Thread Ethics and Design

[3rdear]

heidi Wrote:(1.) I'd place Alternative Fuels under a new subforum such as Construction: Land and Locomotion. 

Eh... I'd say "Science and Technology" and then some child boards for Alternative Fuels, Construction, Computing, Aerospace, etc., unless someone thinks that's getting way too specific.

Quote:(2.) Private Property could go in a Philosophies of Anarchy section.    (Religious or spiritual takes on voluntaryism can fit comfortably here.) 

As well as the pointedly non-religious or atheist points of view. Also you'd probably have "Intellectual Property, Copyright & Trademark" among others.

Quote:(3.) AiLL Article talk could be pinned at the top of a subforum named Leading Lights where current similar articles could be posted.

(4.) I'd add a subforum on Money to feature the major biggie writings we're familiar with (pinned); another subforum on Health would organize medical and alt-suggestion posts. 

I'm not sure I like the title "Leading Lights" and I would extend the other two to "Money & Finance"; "Health & Wellness" or "Health & Fitness".

Quote:(5.) Education Insights wouldn't be just about children, but how to catch up on our own.

(6.) Business Ideas and Working Enterprises is self-explanatory.

Number 6 could just as easily be a child of "Money & Finance", or perhaps more appropriately, "Science & Technology". But then, maybe not ...

Quote:(7.) Of course, we'd need Horrors and Halls of Shame  set up for those times when the shock is hellacious and we just gotta rant.  :o

If you're gonna have that, then you gotta have "Humour and Recreation" to add some balance. Here were could have subs like "Jokes & Riddles", "Games & Puzzles", "Photography", "Music Videos", "Comedy Videos", etc.

Quote:(8.) I'd rename General Discussion to ChitChat and Qs for Marc & Kurt,

I only have one word to describe my impression of your title suggestion here: "cheddar".

How about one we'd all just loooove: "Ask Da Man"

(or how about "Axe Da Man")

;D 

hahahahaha heheheheeeeee!

Quote: and move virtually everything out of there, all except (a) self introduction of new members, and (b) direct questions for the webmeister or Marc that are unrelated to discussion of other standard topics.

(9) And finally (on this 'first draft off the top of my head) I'd ditch the Bringing About a Voluntary Society forum and rename the General forum just that.  It's what the whole board is about, imho.

Well, let's get the terminology straight where the software is concerned, so everyone knows what we're talking about. We've got "Categories" (like "General Category" and "Bringing About A Voluntary Society"), "Boards" (like "Private Property" and "AILL Article Discussions"), and then "Child Boards".

Quote:Note -- Anyone, including a moderator, could post a link in one forum to point to a post in another, so that we each can place our posts where they most substantially belong, yet direct possible interest in another forum to that post without repeating it. 

(B)  Whether a structure like this works is dependent 90% on the participants thinking before they place a post, and moving or wiping the post if they discover it doesn't fit/add value to the thread.  If we do have the structure, it's easier to avoid both repetitions and hijacks.

© I wouldn't impute negative motives to one's deletion of posts; there are many good and salutary reasons for doing so.  An author may wish to lighten the bandwidth by removing surperfluous messages, or to zap something no one replied to, or which received irrelevant heckling rather than thoughtful response. 

So, I believe anyone should be allowed to delete or modify their posts at any time -- just as we are given the option to quote a post at any time.  Please don't change that setting, Kurt.  :'(  Coercion to force one's work to remain on the board would be unwelcome to me.  :-\

thank you!    :-*