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Offline RandomTiger

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I agree that people should use the OT - tag but I dont see whats wrong with OT posts.

It would be a real shame if we were forced by lockings to not debate anything other than games. While some of these OT's get a bit out of hand some of them are really good. I actually only come to the Hard Light section for OT stuff.

We have forums for everything else, source code, art, mods... given that its not really a surprise that this is happening.

There clearly seems to be a demand for OT posts so how about instead trying to crush it, deal with it by perhaps creating an OT forum.

Freespace is an old game, we should be grateful that this comunity is doing as well as it is and is full of talented people.

Lets not push anyone away to other places just because they dont want to talk about games *all* the time.

Many of these things are big important things and its great that they are being discussed and everyone is free to say what they like.
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Offline Stryke 9

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Wait a minute- what's NOT OT that belongs in here anyway? I mean, we've got a forum for modding, source code, art, and anything not of the above. BY DEFINITION, every thread here is either OT or should be moved.

 

Offline RandomTiger

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:nod:

If you got rid of all OT debates and moved all moding and art stuff to the relevent forums there wouldnt be anything left!

 

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You can bet this'll ellicit an admin response.
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Offline RandomTiger

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Free speach and all that.
Is that announcement actually due to complaints?

 

Offline vyper

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I think Carl was just letting off steam. I knew we should've let him keep his Shivan plushy! :D
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Offline Stryke 9

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No way I'm giving that back now.

At least not before it's had a good wash. [hides]

 

Offline vyper

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Originally posted by Stryke 9
No way I'm giving that back now.

At least not before it's had a good wash. [hides]



:lol:
How could you do that to a poor defenceless plushy?! :p
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Perhaps an OT forum?....
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Originally posted by Vortex
Perhaps an OT forum?....


:wtf: Can you say paradox?
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Offline RandomTiger

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yes: 'paradox'

 

Offline Shrike

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Perhaps an OT forum?....
No.
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Offline CP5670

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Actually, the one thing I found somewhat strange about the announcement is that, due to Carl's user image, it is taking up a lot of space in the topic listing. I didn't really notice that with the other admins though...

Although yeah, this is effectively the OT forum around here, since we have seperate forums for all game-related stuff/art/campaigns/etc, so there is not much left for this one but OT material. :D

 

Offline vadar_1

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Originally posted by CP5670
Actually, the one thing I found somewhat strange about the announcement is that, due to Carl's user image, it is taking up a lot of space in the topic listing. I didn't really notice that with the other admins though...


probably because he didn't use the announcement account, that or his image could be part of the title instead of an avatar.
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Offline Knight Templar

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um isn't hardlight the OT Forum of the forums..?
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Offline Carl

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mildy OT posts such as "i found a cool flash animation" ect. are okay. but now every other thread is about politics and iraq and stuff. basically the forum has been flooded with the same thread a dozen times.
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Offline CP5670

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I can start a new math thread for a change of pace... ;7

 

Offline Bobboau

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I would like a debate forum, a place to discuss and debate contreversial issues with my favorite (only) online comunity
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Offline CP5670

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Debating is good, but math (and the sciences in general) are even better. How about a whole forum for that stuff? :D ;7

 

Offline Shrike

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Originally posted by Bobboau
I would like a debate forum, a place to discuss and debate contreversial issues with my favorite (only) online comunity
Debates are fine, but some things (such as the iraqi notwar) are being done to extremes.  There's no need to have a new thread about it every second day.
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