WiK
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Just a few suggestions from browsing around the site, all IMO, of course:
1. The search engine AntiVirus problem is still there - this really ought to be a priority.
2. Logo - this may just be a temporary logo, but it's taking up a *lot* of vertical screen space
3. Too many forums - maybe it's just me, but do we really need seperate forums for Regional/Local and National events? Same thing with Yard Sale and Wanted - surely Yard Sale is the best place to put Wanted ads anyway? More people will see them, I know I wouldn't check the Wanted section anywhere near as often as the Yard Sale section. And again with Electronics and Rocketry Software... both fairly small subjects (really), and they kind of fit together well. Rocketry Electronics and Software, maybe? Oh, and don't the descriptions for the Support & Recovery section and the Electronics section overlap completely?
Perhaps I'm just being picky, but I hate forums with 50 million different sections. It makes working out where to put a thread too much hard work, no doubt adds to the moderator workload with all the threads being put in the wrong section, and adds to all the scrolling needed to see all the forums
4. Wording on the forum descriptions - The use of "NAR" in the forum descriptions is a bit vague and doesn't come off as very inclusive, IMO. Like the Local events section: "Discussion of events, complying with the NAR Safety Code, in your area - including personal launches". Does this mean I'm not allowed to post about launches taking place under the UKRA/CAR/TRA/etc safety code? It's the same with the National events forum - am I not allowed to post about national UKRA launches in there?
It's also on the Advanced forum: "Please keep this forum geared towards legalized activities, as constituted by NAR." I'm assuming this means no talk about ex motors, active guidance, metal airframes and that sort of thing, but mostly no Ex? If so, I think it would save a lot of problems/misunderstandings if it specifically stated what wasn't allowed, rather than leaving it something as vague as that. Last one - the HPR forum: "Rockets using motors from H impluse upwards, that are not classed as "Research" " - does this mean that a build thread for some of the awesome rockets going on O/P/Q motors wouldn't be allowed, even if it contained no information about the motors whatsoever? If so then I think TRF will lose out on some fantastic stuff and some seriously knowledgeable people.
Apart from that it's looking good, I'm glad to see TRF back online!
Hmm, that turned out a lot longer than I was expecting. Feel free to ignore it all
Cheers,
Phil
1. The search engine AntiVirus problem is still there - this really ought to be a priority.
2. Logo - this may just be a temporary logo, but it's taking up a *lot* of vertical screen space
3. Too many forums - maybe it's just me, but do we really need seperate forums for Regional/Local and National events? Same thing with Yard Sale and Wanted - surely Yard Sale is the best place to put Wanted ads anyway? More people will see them, I know I wouldn't check the Wanted section anywhere near as often as the Yard Sale section. And again with Electronics and Rocketry Software... both fairly small subjects (really), and they kind of fit together well. Rocketry Electronics and Software, maybe? Oh, and don't the descriptions for the Support & Recovery section and the Electronics section overlap completely?
Perhaps I'm just being picky, but I hate forums with 50 million different sections. It makes working out where to put a thread too much hard work, no doubt adds to the moderator workload with all the threads being put in the wrong section, and adds to all the scrolling needed to see all the forums
4. Wording on the forum descriptions - The use of "NAR" in the forum descriptions is a bit vague and doesn't come off as very inclusive, IMO. Like the Local events section: "Discussion of events, complying with the NAR Safety Code, in your area - including personal launches". Does this mean I'm not allowed to post about launches taking place under the UKRA/CAR/TRA/etc safety code? It's the same with the National events forum - am I not allowed to post about national UKRA launches in there?
It's also on the Advanced forum: "Please keep this forum geared towards legalized activities, as constituted by NAR." I'm assuming this means no talk about ex motors, active guidance, metal airframes and that sort of thing, but mostly no Ex? If so, I think it would save a lot of problems/misunderstandings if it specifically stated what wasn't allowed, rather than leaving it something as vague as that. Last one - the HPR forum: "Rockets using motors from H impluse upwards, that are not classed as "Research" " - does this mean that a build thread for some of the awesome rockets going on O/P/Q motors wouldn't be allowed, even if it contained no information about the motors whatsoever? If so then I think TRF will lose out on some fantastic stuff and some seriously knowledgeable people.
Apart from that it's looking good, I'm glad to see TRF back online!
Hmm, that turned out a lot longer than I was expecting. Feel free to ignore it all
Cheers,
Phil
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