I think people can't really get talking in the 'news' thread, as new stuff comes along, so maybe a whole subforum could be a possibility?
'News Niknaks'?
'News Niknaks'?
Suggestion for new subforum: general stuff in the news
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beancounter
The Fire That Burns Within
I'm not sure what you mean when you say people "can't really get talking". Is it because it's buried in the Lounge, and you think it would get more activity as it's own subforum? Is it because it's seperate from the debate forum limiting the discussion? Or something else?
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Probably because it's easy to feel like the discussion gets interrupted when another news article is posted.
beancounter
The Fire That Burns Within
Yea, but couldn't that also happen in a news subforum? I guess I don't understand the difference.
Because there's a separate thread for each news article? I think most people use the "new posts" when they browse, so I guess havin' an entire sub-forum for that would make it easier to get into the news that you find interesting.
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I agree with this.
I say, it's worth a try. If it doesn't work as imagined, consider it a failed experiment and delete the subforum.
We already have a forum for that, it's called Debate & Current Events!
Also, the idea with the "In the news" thread was that people could post news stories, and discuss to the extent possible in a single thread, without having to post a new thread for each story, because (at least at the time) it seemed people had an aversion against making new threads.
However ... I agree with you that people can't really discuss each story very much in that thread. And even though I started that thread, I don't like it at all. All those news stories jumbled together is just too chaotic.
We (the mod team) are looking into making changes to the rules for the Debate & Current Events forum, and I think it makes sense to consider your idea in that context.
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I've created a new Current Events forum. The old Debate & Current Events forum has been renamed to Debates and is now a subforum of Current Events. The special rules for the old Debate & Current Events forum will be kept for the Debates forum only.
I've also locked the "In the news" thread, as it's just too generic and chaotic, and it's impossible to have a discussion in there, or find a story you're searching for etc. It would be nice if you could be brave and start new threads for each new topic. However, I guess I don't mind if you create some slightly generic threads in the new forum, so you can be a bit more random. Just not too random, please
I've also locked the "In the news" thread, as it's just too generic and chaotic, and it's impossible to have a discussion in there, or find a story you're searching for etc. It would be nice if you could be brave and start new threads for each new topic. However, I guess I don't mind if you create some slightly generic threads in the new forum, so you can be a bit more random. Just not too random, please
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here's a sprite with a 'News' icon added to it, if you want to use it:
it still has the old 'debate' icon.
it still has the old 'debate' icon.
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I do wonder if the debate subforum is a bit hidden....some people might only join a forum to have a debate, and not see it.
I thought the debate forum had been deleted, and had to read this thread to realise it was now a subforum. It needs to be more prominent somehow.
