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Thus the effect of the present group structure is to exclude rather than to include.  The present group structure is a mix of what's needed to create a private, separate community and what's needed to create a discussion in one corner of a public space.
The mix isn't quite right.

All of this conversation really boils down to the fact that a group on the new site really want the old forum structure back. Well, my suggestion is that this group should go back to the old site or wait until I bring the old forum to this site in some form. But for new groups, the new site does not, and will not use the same forum structure as the old one. I have specific reasons for doing so. One of them is that  the old site, as much as some people liked it, was not a success from a user standpoint. It catered to a very narrow audience of writers. This is not a recipe for success in any type of site. So, I am not going to return to something that didn't work.

We can and will improve the forums. We can add search features and other items to make using the forums easier and this we will do.

We have a lot planned for 2015 and look forward to moving forward, not back.
Sol

My first reaction to the new TNBW site was very positive. That was twenty minutes ago.
I encountered a problem which should be of interest to the team who designed the site.

My latest book, developed in the TNBW workshop, was published three months ago. When I uploaded its front cover page, its image was distorted by extra text that was not on the cover. When I tried to remove the picture so I can try it again, I found that there was no way to remove it.

I'll try it again tomorrow.
A.Y.Anouchi

I'm reading North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell. & all of Jane Austen's major works (for a lit class.)

Hey Tirz, the only forum that is something like the one we had on the old site--in that every member can automatically see it is this Classic one. It has no sticky headers like our old one did--but it is the only one that EVERYONE can see. He mentioned wanting to move away from the central forum theme so that we concentrate more on group functions. I too read posts and rarely respond to all because it helped me get to know new people, and keep up with old friends too. That won't change much as long as people keep posting on CLASSIC, but I have a feeling once groups really begin to take hold--classic won't be nearly as active anymore. Who knows, I hope I'm wrong. And I hope I didn't confuse you more