Judging by how much the "Got Something You Want to Let Out?" thread has seemed to blow up, I thought it might be a good idea to create a board dedicated to personal issues for board members, apart from Serious Chat. So one board would be for science, religion, politics, history, world issues, etc. and the other could be for family issues, relationship troubles, etc. We could still keep a venting thread within it, but also have threads for people who want more of a discussion about certain things. I find as things are now it is so easy for a post to get lost in the GSYWTLO thread. It is used so often some posts are just lost with no reply. If people who really wanted to talk could make their own topics I feel they would not be buried unnoticed so easily. Just my opinion.
You mean like a relationship/life advice forum that is separate from the Serious Chat forum? Not too bad of an idea. It may help separate all the depressing life posts from the serious issues like Iraq, the upcoming election and etc. In all honesty, it's a decent idea but I can't say whether or not I'm for it or against it. I'm 50/50 and therefore, I'll have to let the other staff members say what they feel in response before deciding myself.
Yeah, that is exactly what I meant. You put it better than I could have. Thanks for considering my idea either way .
I think he might mean breaking up "Serious Chat" into a bunch of sub-forums, with all the topics he mentioned. Serious Chat - World News - Local News - Science - Relationships/Life - Sports ... etc, etc, etc. It's a good idea, I think. I mean, the forums aren't gonna be flooded with posts, but it'll make it easier for people to find something if they're only interested in a certain topic, you know?
I actually personally meant more just splitting it in two. One with more large-scale stuff, one with the life advice. I feel dividing it that much would lead to a lot of dead boards, personally.
It's still not that active, and subcategories would make it look less active. As for the 'personal' forum, I don't think may people would start that many topics because they don't think the issue would be significant enough to warrant a new topic. Although, it would be nice for those wanting opinions, but not for those who just want to randomly get something off their chest without wanting much discussion.
That is why I support having the GSYWTLO thread stay (but be moved to the personal forum) for people who just want to get something out, while giving people who want opinions to be able to make a new topic. Because as things are if you try to make your own topic on serious chat about a personal issue they just merge it with the GSYWTLO thread, which to me can be a little frustrating. Either make a new category or allow personal threads in Serious Chat...
There's a reason a thread like Got Something You Want To Let Out is left open: for containment of similar threads. I'm sorry, thanks for the suggestion, but it's not a feasible idea.
Yeahhh. I'd like to point out I've got no recollection of making the post I made in this thread. That's the worst idea I've ever had...I think.