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Posts: 310
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about SUBFORUM LOCATIONS (and subforum requests)
This post concerns
1) the relocation a number of already existing sub-forums and
2) a request for a few new subtopics to another current topic....
General Medical Conditions has, already, NINE sub-forums
Sub-Forums:  Arnold Chiari Malformation & Syringomyelia, Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Colloid Cyst, CSF Leak, Lyme Disease, Meralgia Paresthetica, Metabolic Diseases / Mitochondrial, Spinal Cord Injury & Diseases, Tarlov Cyst
(Curiuosly enough, along the way is somehow got located in a topical section that includes "Grief", "CareTakers" and "Vitamins" - all of which ARE obviously very much at home under "Health and Related Topics"
Now if listed at the beginning of the Neurological Health Conditions, it would be a great location. All the current sub-forums ARE Neurological Conditions and would be quite at home (and easily located) at the BEGINNING of the Neurological Health Conditions
I am sure that there will be various general health condition requests added there over time.
Now, item #2, my requested subforum additions in that other area.
I feel that since the above rarer medical neurological diseases & syndromes are in subforums to help users locate related information and discussion, that the same should be true for rarer mental neurological disorders located in the topical Mental Health section.
I LOVE the creation of the General Mental Health forum.... But I am asking for the creation of a limited number of subforums for :- PTSD/Complex Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Personality Disorders (Google Scholar - 85,400 citations for the Singular form of Disorder & 62,000 citations for the Plural form of Disorder)
- Psychiatric Service & Psychological Support Animals (being a new "type" of service & support dog, patients need a lot of special education and support)
- Failure to Bond (yes, this one is new, but increasingly needed with increased correct diagnosis - & deserves more than 10 days to become known) Google Scholar - 20,200 citations
The first three are the ones with strong needs presently and that would be better handled as subtopics. The fourth is just a hope & request for consideration. Parents are always looking for help.
And another point -- While I LABEL each of my Threads, you cannot expect nor order everyone to do the same. As things are now, all subtopics are stirred in the same stew pot. Without knowing what a thread is intended to PRIMARILY address and discuss, you force both members and visitors to do a lot of time-consuming searching.
I hope you can see how this will attract more groups and enhance the user-friendliness of NeuroTalk.
Thank you tremendously, John, for considering these requests.
Teri
Last edited by OneMoreTime; 11-28-2006 at 05:07 PM.
Reason: rationale for a placement
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