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.
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Originally posted by poolmonkey
Hopefully both sides have taken a little from this post and we can find a happy medium where it's tolerable for both.
Agreed. I think there have been a lot of viable points for both sides made, and now it's time to start talking compromise. For one reason or another, skipping over it doesn't seem to be working. Does anyone have any other ideas?
Originally posted by sibleyclan
I agree it would be the fault of the complainers but I think that Connie's point is that, no matter who's at fault, it still takes up the moderators time because there will always be those that complain and, for whatever reason, won't "just skip it".
True.
And, depending on the acceptable use policy which I don't recall in detail, but for the arguments sake, let's say that they don;t endorse off topic posts, but they aren't anal about enforcing that rule.
The fact that someone complains abot something that technically isn't supposed to be there to begin with, doesn;t make it the fault of the complainer.
Also, when it comes to just skip it, even if there's no complaints, with this being a moderated board, the moderators still have to scan through the OT posts. So it's not necessarily extra work 'only' in case of complaints.
Originally posted by Seagurl51
Does anyone have any other ideas?
Stop drop and roll?
We could drown it...
I know, make it do breath sets, everyone, 4x25Y underwater breath sets on 1:00 before making another post! :p
I think no discussion about Mooserators would be complete without the opening credits for "Monty Python & the Holy Grail".
Opening credits script
(I can't hear you. What are you saying, "Off-topic?" :D )
I've just started posting here, so my opinion may carry less weight than old timers'. That said, I really enjoy the silly posts and, more to the point, those posts are part of the reason I finally felt comfortable posting here. They make the board feel like a real community of genuinely nice people--they make it welcoming. I'd be really sad to see it move to email; that would only reinforce cliqueishness without the broader benefit of the board seeming friendlier. Or so it seems to me.
I have to polietly disagree with the high volume comment. I went back about 6 pages, and found only 40 threads that could be considered off topic. 40 out of over 200 threads. I would not consider that to be high volume. Granted the number of posts in these threads is high volume, but the posts are contained within the thread that is then voluntarily read.
Mattson:
How heart warming it was to read the script and realize their are people out there hooking a left at Mars....and exiting the solar system....just like Mr. Moose, Ralph and Tom....er...ME...
Originally posted by some_girl
I've just started posting here, so my opinion may carry less weight than old timers'. That said, I really enjoy the silly posts and, more to the point, those posts are part of the reason I finally felt comfortable posting here. They make the board feel like a real community of genuinely nice people--they make it welcoming. I'd be really sad to see it move to email; that would only reinforce cliqueishness without the broader benefit of the board seeming friendlier. Or so it seems to me.
As a newbie myself, I second everything some_girl says! This seems an informal & entertaining way to get to know others that share a similar interest that you might actually get to meet some day. I can understand folks not wanting a serious thread hijacked but, if the thread itself is clearly off topic, it can be easily (& quickly) ignored by anyone who doesn't find it interesting.
