Categorisation Of Forums, Hardware is hardware Options

[Presto]

Please give your opinion on an imminent complete re-categorisation for MacMusic forums.

Personally, I'm quite happy with a simple hardware forum separate from software issues, and I don't care if the hardware is Mac specific or not. I find it very difficult to observe the present rules where computer-specific hardware issues should be posted in OS9 or OSX (which one is not always clear). It's true there are many more posts on the French side, so I agree that more sub categories could help seeing a bit clearer.

I'm happy Damann should agree with me on the hardware issue (see Mini-me topic). I was starting to wonder if my brain was just too simple. This may be a problem of culture based logic.

I correct scientific articles for French researchers wishing to be published in English, and have my work cut out to get their logic simplified and clear for international readers. As my clients do get published when they use me, I presume my simplicity attitude is appropriate.

We are working on a new categorisation for forums, and I do hope the anglo-saxon approach will be heard. Do say what you'd like.

"Hear my cry" (Purcell)

[damann]

whilst appreciating the fact that small print does exist on this subject, i feel that the general headings are misleading for the majority, i.e newbies.
for the average guy looking for answers to problems, hardware is hardware, smallprint is small etc.
when i have the time to try and help these guys, i find it a nightmare wading through the "grey area". the logical approach is that "macmusic" pertains to the making of music on a mac. therefore, os9 is software related, osx is osx related, and hardware is not software!
i'll post my feelings about the proposed re-organisation of forum categories in the relevant thread. this seems to require some serious thought/debate, as the proposals for it's re-organisation that i've read so far, fail to convince me that they're actually better.
peace & respect 2 all, later...