The Photoshop/Darkroom/Film Forum is very popular, but a bit confusing with over 1800 threads and over 22000 posts. Imagine how many posts there will be in 10 years! Hopefully we can do this once and not make anohter change in the forum for a long time.
I propose leaving the existing forum,
so people will be able to find the theads they already know, but adding 5 sub forums to make finding future topics a bit easier. Before someone complains some topics overlap, such is life. Just post to the forum you feel is best for your thread.
The proposed sub forums would be
1) Film
2) Wet Darkroom
3) Scanning (films and prints)
4) Software -- all photographic software of any kind
5) Digital Printing
Let people know your view by taking part in the poll.
Stephen
I propose leaving the existing forum,
so people will be able to find the theads they already know, but adding 5 sub forums to make finding future topics a bit easier. Before someone complains some topics overlap, such is life. Just post to the forum you feel is best for your thread.
The proposed sub forums would be
1) Film
2) Wet Darkroom
3) Scanning (films and prints)
4) Software -- all photographic software of any kind
5) Digital Printing
Let people know your view by taking part in the poll.
Stephen
Gray Fox
Well-known
Sounds good to me. It's always hard to make changes, especially with the legacy threads out there. Change is good if it lets us be more subject-organized in the future.
bsdunek
Old Guy with a Corgi
I would suggest three - 1. Film and developing, 2. Darkroom and printing, 3. Scanning, Photoshop & printing.
IMHO!
IMHO!
Solinar
Analog Preferred
Whoops, I meant to vote for 3. The same categories as Bruce suggested.
RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
Film processing
Wet Darkroom
Scanning, Software & Digital Printing (I prefer 'Hybrid,' but it hasn't caught on and 'Software' as opposed to 'Photoshop' which is an assumption)
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Wet Darkroom
Scanning, Software & Digital Printing (I prefer 'Hybrid,' but it hasn't caught on and 'Software' as opposed to 'Photoshop' which is an assumption)
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Bryan Lee
Expat Street Photographer
Anything you decide is good for me but I will add some comments.
The five divides youve made are about right, When I come looking for software its a bore to dig through film threads and vice versa. Digital printing is going to get very busy in the next couple years too with so many new choices and the competition within the market. I dont really see it as a pie sliced into three peices but I will be reading through it as I try to get my head around these subjects whether it becomes 3 or 5 subdivisions.
Is there anyway to make it 5 forums but have one forum that has the new posts combining all five just as the main forum does? Just a thought.
The five divides youve made are about right, When I come looking for software its a bore to dig through film threads and vice versa. Digital printing is going to get very busy in the next couple years too with so many new choices and the competition within the market. I dont really see it as a pie sliced into three peices but I will be reading through it as I try to get my head around these subjects whether it becomes 3 or 5 subdivisions.
Is there anyway to make it 5 forums but have one forum that has the new posts combining all five just as the main forum does? Just a thought.
R
rpsawin
Guest
I like the idea of splitting them up whether it be 3 or 5.
Bob
Bob
jan normandale
Film is the other way
I like the idea of three.. then it's not as complex . Maybe we should ban PS discussions and only be wet printing.... joking / kidding
Ronald M
Veteran
Just split off the didi stuff.
It takes too long to go thru all kinds of sub forums. We could have one on film development, black white printing, color printing, warm tone paper, toning, and it gets rediculous. There are too many now.
It takes too long to go thru all kinds of sub forums. We could have one on film development, black white printing, color printing, warm tone paper, toning, and it gets rediculous. There are too many now.
markinlondon
Elmar user
I feel it should be split into two only if it should be split at all.
Traditional processes (including film processing and printing)
Digital processes (scanning, software manipulation, inkjet printing, monitor profiling, etc, etc, etc)
On the whole though I don't think the traffic in this sub-forum really warrants a change.
Traditional processes (including film processing and printing)
Digital processes (scanning, software manipulation, inkjet printing, monitor profiling, etc, etc, etc)
On the whole though I don't think the traffic in this sub-forum really warrants a change.
Gid
Well-known
markinlondon said:
I think Mark's suggestion is right - traditional and digital darkroom.
RichC
Well-known
Just two subforums: traditional darkroom and digital darkroom
ClaremontPhoto
Jon Claremont
RichC said:
That gets my vote too.
Steve Litt
Well-known
I would take more interest in these forums if they were split. There is simply too much information to put only into two.The 5 suggested would make it simpler to find and share information.
Regards
Steve
Regards
Steve
K
Kin Lau
Guest
The 5 sound good.
While it looks to be too much when discussing, it does make a difference when you're searching. Of course, it won't do much good if people don't post in the right forum to begin with.
While it looks to be too much when discussing, it does make a difference when you're searching. Of course, it won't do much good if people don't post in the right forum to begin with.
Twigs
Absolut Newbie
I like the idea of a traditional/digital split, but I would also suggest a separate forum for film, as I find myself searching for threads about specific film all the time.
film (characteristics, usage, recommendation, comparison, storage, sample pictures)
traditional darkroom (processing, wet printing)
digital (scanning, PSing, ink jet printing, photoblogging)
film (characteristics, usage, recommendation, comparison, storage, sample pictures)
traditional darkroom (processing, wet printing)
digital (scanning, PSing, ink jet printing, photoblogging)
MadMan2k
Well-known
I would say the split into Digital and Traditional would be the best. There's already too many sub-forums.
mwooten
light user
If there are to be changes, then I agree with several of the others to split it into Traditional and Digital. I kind of like having things mixed together. It makes me want to mix up some chemistry and develop some film.
Michael
Michael
JeffGreene
(@)^(@)
I vote for traditional and digital as well.
Xmas
Veteran
Stephen
Macavelli said that people were resistant to change, as well as other cynical things.
He was excommunicated, for his book 'the Prince'.
Noel
Macavelli said that people were resistant to change, as well as other cynical things.
He was excommunicated, for his book 'the Prince'.
Noel