We're back!

Wassupski peeps,

The new forum structure is now set up, and the vast majority of things should be running fine.

One thing to be aware of is that the usage of thread prefixes in the 'Anonymous Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Support' forum has pushed the thread title box over a bit, causing it to slightly appear over the anonymous box. It is still able to be ticked and unticked, but it's something we'll aim to get fixed ASAP.

If you notice any more errors then please post letting me know. If you spot any recent threads in the wrong section then please report it or post in Ask The Staff. However, please don't go overboard with this as threads are still being moved around now that the forum is live.

Hope y'all enjoy the new forum structure and that it makes everything easier for you all. Tis a massive relief knowing nearly a years worth of consultations has produced a neat end result.

Please see this thread for an overview of the changes: http://emptyclosets.com/forum/empty...97-important-changes-ecs-forum-structure.html

Thanks for your patience during the downtime.

Martin.

PS. The final screenshot of old-school EC:

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The reason it is doing that is because the actual forum is inside the Coming Out Advice section, whereas the bit you see on the main forum is only a redirect link that sends peeps there when clicked. Unfortunately that's just how vBulletin operates redirect links, so the only way to fix that would be to reverse the set up and have Coming Out Later in Life as a main forum and place the redirect link inside the Coming Out Advice forum (or not have a redirect link at all).

Tis understandable peeps won't immediately warm to it and settle into the new structure, but one thing to remember is that unfortunately it hasn't been designed with the intention to be 'liked'. That's not to say that we've used that as a rationale to make a structure that will be detested, but the overriding consideration has been to categorise popular topics of interest and spread them out to the point that people can post a support thread without it disappearing off the first page after less than 90 minutes of inactivity. I too would much prefer the minimalist structure that EC has historically had, but unfortunately it would have a detrimental affect on members who want support and advice, and would add an unnecessary burden on helpful members like yeself who have to waste time searching for threads because of the speed that some forums would churn through new threads.

Everything is subjected to a three month trial, so anything that doesn't work out as planned and just causes problems for staff and/or members will be reviewed and changed accordingly. Also remember we haven't implemented any new main forums that didn't receive strong support from members during the Forum Changes Consultation, so we haven't sprung any major surprises on ye all.

I'm a hoarder.