Well the big move has begun in the forums (moderators have been working hard right now to do it). The french forums are now FOURTEEN instead of the previous six ones. Better categories, smaller forums, easy finding. It's for the better. Well, we hope so!
Now, and what about the English forums?
The move will begin just after the work on the french has been finished (a few days). But you can already have a look on the future organization here.

Comments/wording/champagne welcome. New moderators welcome too, as we would like to have on the English side a full English mother tongue team of moderators. so fell free to contact me

lepetitmartien
Moderator In Chief (happy me :-) )

(if the list is still not on the thread, just wait a bit it'll come as fast as Presto will have finished editing it)

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