I think nature is much too broad to encompass "outdoors" and outdoors isn't specifically limited to "nature". Outdoor activities could be in completely urban environments.
For example, a "
climbing" sub forum, under
Outdoors main forum, which urban climbers, completely uninvolved from nature, would post.
One could argue with this same logic that
Graphic Design ,
Entertainment Room and
Computers and IT and all their sub forums could be eliminated and put under the "technology" part of STN.
I don't think any of the members of the proposed
Outdoors or the existing members of
Science, Technology & Nature would be care to have their posts mingled together.
There are tons of people in the forums who take part in activities from hunting, fishing, boating, snowboarding, mountain climbing, free climbing, skydiving, car maintenance , and many more activities that have
for far too long gone without a proper space for discussion. I would venture to bet that the
Outdoors forum, with enough time would become one of the most most popular areas of congregation outside of diablo trading.
I've made contact and asked to have a poll put in.