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Originally Posted by The Jabroni
I don't think so. Sure, both provinces have grown since the last time we had this sort of discussion (if I recall, it was 2 years ago). This particular section has been bustling a lot more before, but not as busy as the AB/BC section. Then again, they were merged recently, so I don't know.
Still, I'd keep it the way it is, at least for a little while longer.
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Yeah, I think we'll revisit this on an annual basis or something. The poll results and comments do not motivate me enough to do this at the moment.
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Originally Posted by blacktrojan3921
Why does this have the vibe of being a response to that proposal thread I made a few weeks back XD;;
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lol, no worries man!
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Originally Posted by vid
I don't think it is a problem. Winnipeg drowns most things out but if you remove it, the area will be quite quiet. At most, I would give Winnipeg threads their own subsection (not a local forum, just a section), but I don't think even that is really warranted.
What we could do is institute a system like the building projects section where locations of projects are denoted by a smilie icon that corresponds with the thread. Winnipeg could be , Regina could be and Saskatoon could be , something like that. It would make specific threads easier to spot, perhaps.
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Great idea with the emoticons. I suspect it would require regular maintenance on the moderators part as people fail to adhere to existing forum standards (sourcing photos, articles, etc...). I'll give it more thought over the next few days.
Winnipeg has a very active membership, with regular contributors to several mega threads. The same cannot be said for Saskatchewan. It's analogous to how most mega threads in the Canada section operate with larger cities dominating discussion and image posting threads -- supersaturation is not a healthy state. A predictable outcome given there is more activity in the larger centres, and a larger pool of geeks to draw from.
Where is the Sask. ADHD contingent!?!?!
As many have already expressed, I'm content to leave things as is. We can revisit this topic in the future if necessary.
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Originally Posted by brithgob
That's because you're looking at it from a Winnipeg perspective. With the exception of the stickied city threads, Saskatchewan threads tend to get drowned out by the very active Manitoba discussion.
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My position as well.
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Originally Posted by Pootkao
I'd prefer to have all the prairie provinces back together, maybe even with BC for a fuller Western Canada board.
Its good for Manitobans to get a better sense of what else is going on in the world, rather than this isolationist thing.
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I shared your preference (for the same reasons) while the Western Canada disaggregation process was being discussed and acted upon. I am not sure I would still support a unified Western Canada section -- too messy to navigate, and it suppresses active thread diversity. I want to believe if Saskatchewan and Manitoba had their own sub-forums, there would be a noticeable increase in thread topics for each respective province. More thread topics = appeal to more people = more members contributing = improved SSP forum viewing experience!
That is all for now -- G'nite!