About the reptilian threads

[Skybird]

Political subforum hardly would work - it is only a question of time until it gets "spammed" with one and the same issue, and then they dfemand inside that forum another special forum for that issue.

GT is the one rumble pit where all and everything gets thrown into that does not match the other forums. Like it and enjoy it, don'T like it and stay out. That simple!

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Political subforum hardly would work - it is only a question of time until it gets "spammed" with one and the same issue, and then they dfemand inside that forum another special forum for that issue.

GT is the one rumble pit where all and everything gets thrown into that does not match the other forums. Like it and enjoy it, don'T like it and stay out. That simple!

My .02

Having been a mod on another sizable forum before, the GT type forums are there for a reason. We have our SH3, SH4, SH5, etc threads, and people get branded as trolls for even considering crossposting there.

The GT forum is like herding cat's. You have to allow just about anything that isn't covered elsewhere on the site, but you also have to keep it reasonable. You just have to direct the flow, and hope it stays in the right direction.

So what if there's a bazillion Obama threads? He (the POTUS, maybe not him in particular) is historically (recent) regarded as the most powerful man in teh world. I would like to think he would get some attention. And each thread usually has a different topic about him or his actions. Yes they'll get ugly and the same argument over and over, but each started with a unique discussion.

That's what GT is for. To allow for the free flow of discussion of various topics. If there starts to get obscene duplication of topics, then the mods need to step in, add redirects, merges, locks, etc. I've usually found this to be self policing here, as most duplicate threads get redirected by the members, and one dies off. But if the mods do want to step up, then a simple redirect link and a lock would suffice.