Thanks. I hadn't seen that. My thoughts are along similar lines, though I didn't get into the broader issues of global structure.

Also, I lean toward using sub-forums or clarification forum labels where one area is a geographic subset of another. For example, I think London should either be a sub-forum of UK/Ireland, or the latter should be labeled "UK and Ireland (except London)." I navigate FT almost solely from the "Forum Jump" pop-up menu, as do many others, so the structure should be clear without having to read the commentary in the full forum list of a section.

Can anyone post in the Talkboard forum? If we all can, is it considered appropriate?