By my count there are 51 sub-forums on this board. I really think this is excessive, and we could make quite a few amalgamations.
Having so many sub-forums mean that interesting threads can get overlooked very easily, particularly in the threads that are seldom used, but are often more relevant for refs than the high profile ones. I really think that we would benefit from a general amalgamation of the threads into something like:
a) Elite rugby (something that happened in a game on TV)
b) Specifics of refereeing laws (ie everything to do with each aspect of each phase)
c) General law discussion (including changes, proposed changes and queries)
d) General help for refs (horror stories, fitness tips, dealing with assessors/how to get promoted etc)
e) 7's/tens/touch League forum
If all the threads were put into a few threads like this, it would be extremely easy to see from a glance at the front page what threads were going, and to find threads you are interested in and want to help out. I know there are means of subscribing to forums and technical ways of finding posts that people have made, but honestly most people don't bother with any of that.
I post on another forum which has absolutely no sub-forums at all, and it seems to work fine. I'm not suggesting we go to that extreme, but a little bit of rationalisation couldn't hurt.
Thoughts anyone?
PS Just by way of illustration, I'll bet hardly anyone even notices that this post has been made, because in order to get to this sub-forum you need to scroll 2-3 pages down before you can see that a post has been made.
Having so many sub-forums mean that interesting threads can get overlooked very easily, particularly in the threads that are seldom used, but are often more relevant for refs than the high profile ones. I really think that we would benefit from a general amalgamation of the threads into something like:
a) Elite rugby (something that happened in a game on TV)
b) Specifics of refereeing laws (ie everything to do with each aspect of each phase)
c) General law discussion (including changes, proposed changes and queries)
d) General help for refs (horror stories, fitness tips, dealing with assessors/how to get promoted etc)
e) 7's/tens/touch League forum
If all the threads were put into a few threads like this, it would be extremely easy to see from a glance at the front page what threads were going, and to find threads you are interested in and want to help out. I know there are means of subscribing to forums and technical ways of finding posts that people have made, but honestly most people don't bother with any of that.
I post on another forum which has absolutely no sub-forums at all, and it seems to work fine. I'm not suggesting we go to that extreme, but a little bit of rationalisation couldn't hurt.
Thoughts anyone?
PS Just by way of illustration, I'll bet hardly anyone even notices that this post has been made, because in order to get to this sub-forum you need to scroll 2-3 pages down before you can see that a post has been made.