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<blockquote data-quote="Sepulchrave II" data-source="post: 6028669" data-attributes="member: 4303">I'm sceptical of the change; I'm rather of the opinion that diminished traffic is a result of the fragmentation of the fan base, as opposed to any particular forum format. The site doesn't feel like it used to in the heydey of 3.5 unity, but it never again will. Some thoughts which echo previous posters, FWIW:1) I would exclude 5e/Next threads from the merger until the edition is actually released, and have a dedicated forum for speculative discussion. I suspect that when 5e is actually available, it will necessitate a reshuffle of forums in any case.2) A tool which allowed the exclusion of certain tags would be much more useul (to me, at least) than one which collects a particular tag: that way I can ignore - say 4e and 5e threads - and read anything else I want. 3) Correct tagging will require continual and pro-active intervention in threads on the part of the mods to enforce.4) Large, clear, bold tags would be better than edition-specific logos.5) Has a comparison of site traffic volume and flow been made to the existence/absence of the &quot;jump to&quot; window which is currently no longer available? Although a small thing, this single tool is the thing I miss most.6) Has a comparison of site traffic volume and flow been made to the relative speed of the boards? I know that when they're slow, I tend to avoid the site more.7) I'm nervous that when site functionality is poor, that the tags will be sacrificed in order to increase speed.Morrus, this is your site, of course; but when you write &quot;we&quot; in the OP do you in fact mean &quot;I?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sepulchrave II, post: 6028669, member: 4303"] I'm sceptical of the change; I'm rather of the opinion that diminished traffic is a result of the fragmentation of the fan base, as opposed to any particular forum format. The site doesn't [I]feel[/I] like it used to in the heydey of 3.5 unity, but it never again will. Some thoughts which echo previous posters, FWIW: 1) I would exclude 5e/Next threads from the merger until the edition is actually released, and have a dedicated forum for speculative discussion. I suspect that when 5e is actually available, it will necessitate a reshuffle of forums in any case. 2) A tool which allowed the [I]exclusion[/I] of certain tags would be much more useul (to me, at least) than one which collects a particular tag: that way I can ignore - say 4e and 5e threads - and read anything else I want. 3) Correct tagging will require continual and pro-active intervention in threads on the part of the mods to enforce. 4) Large, clear, bold tags would be better than edition-specific logos. 5) Has a comparison of site traffic volume and flow been made to the existence/absence of the "jump to" window which is currently no longer available? Although a small thing, this single tool is the thing I miss most. 6) Has a comparison of site traffic volume and flow been made to the relative speed of the boards? I know that when they're slow, I tend to avoid the site more. 7) I'm nervous that when site functionality is poor, that the tags will be sacrificed in order to increase speed. Morrus, this is your site, of course; but when you write "we" in the OP do you in fact mean "I?" [/QUOTE]

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