I'm on the fence regarding thread specific topics. The Heather Elvis case first brought me to WS. I lurked for months, and I was going to join...just wanted to get a feel for everything first. It started as a general thread, and then one day I logged on, and there were all these different threads! I was like, whoa! As a newbie, I found it overwhelming, and I did't register then. Honestly, it's probably why I haven't been following her case as much as I used to. I'm subscribed to her forum, and I read new posts, but I rarely, if ever (can't remember) posting there.
I didn't register on WS until I started following Relisha Rudd's case, a general thread (last time I checked) and that's when I started posting. Imo, the convo does flow better in general thread.
Probably because of my experience with Heather's forum, I wasn't too overwhelmed when this one went thread-specific last night. It's more work to follow along though, imo. You go to a thread, read, maybe post, then go back to the main forum page, click on another thread and read/post, over and over. Not very user-friendly imo.
However, I can see value in breaking out certain topics - hence why I'm on the fence. For example, I am already convinced that JRH (or anybody else sitting in that tiny vehicle) would see the carseat, and more specifically, they would see Cooper IN the carseat -- so for me, respectfully, I have no interest in the carseat thread.
IMO, I think we need to find a "happy medium," where we can discuss general topics, but not be bogged down by very specific topics. What is that happy medium? I don't know. Before last night, for me, it was the "scroll-n-roll" method.
Personally, I'm already used to the multiple threads, but I'm just hoping I don't lose interest like I did in Heather's case. Ok, let me rephrase that, I have not lost interest in Heather case and I know I will not lose interest in Cooper, what I mean is that it might get so exhausting trying to keep up, that I just won't be involved in the forum as much as I used to. JMO. My :twocents: worth.