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I think the idea was, that we all were reading all of those forums anyway. This just makes it easier and opens up room for other categories.
These are hard decisions to make for any Admin -- what the categories should be. Make them too specific and you only get a few posts and other categories are left out. Make them too broad and the users can't skip categories they don't really care about.
Its not easy finding the balance that works. But go to most instrument boards and you will find a single category labeled "horns" or "equipment." That leaves room for other categories.
I am sure it was a tough call to make -- but I can guess that with only a dozen or two posts in the various horns categories combined in a week (unless a ZeuS war broke out) that the space could better be used for other topics. We will see and the transformation begins.
Jim |