We get a lot of requests for new forums; I'd like to explain how the forums break down.
The first level in the forums is Categories like
General,
Recipes and
Sports.
The next level is the forums within these categories, like
Orphanages and Adoptions and
Military in the
Genealogy category.
Within these forums, there are threads. The threads are the individual discussions that relate to the subject of the forum, like
Forever homes needed in the
Cats forum.
To see if the topic you'd like to discuss is already has a thread, you can use the search box in the upper right of the screen to search the forums. Click on
Forums (next to the More> link) and type keywords in the box. Click search and see what comes up. You can add your thoughts to an existing thread.
If there are no threads discussing your topic and you can't find a forum that fits it, you can post to
General Wisconsin Conversation. A moderator can move your thread to an appropriate forum if needed. Topics related to eco-friendly living would probably fit well in the
Natural Sciences and Scientists forum for now.
We usually don't start a new forum unless there has been a lot of talk on a particular subject. When we started having a lot of animal-related discussion, we started the
Animals category and subforums. If we add a forum for every topic that comes up, we'll have a lot more to sort through and a lot of forums that may end up dead.
So keep talking and participating in the forums! If we see a topic that's generating a lot of threads, it may get its own forum.
