I have a suggestion. It seems that several people are annoyed with the lack of swimming content in many of the threads (darn those thread hijackers). What if we created a section for Off Topic Questions and threads. It seems that would be an easy solution and make everyone happy.
I would be very much in favor of a "gutter chat" section. Some days I am in the mood to read silly stuff and funny banter, but some days when I don't have a lot of time, I just want to read about swimming-related things. On those days it can be frustrating to wade through tons of chit-chat, sort of like what Lindsay is saying. If swimming-related threads start to go off-topic, one could say, "let's continue this discussion in the Gutter," and then the thread would remain more on-topic.
And it's hard to tell by the names of some posts whether they are actually swimming-related or not...(Paris Hilton, anyone? ;) )
Again, I love the happy and relaxed atmosphere that the camaraderie on this board brings, but I have noticed lately that it is getting more difficult to wade through everything.
I would be very much in favor of a "gutter chat" section. Some days I am in the mood to read silly stuff and funny banter, but some days when I don't have a lot of time, I just want to read about swimming-related things. On those days it can be frustrating to wade through tons of chit-chat, sort of like what Lindsay is saying. If swimming-related threads start to go off-topic, one could say, "let's continue this discussion in the Gutter," and then the thread would remain more on-topic.
And it's hard to tell by the names of some posts whether they are actually swimming-related or not...(Paris Hilton, anyone? ;) )
Again, I love the happy and relaxed atmosphere that the camaraderie on this board brings, but I have noticed lately that it is getting more difficult to wade through everything.
