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<blockquote data-quote="Krizzel" data-source="post: 634233" data-attributes="member: 9062">I really do not like the idea of having the OOC threads in another forum.&nbsp; The point of having the OOC threads, for me, is to discuss rules issues, table talk, etc. without cluttering up the game's IC thread.&nbsp; Having OOC all in a separate forum will, from my perspective, encourage people to start posting OOC in my IC threads, simply because of the opportunity cost.&nbsp; Currently the OOC thread is on the same page or the next page in the forum (usually), so they aren't to inconvenient to get to.Putting them in another forum increases both the number of clicks to get to the thread and the load time needed (loading the next page in a particular forum is noticeably faster than loading a whole new forum).&nbsp; While not very difficult, I think the slight increase in inconvenience will lessen the utility of the OOC threads.Certainly there is an annoyance to how fast threads drop in the IC forum currently.&nbsp; However, I'd rather we took the time to brainstorm some options, collect them all, debate the merits of each, and then decide.&nbsp; I think we'll arrive at a better solution that way.To start off, I think creamsteak's idea of increasing the number of threads viewed per page is a good one.&nbsp; It keeps more things on the first page without disrupting any of the current functionality.How about, either separately or in addition to that, pinning the IC threads of currently running games?&nbsp; That would keep all the 'business' threads up front where they can quickly be checked for updates.If we go the route of new forums, then I'd rather see one for d20 Modern, one for 'Other', and one or two for D&amp;D, all including IC, OOC, and recruiting threads together in a single forum.&nbsp; Since that language isn't quiet clear, an example:The D&amp;D forum would contain: D&amp;D IC threads, D&amp;D OOC threads, and D&amp;D recruiting threads.That would also slow thread drop and at least keep all the threads related to a single game together in the same forum.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Krizzel, post: 634233, member: 9062"] I really do [b]not[/b] like the idea of having the OOC threads in another forum. The point of having the OOC threads, for me, is to discuss rules issues, table talk, etc. without cluttering up the game's IC thread. Having OOC all in a separate forum will, from my perspective, encourage people to start posting OOC in my IC threads, simply because of the opportunity cost. Currently the OOC thread is on the same page or the next page in the forum (usually), so they aren't to inconvenient to get to. Putting them in another forum increases both the number of clicks to get to the thread and the load time needed (loading the next page in a particular forum is noticeably faster than loading a whole new forum). While not very difficult, I think the slight increase in inconvenience will lessen the utility of the OOC threads. Certainly there is an annoyance to how fast threads drop in the IC forum currently. However, I'd rather we took the time to brainstorm some options, collect them all, debate the merits of each, and then decide. I think we'll arrive at a better solution that way. To start off, I think creamsteak's idea of increasing the number of threads viewed per page is a good one. It keeps more things on the first page without disrupting any of the current functionality. How about, either separately or in addition to that, pinning the IC threads of currently running games? That would keep all the 'business' threads up front where they can quickly be checked for updates. If we go the route of new forums, then I'd rather see one for d20 Modern, one for 'Other', and one or two for D&D, all including IC, OOC, and recruiting threads together in a single forum. Since that language isn't quiet clear, an example: The D&D forum would contain: D&D IC threads, D&D OOC threads, and D&D recruiting threads. That would also slow thread drop and at least keep all the threads related to a single game together in the same forum. [/QUOTE]

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