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I don't know. Maybe forums are over now; no longer cool and relevant as a website architecture. I used to help run one, and having topics works, but it also sil
by superchroma 4y ago
I don't know. Maybe forums are over now; no longer cool and relevant as a website architecture. I used to help run one, and having topics works, but it also silos. Finding a good balance between granularity to help manage content without shutting potential contributors is always the challenge.
- gryn 4y agoTags would work nice, you can easily filter in and out. Select multiple tags to see the intersection. Like in https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y agoYeah, but tags are more work and just add to the cognitive load. I can filter well enough by just reading the headlines.
- Night_Thastus 4y agoThe tags would need to be handled carefully though. Let any user create them on a whim, and you have a complete mess of nearly-duplicate meaningless tags. Only have a rigid set of tags, and you'll find some things just aren't covered well by the existing tags. It takes a continuing system of moderation to gradually revise the tagging system over time to get anything good out of it.
- type0 4y agoincorrect tags are worse than no tags at all
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y agoI agree with this. I have left forums because the number of subforums made it too tiring to find what you wanted. One forum I read daily is likely to drop off my list since they seem to be going in the same direction. HN's flat format is a feature: I can glance at the front page and decide what looks interesting and ignore the rest.