Revising the Regional Forums

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by zeff80, Jan 15, 2015.

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  1. zeff80

    zeff80 Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,425) Feb 6, 2006 Missouri
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    Not sure if this is the right spot from for this proposal, but I would be in favor of revising the Regional Forums. For example, the Midwest forum is about 90% Minnesota talk. While I love the Land of 10,000 Lakes and their beer, I fear that any questions about other states get buried and ignored. If I were new to the site and wanted to ask a question about Omaha, I probably wouldn't ask it because the forum appears to be entirely about MN.


    Please, do not read this post as a slight to Minnesota. It has a very large metro population and a strong beer culture. Maybe Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri could split off and leave Iowa, the Dakotas and MN in another. I'm sure there are other regions that could be splintered into smaller forums.

    Just a thought. I've wondered if others have noticed similar patterns of one or two states dominating a regional forum?
     
    #1 zeff80, Jan 15, 2015
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  2. misternebbie

    misternebbie Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Interesting post
     
    #2 misternebbie, Jan 15, 2015
  3. kingofhop

    kingofhop Initiate (0) May 9, 2010 Oklahoma
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    Damn Texans have hijacked the Southwest Forum. Frikkin' Longhorns.
     
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  4. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    We've wanted Northern Idaho added to the NW forum for a while. It's easier to just use whole states, as compared drawing separate groups. But yeah, it would make sense to separate the the Great Plains from the upper Midwest. Ohio is in the midwest, and it's a long way from Omaha.
     
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  5. leroybrown10

    leroybrown10 Pooh-Bah (2,416) Jan 26, 2008 Missouri
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    I have noticed the same thing about the Midwest forum. I suspect a lot of the regional Missouri traffic goes to stlhops and craftbeerkc so I'm not sure just how much this will help, though I like the idea.
     
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  6. zeff80

    zeff80 Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,425) Feb 6, 2006 Missouri
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    Yeah, I know stlhops and craftbeerkc are great place to discuss Missouri stuff, but I just fear someone new to BA may not know that and feel overwhelmed by the Minnesota heavy Midwest forum.
     
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  7. forrestbetts

    forrestbetts Zealot (551) Nov 29, 2007 Illinois

    There used to be city-specific forums for Boston, New York, Chicago, and some others. Bringing those back may address part of the issue.
     
    #7 forrestbetts, Jan 15, 2015
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  8. rooskey379

    rooskey379 Initiate (0) Oct 26, 2011 Michigan

    I agree with you. The Great Lakes region is nearly all chicago, everything else is drowned out
     
    #8 rooskey379, Jan 15, 2015
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  9. zeff80

    zeff80 Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,425) Feb 6, 2006 Missouri
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    I know. I was prepping for a Wisconsin trip last year and noticed that.
     
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  10. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    We have no plans on revising our regional forums.
     
    #10 Todd, Jan 15, 2015
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