New name and new Boards

kingfisherblue

My dad used to say, 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'

Well, the old board wasn't broken - there wouldn't have been so many posters, not to mention those who read but don't post. So why change it? I can see why some sub-boards are sensible. The recent addition of a sub-board for matters relating to death and funerals was a good idea, especially if someone is looking for information. Splitting the rest of us up, though, is just plain silly (except to those at MSE Towers who are thinking about marketing revenue).

By all means create a sub-board if there are numerous threads on one topic, but don't segregate the rest of us. It could mean that we miss reading some threads where we could offer valuable advice, where we could celebrate someone's achievements, or where we just enjoy a laugh.

MSE, please listen to your posters. Respect their wishes - so far there seem to be few who agree with the move, yet they are the very same people who have helped to make MSE forums as successful as they are.

Remember, if it aint't broke, don't fix it.

barbarawright

Shouldn't the sticky about spouses dying be in the Singleton's section? :rotfl:

LondonDiva

What a stupid division - I don't understand why I now to click on three boards for the same information. Also, why is the 50p gifts thread in couples?

whitewing

What a shame. It always impressed me that there was a website that wasn't actually scared to have 'Marriages' in its title.

Tiddlywinks

Why change? Really WHY the change?

If you really do care about the forum users then you would have consulted before the change.

You now have another opportunity to act - you've heard the consensus and it's not positive.... so, if you do actually give a hoot about the forum users then take it on the chin and change back.

Leaving it as it is, despite all of the feedback, will demonstrate that actually it's not about the forum users but the revenue stream now you've 'commercialised'.

True colours shining through...

Make-it-3

Come on - stop mucking around and put the boards back as they were!

Amanda65

I feel that this has far more to do with selling advertising and the change to Moneysupermarket rather than a true wish to help people more - mainly because it does anything but.

Sadly if this continues, which was always my fear when MSE sold then in the words of the Dragons - I'm out

And how interesting (and sad) that no-one from MSE has come back on to comment 3 pages in. No longer fighting for the little man I guess !

Tiddlywinks

I just find this splitting into categories really offensive.

Can you not be single and be part of a family?

Can you not be a couple and have pets?

Does someone without children have less to say about relationships?

Why not go all the way and split us up by religion, skin colour, sexuality, occupation, class or whatever? Would that be any more offensive?

Mrs.W_2

This board was not broken, but someone decided to fix* it.


*Synonyms for Fix: alter, castrate, geld, make impotent, mutilate, sterilize, neuter!

cazziebo

Gosh I find this really weird and quite alienating.

I think of myself as single (because I'm not married) but I'm in a relationship so not really a singleton. I don't yet think of myself as part of a couple. My children are almost almost almost (fingers hard crossed) independent so I don't really identify myself as a mother in the way that mothers are who have dependent children. (I know, I know, once a mother always a mother, but in terms of advice etc it's different.

I did identify with families & relationships because I do have an ex, a current, siblings, relatives of all ages.. I FEEL I FITTED IN THE OLD BOARD!

Now you've cast me adrift and I don't like it.... :-(