Links to the forum on the main FreeBSD website

[trasz@]

There should be a link to the forums at http://www.freebsd.org/community.html - or, better yet, just another "tab", somewhere between "Community" and "Developers" at the grey horizontal bar above.

 

[praxis]

naaa i think we can all just find our way to the forums with google

 

[danger@]

Yes, that is surely a good idea, I will probably handle it.

The current policy of www/ will not allow us to add a new "top" menu item, but adding it to the community section will be fine for the beginning.

 

[graudeejs]

maybe you can add it under shortcuts

SHORTCUTS
* Mailing Lists
* Report a Bug
* FAQ
* Handbook
* Ports
* Forum

, can't you?
There seam to be enough space

 

[danger@]

Yes, I have added it there, but for some reason it isn't contained under all community sub-pages. I will have to investigate what I am missing ;-)

 

[graudeejs]

Yes, I have added it there, but for some reason it isn't contained under all community sub-pages. I will have to investigate what I am missing ;-)

give me the link... if/when you have uploaded to main page...
I can't see link on main page yet

 

[danger@]

for example: http://www.freebsd.org/community/mailinglists.html

 

[graudeejs]

I was thinking here:
http://killasmurf86.lv/data/pic/gsnapshot.jpg

 

[danger@]

that would be nice, however I need to discuss this with doceng@ and other relevant parties. People are not very happy with adding new links to these locations, which, after all, is a good approach to prevent spamming our menus with a lot of links...

 

[graudeejs]

you must admit, that that is not just any link, but an important one....

 

[Andrius]

http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=427

Support page has link to community page, community page has link to forums.

 

[danger@]

I do admit that, but it seems like responsible people do not agree :-(

 

[Andrius]

I think its good that forums will only be found by people who can actually read.

 

[susanth]

...
* FAQ
* Handbook
* Ports
* Forum...

Good Idea.

I join your View

 

[danger@]

I have discussed this option too, however I've been told that there is already a lot of links and if we are going to add another one, we have to delete one of existing ones....

 

[susanth]

I have discussed this option too,...we have to delete one of existing ones....

Aha; If so, let us stick to "KeepItSmall n Simple" principle
All existing shortcuts are important than forum link .

danger@, Once again; Thanks for your quick response

 

[graudeejs]

i believe mailing list ain't attractive to new users

 

[susanth]

i believe mailing list ain't attractive to new users

True; But it has a long history; Many Core Developers and Active Supporters may be still there than Forum

 

[Citsakots]

I don't know but I would rather prefer a link to the forums then to the mailing lists because I use forums way more often then mailing lists .

 

[meeb]

There could be one link (Discussions or something) instead of "Mailing Lists" which leads to a sepreate side where one can find links to Mailing Lists, IRC , this Forum, ...

Its like that already it just takes to rename the Link and maybe redesign the page behind that Link.