Interesting idea.  I suppose it would mean adding tags to topics.  Russ, web designer is very good and responsive but also very busy.  I am sure he will consider this.
Thanks, mavigogun for including your place of origin.  It is always nice to know it.

dopapier wrote:

I suppose it would mean adding tags to topics.

Tags with a sort-by-tag option would do it- and address Russ' concern regarding posts getting lost in multiple forums.   Topic labels might include "paper clay", "surface treatments"- but would need to  be limited to retain utility.   As indicated, the volume may well be too low to warrant any action.    The reads/post ratio is extraordinary.

dopapier wrote:

Thanks, mavigogun for including your place of origin.

There is a diction variance between the user profile page and the post tag- location/from, respectively; for me, it only works if you read it as "posting from".   It's a case of "an American sculptor in İstanbul".

I hope you don't mean breaking it into separate topics, like paper, glue, methods, etc. 

There's too much spillover from one subject to another to make that feasible, IMO.

"The reads/post ratio is extraordinary."

Maybe they're finding what they're looking for via the Search option?

Sue

I love this site the way it is. I have joined and left a lot of the type of forums you have mentioned. I like that I can come back time and again its all the current stuff is right there on the first page and I can just read whats up but if I want to keep going I can. keep up the great work Russ. thanks for a great place to just sit and talk about what I love.