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Quicksilver · 05-11-2002, 01:40 AM

There is another compromise which might not make everyone happy, but would probably satisfy both the purists and the completists.

People have complained that the socks thread (and the like) is more appropriate for the Introduce yourself Forum. Solution: transfer that thread to that forum.
Word Association and Storyline threads a bit too escessive for Tavern of the Blue Hand? Transfer them to the Storytelling Forum. Both fit the fictionalised setting of that forum.
The song categories, books, movies, etc. still fit the Tavern motif, as it generates content which is of interest to a sizable portion if only for guaging the demographics of mudder's tastes, in areas which relate to the mudding influences.

I don't think moving individual posts within a thread to the Spam or Flame threads would work in some cases. The point that context is highly necessary (even in spam) does have some weight. This doesn't mean the spam/flame posts can't be spun into their own unique threads, with a linkback to the original thread for reference.

I know I made a non-mud related reply to the Woo! thread about birthdays, but that thread is about a member of the mudding community, which could feasibly be placed in Blue Hand. (Unfortunately, they spam, flame and why me? thread also fit within this category, since the forums themselves have become a part of the mudding community. I don't have any suggestions for those situations, unless a forum about forums were created.

Just my opinion on the matter. Perversely, I agree that this thread is very relevant to the current forum. Hopefully some more posters will come up with some constructive suggestions. It never hurts giving the moderators a pool of ideas which they can sift through.

05-11-2002, 01:40 AM	#27
Quicksilver New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toronto, ONT, Canada Posts: 23	There is another compromise which might not make everyone happy, but would probably satisfy both the purists and the completists. People have complained that the socks thread (and the like) is more appropriate for the Introduce yourself Forum. Solution: transfer that thread to that forum. Word Association and Storyline threads a bit too escessive for Tavern of the Blue Hand? Transfer them to the Storytelling Forum. Both fit the fictionalised setting of that forum. The song categories, books, movies, etc. still fit the Tavern motif, as it generates content which is of interest to a sizable portion if only for guaging the demographics of mudder's tastes, in areas which relate to the mudding influences. I don't think moving individual posts within a thread to the Spam or Flame threads would work in some cases. The point that context is highly necessary (even in spam) does have some weight. This doesn't mean the spam/flame posts can't be spun into their own unique threads, with a linkback to the original thread for reference. I know I made a non-mud related reply to the Woo! thread about birthdays, but that thread is about a member of the mudding community, which could feasibly be placed in Blue Hand. (Unfortunately, they spam, flame and why me? thread also fit within this category, since the forums themselves have become a part of the mudding community. I don't have any suggestions for those situations, unless a forum about forums were created. Just my opinion on the matter. Perversely, I agree that this thread is very relevant to the current forum. Hopefully some more posters will come up with some constructive suggestions. It never hurts giving the moderators a pool of ideas which they can sift through.