Announcement of Forthcoming Layout Changes
Sept 29, 2014 18:56:57 GMT -5
Post by K. on Sept 29, 2014 18:56:57 GMT -5
Greetings Pulsers!
As Themes & Layouts Manager, it is my pleasure to announce a number of upcoming changes regarding board organization and layout. I've received feedback from the rest of staff on these changes, and am now posting notice here to afford members the opportunity to comment and voice any objections, before implementation. Most of these changes are fairly minor and, I expect, will be non-controversial -- and hopefully even welcomed! The changes are as follows:
1. New Live Shows Board. Mega's proposal for a new concerts board received wide support and has now been implemented.
2. New Member Content Board. The second new feature we'd like to implement is a Member Content board, which will consist of two sub-boards: (1) the current Personal Charts board, and (2) a new sub-board called "Member Reviews." This latter board will be organized essentially the same as the Personal Charts board -- each poster will be free to create his or her own thread in which to post original reviews (of albums, singles, etc.). Another new feature: members will have the option to include links to both their personal chart thread and their review thread in their mini-profiles (below the "Location," "Joined" and "Posts" fields).
3. Forum Questions & Announcements Board. As part of the broader reorganization, I have proposed to merge The Sandbox and Announcements boards into a single board, titled "Forum Questions & Announcements."
4. Miscellaneous Reorganization. In addition to the above, I have proposed changing the categorization of a few existing boards. These changes would:
5. New Default Theme. More on this later.
With all of these changes implemented, the board will look as follows:
RADIO FORMAT AND CHART FORUMS
GENERAL RADIO DISCUSSION
HOT AC & MAINSTREAM AC
ALTERNATIVE, ROCK & TRIPLE A
CHR/POP
CHR/RHYTHMIC, URBAN & URBAN AC
CHRISTIAN & GOSPEL
COUNTRY
DANCE
FOLK OR INDIE
LATIN
WORLD HITS
OTHER MUSIC FORUMS
GENERAL MUSIC NEWS
GENERAL ARTIST DISCUSSION
YOUR OPINION PLEASE
THE POLLING BOOTH
MEMBER CONTENT
NOSTALGIA
GENERAL FORUMS
THE LOUNGE
NEWS & ENTERTAINMENT
GAMES
INTRODUCTIONS
(Awards when occurring)
ADMINISTRATIVE
FORUM QUESTIONS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
ARCHIVED FORUMS
(Awards when not occurring)
As Themes & Layouts Manager, it is my pleasure to announce a number of upcoming changes regarding board organization and layout. I've received feedback from the rest of staff on these changes, and am now posting notice here to afford members the opportunity to comment and voice any objections, before implementation. Most of these changes are fairly minor and, I expect, will be non-controversial -- and hopefully even welcomed! The changes are as follows:
1. New Live Shows Board. Mega's proposal for a new concerts board received wide support and has now been implemented.
2. New Member Content Board. The second new feature we'd like to implement is a Member Content board, which will consist of two sub-boards: (1) the current Personal Charts board, and (2) a new sub-board called "Member Reviews." This latter board will be organized essentially the same as the Personal Charts board -- each poster will be free to create his or her own thread in which to post original reviews (of albums, singles, etc.). Another new feature: members will have the option to include links to both their personal chart thread and their review thread in their mini-profiles (below the "Location," "Joined" and "Posts" fields).
3. Forum Questions & Announcements Board. As part of the broader reorganization, I have proposed to merge The Sandbox and Announcements boards into a single board, titled "Forum Questions & Announcements."
4. Miscellaneous Reorganization. In addition to the above, I have proposed changing the categorization of a few existing boards. These changes would:
- Move the General Radio Discussion board into the Radio Format and Chart Forums category (much the way General Music News is a part of the Music Discussion Forums category).
- Make The Lounge the first board in the Off Topic Forums category.
- Move the Games board into the Off Topic Forums category. Over the past 1-2 years, the board has grown to feature many popular, non-music games, calling into question its categorization in the Music Discussion Forums category. The Off Topic Forums category would be renamed General Forums.
- Move the Non-Radio Singles Board into the Music Discussion Forums category. Non-radio singles and album tracks by definition have little to do with Radio Formats and Charts. Discussion of those singles should be grouped with discussion of nostalgic tracks, concerts, and artists
5. New Default Theme. More on this later.
With all of these changes implemented, the board will look as follows:
RADIO FORMAT AND CHART FORUMS
GENERAL RADIO DISCUSSION
HOT AC & MAINSTREAM AC
ALTERNATIVE, ROCK & TRIPLE A
CHR/POP
CHR/RHYTHMIC, URBAN & URBAN AC
CHRISTIAN & GOSPEL
COUNTRY
DANCE
FOLK OR INDIE
LATIN
WORLD HITS
OTHER MUSIC FORUMS
GENERAL MUSIC NEWS
GENERAL ARTIST DISCUSSION
- A-J
- K-Z
YOUR OPINION PLEASE
THE POLLING BOOTH
MEMBER CONTENT
- Personal Charts
- Member Reviews
NOSTALGIA
GENERAL FORUMS
THE LOUNGE
NEWS & ENTERTAINMENT
GAMES
INTRODUCTIONS
(Awards when occurring)
ADMINISTRATIVE
FORUM QUESTIONS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
ARCHIVED FORUMS
(Awards when not occurring)
