This thread popped into my head cause I had no idea if I should post a new thread in the GDF or OTF...so Ill post while Im here..
Originally posted by Ushgarak
We did actually used to have a more-OTF-than-the-OTF area. Tried that and failed.
I think that's why it failed, you already had an OTF that everyone was used to, so they really had no reason to move to the newer OTF forum. Also, cleaning up the OTF is a task not worth wasting time on.
Originally posted by Ushgarak
Nope, it's the dustbin and it stays so- simple and pure.
I disagree with this statement. There are many threads that should go to the OTF, purely because they dont belong in any other forum but get lost under the rubbish. Example:
Originally posted by Spidervlad
concerning your pet's health
Made in the GDF, it would be lost under all the thought provoking, discussion/debating threads. Moved to OTF, it would get lost under all the nonsense threads. The topic is still legit but it gets pulled under the 'forum toilet' label people like to use for some reason. Despite the amount of shit in there, not all threads are shit. 'Pet's Health' is obviously not as useless as 'Do you wank with your left or right hand?'.
Also, side note, a few useless threads get moved into the OTF as if its a bin.
Duplicate threads like these (not specifically these ones) made in the GDF:
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f11/t459310.html
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f11/t459008.html
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f11/t459106.html
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/f11/t459107.html
Instead of being merged and kept in the GDF, they get tossed over to the OTF....why? They arent going to generate any more discussion, they're as much a waste of space in the OTF as the GDF, so merge and keep in the right forum or close them.
Originally posted by Schecter
i know the otf is referred to as just that, but i think that there should be a seperate "KMC Toilet" where the completely useless threads go. i mean, what keeps me away from the OTF is the massive amounts of pure crap threads with no point whatsoever. so when you post an off topic thread, it zooms to page 6 at light speed. so i propose a seperate forum for people to post brain farts till their hearts' content.what do you all think?
In response to this, I dont think a new Junk forum should be made. Instead, I think a new 'Legit Thread' forum should be made (but with a snazzier name 🪩 )
Originally posted by Ushgarak
the OTF was never meant as a place of social interaction
The OTF can stay as the OTF with all the nonsense threads, but rename it to something like an offical Social Forum (seeing as thats basically what it is now), so it clearly indicates what the threads will be. All those 'on topic yet still off topic' threads like 'Last Time You Had Sex' or 'Rate the Sig' threads can stay in the Social Forum, while the 'on topic yet not quite GDF/OTF worthy' threads like 'Pet's Health' etc can be made into the newer forum. It would be much easier to keep clean than trying to sort out the OTF in its current state.
The OTFers are happy cause their forum hasnt been renovated, the GDFers are happy cause all those 'non debate worthy but still legit' threads finally have a place to go, and the people complaining about having nowhere to post their relevant threads can post without worrying about it getting buried.
Long post faint
How about warn all the people in the "Off Topic Forum" that anything completely relevant and without an idea should go to the "Social Forum" and punish anyone who does the opposite the same way you would if you post a pokemon thread in the Star Wars forum. You just need to regulate the rules, and soon people would get used to it and use the forums correctly. It would only recquire for a new collection of moderators for both forums in order to regulate the rules there more strictly.
Attempting to enforce mod rules like that on the OTF is a recipe for disaster. There is a reason it is a mod-light zone.
Like I saym, the OTF already became a social place by its own momentum. Trying to alter the dynamic is like trying to hold back the tide.
Opening up a dedicated 'social area' and trying to distinguish it from the OTF would be a disaster.
Originally posted by Schecter
i know the otf is referred to as just that, but i think that there should be a seperate "KMC Toilet" where the completely useless threads go. i mean, what keeps me away from the OTF is the massive amounts of pure crap threads with no point whatsoever. so when you post an off topic thread, it zooms to page 6 at light speed. so i propose a seperate forum for people to post brain farts till their hearts' content.what do you all think?
been there seen that
There was a subforum of OTF. It was called... *thinks* "Tired-Hiker's pad " or something..
and it had more or less a lot of nonsense threads.
It was merged back with otf later on...