I forgot to comment about this the other day, Thelma. My brain isn't what it used to be. :rolleyes:
If you mean the Health news forum, then I have to say I quite enjoy it. It isn't all about silly stuff. I check it every time I come to the forums. That doesn't mean I read every item. Most, or the majority, I skip altogether, but from time to time there is something of interest to me that I've not picked up on my own elsewhere. I subscribe to a number of journals and get other news alerts specific to my needs, but there's only so much time in a day and the news alerts on the Health forum often contain items that I don't get elsewhere. True, some of it is silly stuff, but a lot of the news comes from all around the globe and I tend to be a global thinker and therefore like to broaden my horizons by reading what's happening in other parts of the world. Sure, I can do that on my own, and I do, but I do usually find a few articles a day in the Health news area that are of interest to me. I also often find links attached to articles that lead me places where I've never been and have found some very useful and informative health websites that way.

Sorry, probably rambling. I need coffee to wake up.

Regarding having so many forums that it can become overwhelming when sorting through them all... Most forums with different sections have arrows/buttons on them to allow a user to compact that section if they're not using it and it allows a user to only have one section open at a time, if that's all they want.

I just compacted the whole forum down to just one section... General
So what have we got?
General
Health and Related Topics
Health Conditions A-L
Health Conditions M-Z
Mental Health Conditions
What's Going On?
Currently Active Users
Neurotalk Community Statistics
Today's Birthday (which shows me that Keggy is 26 ;) ) (I live in most of your "tomorrows" so I get to see the birthday lists before the actual day)

So, If I just want to look at Health Conditions A-L, I can just collapse everything else and that's all I see... the headings.

Doesn't anyone else use that feature?
It makes things quite simple if that's needed.

Well,
 

I agree with you Lara... I enjoy the Health News Forum alot.
It is easier for me to navigate it, than trying to find the news myself. I am not
too spiffy on surfing the net. Having it here, saves me time (which is important to me) and effort (since my hands and neck arthritis are getting a flare this week).

I found an especially interesting clip just today:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=7662
regarding chemobrain.

This one today is very interesting too:
http://psychcentral.com/news/2006/11...nk-challenged/

I hope to see this forum for a long time here. It is important to me, at least.
Thank you, DocJohn for providing it. ;)

Looks like we were posting at the same time, Lara! LOL

I use forums home to navigate here. I find it works best for me.

I have never heard of "compacting" a forum. I personally want to see where people are..what's up, what's new. Even if it is not
a forum I typically view commonly. I use the net this way, as a learning experience.

Forums home? OK. I have never used that. Will have to figure that one out. I'll have to find it first lol

With the list thing. I really mean that some people can find the long list overwhelming to their senses and it can become confusing. Like sometimes I go to the library or video store and there are so many titles I end up having to leave with nothing or at least with something I didn't want because it becomes overwhelming. Not everyone would find the very long lists of conditions overwhelming, but I know I do sometimes and can imagine other people might as well.

Plus there are people who would finding scrolling difficult for varied physical reasons and it would be helpful for them. I'm not sure if the settings change after one has compacted the list of forums. I'm going to compact them and then log off and see if they save.

EDITED to add: Yep, it saved.

I have to laugh...
 

Lara, about my mind going pfffffftttt...when I walk into a library or video store, or ANY store for that matter. I always thought it was a visual thing...too much to look at blows away your thoughts. LOL
I used to be like that ALOT... Now I prepare and do a pre-visit in my mind...like athletes do...visualize what I really am going for.

Forums Home is at the top of the list. It is less effective/useful at the OBT place where there are sooooo many forums, but it works well for me here.
When things are in flux, growing, changing like NeuroTalk, it is best to use
forums home....then changes are very immediately apparent that way.;)

OK, msrd, you know what a totally inept person I can be. Remember, I owe my avatar to your kindness and experience. I cannot find forums home, can't even figure out what you're talking about. Help! My ineptness is only surpassed by my overwhelming curiosity!! :D
Hugs,

It's just the main list page for now-
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/index.php

we are planning a "Home & Welcome Page" at some point

probably after the Holidays we'll have more time to get it going.

Hello !
I'm the guy whose son had a C-5 SCI injury and posted on the SCI forum.
I'm ashamed to say that when I subsequently visited it, I found almost nothing had been posted. I then relegated all of my posts to Care Cure, as I was desperate for answers to immediate issues. I didn't get mad because the SCI forum was disused, I just though that there weren't enough people using it - so I went elsewhere. I hadn't been back to it in a while and was going to check it when I thought I'd lurk in here for the first time.
I was surprised to see that it wasn't where I thought I'd find it.
I'm still not sure where to look for it, but it is of little consequence.

I am of the opinion that if a sub-forum designation exists for little used threads, that's a logical house cleaning decision. I don't have any problems in someone cleaning house. It seems that the tread hasn't been deleted- just tucked away for future use, if needed. If the forum isn't needed, then by all means- get rid of it.
I don't think being angry about it is healthy. Constructive criticism is welcomed here, I believe. A far cry from other sites that dictatorially maintain a heavy hand and abruptness and rudeness are par for the course.
I feel that this is where I'd rather be, than at OBT, but visit there to stay in touch. A quick observation of OBT today will find it not as active as BTC (before the crash) and many members have come here for refuge. I know that I have done so, and am glad I did.

So, IMHO - cleaning house and tidying up is logical and fair.
That's what I hope will continue to be the case- fair and open minded to constructive criticism and suggestions.
A breath of fresh air to me, and I think, to others as well.

There are 3 questions that are used when a person is cleaning old stuff out of their home.

1. Do you need it?
2. Do you use it?
3. Do you love it?

The concept is that you must answer yes to at least 2 questions to be able to reasonably keep the item... this is used to help people de-clutter their homes and get rid of un-used stuff.

In the case of the SCI forum, yes it may have been needed - but it wasn't being used, and if it wasn't being used then how could it have possibly been loved?

The SCI forum is not gone. It is still here because it is needed. If something changes - if it becomes used and/or loved - then it will most likely end up back on the main list of forum topics.

So, those of you who need the SCI forum - start using it. Start loving it. And once it becomes used and loved, it will become a forum again instead of a sub-forum.

That's my 2 cents as a member.
Liz

john -- please reconsider?
 

THIS IS A REPLY TO JOHN ONLY -- THANK YOU. :)

john -- please reconsider?


http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=81

i think it is a big mistake to combine the two for all the reasons kld has posted.


in time, word would have gotten out, and the forum would have become populated.

this is a big loss and opportunity to help others who also need help. isn't that what neurotalk is all about?

john -- please reconsider?
kld is here to help all of us even though she specializes in sci. just look at her previous posts.

thank you --