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It would be a shame to loose the basis of what we are here for and that is Discus..I can see a place for a replacement for Scales and Fins i think it was called
But specialist forums will always have a place,no matter whether it be Marine ,Catfish etc
Anyway that's just my 2 cents worth
I am with Kath, although I too have 2 beautiful cats, my hobby is discus. I love my cats dearly, but have no passion to talk about their functions, I think we all know what they do and why, and if they get sick, which they don't very often, off to the vet they go.
Fish on the other hand are a very different thing. They are elusive and strange, unpredicatable and often difficult to understand. That is why we have a great discus forum here, we all share the thrill of trying to understand our fish. If this is diluted with general pets, we might loose the intensive passion. If we blend the different forums, I think we need to make sure that there are distinct areas that divide life-forms ie, aquatic Bettas, Discus, etc etc and mammals etc.
We need to go careful :wink:
I forgot to add last night..that we have 3 Rag Doll cats all desexed,we love them but really don't wan,t to join a forum on them
I am here for the fish and anything to do with Aquaria
Please keep the ideas coming in.
My thoughts have changed somewhat to maybe having a general site focusing on:
Firstly, all things aquaria - with dedicated specialized areas for Discus, Catfish/Plecos etc, Bettas, Marine/Reef, Aquatic Plants and Aquascaping, Shrimp.
Secondly, Reptiles, Newts, Amphibians, Turtles etc
Lastly, a single forum area for all other pets, with sub-forums for Dogs, Cats, Birds, etc
Have direct feeds into select areas, i.e. if you type in www.DiscusForums.com it takes you specifically to the Discus area of the forum, same goes for Bettas etc where we have existing domain names.
Classifieds would be generic to all areas which would encourage a lot more activity
All in all the site would have a new name, but all current sites would feed into it so we wouldnt be lost to old members
That is sounding really good Proteus. I think it may also encourage more people to browse other sections as well and perhaps thinking about keeping other pets or maybe there is someone out there that thinks I have always wanted to keep a lizard but never knew how, it will help direct people into doing it right the first time.
Might I also suggest that we try and get someone knowledgeable for each area so that when you log in and ask a question you know you will get an answer from someone experienced. Not sure how you would go about doing that but its a thought there must be people out there with heaps of experience and knowledge perhaps from other forums that have since past? Then if you can get the people name them and their experience like on their signature or something so we get to know them and look for their posts.
HTH Kath
I know of several people within the existing active members who are hardcore into there Reptiles, L Plecos and Cats, Marine/Reef and planted aquaria so having experienced people on hand should not pose a problem. Obviously we will need to add a few more mods/advisors, but overall we should be ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Wild
Obviously when the time comes that the changes are made a call out will be done for volunteers who would like to help build up certain areas with content and helping answer questions.
the forum needs more photo competitions like we used to have. I think involving other animals/sections will bring more people to discus in the long run as well
Sounds very promising Pro.Quote:
I know of several people within the existing active members who are hardcore into there Reptiles, L Plecos and Cats, Marine/Reef and planted aquaria so having experienced people on hand should not pose a problem. Obviously we will need to add a few more mods/advisors, but overall we should be ok.
Obviously when the time comes that the changes are made a call out will be done for volunteers who would like to help build up certain areas with content and helping answer questions.
Since the site name has nothing to do with austrailia and everything to do about discus the answer of what to do remains clear.
Although it is... sad to see the forum failing I was always disheartenened by the austrailian home of a discusforum.com site. One would think it would be discusfoums.com.au. which is available and ready to be purchased.
In the end selling the domain to someone capable who will market the domain globally is a good option. Migrating to discusforums.com.au for the hardcore locals is probably best. Good luck.
Rohan
I voted for a huge super site.
Now for it to work imo, it would really need to be right from the very word go , or i think it will be tooo BIG "the forum" and fail :(
Will be sending a pm soon :)
Cheers mate
Andrew