[Rail-Rider]

It's always difficult to know what makes for the most useful forum sections, especially where subjects overlap considerably, such as topics comparing HO with OO and Continental models vs British which are currently the most active. It's hard to know where to stop sub-dividing with, say three major gauges (HO/OO, N and 'others') plus say three major geographic locations (UK, Continental, everything else) which would make nine in total and thin each section's postings very considerably.

As there is only quite a small number of active members at present, I think maybe wise to leave it all as is for now. As numbers grow, the needs may become stronger and clearer.

 

[Rail-Rider]

I really don't understand this urge to label and divide what is a relatively new forum with a quite small number of active members.

Polls are often misleading and often misinterpreted.
Let's take a look at the one referred to.
This poll was actually a single choice as to what people actually model.
Less than a quarter of the membership has voted.
So 'common sense' might suggest that more than three quarters of them don't want to be labelled in this way!

It's a particularly great assumption to suggest that it was any kind of measure of what people's interests are!
QUOTE British modellers, if I am anything to go by, are not that interested!
Well, that's another question again!
Could be right of course, but rash to assume and, for a guy who professes no interest outside of UK, you sure have opened a lot of topics that invite comparisons.

Here are a couple of real, current stats:
Less than 4% of the members have made more than 70% of all the posts
Less than 2% of the members have made more than 60% of all the posts
NOT a stat, but my estimate is that only about 5% of the members are currently active, with an absolute top figure of 10%.
That's only 13 - 26 people and that's small.
I'd take a quiet side bet that my lower figure is nearer the mark and might still be a little high.

I really do advise against attempting to separate, segregate, label and possibly marginalise such a small number of people. It doesn't encourage forum growth nor any sense of togetherness in a common interest.

I'll sign off by saying that I personally have no problem with the present layout, nor would I if it were to be further split up. I'll continue to take a healthy interest in most all of it, regardless. Now I suggest we go back to argu . . . chatting about trains and not how the board is run!