Henry, I cannot dispute your points, which is why, in the post directly above yours, I suggested the possibility of reviewing the General forum to see if perhaps there might be enough cause to create another forum for another topic other than "Other Games" (although I would prefer the Other Games forum myself).
One of the biggest problem with the General forum is that things disappear off the front page too fast (which cheerily indicates that it is a popular forum). However, without search capabilities, this means that threads that might be good discussions get overlooked as they disappear too quickly unless you want to have to scan several pages worth of threads (a sign that perhaps the forum is too popular or that it is too broad).
If some portion (any portion) of the General forum were split off to become its own forum, or even a sub-forum, this will slow down the process that drops threads off the front page, and thus make things easier to find.
EN World is an extremely popular site, which means that sometimes it is slow to load, and that makes having to search through several pages very tedious indeed.
One of the biggest problem with the General forum is that things disappear off the front page too fast (which cheerily indicates that it is a popular forum). However, without search capabilities, this means that threads that might be good discussions get overlooked as they disappear too quickly unless you want to have to scan several pages worth of threads (a sign that perhaps the forum is too popular or that it is too broad).
If some portion (any portion) of the General forum were split off to become its own forum, or even a sub-forum, this will slow down the process that drops threads off the front page, and thus make things easier to find.
EN World is an extremely popular site, which means that sometimes it is slow to load, and that makes having to search through several pages very tedious indeed.