Quote Originally Posted by Joe View Post
The problem IMO is the poncey names, which are non-intuitive. Simply re-naming 'Artist's Palette' as 'Accessories' and 'Strokes of Genius' as 'Reviews' will solve the problem and reduce the mods' workload.
Poncy? Hush they mouth!

What, and make AoS the same as every other forum, with a generic and soulless 'IT-style' template?

The 'arty theme' is fundamental to the site's identity, so we're very focussed on protecting that, even if it means having to create threads like this every so often to remind members of how the forum should be used.

When you sign up and join our community, you're also signing up to adhering to our ethos, and part of that involves doing things the 'AoS way', such as posting threads in the right areas of the forum and respecting the deliberate arty theme, which correlates with various aspects of audio.

Doing as you suggest, although perhaps reducing our workload, would completely defeat the purpose of naming the forum 'The Art of Sound', which is where all the room names stem from. Therefore, we're determined to maintain the identity of the site, even if it sometimes means a little more work, and gently reminding our members how they should use the forum.

Even if only a handful of folk have paid any attention, then starting this discussion will have been worthwhile

Marco.