[neva-]

Here's what I propose:

3 forums:

Half-Life
Other Gaming
Off Topic

This way you don't have to browse through a million different sub forums to check on posts.

I dunno about you but i never ever browse the forums, i just use the top 10 on the front page, if a posts goes from that list i'll probably never look a that thread again unless it gets back into the top10.

This will encourage people to post more as topics wont get lost deep down in some dark obscure sub forum next to Guillermo's butt

[Brumisator]

So, no mods, no TF2, no L4D?

Is this how you keep files on your hard drive too? One big folder called "stuff"?

[ErectuZ]

Well, if his hard drive were to be organized like he is proposing, it would actually be three folders.

Stuff1
Stuff2
Stuff3

[sane]

neva-, on 06 March 2010 - 06:42 PM, said:

I dunno about you but i never ever browse the forums, i just use the top 10 on the front page, if a posts goes from that list i'll probably never look a that thread again unless it gets back into the top10

Agreed.

There's too many subforums to look through, it's unnecessary.

[Wibbles]

Brumisator, on 06 March 2010 - 02:33 PM, said:

Is this how you keep files on your hard drive too? One big folder called "stuff"?

I dunno about you guys but normally a folder named "Stuff" has the same thing a folder named "2006 Tax Returns" would have in it.... Porn.

I mean seriously its not that bad. You gonna talk TF2 go to TF2. LF4D go to L4D section. ect ect.

[ssj3fox]

The forums need to be hard to navigate. I need to hide my catgirl hentai in them!

[neva-]

Brumisator, on 06 March 2010 - 07:33 PM, said:

So, no mods, no TF2, no L4D?

Is this how you keep files on your hard drive too? One big folder called "stuff"?

What's the point in having a load of sub forums, just have all HL stuff under one category, way easier to find that way,

Half-Life (All HL related, hl mods, tf2, l4d, steam etc)
Other Gaming
Off topic (hardware and software, creative design, everything else)

Easy, simple.

[Bundai]

Agree here. I can't be bothered to look through all the subforums. It's not that active forum that you'd actually need this many of those.

[( sic )]

Bundai, on 06 March 2010 - 02:59 PM, said:

Agree here. I can't be bothered to look through all the subforums. It's not that active forum that you'd actually need this many of those.

Half Life Fallout suffers from delusions of grandeur.

[suicide_mission]

( sic ), on 06 March 2010 - 09:05 PM, said:

Half Life Fallout suffers from delusions of grandeur.

I think this would only work if nobody visits the forums. I say to have a random thread lookup below the recent posts to motivate more topics

[trapped]

Maybe a decrease of a few sub forums but I don't think limiting it to only three categories is really a great idea. I like the organization.

[Berrie]

Pssst... I have what you are looking for

Behold the future!!!1

It works better than the top 10 and doesn't need to effect the organized lay-out that actual helps you find (older) topics.

[Boopop]

I'm quite happy with them as they are. If you want to see what's happening, just check the front page. If you're looking for something for specific delve into the sub-forums. That's what I do anyway.

[El Inspector]

Make these forums:

Valve
Steam
Other Gaming
Off-Topic

Then next to each post title have a small image showing what is it about, such as a picture of an Xbox 360 next to threads about 360 exclusive games.

[EatChildren]

El Inspector, on 07 March 2010 - 02:02 PM, said:

Make these forums:

Valve
Steam
Other Gaming
Off-Topic

Then next to each post title have a small image showing what is it about, such as a picture of an Xbox 360 next to threads about 360 exclusive games.

This x 1000.