While you're waiting for me to get my new hymn forum named and otherwise together, if you think you might be interested in participating in it I would welcome suggestions for its organization into subforums.

I still don't know if I can do any deeper nesting than what you can see at Thinkingbaptists.com, and I know the same general format will apply as there, so you can look at those forum headings:

• Official Forums
• Announcements
  Various items posted for your information
• Join Thinking Baptists
  Post here if you'd like to join our discussions
• Welcome Forum
  Please introduce yourself here

• General Forums
• News Forum
  Articles are posted here for general discussion
• General Chat
  This is for anything you'd like to talk about
• Politics
  We're already discussing religion...
• The Arts
  Visual Arts, Books, Movies, Music, etc.
• Creators' Corner
  Publish your artistic efforts here
• Humor and Whimsy
  If it would make John Cleese laugh, post it here
• Internet Resources
  Post your links here

• Religious Topics
• Prayer Requests and Meditations
  A place for shared prayer
• Theology & Biblical Criticism
  For discussion of theological and biblical issues
• Baptist Heritage
  For discussing our proud heritage of freedom and faithfulness
• Denominational Topics
  Since they always come up anyway
• Liturgy & the Church Year
  Look at all the pretty colors

• Baptists from the Left
Self-Proclaimed Liberals
No, "Liberal Baptist" is not an oxymoron!
• The Woodshed
  Rant and vent here
• The Alliance of Baptists
  So cool that they get their own forum

• Administrative Forums
Founders' Forum
An Invitation-Only Forum
• Liberator's Lounge
  For Liberators and Admin's

Oh well, I've got at least one missing tag or one too many in there somewhere, can't get the first category to look right, but you get the idea... Tunes, texts, history, creative writing, people, theology, style, performance, hymnals/songbooks, events, 7-11 songs, chant, instruments, recordings, web resources... what would be the most useful ways to organize it. I don't want too much organization (I think thinkingbaptists.com may be a bit overcategorized for the traffic) but I also want it less disorganized than the Mudcat forum or the Hymn Society discussion board; useful organization but not intimidating or overwhelming...

Suggestions are welcome, here or by PM.

Haruo