i think an off topic forum here was a moronic idea.
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i think an off topic forum here was a moronic idea.
Elaborate?
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Why so?
Because this forum is serious business
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24/7
Keeps main forum tidy...
so...
yeah.... sshhh! :p
your face was a moronic idea
troll thread?
sorry had to sleep.
Off topic posts in general really served a purpose. They broke up monotony of the forum. kept things fun when they got dry. drove traffic to general when everyone was bored of seeing the same 6 questions over and over and over.
now the other problem with an off topic forum in here is it opens opportunities for off topic discussions that DONT belong in here. Things like politics debates etc..
dude this isnt reddit. at least with things in general there was this grey area that you as moderaters could use to your will to prune things because well, it was general. with things so defined and segregated, now theres a ruleset for a user to hold up and abuse. you guys straight opened yourselves up to being trolled with your own ruleset. its not happened yet, but i promise you, it will.
im glad you didnt say "well it makes moderating easier". cause i would have had to have said that was a lazy way to think. ive moderated, on higher traffic boards and its as easy as reading the forum.
thats just me chipping the iceberg.
tldr:
a) general is boring and makes djtt look like a newbies forum now
b) off topic segregated is TOO off topic.