Dragongirl
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Well?
[OT] Do you think there should be an OT forum?
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Ashtal@School
Vengeance Bunny
It should ... and if I could, I'd move it. 
But Morrus has said time and again, he doesn't want an Off-Topic board.
Besides, it's not like we don't already have a few concessions...the OT subhead, the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Board, and Meta, which seems to be home to both board discussions and general weirdness ...
Ashtal
But Morrus has said time and again, he doesn't want an Off-Topic board.
Besides, it's not like we don't already have a few concessions...the OT subhead, the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Board, and Meta, which seems to be home to both board discussions and general weirdness ...
Ashtal
Mathew_Freeman
Adventurer
The [OT] seems to cover most things...so long as its put up it makes it clear what sort of thread it is.
And maybe I need to head to Meta more often...
And maybe I need to head to Meta more often...
EricNoah
Adventurer
Here's the problem with an OT forum (and a little history).
I always welcomed off-topic discussion and had it taking place in the General RPG forum. There were limits, though -- I personally didn't care to try to host or moderate threads on politics or religion, simply because these are pretty devisive topics, people get pretty riled up over them, and no one wants to have their mind changed. So the rule back then was "OT is ok except for politics and religion."
Russ feels the same way -- it's no fun for him to try to run a pleasant message board where people start lining up along political or religious lines. So, then, what about an OT Forum? My thought always was (and I assume Russ feels the same) that an OT Forum sort of implies cart blanche permission to discuss anything -- even stuff that I didn't (and Russ doesn't) want the burden of moderating (politics and religion).
IF Russ could really make it clear that an OT forum was for everything except politics and religion, and if people could stick to that, I could see an OT Forum being feasible. It might make an interesting experiment for a week or so.
I always welcomed off-topic discussion and had it taking place in the General RPG forum. There were limits, though -- I personally didn't care to try to host or moderate threads on politics or religion, simply because these are pretty devisive topics, people get pretty riled up over them, and no one wants to have their mind changed. So the rule back then was "OT is ok except for politics and religion."
Russ feels the same way -- it's no fun for him to try to run a pleasant message board where people start lining up along political or religious lines. So, then, what about an OT Forum? My thought always was (and I assume Russ feels the same) that an OT Forum sort of implies cart blanche permission to discuss anything -- even stuff that I didn't (and Russ doesn't) want the burden of moderating (politics and religion).
IF Russ could really make it clear that an OT forum was for everything except politics and religion, and if people could stick to that, I could see an OT Forum being feasible. It might make an interesting experiment for a week or so.
I have no plans to create an Off-Topic forum. The closest it'll ever come is the creation of occasional specific forums when and if they're ever needed (thus we have an art gallery, a sci-fi/fantasy forum and so on).
I could potentially see something like a book forum one day if enough interest was shown. Maybe a couple of other subjects. But there certanly isnt' a need right now.
I also see the OT threads in Gen Disc. as a good thing, as long as there aren't too many of them. They serve a purpose being where they are.
I could potentially see something like a book forum one day if enough interest was shown. Maybe a couple of other subjects. But there certanly isnt' a need right now.
I also see the OT threads in Gen Disc. as a good thing, as long as there aren't too many of them. They serve a purpose being where they are.
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