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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6703693" data-attributes="member: 12731">The problem is that, as far as I understand, there can be one of two implementations:The previous one, where 5th Ed charop threads were exiled to one big charop forum which nobody looked at. This meant EN World was not the go-to place to discuss 5E charop issues.The current one, where 5th Ed charop threads are automatically included when you view the main 5e forum. While this massively increases the visibility of any 5E charop thread you make, it makes it harder to &quot;not go to that section&quot;. In fact, AFAIK it's currently impossible to not go there: you simply can't read the main 5E forum without the charop threads!Damned if you do, damned if you don't...And there seems to be no technical solution that allows some of us to watch all 5E threads in one spot and others to view only general 5E threads. Same with house rule, adventurer's league and a few other forums.---As I see it, the core problem is having one big charop forum. If 5e charop was its own forum, there wouldn't be a need to filter on tags. Which is the explanation Morrus has provided: you can't set up a forum that adds BOTH &quot;this other forum&quot; AND &quot;threads tagged XYZ from this other forum&quot;, so the only way to have it the way it is now is for the main forum itself to add &quot;threads tagged XYZ from this other forum&quot;.(I might be wrong; I don't work here)Also, if 5e charop was its own forum, perhaps it - in combination with the sudden influx of WotC forumists - would garner enough interest since you wouldn't have to even know PF or 4E (or AD&amp;D, or OSR etc) charop issues are even discussed at the site. Which would be a fundamental necessity for you guys to ever get your wish. Meaning that I would hate for charop threads to disappear from the main forum if that means EnWorld goes back to being not the go-to place to discuss 5E charop issues!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 6703693, member: 12731"] The problem is that, as far as I understand, there can be one of two implementations: The previous one, where 5th Ed charop threads were exiled to one big charop forum which nobody looked at. This meant EN World was not the go-to place to discuss 5E charop issues. The current one, where 5th Ed charop threads are automatically included when you view the main 5e forum. While this massively increases the visibility of any 5E charop thread you make, it makes it harder to "not go to that section". In fact, AFAIK it's currently impossible to not go there: you simply can't read the main 5E forum without the charop threads! Damned if you do, damned if you don't... And there seems to be no technical solution that allows some of us to watch all 5E threads in one spot and others to view only general 5E threads. Same with house rule, adventurer's league and a few other forums. --- [B]As I see it, the core problem is having one big charop forum.[/B] If 5e charop was its own forum, there wouldn't be a need to filter on tags. Which is the explanation Morrus has provided: you can't set up a forum that adds BOTH "this other forum" AND "threads tagged XYZ from this other forum", so the only way to have it the way it is now is for the main forum itself to add "threads tagged XYZ from this other forum". (I might be wrong; I don't work here) Also, if 5e charop was its own forum, perhaps it - in combination with the sudden influx of WotC forumists - would garner enough interest since you wouldn't have to even know PF or 4E (or AD&D, or OSR etc) charop issues are even discussed at the site. Which would be a fundamental necessity for you guys to ever get your wish. Meaning that I would hate for charop threads to disappear from the main forum if that means EnWorld goes back to being not the go-to place to discuss 5E charop issues! [/QUOTE]

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