Do you think there should be a separate section in forums for pointless or drama threads (besides off topic) that moderators can move threads that fit this criteria to? Do you think this would be better than my upvoting/downvoting suggestion? Why or why not? Discuss...
ask them to move it to fanfic subforum so it doesnt clog active topics maybe but tbh i think locking the thread and asking em to move it to walls or pm is good enough
I thought off topic was for off topic forum discussions... but I didn’t think off topic was directly for threads with absolutely no point at all or threads specifically made for starting drama purposes.?♂️. I could be wrong.
But... what if we don’t want the thread locked... just placed in a different section specifically for that category so those involved may continue their discussion.
But... what if it isn’t exactly fanfic? And multiple people are involved in the discussions? Should they just take it to a gc then?
I kind of agree... but think maybe a different section might help forums be less of an intimidating place for newcomers tbh.
Pointless drama is technically a bunch of people attacking each other and wasting their and everyone else's time. If it is moved to a section which won't be displayed in the ACTIVE TOPICS then I know some people who will argue with each other for days and jist farm post counters. Also it's good for everyone's mental health from my perspective if a drama thread gets locked and dies.
I agree with you on the drama threads being locked specifically. But what about just the ones that are simply pointless?
A lot of posts in fanfic aren't actually fanfic. Like the bb code testing thread. I dont think fanfic even gets posted very often It's really more useful because it doesnt show up in active topics rather than for actual fanfiction
yeah, you're right in a way for those I guess but again what maybe pointless to me and you might be just not that much pointless to others. but yeah some people just make threads on mere whims amd they feel more like a campus post they should maybe go in that pointless section.
For example: Thread title = My eyeball hurts... or... I failed my drug test today... or... look at my how long my friends list is... or today is my birthday. With absolutely no question to positively involve the rest of the forums community afterwards... or that of which is focused specifically on a topic that goes no where... but people still would like to reply to it.
Off-topic means what it is. Anything non-related to the other sub-forums can be made and talked about here. Drama threads are fun, sure. But they are off-topic and in the sub-forums they belong in, whether you like it or not. What do u think off-topic means? Those fit perfectly in this sub-forum.