I would appreciate it a lot if this forum was divided into sub-sections. Right now I feel everything is a bit of a mess and if I for example want to find a nice template or an idea for an exercise, I will have to go through a lot of irrelevant threads. I can of course use the search function but that doesn't really solve my problem.
I always found the forum structure of Articulate a little odd. Not that I haven't figured out my preferred methods of using it, however it can be a little unstructured before you get a grip on things.
Although when you receive the help and information it's amazing.
I think the problem here is maintenance, and allowing subfolders instantly creates an explosion of sib-levels.
If we get subfolders, people will always want another subfolder. Perhaps have one for each version of Android, or iOS?
Then we may need subfolders for each country etc. etc.
We have discussed this behind the scenes a number of times. For me, the solution is just to ensure that the next iteration of the forum, (when it comes...), has a few, agreed high-level subfolders, social media to allow off-the-thread/behind-the-thread discussions, meta-tagging, Search by Contributor, and a powerful Search facility among others.
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You should address an Articulate staff memeber directly.
Or wait for the V2 E-Learning Heroes Forum.
What specific information are you looking for Eric?
Nicholas
Hi Nicholas,
Yes, you are right.
I just thought it would be nice to have sub-sections for topics like, storyboarding, multimedia, templates, technical stuff etc.
I'm not sure exactly how it should be structured. I just think it would be helpful.
@Eric
I think the Articulate staff have done a great job with the forum so far.
Personally for me I just bookmark those specific pages and then organise them into a folder on my browser.
I agree there is a huge wealth of resources, ideas, topics etc that would be great to access in an easier form.
So yes you are being helpful IMO. I have the same viewpoint.
But contacting Articulate would be the right thing to do.
Out of interest have you seen any other companies that have created a forum like this?
I always found the forum structure of Articulate a little odd. Not that I haven't figured out my preferred methods of using it, however it can be a little unstructured before you get a grip on things.
Although when you receive the help and information it's amazing.
You can contribute to the community and then find out the information you want.
Sometimes looking at the posts of key people helps.
Nicholas; Don't get me wrong. I love this forum! And it is the reason why I went ahead and bought Storyline.
@Eric,
I didn't want say to say you didn't love the forum.
I think the problem here is maintenance, and allowing subfolders instantly creates an explosion of sib-levels.
If we get subfolders, people will always want another subfolder. Perhaps have one for each version of Android, or iOS?
Then we may need subfolders for each country etc. etc.
We have discussed this behind the scenes a number of times. For me, the solution is just to ensure that the next iteration of the forum, (when it comes...), has a few, agreed high-level subfolders, social media to allow off-the-thread/behind-the-thread discussions, meta-tagging, Search by Contributor, and a powerful Search facility among others.
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