Why is there only one thread for ISU distant learning

There used to be one thread that got humongous. Then, the mods split it to two threads, one for current/past students, and one for prospective students; both have been humongous. Other threads about the same subject will go unnoticed. There really is no rhyme or reason. If you look throughout the site, you will see the same topics being rehashed over and over as the years go on. There really should be a set limit, such as stop and start a new thread at 750 or 1000 posts, or whatever. Threads are unwieldy long before they reach 10,000 posts.

There is a "sticky" at the top of the forum:

https://allnurses.com/distance-learning-nursing/indiana-state-university-385575.html

And this one: https://allnurses.com/distance-learning-nursing/indiana-state-university-365874.html

And this one: https://allnurses.com/distance-learning-nursing/lpn-bsn-indiana-159165.html

https://allnurses.com/distance-learning-nursing/isu-faq-thread-365878.html

https://allnurses.com/distance-learning-nursing/isu-does-matter-467023.html

https://allnurses.com/distance-learning-nursing/isu-challenge-exams-472482.html (that was one of yours)

Not quite sure why, but it seems like most of the ISU students seem to post in one thread and make it huge, vs. starting new threads like you have. But there are several in the first three pages of this forum. It could also be that there are more EC students active here vs. ISU students. No special treatment.

You have to also remember that moderators and administrators (as far as I know) are volunteers and not paid. They probably have enough on their hands just dealing with inappropriate posting and such. There really is no time for forum housekeeping unless one of them wants to "live" on the site which I doubt will happen. People post the way they want to post, even when there are clear guidelines. Just the way it goes.

There isn't a bias toward Excelsior. It is the distance program in the US that has the largest number of students. More Excelsior students choose to post here than other students.

Not aware of any singling out of ISU posts. There is a distance learning forum for all distance learning program concerns. If you want Excelsior posts to be segregated out, then make the suggestion to the site administrators through the suggestions forum or contact the administration forum. You can find administrator contacts by looking at the site map. It is up to the administrators to decide how they want to set up the different forums.

I note that there are many, many threads for other distant learning sites about various subjects, but when I try to start a new thread for ISU, it is dumped in one huge single distant learning thread. What gives. Why not have one thread for Excelsior, one for other distant learning sites the way ISU distant learning is treated?

Megan -- if you respond in the existing thread, it will remain in the existing thread. If you start a new post, it becomes a new thread. It's that simple. No one is "dumping" your posts anywhere; you are choosing where you post. I'm not sure exactly where the disconnect is.

There are more EC students here than others, but that is no reason to start a separate forum. We're all distance learners. There are plenty of Chamberlain students (like me) here as well, but we mostly end up with threads like the ISU ones -- many pages long, because we all seem to respond to each other in a few threads vs. starting new ones.