Hey musicbanterers.
So the forums seem a little bloated nowadays considering the amount of activity, or lack thereof. I would suggest the amount of forums should be trimmed down.
Today, MB looks like this:
This excludes the section with archived threads.
Some facts:
- Total number of regularly user accessible forums: 34
- The biggest forum, by far, is The Lounge (I assume thread count includes the subforums). General music, Rock & Metal and Media are also popular.
- Most forums have a tiny amount of activity compared to these big ones
Might it be time to trim down the amount of forums and rather have a few forums with actual activity in them? I think it would make for an easier experience navigating this site and also make it seem less dead.
This may seem a little minimalist, but I propose the following:
Musicbanter forums- Music section
- Artists corner - For discussions on music production, equipment, songwriting, etc.
- General music - For general discussions related to musical arts and artists
- Releases forum - For threads relating to specific releases like album reviews, etc.
- Off-topic section
- Media corner - Discussions on non-music media like books, movies & video games
- Philosophy - For discussions on religion, morals, science, the nature of reality, etc.
- The Lounge - For general discussions that would be off-topic in the above forums
- Community section
- Introductions - New members can introduce themselves here
- Member journals - Members can create their journals here
- Admins section
- Announcements & feedback - Mods and admins announcements and members feedback
- Archive - Threads that have been locked down
(this is an
updated suggestion. The old suggestion is
here)
Ignoring archive, these would be forums with a fair amount of activity and should cover our bases (I think).
These forums can be made by merging together the forums we already have.
So what do you think?