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Aug 31, 2018

ReadyNAS Board Restructure Complete

Note - These changes were complete on Nov/29/2018 - Please let us know if you find any inconsistencies. Hello ReadyNAS Community, I’m pleased to announce some upcoming changes...

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StephenB

Guru - Experienced User

Sep 01, 2018

I like the idea of trimming the number of boards. The labels often aren't very informing, and requiring people to pick a label that doesn't quite fit is annoying. So removing that requirement is also a good thing.

Can the plethora of models be streamlined? There are several hundred now, and it is not realistic to ask someone to navigate a pulldown menu that large. And we really don't need to know if a Duo v1 was an RND2000v1, RND2110v1, RND2120v1, RND2150v1, RND2175v1, RND2210v1, or a RND2220v1. Similarly for all the other models. If it can't be cleaned up, we'd be better off without it (since now we generally have to confirm it in the thread conversation anyway).

Also, the idea exchange is a mess - partly because it can't be searched effectively.

Sandshark

Sensei - Experienced User

Sep 03, 2018

StephenB wrote:

Also, the idea exchange is a mess - partly because it can't be searched effectively.

Absolutely nothing on this board can be searched effectively within the board itself. You're better off with Google! Instead of re-structuring, they should first be looking for a better piece of software to host it.

One problem with re-structuring is that you don't want links within posts that point to other postings broken unless you are making a radical improvement (like new software). If necessary, lock the old in place and move forward with the new.

As for the structure, there really does need to be separation between NAS OS families. RAIDiator 4.1.x and 4.2.x are similar enough that maybe they can be combined. But 5.x and 6.x have little in common with any of the others. The model in the header isn't enough -- many don't use it. I'm sure plenty of users get confused wondering if a thread is applicable to their NAS or not. Answers for one family are rarely valid for another.

StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Sep 03, 2018
Sandshark wrote:
I'm sure plenty of users get confused wondering if a thread is applicable to their NAS or not. Answers for one family are rarely valid for another.

That's certainly true, and the the difficulty of identifying OS 5 and OS 4.1 doesn't help.

I agree there should be separation (at least OS 6 and legacy).

Absolutely nothing on this board can be searched effectively within the board itself. You're better off with Google!

Very true. Though I think this creates more issues with the idea exchange than it does with the other forum areas.
tominwi
Luminary
Nov 08, 2018
Sandshark wrote:
One problem with re-structuring is that you don't want links within posts that point to other postings broken unless you are making a radical improvement (like new software). If necessary, lock the old in place and move forward with the new.

Way too late to this party, but I have to chime-in that PLEASE NO NOT AGAIN!!! I remember following religiously the old readynas.com forums, and then my ID got messed-up somehow and today all that good info is mostly lost forever. What posts CAN BE found usually refer to other posts that can not.

But Netgear will do what it's gotta do and we are all slaves to it. At least, my damned ReadyNAS NV+ just runs and runs (and runs) and probably will last forever given it turns on for only two hours each day.

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