldnt be further from the truth. Its like passing by a Grocery store, if it looks empty, under normal circumstances most would just keep going until they find a store that looks like it has inventory.

 

So if you want to make a thread but unsure of where it should go, just get it going and if it needs to be moved now or later, we will take care of it as needed.