separate boards for common MPs?

[Lady Blue]

Fred -

Just an idea that I'd like other members to comment on - how about separate boards for the most-visited MPs: HFH, IT, BP, etc?

I realize that this may piss off lesser-used MPs, but the counter-argument is it'd be easier for us "hobbyists" to experiment within our areas when the urge arises (as it does) or to travel outside our areas.

A simple hurdle could be a certain number of posts or reviews to have your own section - or hell, a certain fee to the MP (which would be difficult, of course, if the reviews sucked). Another method would be to just create a new spa thread if enough (different) people wanted it.

(If it was me, I'd just upsell MPs on having it as a premium feature of the boards, and have them take their licks if the reviews sucked and just ask for a minimum three-month buy - but that's just my capitalist pig upbringing speaking. Sorry Kayla!)

I realize we can search for the MP name to isolate relevant reviews, but it's hit or miss and frankly your search software doesn't greatly facilitate this (e.g., short search terms are not allowed).

How 'bout it? Anyone else think it's a decent idea?

 

[brandon m]

No true. Use a wildcard such as HFH.** and the search will bring up anything that contains HFH. However, I like you idea because the search feature is a major bandwidth guzzler and having the reviews reorganized will lessen the need to use the feature.


If you look in the BC forum you'll see the way Hipster Doofus has set up his reviews, it's something similiar to what you're suggesting.

The biggest problem I see is that of threads getting too long, that slows down board loading.

On the other hand, creating a bunch of small forums doesn't sound like a good idea, it'll cause the forum to look cluttered.

However, I totally agree the reviews could be organized a bit better than at present.