thewoodwhisperer Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 As much as I love this forum software, nothing is perfect. One of the areas that could really use improvement is the Gallery. But in spite of the limitations, I think we can make it better. Right now, there is one massive Member gallery. All of your albums are posted in this giant category. My plan is to add some new, very broad, categories. When I say broad, I mean no more than 4 categories that comprise just about all possible woodworking related projects. So off the top of my head, I am thinking something like: Furniture Shop Projects Turnings Accessories I am not married to these by any means. So I am looking for you input here. Let me stress again that I only want 4 categories or less, so they need to be broad. Thanks for the help folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Good categories, may I suggest either "Shop Projects" or "Accessories" be clairified with a "/jigs"? Thanks Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Good categories, may I suggest either "Shop Projects" or "Accessories" be clairified with a "/jigs"? Thanks Jim Sure. Shop projects would include anything related to the shop. So jigs, furniture, fixtures, etc.... I'll be sure to clarify when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Brown Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I do like the idea of a shop projects catagory, which seperates things that solve a problem from things that are supposed to look pretty. The others are good, too, except I'm confused about the accessories label. Does this mean things you make, or things you buy? Are they accessories for the shop, or accessories for the home? Or is this the long dangly jewelry and flowing scarves I wear to coordinate my shop outfits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Accessories is my catch-all term for everything that is NOT furniture. A jewelry box, a cutting board, etc. Again, anything that goes in the shop would be under the shop category. I am hoping someone has a better word than Accessories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlehikoinen Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Maybe broaden it a bit? 'home accessories/accents/art'. Using 'home' in the title should help keep the shop stuff out of it ... maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyami Plotke Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Looks like adding those categories will help. I must agree, galleries are the forums weak link, the one aspect on ning I still miss. I've not done much with photos in the new forum, but is there a way to email in photos like we used to be able to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bywc Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Furniture Shop Projects Turnings conglomerate Really confuse people lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Looks like adding those categories will help. I must agree, galleries are the forums weak link, the one aspect on ning I still miss. I've not done much with photos in the new forum, but is there a way to email in photos like we used to be able to? Oh good question. I'll have to check on that. Invision knows the Gallery is weak and they are getting lots of feedback about it. I would expect to see some big improvements with future versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmsdph Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 not saying its the best option, but, Etsy and eBay classify a similar category as Home Decor & Accents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trace Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 How about, "This, that, and the other thing" for the catch all catagory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie4you Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 How about "Everything Else" or if you want to get bombastic "Miscellany" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 OK new categories are added. Let's see if anything explodes now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onboard Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I know I’m late for suggestions, but if the catagory label “Home Decor/Accessories/Accents” doesn’t work out how about the following? Furniture Shop Projects Turnings None Of The Above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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