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  • 11-08-2008 11:38am
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    ImmortalOne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭


    When I first came here I was overwhelmed with the amount of topics available. Don't get me wrong but it there are a lot of categorys that could fit under one name. It just makes it so hard to keep track of eveything, there's boards within boards, does anyone else understand what I mean?

    For example, we've got:

    Biology & Medicine
    Dental Issues
    Eyeglasses & Contact Lens & Eyecare
    Long Term Illness
    Physics & Chemistry

    All under one board, couldn't they be under health care or health? There's tonnes of others like this, where subjects seem way out of place, and it just clutters up the boards.

    I hate to be ignornant, I can only think of one reason why this would be, and that's because there is simply too many people registered here, so they had to break it down even more. Anyway, thanks for reading.
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    #2
    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,867 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Did we not just have this discussion the other week? I'm nearly sure we did. It probably got lost in amongst all those topics.


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    #3
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    The reason for many "similar forums" is that a single forum would be cluttered with a lot of similar threads, creating a subforum makes things easier and neater. Also some forums are highly specialised, ie BGRH ;)


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    challengemaster
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    They're all there for a reason...


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    sei046
    Registered Users Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭sei046


    What the hell would physics and chemistry be doing under health?


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    Ron DMC
    Registered Users Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭Ron DMC


    sei046 wrote: »
    What the hell would physics and chemistry be doing under health?
    rofl :D


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    #7
    ImmortalOne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭ImmortalOne


    sei046 wrote: »
    What the hell would physics and chemistry be doing under health?

    Not exactly, what about dental issues, biology and medicine under health. That was just a preview at the top of my head.


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    ImmortalOne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭ImmortalOne


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Did we not just have this discussion the other week? I'm nearly sure we did. It probably got lost in amongst all those topics.

    I wasn't registered last week.


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    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,171 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    I dont really see how physics / chemistry issues could go in to long term illness..


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    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,867 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    ImmortalOne wrote: »
    I wasn't registered last week.

    There's this magic thing called 'search'....


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    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    ImmortalOne wrote: »
    For example, we've got:

    Biology & Medicine
    Dental Issues
    Eyeglasses & Contact Lens & Eyecare
    Long Term Illness
    Physics & Chemistry

    All under one board, couldn't they be under health care or health?
    WTF have Physics and Chemistry got to do with Long Term Illness?
    Just because you don't have an interest in (or knowledge of) certain topics doesn't mean they should be lumped together for your aesthetic satisfaction.
    ImmortalOne wrote: »
    I hate to be ignornant, I can only think of one reason why this would be, and that's because there is simply too many people registered here, so they had to break it down even more
    Indeed - too many users! In the same way SKY have too many subscribers!


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    6th
    Registered Users Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    There's this magic thing called 'search'....

    Its not Magic ... seriously.


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    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    OP, you can subscribe to threads or individual forums that interest you, just in case your having trouble keeping track of your posts or things that interest you. Maybe you're aware of this?


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    #14
    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,867 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    6th wrote: »
    Its not Magic ... seriously.

    True, it's more real :pac:


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    #15
    Marcus.Aurelius
    Registered Users Posts: 2,314 ✭✭✭Marcus.Aurelius


    Biology hardly belongs under health or medicine, what about the Biotech/molecular biology stuff?

    Seems fine as it is to me.


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    #16
    Epic Tissue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭Epic Tissue


    OP, make use of your user cp and subcription to threads. Much easier to follow then.


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    #17
    Gone West
    Registered Users Posts: 6,374 ✭✭✭Gone West


    challengemaster wrote: »
    They're all there for a reason...
    Because people request niche forums so that they are made moderator :pac:


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    monkeyfudge
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    6th wrote: »
    Its not Magic ... seriously.

    One of Arthur C. Clarke's 3 laws of prediction states:

    "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"


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    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
    Corollary: any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.


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    #20
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    There's this magic thing called 'search'....
    There is also this magic thing called "Manners".
    I suggest you brush up on yours.

    OP, there is place for everything because of pedantic people, but mostly because of the fact that some people specialise in certain fields and are better able to help users with their queries without having to go through a huge cluster**** of pointless thread that would be better suited elsewhere.


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    #21
    Hail 2 Da Chimp
    Registered Users Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭Hail 2 Da Chimp


    The only thing I can think of is if forums like 'long term illness' & 'Dental issues' were moved from the science section to a health section, which would clear it up. Which is what CuLT had posted about before in his cleaning up the 'Rec' thread...

    Aside's from that, why not have all these forums? If people want to have discussion about these things give them a place to do it...


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    #22
    Adam
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    Terry wrote: »
    cluster****

    \o/


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    #23
    HarryD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭HarryD


    Have to agree with the OP.
    Travel/holidays has now been split into 4 forums:

    Australia & New Zealand
    Independant & Youth Travel
    Travel & Holidays
    Travel reports

    Where do we stop ->
    Ireland
    England
    France
    Spain.
    ..etc..etc

    Personally I'd prefer to have it all under one forum.. I don't think cluttering is a problem in this instance..

    HD


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    #24
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Well considering how little it seems people are willing to make use of the search funtion, having more specific forums cuts down on ridiculous thread duplication.


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    #25
    keen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 987 ✭✭✭keen


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    There's this magic thing called 'search'....

    It's useless.


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    #26
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    keen wrote: »
    It's useless.
    No u.


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    #27
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    I think are to many ' Naff ' threads which i imagine make it all the more harder for Mods to Moderate but i suppose one mans / womens Naffness is anothers topic of intrest .


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    #28
    keen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 987 ✭✭✭keen


    Mordeth kthxbai! wrote: »
    No u.

    If the OP was to search instead of posting a new thread he wouldn't get many relevant results.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=3054512

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=3054525

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=3054536


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    #29
    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    keen wrote: »
    If the OP was to search instead of posting a new thread he wouldn't get many relevant results.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=3054512

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=3054525

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=3054536

    No point in posting searchid's - they expire after a few minutes.


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    #30
    HarryD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭HarryD


    Mordeth kthxbai! wrote: »
    Well considering how little it seems people are willing to make use of the search funtion, having more specific forums cuts down on ridiculous thread duplication.

    People like to browse categories, to see what's active.
    I'm interested in travel, which means I now have to browse 4 message boards,
    in order to encompass all.


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    #31
    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    Never understood why Celeb and Showbiz is under Arts.


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