gato Posted October 2, 2009 at 08:32 AM Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 at 08:32 AM I just noticed that all computing threads (like those proxy and VPN) are now in the "Life, Work and Study in China in General" forum. Makes it a rather large forum, I think. Any chance for separating the computing/electronics threads into a separate forum again. These are bound to be popular topics, and I think it might help people find them if there is a separate forum. I'd also propose again that there be a separate "Studying in China" forum for all threads related to schools in China. "Work and life in China", I suppose, can still be bundled together in the same forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted October 2, 2009 at 01:39 PM Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 at 01:39 PM I agree with you. Those topics seem to take up a lot of space in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted October 9, 2009 at 05:27 AM Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 at 05:27 AM Bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted October 9, 2009 at 05:33 AM Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 at 05:33 AM I am watching this, but was hoping to see some more opinions. More opinions please . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted October 9, 2009 at 09:24 AM Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 at 09:24 AM Having just been searching for a computer related thread, I agree with a separate technical forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_redman Posted October 9, 2009 at 02:31 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 at 02:31 PM Does this mean a top level forum for computing, or a subforum under Life,Work and Study in China? Aren't most of the general technical threads in "Resources for Studying Chinese"? I only see a few in "Life, Work and Study". Those threads are related to internet access or electronic from within China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanglu Posted November 13, 2009 at 10:12 PM Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 at 10:12 PM Just adding my support for a computing forum. Did there used to be one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrix Posted November 14, 2009 at 11:52 AM Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 at 11:52 AM Yeah, there's a potential conflict between "computing etc. as relating to life in China" and "computing etc. as relating to studying Chinese". Quite a number of people here might not be interested in the former at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted January 29, 2010 at 04:25 PM Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 at 04:25 PM Bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 30, 2010 at 03:31 AM Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 at 03:31 AM Quite a few people have said they miss the Computing / Technology forum, so I think that should come back in some form. However I'd appreciate comments on how to differentiate and handle, ie, CD-ROM courses for learning Chinese, general tech issues such as display of Chinese characters, more China specific stuff such as VPN's and mobile broadband, and then perhaps more obscure technical issues. Also: How about three forums, Living; Working; Studying in China. The city specific forums I"m not sure about, I like the extra organization but they're not exactly buzzing. Teaching could perhaps be folded into Working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrix Posted January 30, 2010 at 03:34 AM Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 at 03:34 AM Yes, exactly. A lot of the stuff discussed in the Resources forum is about computing/technology as relating to language study, and IMO it should stay there. Would there be a way to clearly differentiate this and avoid confusion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted January 30, 2010 at 04:32 AM Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 at 04:32 AM I think you can label the forum as "computing and electronics" and let the users decide where to post. If someone wants to post about Pleco in this computing forum instead of resources forum, so be it. It's not that big of a deal. It just means that there are two places to look for posts about Pleco and the odd posts on CDROM courses. Making Studying in China a separate forum is a good idea because it's such a common topic. Living and working can probably still be together as they kind of go together and there aren't as many threads about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 30, 2010 at 05:33 AM Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 at 05:33 AM I'd rather at least attempt to define it somehow. The less 'I wasn't sure where to post this's we see the better. Maybe that's just me though (often is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrix Posted January 30, 2010 at 04:03 PM Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 at 04:03 PM One of the things I'm trying to do is to move misclassified posts to the right place, and it would make this very difficult with ill-defined forum titles like that. For me personally, a post about Pleco wouldn't belong in or even under "Life in China". So I would be glad if we could define these things properly. For most of us, this won't be a big deal, but everyone uses the forum in a different way, and it would beneficial to those primarily browsing the site one subforum at a time, if the threads were catgorised in a logically coherent manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrix Posted March 4, 2010 at 11:09 PM Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 at 11:09 PM (edited) So what about creating a subforum in "Life etc. in China" called "Technology in China". It would have to be made clear that anything that has to do with learning Chinese would still remain in the Resources forum. So we could make a note like this: - Software and websites related to learning Chinese : Resources for Learning Chinese - Anything else technology-related, if it's relevant at all to learners of Chinese, like making characters work on your computer, or the best electronic dictionaries for Chinese: Resources for Learning Chinese - Anything about buying hardware or software in a specific location: Use the regional forum if it exists. - Anything about hardware, software, websites specifically relating to life in China: Technology in China - Software or hardware not relevant to learning Chinese: Technology in China Edited March 4, 2010 at 11:53 PM by chrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted March 5, 2010 at 05:08 AM Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 at 05:08 AM I think you can label the forum as "computing and electronics" and let the users decide where to post. gato you got a great idea, I like it. But I don't think that topic should go under Life in China. I mean, here I am in stupid San Antonio, trying to create a fake life in China through computers and through (soon to be getting one) an iPhone. Or do we create a separate "Technology Outside China"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted March 5, 2010 at 06:16 AM Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 at 06:16 AM I personally don't think we need to worry too much about the taxonomy.... Just do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooironic Posted March 5, 2010 at 09:02 AM Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 at 09:02 AM Actually this is something I've thought about recently too. I think a separate forum for IT and telecommunications (including stuff like web design, software, etc) would make it a lot easier to navigate the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrix Posted March 5, 2010 at 11:52 AM Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 at 11:52 AM I think one should clearly distinguish between the two. As I said many come here only looking for the stuff related to learning Chinese, not necessarily for stuff about living in China, and vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted March 5, 2010 at 12:33 PM Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 at 12:33 PM looking for the stuff related to learning Chinese or related to creating a fake Chinese life outside of China. I call it living not learning. Or maybe living and learning are both the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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