Is it time to re-structure talk.maemo.org ?
 

With the introducton of the N900 - and maemo5 - posts in the Software section - 'Applications', 'Games', 'Multimedia' and 'Design' forums is now a guessing-game for the reader when it comes to what OS it is for.

Would the following make sense:

* Applications,
- maemo4, maemo5, maemo6

* Games,
- maemo4, maemo5, maemo6

etc....

If you clicked on the word Application you would get ALL of the application posts
If you clicked, say, maemo5, under Applications you would only get the application posts pertainng to maemo5

When postng a thread you'd simply make one more selection (OS).

Re: Is it time to re-structure talk.maemo.org ?
 

I second the idea. That or we need a separate forum for the pre-N900 NITs.

I think I will not be purchasing the N900, and, as an N800-user, this forum is becoming nearly useless for me.

Re: Is it time to re-structure talk.maemo.org ?
 

GeraldKo, I was thinking the same thing. Instead of signing onto the forum each day I think I will just subscribe to threads such as "FlipClock" and "Theremin".

Re: Is it time to re-structure talk.maemo.org ?
 

great idea,
as time goes on, and people with n8x0 will end up posting why app wont work, even though it was designed for n900.
I also think it will be easier for prospective 900 purchasers

Re: Is it time to re-structure talk.maemo.org ?
 

I couldn't agree more.
I click on threads in Applications and it's more often than not a thread about some N900 application - that I don't care about.

Either a structure like this or a whole new forum like you said.

Re: Is it time to re-structure talk.maemo.org ?
 

Maybe do it like the Ubuntu forums do with the operating system version or distribution type (ubuntu, kubuntu, etc..)Where there's a drop down box where the topic creator chooses which one it is.

But, yeah Tintin's idea works well too. Even though I'm buying the n900 I'm still keeping my n800 and using it at home. :D

Re: Is it time to re-structure talk.maemo.org ?
 

That may be, overall, the best solution.

The forum needs to be 3-dimensional but that isn't easy...

Re: Is it time to re-structure talk.maemo.org ?
 

I would think that would be the worst possible solution and evidence that the forums are not working for all users if they decide not to even sign in and just subscribe to threads that they knew existed.

Forum participation, sense of belonging to a community, exploring new threads and discovering topics/threads you didn't know of would be lost.

How could it be the best solution?

Re: Is it time to re-structure talk.maemo.org ?
 

It's the best (or least worst?) IMO because no solution is going to please everyone, so search + subscribe may be best overall. Sorry for leaving Search out, I figured it was a safe assumption.

We've already been down this road before, silvermountain, and maybe you should search (I recommend the Google supersearch) out previous threads on this subject to see why I say that. Summing up hundreds of posts isn't easy... ;)

Re: Is it time to re-structure talk.maemo.org ?
 

Actually retaining the main categories and having the option to narrow down the threads by OS may very well 'please' the vast majority.

The way it is now is making the forum less and less useful and to avoid solving the problem is not really a solution either.