Yo, new forum idea.

[Wavelength]

Re: Yo, new forum idea.

I don't think it's a good idea because the type of comments you say you don't want in serious topics are spam, and we don't allow spam, anyways.

Oh? Then what is nearly every post in this entire topic?
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...splay.php?f=17

Okay, so looking through Free Forum it does seem like a VERY heavy majority of the topics are lighthearted or random, but that really could be because of the atmosphere we've set up, that people don't bother posting more serious stuff most of the time. And then when they do, they end up getting dreck like this in their topics:
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...9&postcount=13
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...0&postcount=20
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...0&postcount=26
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...4&postcount=29
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...8&postcount=47
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...8&postcount=51
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...7&postcount=56
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...0&postcount=57
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...1&postcount=58
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...9&postcount=59
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...9&postcount=63
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...0&postcount=64
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...3&postcount=69
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...1&postcount=74
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...4&postcount=76
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...6&postcount=78
http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/...9&postcount=79

And that's just the first four pages.

So I do think a new "serious discussions" forum would be worth trying. Ideally, off-topic posts would be frequently cleared, but rarely penalized.

[Ryner]

Re: Yo, new forum idea.

You don't need a seperate forum for different moods for topics. Serious discussion fits perfectly well in the free forum. This idea, if implemented, will end up turning out just like the debate forum, and that was a disaster.

[John Mora]

Re: Yo, new forum idea.

I agree with Ryner. As long as posts are within the rules of decency and courtesy we have, I don't see why topics need to be restricted to only posting if you're in a certain mood.

[Valkysas]

Re: Yo, new forum idea.

also keep in mind that if you don't want joking responses, simply say so in the first post, and the staff will enforce it.