| General has really come into its own this past year, and what was once a seldom-used forum full of tumbleweeds and cricket chirps is now a thriving community.
The problem with creating new forums based on subtopics of General is that they're not going to get as much attention as they would in General. And people are going to figure that out, and start posting their topics in General because of it. Which defeats the purpose of the new hypothetical forum.
That said, Tech/Computers is probably the most logical idea I've heard suggested so far for a new forum. It makes sense for this board, and it is a frequent enough topic on General that I don't think it would be totally abandoned or isolated if spun off into a new forum. So it's a tough call.
Personally speaking? I would suggest changing the "Development" forum into an all-purpose "Tech" forum. That way a seldom-visited forum gets rebranded with a broader and clearer purpose, and everybody wins. |