tell me what you think of splitting 'a&e' into a separate forum - Page 2

astroglide · #11 04-02-2006, 01:53 PM

the pro-splitters believe lots of people would love to discuss the subjects but won't do so in oot.

it's not because of ooters saying, "man i just can't go 30 seconds without seeing another tv show discussed!"

traffic-wise oot is the biggest forum on 2+2 by a mile. as far as it giving "oot haters" more ammo, i will stick up for it personally.

yasher · #12 04-02-2006, 01:54 PM

td,

i dont think thats a bad split at all, and i was hoping there was a better response than that. i like sports being in its own little hole.

that being said, i didnt experience the oot/sports split, so i dont know what that sort of split does to a forum.

yasher

codewarrior · #13 04-02-2006, 01:54 PM

I'm against anything you think is a good idea.

NotMitch · #14 04-02-2006, 01:55 PM

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Dominic · #15 04-02-2006, 01:57 PM

I wouldn't come to OOT if all there was were polls on how I wipe or posts on whether or not some 20 yr. old Gomer should kiss a girl.

Dominic · #16 04-02-2006, 01:58 PM

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astroglide · #17 04-02-2006, 02:00 PM

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it isn't my idea, you hypersensitive morons. i'm just trying to solicit input instead of having mods make unilateral decisions on users' behalf.

yasher · #18 04-02-2006, 02:01 PM

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i kinda want this explained. there are mods who think people are scared to broach subjects about arts & entertainment in OOT?

im confused.

if we remove the a&e posts, do we still have a forum that smart, mature people want to frequent? id like to see a bit more discourse about this, cuz i dont have the first clue how it would change the forum.

yasher

diebitter · #19 04-02-2006, 02:02 PM

Sports is a good example to me of why a split is good, IMHO. I'd have probably given up OOT long ago if there was a signifincant component of Sports stuff...

I just want to make a few more points about the argument for a split of 'Entertainment and Arts'

It is pretty disheartening to spend time and effort writing a review, and see it buried under the one-line wonders that fill up the front page very quickly (I'm not moaning about the one-line wonders - that's exactly what OOT is about, and is a major part of its charm). BUT, you just know that people who might have been interested, and contributed to discussion, just never see them. I bet a ton of people who don't bother now would have a lot to say in an E&A forum. And people who would be interested in E&A just wouldn't hang around OOT for just the entertainment stuff.

We've had some good band and film reviews get buried like this, over and over. I personally got fed up with writing them, just to see them disappear, and do them much less frequently than I used to (I think I did something like 1 a day in January - I think I did 2 in total in March), and I've seen people start reviewing, apparently see their efforts get ploughed under, and pretty much give up. I think the only Ents stuff we have going regularly now are Pryor15's reviews, and the OOT Book Club and Film Club. I think it could be way more useful to have this stuff in a separate forum, to encourage reviews, discussions, plot points, Vegas shows (??), specific gigs etc, to better service the less frequent strat visitors to the 'other topics' area, and to better value the posters who take time and effort to give their insights.

Finally, film reviews have drawn a lot of flak from some posters in the past for just being in OOT (it's usually the first reason given when whining about how lame OOT has become), so not only has there been a push to create a separate forum in terms of people wanting it, there's been a push with posters in OOT not wanting it in OOT (subtle difference, but there is one). so not only do Filmies contend with fast disappearance of their stuff, they also face some hostility for their efforts.

Finally, this hase been proposed by a variety of users many times in the past.

To put it more poetically, entertainment is being overshadowed by the rest of OOT, give it some space and light, and it'll blossom into something really good.

codewarrior · #20 04-02-2006, 02:05 PM

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it isn't my idea, you morons. i'm just trying to solicit input instead of having mods make unilateral decisions on users' behalf.

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That said, my post stands regardless. I'm against anything you think is a good idea. I'm also against splitting the A&E content to another forum. I also do not think you're a moron. Furthermore, your response is less than suprising.