Posted by Dr. Bob on November 21, 2007, at 8:06:23
In reply to Re: opening boards and closing boards, posted by Dinah on November 19, 2007, at 11:24:41
> No formula for deciding when a small board should be closed. Maybe keep track of posts complaining that the small boards get too little traffic and they'd rather post on Social or Psychology? Or just peruse the activity level and then start separate threads for each low volume board asking for feedback about closing them?
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> Not everything has to be a formula. Any number of things shouldn't be, IMO.I agree, but a formula can be a starting point. Here's each board and how many weeks ago its most recent thread was started:
2000 26
Faith 6
Parents 5
Books 4
Eating 3
Health 1
Work 1
Grief 1
Writing 1
Relationships 1
Students 1
Substance Use 1
Newbies 1
Withdrawal 0
Self-Esteem 0
Alternative 0
Medication 0
Psychology 0
Administration 0
Social 0
Politics 0So a month without any new threads would mean closing 2000, Faith, and Parents. I might consider 2000 and Faith to be exceptions and just close Parents?
Bob
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