We're not in a rush on the Nigeria board, after so many years of asking we just got the board (based on the date on our request thread, it'll look like it took us just months but the appeal started since with other threads that didn't get much feedback). We're taking things slowly, currently there isn't much need of a child board, when we see a need a request will be brought to the meta baord. Our focus now for the board is getting more merit source and an increase of the current merit source allocation on the board;
A good statistics to show Nigeria need more merits source to approved at least 2 after that we might prepare a proper request thread and list of board we need, based on threads on those topics dominating the main page.
Dude, I just gave an example, these things are really a matter of your local community decision.
I didn't mentioned here to refer to application or anything else. I know your community will must make the decisions they need to make first for their own good. I actually asked the questions here out of my own curiosity and mentioned your local community name as an example, nothing else
There's no need of getting a child board when that child board will become dormant because of lack of interest from the local baord members. The main page of the local thread has to be full of topics on a specific area of discussion before a request for subboard get more merit. Pin topic are important and when we submit the subboard request, pinned post request will also be included for some important threads like the Rules and Regulations thread (mostly likely a translated version) but until then we have other focus which is why those areas you raised concern about aren't at the top of the agenda since most local board users are also main board visitors but it won't be neglected.
Actually, you are right at this point that, if there is no such traffic(post activity) then the local child boards will become dormant. But I think a local board in such a way that it's better to have a separate section for each discussion, otherwise, things get very messy, Although we have local thread, I think that if there are only topics in the local board, things can be the little similar. sometimes it's a hassle to get the necessary info.(for like some tools and tricks for using the forum more easier, also including the rules ). And the reason I'm saying this is that many people are more accustomed to their native language and easily understand the shared posts(topics). I myself found a lot of important forum information on the first page of our local thread. By the way, I would like to thank the creator of our local thread for mentioning a lot of important info in the beginning on his topic.
