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2009-04-07
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It looks very good. Great idea.
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2009-04-07
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Good first approach. The descriptions that are simply descriptive and have one short sentence work better. It would be better to do the same for those forums like Applications where you have added more details. Such details can be explained in the sticky topic of each forum.
The more we put, the less people will read it. This is why those descriptions need to be as concise as possible.
A good detector is the word "should".
The sentences having it probably need to be cut and simplified.
About "(and possible hardware)" in Maemo 5, I would remove that since then we break the clear rule of leaving the Software forums clean from hardware threads. Before a device is announced any threads are just speculation and can be put in General. After a device announcement we have a device name and we can create a new forum for it.
The more we put, the less people will read it. This is why those descriptions need to be as concise as possible.
A good detector is the word "should".
The sentences having it probably need to be cut and simplified.About "(and possible hardware)" in Maemo 5, I would remove that since then we break the clear rule of leaving the Software forums clean from hardware threads. Before a device is announced any threads are just speculation and can be put in General. After a device announcement we have a device name and we can create a new forum for it.
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2009-04-07
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N800 and N810 forums look redundant. There are a few hardware related questions which are specific to one of the devices (look at the content of those forums). A lot of time it is not obvious whether the question relates to software or hardware. I think having a "Current devices" forum which includes the N800/N810/OS2008 forums and an "Old devices" forum that includes 770/OS2006 will be better.
Developers forum should be named Development.
Developers forum should be named Development.
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2009-04-15
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N800 & N810 don't look redundant to most of its owners. Yes, the insights are very similar but who knows that? We can expect owners of the N810 not following the N800 forum and viceversa.
Yes, sometimes software and hardware are mixed (and OS / Apps can be mixed as well). Reality is dirty and we just need to accommodate to that. In case of doubt let's just leave the thread where it was posted.
"Current devices" forum. When a device is not current anymore? Also, what do you do with the existing posts, moving them to the "Old devices" forum? Will you stop the flames of the owners of those devices?
> Developers forum should be named Development.
Good point.
Yes, sometimes software and hardware are mixed (and OS / Apps can be mixed as well). Reality is dirty and we just need to accommodate to that. In case of doubt let's just leave the thread where it was posted.
"Current devices" forum. When a device is not current anymore? Also, what do you do with the existing posts, moving them to the "Old devices" forum? Will you stop the flames of the owners of those devices?
> Developers forum should be named Development.
Good point.
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2009-04-15
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N800 & N810 don't look redundant to most of its owners. Yes, the insights are very similar but who knows that? We can expect owners of the N810 not following the N800 forum and viceversa.
Yes, sometimes software and hardware are mixed (and OS / Apps can be mixed as well). Reality is dirty and we just need to accommodate to that. In case of doubt let's just leave the thread where it was posted.
"Current devices" forum. When a device is not current anymore? Also, what do you do with the existing posts, moving them to the "Old devices" forum? Will you stop the flames of the owners of those devices?
> Developers forum should be named Development.
Good point.
Yes, sometimes software and hardware are mixed (and OS / Apps can be mixed as well). Reality is dirty and we just need to accommodate to that. In case of doubt let's just leave the thread where it was posted.
"Current devices" forum. When a device is not current anymore? Also, what do you do with the existing posts, moving them to the "Old devices" forum? Will you stop the flames of the owners of those devices?
> Developers forum should be named Development.
Good point.
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2009-04-15
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Proposal based on TrueJournals', shortening the descriptions as much as possible.
Originally Posted by Main page
Any forum under the "Old" category would have the same description.
Talk
General -- Relevant topics not tied to a specific program, OS or device. Post here if you can't find a better place.
(Newbie -- Any questions that seem to be easy to solve, but that a beginner can not solve.)
maemo.org -- Website and community discussion.
Off Topic -- Totally unrelated but still worth discussing. An "other" of sorts.
Software
Applications -- Anything about the programs pre-installed or available to download. See the specialized subsections below.
Multimedia -- Applications strong in audio, video and pictures.
Games -- Playing just for the fun.
OS / Platform
Maemo 5 -- The future release, codenamed Fremantle.
OS2008 -- Basic functionality and tweaks for the N810 and N800. Also related: Maemo 4, Diablo, Chinook.
OS 2006 -- Basic functionality and tweaks for the 770. Also related: Maemo 2 - Gregale - Scirocco- Mistral.
Development -- Discussion and support about official and community suported developer tools.
Alternatives -- Other operating systems powering Maemo compatible devices e.g. Mer, Debian, Android, Ubuntu, Palm (GarnetVM)...
Devices
Nokia N810 -- Hardware-specific discussion about the third generation of Internet Tablets.
Nokia N800 -- Hardware-specific discussion about the second generation of Internet Tablets.
Nokia 770 -- Hardware-specific discussion about the first generation of Internet Tablets.
Accessories -- Any complements you can plug, insert, pair, wrap...
Competitors -- Similar mobile devices shipping with alternative operating systems.
Buy & Sell -- Pre-purchase questions, offers and personal sales.
Old
All -- Archived.
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2009-04-26
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Most excellent! This will surely make the forums look better on the new theme!
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2009-04-29
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#9
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Forum descriptions are implemented now. Thanks!
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