Forum "redesign"

[Village Idiot]

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...s/168976-not-quite-4-000-a-8.html#post1678688

Please read at least that page. I'd just put my post here, but the discussion in that thread is relevant.

Thoughts?

 

[Derrel]

V-I,
I thought your suggestion of these categories was a great idea!
bodies
lenses
technique
lighting

I am or have been a member of various forums,and one of the biggest problems is over-division. Too many sub-divisions makes it more difficult to follow a forum's content and daily posts. Also, I think some of the better responses given to "newbies" would be of great interest to many who would consider themselves intermediate photographers, and occasionally, a reply to a newbie's post would be of interest even to advanced photographers.

In current forum, I think TPF has too many subdivisions,and the chasm between beginner and beyond the basics is too great; concentrating the discussions around bodies, lenses, technique,and lighting would allow everybody to learn more about those essential four aspects of photography.