New Layout For Home Tracks

[Jacob]

Hi all,

 

The staff have been in discussion on how we can improve the current setup for "Members Home Tracks" as there are so many topics there now, and it can be quite difficult to find specific tracks. The Track Index is good, but without constant updates it becomes quite useless for all the new tracks (plus updates take a long time to complete!). We've opted to split up tracks into Australian States (plus NZ), and then a separate section for International tracks. Over the next few days we hope to start moving topics into their appropriate sections, and new topic posting will be turned off in the main sections. We ask you to please post any new topics into their sections based on location.

 

I'll also be looking at allowing for better identification of some proxy tracks (perhaps banners to go in the topic, plus pin to the top of the forum), just ideas at this stage.

 

Also any other ideas for improvement, feel free to post below.

[dangermouse]

what about separating them routed and plastic?

 

just a thought

cheers

DM

[Jacob]

Was thinking that may be a bit too much. The idea I had was for "# Lane | Routed" to go in the topic description.

[Ember]

Think the routed/plastic identification is a valid one Jacob, speaking from the plastic side of the world. Not that valid ideas can't flow from one to the other. But there's probably a whole section of the forum that's not interested in the plastic world at all.

[Vinno]

Once separated into states there may end up too many catagories if it is split into plastic and routed. Being a routed owner I do tend to not look at the plastic sections of other forums as much as when I had plastic.

[Ember]

Dare I suggest carve it up between east coast, west coast, central and far eastern territories (NZ) with perhaps state in the title? Just seems that people more likely move in bands North/South.

 

Putting things in boxes is never fun and always a thankless task.

 

And BTW thanx staff and others for an informative and friendly place to learn.

 

Embs

[tossedman]

I wouldn't split it into too many categories (ie each state) - makes it harder to read. How about southern hemishpere, northern hemisphere, with subcategories routed and plastic.

 

Todd

[slots]

Make it states with a P for plastic and an R for routed next to the title. Have it as a check box to be checked before the post will go ahead.

[Paul NZ]

You have four main groups of tracks.

 

Routed Anolouge

Routed Digital

Plastic Anolouge

Plastic Digital

 

All need to be seperated, but having this in the sub title would be enough.

 

Is there a way that you can have a tick box when you start the topic and it will tag the sub title with your choice?

 

States is a good Idea for groups.

[Jacob]

Thanks for the ideas, I'll discuss with the rest of the staff and see if we need to revise. I'm not a coder so the ideas of checkboxes and stuff - I really don't know yet. It'd be possible, hopefully someone has already done it and has the code available if we went that way.