A Bioenergetic View of Bioenergetics and Forum Structure

PissBoy

I think there should be an AI powered tag generator for each post/reply and it could help group posts into tag specific heatmaps and the entire forum exists in this bubbly map of tags.

brad

@Amazoniac Are you suggesting each of the quoted text should be a subforum?

Hando-Jin

Too many subforums is one of the many reasons rpf sucks.

skylark

I agree with OP. Higher information flow -> higher structural complexity. It's just the bioenergetic thing to do.

Also how do I get to the Black Lodge subsection? I followed all the instructions but when I open my eyes I'm still in the phenomenal world.

Amazoniac

@brad

Yes, but if you find it overwhelming, it can be simplified. Something along these lines:

Health

Nutrition
	Proteins, peptides and amino acids
	Carbohydrates and fiber
	Fats and lipids
	Calories
	Vitamins and quasi-vitamins
	Minerals: major, trace and ultratrace
	Foods
		Cereals
		Confectioneries
		Diaries
		Eggs
		Fruits
		Legumes
		Meats
		Collagen
		Vegetables (roots, tubers, leaves, and others)
		Mushrooms
	Beverages
	Culinary herbs, spices and seasonings
	Dietary models
	Cookware
Light
Sleep
Physical activity
All-things respiration
Mental wellness
Hormones
	Corticosteroids (Glucocorticoids, Mineralocorticoids)
	Sex steroids (Progestogens, Androgens, Estrogens)
	Nonsteroid hormones
Tests
Afflictions
Therapies
Supplements (non-nutrient)
Drugs
Maternity

Environment
Case studies and logs
The Greats
Antisocial sciences
Art
Companion animals
Junkyard

I illustrated with the first, but you'd have to expand the other categories as wished and include what's missing. For some reason, parts of the text are appearing in different color or bolded, yet these weren't on purpose.

The regular forum searches are unreliable to compile relevant posts on a topic because of the irrelevant results that appear in between.

With simpler directories, we'd be relying on the tags system, and only part of members is fond of it; others prefer to navigate through menus. Those who prefer to search can ignore the subdivisions, pick a major category and the desired tags. If they're after random content, there's the page with recent activity. However, the persons who are into menus are discouraged without the existence of proper directories.

But some standardization must also be present to better organize the content in relying on tags. Without a list to select from (similar to what was proposed earlier), it's common to have different terms referring to the same matter (example: thiamine, thiamin, B1, vitamin B1). An incomplete structure along with an erratic tags system is an issue that's better addressed early on.

Insr

@Hando-Jin I agree

SalemSays

Guru
Would you prefer it be called the pro-metabolic forum ?
Does that make us professionals or maybe professors ?
What's with all the fat soluble hate it sounds like fat shaming to me but as for acronyms PMF doesn't roll quite off the tongue as BF then we could be BFFs works much better with formalwear

Amazoniac

I think that we're past naming, but for something unique related to metabolism, it could be Metabotropic Forum.

The way that the forum is designed (with a discreet search icon on top) induces people to explore rather than search. The landing page is not on all recent content and encourages navigation towards affinities, which is advantageous, but it's not divided enough. People have large buckets to dump their threads with minimal criteria.

A woman may have a relative in critical situation dealing with advanced cancer, browses the forum for hope, only to encounter:

Without proper niches to contain these topics, people have no choice but to post them on grand categories and interests confuse.

Forum > Bioenergetic Discussions

Compared to..

Forum > Health > Sexual Health > Male
Forum > Health > Sexual Health > Female

To make it worse, check the list of recent threads: only a minority are tagged (and without standardized terms). If you're horny and trying to procreate, it can be tricky to find information on sexual health from a sea of threads with different names in use.

A person may visit the forum interested in paintings, but what if the art category is dominated by music? It would be challenging to filter once the content piles up.

peatyourmeat

too much thinking for a forum that costs 300$ a month and was made because of twitter community drama

Lipidfree

@Amazoniac Very good and rather pressing suggestion imo, unsurprising coming from a great poster from RPF. I personally like tags and advanced searches, but the present subdivision of this forum is lacking, especially if it was grow large.