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how about, if it's an 'a&e' topic, put 'A&E: " in the title, like we do with 'OT' in non-ot forums

then those that don't like OOT can just scan for A&E: or even do a title search for threads with 'A&E:' in the title...

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best idea in the thread

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Did everyone read this? Just checking.

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I'd like to hear someone tell me why this wouldn't work.

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Why have only two people commented on this idea when it is clearly the best idea in a thread of rock-em-sock-'em punditry and a valid compromise for people who a) think that their threads get knocked down too far (use the search for A&E -re:...that's what it's for) and b) people who are too scared to go to OOT can tiptoe through the peepee and poopoo to find the A&E.

Let's just do this as a compromise and maybe tone down the poop/NSFW.

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The reason this hasn't gotten more than a couple of comments, all by opponents of the split, is that it's a poor idea that serves no one. The issue here isn't just the creation of a new forum but a change in the demographics. OOT because of the youth of the crowd that hangs out there, is going to be receptive to a given range of discussion on A&E topics. The most popular topics in any forum are going to be those that appeal to the largest denominator. If an A&E forum starts up it changes the crowd and that is what will lead to "clearer, more focused discussions" and to threads not being bumped off as quickly. I'm not going to guess about Sports but I would bet that Politics and SMP both have a higher average age than OOT did at the time of their split. El Diablo made the comment that he might well prefer it if OOT was to be 25 and up. This is a round about way of doing that, or at least getting that effect for discussion of A&E stuff. The other side of the coin is that when those topics are removed from the realm of the OOT crowd there will be a shift in that population as well. It will most likely get smaller.

Titling posts "A&E" is useless. You can tell by the listing of a thread whether it has anything to do with entertainment. Movie titles, band names, and "book club" in the title are strong hints for the more discerniing OOTiots.

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