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| IMPORTANT POLL: Should there be an off-topic section? |
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| Muttley Snickers:
If general discussion topics are allowed then I think they should be semi-concealed in the same manner as the Supporters Lounge, that way they will not show up in Google searches or pollute the Recent Posts table on the landing page for those not logged in. ie: Guests. It also means that those who use this new section are more likely to be established members who already know the forum rules and routines, they can lead by example and call out those who cross the line. If you want to read the gossip then you need to sign up and log in, if you are just here for the waffle then go to the cooking section. :P |
| Halcyon:
--- Quote from: Muttley Snickers on September 07, 2022, 10:22:30 pm ---If general discussion topics are allowed then I think they should be semi-concealed in the same manner as the Supporters Lounge, that way they will not show up in Google searches or pollute the Recent Posts table on the landing page for those not logged in. ie: Guests. It also means that those who use this new section are more likely to be established members who already know the forum rules and routines, they can lead by example and call out those who cross the line. If you want to read the gossip then you need to sign up and log in, if you are just here for the waffle then go to the cooking section. :P --- End quote --- I think you make a great point. If Dave was to implement such a section, it shouldn't be promoted or really visible outside the forum itself. It also probably shouldn't show up in the "global" unread posts/new posts count. |
| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: RoGeorge on September 07, 2022, 01:57:10 pm ---EEVblog will become yet another no-identity swamp of sheeple to be steered. Is that what you want? --- End quote --- I don't image it it ever becoming that, and I think it's a tad melodramic to claim that having one off-topic board (that can be ignored) would lead to that. --- Quote ---Most probably an off-topic section will split the community even further, making others to live, either one by one, or in groups (to make their own forums someplace else), similar with what just happened after the TEA moderation incident only a few days ago. --- End quote --- Ironically, it seems that if there was and off-topic section then the TEA thing would never have happened. I thought about putting an extar option in the poll, that being to have an off-topic section, but retain the same hot-button topic rules as is currently in place. So if people want to talk about house flipping or goat herding with their friends here they can do that. |
| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: Brumby on September 07, 2022, 01:44:49 pm ---If this is just to ask because it seemed like a reasonable time to ask, then I ask: "What do you intend to achieve with such a change?". I have a feeling the answer will circle back to my first point above. --- End quote --- Obviously the goal would be to "achieve" a better forum where people spend more time here and have fun discussing stuff they are intersted in. Ignoring the list of the usual hot-button topics, if someone wanted to talk about, for example, renovating their house. Under the current system such a thread would be deemed off-topic and would likely be closed if it was spotted. In an off-topic section this would be allowed and anyone with a similar interest could join in. They might even form a little "community" of people interested in renovations. I can see it getting out of hand of course, but I can also see it working. |
| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on September 07, 2022, 03:28:59 pm --- --- Quote ---But if you suddenly introduce politics in a sports bar you'll get bar fights and stabbings every night. --- End quote --- Once again I am asking how come 'off topic' means 'political fighting'. There are other topics besides electronics and politics. You can certainly have an off-topic section and still mandate no politics (or the other stuff that quickly degenerates into a bunfight). You can even allow all those and still step in when it gets nasty. I haven't marked the poll because I don't understand what's being asked. I thought it meant 'we can talk about random stuff, like painting walls and how to stop slugs eating the rhubard', but the way everyone is going on it means 'completely hands-off, moderators will be missing in action and you WILL be insulted enough to want to leave'. So maybe someone can be clear about what this OT thing will actually be, and then we can vote from the position of knowledge. --- End quote --- As I mentioned above, there probably should be another poll option for "OT is fine, but keep the same hot-button topic ban list". You are right, off-topic doesn't have to mean free-for-all. We literally already have an entire off-topic section here called Cooking. |
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