Do we need "Advanced Studies"?

[Steppingfeet]

Thanks everyone for the feedback and the voting.

Another aspects of “Advanced Studies” that prompted me to ask the question was that, in terms of the content, as some of you have pointed out in this thread, there seems to be little distinction between it and other areas of the forum. What was supposed to distinguish it was the manner in which the information was being discussed, but for the most part the members of Bring4th are relatively focused, so I don’t see the need to retain a sub-forum specifically for the purpose of focusing.

As to its fate, it seems from the voting that there is an even split between eliminating it altogether, and reassigning it to a specialized subject, like archetypes. I lean strongly in the direction of having a sub-forum for study of the archetypes, and as three members have, by virtue of their own enlightenment, indicated satisfaction with any outcome, I think we’ll give an archetypes sub-forum a go!

How sounds:
"Archetypes of Spiritual Evolution"
"Archetypes of Mind, Body, & Spirit"
"Book IV Archetypes"
"Archetypes and You"
"Archetype Shish Kabobs"

And any ideas about how to organize it?

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It appears that there is a stigma attached to this subforum of which I am not aware. I do not know if it was a mistake for me to use it as the primary platform for my threads, but it is as it is.

This is also an opportunity to make a suggestion: I have designed the Table of Contents thread to be an easy way to access all the specific threads I have posted in the series; however, it, like any other thread, is susceptible to being bumped out of the front page. I think making this thread sticky may be a good idea, but only if there are others who would like this convenience.

JustLikeYou, no mistake in using that sub-forum for archetype discussion! The topic of the archetypes, especially as presented in Book IV, is so abstruse that a measure of focus is a prerequisite to make meaningful headway into their study, so “Advanced” was a good home.

A sticky ToC thread that would rest atop an Archetypes sub-forum is a badass idea, and one I would fully support. (Note: to anyone unfamiliar with the term, “sticky” denotes a thread which is listed permanently at the top of a sub-forum regardless of activity/inactivity.)

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Βαθμιαίος and Plenum, both of you mentioned means of viewing new posting and accessing members-only sub-forums. On those two thoughts.

“Non-L/L Research Channeled Sources” and “Treehuggers Treehouse” are two sub-forums that will remain members only. We can however make the new Archetype sub-forum public so that new posts to that thread are visible without signing in.

About catching up on new posting. In taking on the role of head moderator, I had to ascertain the best way to read all posting. In my determination, the most efficient method to ensure I am reading everything is to read forum by forum. Here’s a breakdown of the three methods of catching up on posting works:


View New Posts

This option will show you every post made since you last logged in. In theory that sounds great, BUT the downside is that every time you log out, the cache is cleared.

So say you’ve been gone from the forums for a couple days on one of your Indiana Jones “Temple of Doom” adventures, you then log in for a moment, read a PM, play a game of Tetris, then log out without reading the forums. The two days of posts sitting in “View New Posts” is now gone, and with it all the wisdom that could have been yours.


View Today’s Post

This option shows you all posting within that particular day. I haven’t figured out how the system determines when the “day” begins, whether it uses your time zone or some other GMT zone.

The bummer about this is that if you’ve been away for more than whatever a “day” is, this option will not show you older posts.


Forum by forum

This is the one I use. As you all know, the system keeps track of what you’ve read/not read, and when a new post is made to a thread, the thread is marked as “unread”; and when a new post is made to a sub-forum, the sub-forum itself is marked as “unread”.

Using this method I work my way down from Strictly Law of One to Corkboard. Each time I open a sub-forum, the handful of threads that have been posted to since my last visit are lumped at the top of the screen, and clearly marked as “unread”.

I click on the “last post” option of the unread thread, and scroll up until I reach the date/time of my last visit. Then read downward.

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I know what you’re thinking. I agree.

I, too, am impressed with this 101 on “Keeping Up-To-Date with Your Bring4th Forum”. It's magnificent, really.

Lots of love, GLB