Should we condense some of the forum choices?

[Spitfire]

Yes please!!

My suggestions:

Merge "Lower Berth" into "Hobo's Camp" -- no need for 2 general talk areas. I like the name Hobo's Camp for this.

Merge "Get to Know us" and "Mugshots" .

The Photo area - I'm not sure why this has to be separate. Don't we already post photos under the various scale headings if models, or real world, if real?

Alternatively: Photography, Scenery, Books, Video -- it worked before, why not keep using it?

As well, why have an area for discussing anything train related? It seems the individual forum areas amply cover anything train related already. Need to talk about real US trains? Goes in US Rails. Need to talk about industries along the rails? Goes in Industries. Need to alert people to an upcoming RR related TV show? Put in general talk, or I should say "Hobo Camp".

In my ideal world things would look like this:

DISPATCHER'S OFFICE
• Forum Announcements
• Rules of the Road
• FAQ/Help

THE DEPOT
• Hobo's Campfire - talk about anything here
• Get to Know Us - including mugshots
• Contest Forums
• Photography, Scenery, Books, Video

MAINLINE
• N/Z
• HO
• O/G
• Narrow Gauge
• Modular
• Traction
• Scratchin' and Bashin'

THE BACKSHOP
• Engineer's Workship - Technical discussion
• DCC
• Tips and Tricks
• Operations (missing right now)

THE REAL WORLD
• US Rails
• Canada Rails
• International Rails

RR MARKETPLACE
• Swap Meet
• Reviews

MOD ZONE