Is there any need for the "Child board" status?

[hnyman]

I am wondering why some of the forums have been hidden as "child boards". It is very hard to see the possible new posts there, as the forum front page hides those boards rather effectively. Their heading is shown with a small font below the "main forum", but there is no indication of new messages etc. It is very easy to ignore those areas completely and not even notice that they exist.

I do understand that for some areas like "current events" under "offtopic", but why is "Mini-ITX" hidden there?

Some of those might even be combined to their parent forums. "Home theater PC" has had messages in 2 threads this year, "Biostar" has 5 threads, etc.

Mini-ITX has been more lively, but it is currently very well hidden.

[tino]

The aim was over time to combine them into there parent threads.

Its just once this has been done there is no turning back, which is why for now Child boards are being implemented.

[hnyman]

The aim was over time to combine them into there parent threads.

So, should we avoid posting any new threads into the "child board" forums?
And just write everything into the parent forums?

If that is the goal, then you might add a sticky note to each child board that they are in a retirement mode and that new threads should be posted into the main forums.

[tino]

The aim was over time to combine them into there parent threads.

So, should we avoid posting any new threads into the "child board" forums?
And just write everything into the parent forums?

If that is the goal, then you might add a sticky note to each child board that they are in a retirement mode and that new threads should be posted into the main forums.

No continue to post in the child boards.

Its quite easy for me to move the posts across.

If for example some are more active than others than they will become a parent board.

Mini-itx is one that I expect will do this.

[tino]

I have moved some boards out of there child board state, and also has a slight reshuffle.

I don't particularly see the need to combine Other SFF and Biostar as it will make it harder to search for Biostar threads in the future, although you could argue not many people still use them I guess.