Okay...
So, what is the procedure for creating a new topic category in this forum?
Is it done by a forum vote or is it done by web admins decision?
In my view, if a separate knot test report and peer review category was created - it would hopefully turn up in google searches by future knot testers. Over time, and by default, perhaps it could develop into something quite useful and worthwhile as a central hub for knot testers.
Hi Mark.
The procedure is to firm up the format of how the data will be presented, how much opinion or if any straying discussion should be included in the postings, should the data be locked after entry and only modified by request and should it be a child board and in what parent board?
A forum vote can be good, then go from there.
SS
Hi Scott,
Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that our WebAdmin and WebMistress between them have the authority and ability to amend the Forum structure, provided that the Forum Administrators have no objections on the grounds of any changes 'bringing the IGKT into disrepute' or of being generally inappropriate to IGKT business.
So far I have not read any posts that suggest that the addition of a Review section was raising objections.
The Simple Machines engine that our WebMistress has used to build this Forum is capable of handling forums of far greater complexity and content than our little IGKT Forum. One of the nice things about this engine is that it is very easy to make changes.
For example, we could easily add a board called
Reviews, with a couple of sub boards called perhaps
Books and Literature and
Technical Reports. This would not in anyway change or interfere with the rest of the Forum, but would allow us to 'try out' such an addition for a few months, to see how it would work. If it is good, we keep it, if it has problems, we can discuss improvements or even, if the experiment is a failure, we can delete it.
This Forum has three top level boards -
General,
Feedback and
International Guild of Knot Tyers Forum - Info
Center I was rather hoping that
Reviews could be made into a new top level board with its two sub boards.
I think there are two or three agreements to add this new board, and as yet no disagreements, so, is it appropriate to hand this over to you and your fellow admins for your final say? - Remember, it is just a test - we can always change it if needs be.
Derek