I like the merge and the OT forum idea but I have to say that from past experience... the OT forum would HAVE to be policed HEAVILY since things quickly get out of hand. CWOS would still be the place to go for a lot of stuff that would try to creep into the OT forum. If we keep the OT forum just that an OT forum.. with no flames, no insults and a heavy banhammer on a nail by the door it might work. But we would take the cooperatiion of all of the members here. We could actually take a lot of the OT topics from both forums now and start a OT forum. But we would have to make the GD forum only stuff related to the sim in general, settings, features,flying tips etc... History, stats and stuff like that would go to the OT forum. Tech stuff (hardware, utilities etc) to CH..... I think we also need to keep ORR under lock and key too... since he doesnt come there much anyway.... It is a tough job trying to keep all this stuff straight but the only way it would work is with everyones cooperation. A lot of feelings would get hurt in the beginning I can almost gaurantee it...... and the mods would be very busy. I think it would be nice but I do have mixed feelings about it.
Recall the AEP days of FB. General Discussion was for FB gaming while Oleg's Recovery Room was to () "help Oleg." There was no Off Topic forum.
General Discussion forum was for FB discussion.
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Two Forums: (Pacific Theater and European Theater)
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I too have mixed feelings here, and I could not Vote with this poll.
EXAMPLE:: For Soviet vs Japanese discussion, what forum do we put this in...Europe or Pacific?
So...create one General Discussion for FB/PF and one Recovery Room for Oleg (and other sick programmers). No Off Topic forum.
Like in the AEP days, we had FB General Discussion, now it will be FB/PF General Discussion.
Do NOT force history and FB/PF into seperate forums. If history is confined to "off topic" forum, the slop posted will stop most people from looking and finding the historical links and stuff. What can be done to keep FB/PF GD clean is let the serial moderators out of the cage (like some zoos let their alligators and crocodiles loose at night for Night Security ).
When I first came here, there was so many good historical internet links and discussion in the FB General Discussion forum. I must say I learned alot from following links posted at FB General Discussion forum (the main FB gaming forum and NOT off topic forum).
So make two forums~~> FB/PF General Discussion and Oleg's Recovery Room. This is how the board worked long before the extra PF forum started, and it worked well back then.
From what I can see now, as compared to the past, I think we have a community that would pull together and cooperate to get whatever is to be done, done. Comparing the past and now, we have a great bunch of community members now imho.
I visit the GD forum from time to time to read allot of the useless chatter and I find m8's that are cutting up, and other m8's that know how to take a little ribbing without getting out of hand. I have also noticed allot of m8's being helpful to one another allot these days. All in all, I think we have the bunch together now that would work together with the mods to implement any changes that are made. Just my thoughts.
I can't believe there are people who whine about OT posts.
How many more "Arcade = suck" threads do you want to read anyways? Hey, maybe you're still waiting for your big chance to proove, without doubt, that your way of playing is best [and all other settings indicate lesser breeding].
Allah (God, Buddah, Oleg, Whatever) forbid we should get some freedom to be friendly to one another.
BaldieJr for OT Mod! If you vote for me, all of your wildest dreams will come true.