(07 Sep 2013, 8:15 pm)Andreos1 wrote I must admit, I very rarely open any of the flickr links.
They don't really float my boat - but I don't complain about them, simply skipping past the post.

If a discussion comes of the original post, brilliant. If it doesn't, then so be it.

I think that needs to be carried throughout the forum.

There are posts in the forum from me, stating my concern that posts would become hidden or it would hinder discussion.
It did take a while for those threads to become popular, but they have taken off brilliantly - however, I do think it has been at the expense of others.
Discussion has diversified and that should be encouraged - whether it is in a dedicated thread or not.

If you look at the main GNE thread, there are nowhere near as many posts as there was previously, only because comments are diluted into other threads.

At what point do we say there are enough threads?
- Service Suggestions
- Brands
- Pricing
Each of those, were seperated out and what would have been posted in the GNE thread, are now elsewhere.

If we continue to seperate everything, what else will there be to talk about, specific to GNE or whoever else?

Just as an example - say there are 100 posts concerning GNE.
20 are about pricing
20 are about branding
30 are about service suggestions.
10 are about off route vehicles
5 are about flickr photos
the remaining discussion will be about what and how long will it take before that is seperated and split into its own thread?

That was my worry about Stagecoach and Arriva, as originally posted here. I wasn't as concerned about Go North East as we always seem to find discussion somewhere!

At present, I feel ANE/SNE can't be diluted any further. What would be the use of the main threads if we did dilute them more than we have done already?

If I'm honest, I've just looked over the GNE main thread, and I feel the majority of the discussion is rare/odd workings, which is perhaps why the other big two haven't had quite as much discussion... Without the unusual allocations, we've got VOSA registrations, diversion notices and fleet allocation. Other threads may be active, but this has been done at the expense of the main discussion thread.