Asher: I have OCD of the sort which, on forums I personally own or moderate, leads me to compulsively organize. I am sympathetic to the drive to have threads where you feel they belong. That said, it is the general board, as in 'anything that isn't strictly covered by other boards at the very first glance.' I don't have any personal investment in either side of the argument, but I do feel that it's a little pointless to fuss over the change and ask the mods to move things back.
As we see it, the arguments for the move are:
-improved organization in terms of where a thread 'belongs'
Counter: where threads 'belong' is a bit subjective
-at least one member is bothered by the former thread location(s)
Counter: several members are bothered by the move
-the move has already occurred
Counter: it can be reversed
Arguments against:
-bored board is hyperactive, so any given thread gets hidden on the list / difficulty of navigation
Counter: using 'replies to my posts' and 'unread topics' will bring threads you visit regularly to the top, if they have been updated recently
-posts in those topics will disappear from individual post counts
Counter: not everybody cares about post counts
...then again, some people care very much.
-alteration of RAFtradition, whatever that tradition actually is
Counter: a board has to evolve and respond to needs
-some members are bothered that a single member's opinion sparks mod action to change something that didn't bother anybody else enough for them to complain about it
Counter: why shouldn't it? Theoretically the mods wouldn't act if they didn't consider it a worthy action
...on the other hand, they could just be acting to make the complainer stop complaining
I believe those are the most immediate arguments on either side? Have I missed any?
As it stands, I was unbothered by the previous situation, and I remain unbothered by the change. I won't be bothered if there is a change back. *shrug*
