Does anyone use the sub forum dropdowns?

[Greg Bernhardt]

We have several forums that have sub forum drop downs from the homepage. I realized that I never use them and always just click the parent forum and then once inside click the sub forum. If most are like me I would consider removing the drop downs to clean the look a bit.

 

[phinds]

I'm with you. But of course, I"m ALWAYS with you, Greg. Except when I'm not.

 

[Drakkith]

Huh. I didn't even know the drop downs existed.

 

[berkeman]

Yeah, I'm not seeing what you are referring to, Greg. Probably right under my nose...

Can you give an example of where the drop-downs appear?

 

[mfb]

I rarely use them.

 

[berkeman]

Ah, thanks mfb. I don't think I've noticed them before, or thought they were glitches in my browser. Yeah, you can get rid of them if you want Greg.

 

[Bystander]

Scrap 'em.

 

[phinds]

Huh. I didn't even know the drop downs existed.

Yeah, but we all know you don't really pay attention.

 

[berkeman]

Yeah, but we all know you don't really pay attention.

Well, I saw them and thought they were browser glitches... What does that make me?

 

[phinds]

Well, I saw them and thought they were browser glitches... What does that make me?

Nah, we're OK. I also thought they were glitches. We were paying attention, just drew the wrong conclusion. Drakkith was off thinking about sex or something. Who knows what a Texan thinks when no one is looking

 

[Evo]

I've never noticed them before, how nifty, I'll start using them.

 

[phinds]

I've never noticed them before, how nifty, I'll start using them.

Damn contrarian

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I've never noticed them before, how nifty, I'll start using them.

No I'm trying to remove them :D

 

[jtbell]

I've never used them, either.

 

[strangerep]

I always use the one in the HW forum to fast-vector into advanced physics HW (since I never look at any of the other HW subforums).

I don't use any of the others.

 

[dlgoff]

If most are like me I would consider removing the drop downs to clean the look a bit.

If you are like me and don't have the window fully expanded, they get in the way.

 

[ShayanJ]

So you guys are going to have an interview with Sabine Hossenfelder, cool!

P.S.
I never used them either!

 

[BillTre]

I have used them as shortcuts (not having to enter a forum to get to a sub-forum (if I have the terminology right)) occasionally, but probably won't miss them much.
Took me awhile to notice them.

Why not just make them (sub-fora?) separate and equal to the other units (fora).
I don't like going into one forum to get to another. Too much work. And I forget they are there.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Why not just make them (sub-fora?) separate and equal to the other units (fora).

It will make the homepage list quite long

 

[BillTre]

Its already more than a page on my computer anyway.

 

[mfb]

Making it even longer won't improve that.

 

[BillTre]

Won't really make it any worse either.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Won't really make it any worse either.

It will. Especially in the age of mobile.

 

[BillTre]

OK. I don't do mobile, so I wouldn't know about that.