More off topic forums?

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Seeing how HL2 is still quite far off the Off Topic forum is getting increasingly popular! I've recently added a general gaming forum to lessen the strain and that appears to be coming on nicely. Are there any more forums you folks want here? Films and DVD's? Politics? Web development? Anything suggestions welcome :)
 
Rant and Rave forum would be good I think.
 
Unless the Off-Topic and General Gaming start getting really crowded to the point that some threads are just being overlooked...I say keep it to these two.

I like being able to just check these 2 forums for anything to talk about. I don't know about the rest of you, but when I come here I don't have anything particular in mind to talk about...so I just browse until I see something that interests me. If we have like 3 more Off-Topic offshoot forums...I think that there would just be too much forum jumping involved.

EDIT: Ok... Abom's idea is pretty good :) Or maybe there should be room for Music/Movies or just Pop Culture or something... I dunno...I just hope it doesn't turn into, "Movies, Music, The Web, General Gaming, Politics, Current Events, Real life stuff, etc" That would just be too many..
 
How about a forum about hl2.net servers and if they are up or not.

Also rant and rave would pwn but prolly not gunna happn
 
Fun forum?

Actually nar, that would probably just take the fun out of the others......


I'll think of something eventually...
 
i guess seeing as the off topic forum is really crowded and less popular threads just get washed to the bottom, we should just pick a major thing in the off topic forum and give it its own home. Exactly like general gaming!!! err, and i think rant and rave would be the best thing to do this with.
the only other thing we could is clone the off topic forum and stic the name miscalaneos on it (except making it spell correctly, of course)
 
i realize it gets a bit cluttered sometimes, but i really hate having to look through multiple forums...i never felt like the general gaming forum was that great or necessary...but i'm sure you guys felt it was getting cluttered...

i'd much rather keep the number of forums to a minimum

just imho
 
Yeah id say a general media forum would be a good idea, it could keep all the films and music posts out of the general off topic.
 
How about an all out war, no holds barred flame pit.
 
How bout a spam forum? where posts doesn't add to your post count.
 
not sure if the Rant & Rave forum idea is a good one.. u have to becareful with forums like those.

hmm.. i don't think we need another forum.. but if it does get busy.. maybe separate the movie/music talk from the rest so the forums are a bit more organized :)
 
Hmm what would we do here in general off topic if we couldn't talk about music, movies, and politics... I kind of agree that its pretty good the way it is, less forums to flip through (yeah i'm a lazy bastard).. Having said that though, there is a lot of religion and politcal talk that most people don't want to be bothered with in general off topic, so i guess you should let them decide and just forget i said anything :)
 
Movies and Music, and a forum for people over 17 so I can release all my sexual frustrations on rayman...oh wait, he's only 14, right?
 
up to you guys, but if it ain't broke don't fix it.
 
I'd say rant and rave and movies and music sounds pretty decent. I would probably go to neither because I generally don't enjoy people whining nor do I care much about every persons taste in music. on second thought, I'd say just a movies and music would be good. I think more than 3 off topic ofrums would get kind of annoying perhaps.
 
What will Off-Topic be without rant and/or rave? :(
 
No more! *click* I just can't keep up *click* with all these *click* different forums! *click* It's great! *click* I think everythings fine and *click* dandy!

*Eli slumps over keyboard...exhausted* ;)
 
If we are to add extra sections, I would suggest these 2.
1. Fun, humor, and Entertainment
2. Politics, Issues, and News

Once HL2 comes out, I imagine the forum is going to get restructured again.
 
phantomdesign said:
If we are to add extra sections, I would suggest these 2.
1. Fun, humor, and Entertainment
2. Politics, Issues, and News
I totally agree
 
Nah, this site already has a lot of forums that most of people don't visit. I don't know why you guys created so many, but I for one, don't have time to check each damn section.
 
You might want a "Discussions" forum like the "Natural Selection Mod" forum. It's where more serious issues such as politics and social issues are discussed. It's also heavily moderated and under stricter guidelines. It'd be interesting to separate the normal topics and the harder topics.
 
Javert said:
You might want a "Discussions" forum like the "Natural Selection Mod" forum. It's where more serious issues such as politics and social issues are discussed. It's also heavily moderated and under stricter guidelines. It'd be interesting to separate the normal topics and the harder topics.

I'm thinking that too, but what would become of Off-Topic?

WILL SOMEONE PLEEEEEEASE THINK OF THE FORUMS ;(
 
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