Refractoring the forums ?

[plusminus]

Hello Community,

I just thought about refractoring the forums, as the "Your Coding Problems" already contains ~20 pages with almost 1000 topics

Maybe we should split it up in, i.e.: "Map-Problems", "UI-Problems", "XYZ-Problems" ???

How do you think about this and what are your ideas for categories

Best Regards,
plusminus

[benny!]

I think this is a natural step and a good idea.

Looking at your category structure the only real coding
board(forum) is the Your coding problems board.

Maybe it is time to create a new category next to Announcements,
Android Tutorials with Source Code, Android General Talk and
Android Misc Talk called something like Android coding problems.
This category can be splitted up into several coding related stuff.

Maybe:

- General programming
- Network programming
- 2D-/3D-Graphics programming
...


However the final structure looks like - I wouldn't make it too
complicated. I saw several forums which have lots of dead
boards with no threads at all - because they splitted their forum
structure up in too many pieces.

Most vivid forums I know are popular because of their simple
forum structure. So, lets keep this in mind while finding a good
solution.

[tum0rc0re]

Maybe it is time to create a new category next to Announcements,
Android Tutorials with Source Code, Android General Talk and
Android Misc Talk called something like Android coding problems.
This category can be splitted up into several coding related stuff.

Maybe:

- General programming
- Network programming
- 2D-/3D-Graphics programming
...


However the final structure looks like - I wouldn't make it too
complicated. I saw several forums which have lots of dead
boards with no threads at all - because they splitted their forum
structure up in too many pieces.

Most vivid forums I know are popular because of their simple
forum structure. So, lets keep this in mind while finding a good
solution.

I like this idea. I fully agree with benny! And I consider that we need moderators for every subforum.

[benny!]

...

I like this idea. I fully agree with benny! And I consider
that we need moderators for every subforum.

Yeah. Announcing certain moderators for subforums can be very
productive and is a very good idea IMHO.

[res]

Sounds like a good idea.

[benny!]

Well, to start off I browsed some coding forums
and tried to compile a possible structure for
this board.

This is just a draft and can be considered as a
start for a discussion. Some points I am personally
not happy about be myself - but didn't know any
better :



Android Coding Problems

- General Coding Problems
(e.g. GUI elements, database, xml ... )

- Network Coding Problems
(e.g. GPS, bluetooth, WebServices ... )

- 2D-/3D- Graphic Problems
(e.g. OpenGL ES, Game related graphic issues ...)

- Audio Problems
(everything about audio related coding ... )



Well, do not know if the chosen names and categori-
zations makes sense. Please feel free to add changes,
comment and discuss about it.

[Jesmiatka]

Hi guys,

good idea's!
I would also like to suggest to put a "Android Coding Problem" after the "Announcements" category.
A lot of people seem to be posting their problems in the first possible category..

In my opinion the following sections would sound interesting:

"Announcements"
"Android Coding Problems Section"
"Android Tutorial Section"
"Android Discussions"
"Android Misc"

For coding problems, benny's idea sound good.
And for tutorials, I would only put 2 sub-categories in it, like beginner and advanced.

[buster]

First i thought this would be a nice idea, too.
But i think this is mainly a moderation thing. Most of the threads in "other problems" fit into one of the other categories.
After looking at the topics there, it would probably be good to add "Networking Problems (GTalk, etc.)" and "Multimedia (Video, Audio, Images)" as those categories dont seem to be covered by maps, layout or emulator-topics.

My suggestion: Get one or two moderators that help you moving those threads to the right category.
Perhaps put a sticky in the "Other" category that points out the obvious: "Please check if your problem belongs into one of the other categories before posting here, thx!"

Whatever you do, keep up the good work on anddev.org, my main source of information

[plusminus]

Thanks for all your sugestions

So this is what I came up with:
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Layout & Resource Problems
Put problem concerning Views, Layouts and other XML-Resources (like AndroidManifest) here.

Multimedia Problems
All your problems with Audio, Video and Images.

Map-Problems
Put problem concerning MapActivities, MapViews, Overlays and GPS in this forum.

Networking Problems
Problems with WLAN, Bluetooth, InfraRed, WiMax, Proxies, XMPP, GTalk, etc..

SDK/ADT/Emulator Problems
Common bugs/problems with the Android SDK the Emulator and the ADT-Plugin.

Other Coding-Problems
Put your problem here if it does not fit any of the other categories.
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I think we should serve all needs with these subforums...

What do you think ?
Some Moderators have already been selected The ones know, who is meant

Best Regards,
plusminus

[cadlg]

That's perfect

[benny!]

@plusminus:

Yup - that structure looks promising. I'll try to help you as
best as I can (time is limited you know).

[Jesmiatka]

Hi Nicolas,

I noticed, while moving topics, some subjects that are uncovered:

Java Problems
Touch (?) <-- might be sub-forum of something.

Might be an idea?

Yours sincerely,
Mike

[plusminus]

Hi Jesmiatka,

Java Problems
Touch (?) <-- might be sub-forum of something.

Touch might be a part of "Layout & Resources-Problems", I just adjusted the name to "View, Layout & Resources-Problems".

Imo common Java Problems do not need a separate subforum, so I'd just put them into "Other Coding-Problems".

Regards,
plusminus

[Jesmiatka]

Aight
I'll keep on going when I get some spare time again!

Yours sincerely,
Mike

[apple2183]

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