RallyPoint needs a serious overhaul- it's a hot mess

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:43:58 -0400

I've been participating in forums for years, since dialing into the internet in the mid 90's with a 14.4k modem. RallyPoint has no organization to it at all- no subforums. Please fix this. The concept of a military-only forum is good, but with no organization to it, it's more of a hassle than it's worth.

RallyPoint doesn't need a new app. There are several good forum apps already.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2015 12:57 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:57:03 -0400

Its a growing process. LTC Yinon Weiss, CPT Aaron Kletzing, and the others are trying to make it the best they can. That is why the like the feedback from the community.

Response by SGT Ben Keen made Jul 16 at 2015 1:53 PM

SGT Ben Keen — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:53:18 -0400

What sort of changes would you want to see MSgt Private RallyPoint Member? I've been on RallyPoint since it start and been heavily involved on these forums. We have seen a lot of updates and changes to the forums over the past few years. You can search the forums by subject, groups, trending, and recently added. The forums are broken up into four subcategories; Military Discussion, Post Military Life, Transition/Employment, and General Discussion. If you could lay out the format, how would you do it differently?

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Jul 16 at 2015 2:24 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:24:20 -0400

Instead of Subforums, we use the Groups (main bar) and Tags feature. By tagging something, it appears in each of the listed groups. This question for example appears in "RallyPoint" whereas items like "RP Book Club - Book of the Week" appear in Books, and can be seen there. Others will appear in Leadership, USMC, News, etc.

Sub-forums tend to be more linear, as this site is more "relational" like a database. It's not that it isn't organized, it's just organized differently than other forums.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Jul 16 at 2015 3:13 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:13:12 -0400

Thanks for feedback on this. Please give us a few examples of specific issues, and what specific changes you would make. Generalities will not be helpful, just like in planning a military mission. Thanks.