Do a search.  My reason for having one forum was for two and 1/2 reasons:

1. I hated the fractured feel of other boards.  Pkus OT forums invite post whoring.

2.  at an average of 20 to 30 new posts a day with one main forum I see little need to split it into two.  I also feel it waters down the group.  All eyes look to the main forum and with the search feature it makes looking for topics a bit easier.

Honestly I am strongly considering going back to the old way.  I was actually on another forum yesterday, before I found about this test here, and saw all kinds of moved messages and was saying to myself how much I hated it and was glad I did not have that here.  Having slept on it, I am more even strongly against an OT forum now.  I have always been steadfast about this. Do a search on my comments about this in previous suggestions.

I would rather allow people to post polls OVER having a new forum.  This is just winter venting.  Almost every bike board goes through this in winter.  PLUS the few OT offenders (you know the ones) can be asked to tone it down a little even though they are just suffering from winter madness.

So will you all hate me if I revert the board back to one forum?  I hope not.  Would allowing people to make polls ease the pain?

I don't care aboout polls despite what I said earlier. I am with James in that it is nice to be able to scan the General posts and skip the OT crap when in a hurry.

I like the new way... but yea I understand the fractured forums, inviting post whores issue.  Just look at gixxer.com, what a mess!  I kind of like having OT posts seperated, although once us people in the colder climates are riding again, we should have more bike stuff to talk about.

Just for a second opinion, my fiance says one forum for all discussion is the way to go  

I like just one Main forum. I would rather see everything in one place over going back and fourth between boards.

 -Anti

I also voted before I realized that there was another board lurking about.

I like 1 big board, as you don't need to browse and browse and browse to keep up with things.

Sorry for the mixed up vote.

I've been involved in may boards in my day (what am I, 80?), and this is BY FAR, the best one ever.

People answer these forums quickly, accurately, and there really is a LOT of friendship and helping of other people.  I have gone to other boards, where you can leave a question up for 3-4 days without a response.

I am guilty of filling the boards with jokes along with 96gs, not for post whoring reasons, but because I genuinely enjoy bringing a little light hearted-ness to these boards.

Anyways, the point is that I like one big board.

Quote from: johnSo will you all hate me if I revert the board back to one forum?  I hope not.

Nope, I wouldn't hate you. Ban the thought! But, I can't speak for everyone else, so if you can tolerate a little despise...

:mrgreen:

Quote from: vtlion...John, don't let 'em convince you to split up the board too much.. I'm a member at r6-forum.com and there are about 25 discussion threads there     from "exhaust and fuel systems" to "safety gear"... each forum gets about one post a day, and some even less than that  

oh well.. times change... so be it.

Guys, you are blowing this way outta proportion. We're only talking about adding ONE more board, not 25. IMO I would like to add one more board for OT discussions. So what if you have to scan one more board each day. I'ts not like its going to kill ya is it?

Besides, I've been noticing a definite increase in "OT" posts. Sometimes I just want to cut to the chase , and sometimes I just want to laugh :lol: .

Just my $0.02

Quote from: pizzleboyI also voted before I realized that there was another board lurking about.

I like 1 big board, as you don't need to browse and browse and browse to keep up with things.

Sorry for the mixed up vote.

Well thanks for voting wrong     You are what the third or fourth to say they voted the wrong way :mrgreen:

I like to help  

Quote from: johnWell thanks for voting wrong     You are what the third or fourth to say they voted the wrong way :mrgreen:

It's the way the question was posed, very confusing.  I demand a recount!  :lol:

Quote from: FlashGuys, you are blowing this way outta proportion. We're only talking about adding ONE more board, not 25.

Yea, but then they keep multiplying...like rabbits...

Making the boards OT or not OT limits what you can bring up.  Even if it's winter, I think posting might be going down in number since the split.

If I was going to suggest, the OT board should just be for non-motorcycle related stuff.  Talking about motorcycles should be on the main board.  Talking about the merits of a YZF600 or going to the motorcycle show I would say is on topic, since replies relating to the GS wiggle their way in  Unfortunately, that would cause the the OT board to become really irrelevant.

As the number of posts on a board get bigger, obviously it will get more difficult to pinpoint the info you need, even while searching.  *grin* I have a really bad idea that I will not volunteer for... maybe make an archive section for wrenching with posts categorized by brakes, carbs, etc.

So I'd put my vote towards having it the old way, unless the main board category was defined more loosely.