Oh God, NOT Another Silly Poll!

[Knightfall]

Ok, now that I have your attention I'd like to seriously suggest something.

The General RPG Discussion seems to be getting overrun by a lot of things that are , while good clean fun, not really suitable for that Forum. Things like Hiveminds and Baraendur's current meta-thread (which was fun to read but doesn't really belong in the General RPG Discussion, IMO.

Now, I know I'm not the only one who feels that General is becoming to 'general' but this is something that EN World should suggest to Morrus and the moderators as a community! Thus, a poll!

Speak your mind!

Cheers!

KF72

 

[Horacio]

If you want to place everything in its place, this poll should have been posted in Meta forum...

 

[Skade]

I am a recent addition to the [Hivemind], in fact it was because of the recent anti-hivemind debate that I became one. I never had a vested interest in the subject, but I watched the debate, and partook in it. Somehow during that, despite my initial misgivings, I fell in with them. There was a lot of debate on another Messageboard about this, mostly with Hiveminders and some of the more vocal questioners of the Hivemind. I say questioners, because even he, regardless of what people thought, was not against the Hivemind.

It was proposed that the Hivemind evolve, change to make it more accessible to everyone on these boards. I have not seen any of those changes yet made, but since the Hivemind is really very individiualistic not every poster who starts the thread heard those suggestions, or agrees with them.

I don't see the Hivemind, or the meta-threads detrimentally affecting the boards. They are not significant in number to really warrant a new venue, and really can give a new experience to those who walk into them. Everyone is welcome.

 

[Knightfall]

If you want to place everything in its place, this poll should have been posted in Meta forum...

You know Horacio, you read my mind 20 minutes ago while I was thinking of this poll, weren't you?

I kept going back and forth in my head trying to think if Meta would have been a better place for the poll then General. But I decided to go with General since the poll relates to what's going on in the General RPG Forum.

If it should have gone in Meta then can one of the mods please move it there.

Thank you!

KF72

 

[tleilaxu]

the possibility of an off-topic forum has come up before and morrus is against it, so it won't happen.

 

[Piratecat]

Tleilaxu is correct. There is already a place for the Hivemind and occasional OT posts, and that place is General RPG discussion. We think it's more fun this way, and that isn't going to change.

And I'll zoom this over to Meta!

 

[Darkness]

Gawd - another "do you think EN World needs an OT forum" poll?

Seeing how these crop up every 3-4 months, maybe we should just make one of them sticky so everyone can immediately see that they really needn't bother asking.

 

[Knightfall]

Tleilaxu is correct. There is already a place for the Hivemind and occasional OT posts, and that place is General RPG discussion. We think it's more fun this way, and that isn't going to change.

And I'll zoom this over to Meta!

Thanks for the move P'Cat.

And BTW, I did not know that Morrus had already made his decision so the question was a valid one in my mind. Sorry if people feel I was wasting their time.

Seeing how these crop up every 3-4 months, maybe we should just make one of them sticky so everyone can immediately see that they really needn't bother asking.

I agree with Darkness. This should be sticky so that someone else doesn't do what I did and rehash an old question.

Cheers!

KF72

 

[Darkness]

And BTW, I did not know that Morrus had already made his decision so the question was a valid one in my mind. Sorry if people feel I was wasting their time.

Eh, don't worry about it; those of us who, like me, have "seen it all before" are just a bit jaded about many things, is all.

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

I don't think we need am OT forum, and i don't think things like the Hivemind or the troll thread are disruptive.

In the case of the Hivemind it's been bounced around a lot and if Morrus and gang are ok with that's all that matters. We said it before and i'll say it again if Morrus or the other mods and admins want us to stop, we'll stop. No questions asked.
If someone doesn't wish to perticapate they don't have to, if they do, great! Everyones welcome.

There was a lot of debate on another Messageboard about this, mostly with Hiveminders and some of the more vocal questioners of the Hivemind.

Were did this happen? I missed out, but i'd love to go back and read though.