The New Subforum Changes Are Very Good And I Like Them

[E73S]

Title. They're specialized in such a way that allows for folks to show up for what they want when they want to. Hopefully, the increase in number of clicks/loading to get to a thread in different subforums will give folks time to leave their baggage at the door if they come from a contentious or heavy thread.

 

[TranscientLurker]

I agree. *slams fist*

 

[Alturangga]

I have no idea what's happening -because I don't bother checking first page unless I feel like checking CA (which understandbly, is not that often). I usually just check alert or news feed.

EDIT: was going to say there's no announcement, but turn out I just missed before seeing this and the other thread.

 

[Vyslanté]

Hear, hear.

 

[HeWhoAdds]

I, for one, welcome a board partly dedicated to the humanities.

Maybe one day I'll finally be able to reveal my deep and abiding love for Jane Austen and overwrought gothic novels to the board

 

[Shadell]

While I have no issue with the overall change, I'm a bit confused as to what belongs where.

Philosophy of science, for example, should it go in Science & Technology or Military & Humanities?

What about work in the social sciences? Should a study in economics be posted in News and Politics, because economics tends to attract political attention; or Science and Technology, given that it's an academic study in the sciences?

Perhaps more commonly take, say, a thread about Marxism. It is, pretty intrinsically, political but it's also a discussion of one of the most prominent philosophers of the past few hundred years. E.g., the Left Reading group thread is currently in N&P, but it seems arguable that a thread specifically about reading philosophical works is perhaps better suited to the humanities subforum?

Military and Humanities seems to be almost entirely military and alt-history stuff at present as well.