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Re: How do you feel about OT posts?
« Reply #50 on: January 11, 2008, 03:15:17 pm »
What about the "Anything Goes" forum?  Can posts in there be really OT when anything goes?  ;)

The "Anything Goes" refers to the forum, not the posts. That is, you can start a thread on anything there. But once a thread has started on a given subject, people might be annoyed if someone starts talking about some whole different subject. After all, they can always start a thread on the different subject right there in the same forum!


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Re: How do you feel about OT posts?
« Reply #51 on: January 11, 2008, 03:18:13 pm »
The "Anything Goes" refers to the forum, not the posts. That is, you can start a thread on anything there. But once a thread has started on a given subject, people might be annoyed if someone starts talking about some whole different subject. After all, they can always start a thread on the different subject right there in the same forum!



That,s exactly what I meant... well I knew what I meant.  :laugh:

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Re: How do you feel about OT posts?
« Reply #52 on: January 11, 2008, 03:20:05 pm »
The "Anything Goes" refers to the forum, not the posts. That is, you can start a thread on anything there. But once a thread has started on a given subject, people might be annoyed if someone starts talking about some whole different subject. After all, they can always start a thread on the different subject right there in the same forum!



I know... It was meant to be a silly question.. ;D



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Re: How do you feel about OT posts?
« Reply #53 on: January 11, 2008, 03:33:47 pm »
I know... It was meant to be a silly question.. ;D

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Re: How do you feel about OT posts?
« Reply #54 on: January 11, 2008, 03:53:51 pm »
A lot of the concern about the OT seems to boil down to housekeeping and organization.  I think the biggest factor here is making sure that threads (with particular topics or titles) adhere enough to their topic that folks know where to post their ideas.  Or, so folks know where to look to read about a certain idea.  Otherwise things would get chaotic and confusing... I would think especially for newcomers to BetterMost who are trying get a sense of the terrain here.


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Re: How do you feel about OT posts?
« Reply #55 on: January 11, 2008, 03:58:10 pm »
I know... It was meant to be a silly question.. ;D

Maybe we should have a forum called "Uncontrolled Mayhem."


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Re: How do you feel about OT posts?
« Reply #56 on: January 11, 2008, 04:31:53 pm »
Maybe we should have a forum called "Uncontrolled Mayhem."



I want to say, "Yes.  Fun idea."  Then I want to say, "Make sure big brother doesn't catch wind of it, or we might get in trouble with the FBI (or whomever) for promoting uncontrolled mayhem."  But then I think, "That's being off topic in the thread about getting off topic."

Hence the problem, for me at least.  (Too much worry about off topic-ness and I stop talking)

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Above aside, I agree with Amanda... it seems to boil down to housekeeping and organization.
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Re: How do you feel about OT posts?
« Reply #57 on: January 11, 2008, 05:08:09 pm »
Maybe we should have a forum called "Uncontrolled Mayhem."


 You're a mod... go for it.  ;D


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Re: How do you feel about OT posts?
« Reply #58 on: January 12, 2008, 02:01:26 am »
well it has taken over two hours to make 10 posts...but hey, at least no one is posting 'off topic' or engaging in too much jocularity!!

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Re: How do you feel about OT posts?
« Reply #59 on: January 12, 2008, 02:42:18 am »
.but hey, at least no one is posting 'off topic' or engaging in too much jocularity!!

Jocularity is OT and expressly forbidden!  >:( >:( >:( This is serious business!

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