OT board for OT topics that are OT and not OnT.

mukade · Post by **mukade** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:12 am

I just logged in to find seven of the first ten threads on this board were OT. Why not make a separate OT board? It is starting to get silly.

Mukade

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:16 am

Haven't you read the rest of the site? It's *supposed* to be silly.

Seriously though - this comes up often and most people seem to prefer to leave the board the way it is. The OT topics are marked OT so those who don't want to read them can avoid them.

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:21 am

Yep, most people prefer it this way, and for that matter- the board owners/moderators want it this way also.

All the Best, Tom

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:23 am

I just logged on to find three of the top ten posts were On Topic. Why not make a separate On Topic board? It is starting to get silly.

Martin

Seriously though, it's the off topic stuff that makes this a community, not just a run of the mill discusssion forum. I can only show so much interest in 12" of metal tube with 6 holes and a plastic bit on the end.

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:23 am

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:48 am

OK Gary, div up. Where you gettin them emoticons?

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:50 am

Should this thread really be on this board? It don't seem to be about whistles to me.

amar · Post by **amar** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:05 am

jbarter wrote:OK Gary, div up. Where you gettin them emoticons?

http://www.gjk2.com/stuff/smilies/

suejnnhe · Post by **suejnnhe** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:05 am

jbarter wrote:Should this thread really be on this board? It don't seem to be about whistles to me.

HeySue

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:32 am

couldn't we label this properly and really annoy the On Topic police?

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:08 am

Martin Milner wrote:the On Topic police?

Are they related to the spelling cop who used to frequent the board back in the days when it was still possible to be anonymous on the board. Did we ever discover their true identity?

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:14 am

jbarter wrote:
Martin Milner wrote:the On Topic police?
Are they related to the spelling cop who used to frequent the board back in the days when it was still possible to be anonymous on the board. Did we ever discover their true identity?

Or possibly the Punctuation Pedant?

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:12 pm

Martin Milner wrote:I just logged on to find three of the top ten posts were On Topic. Why not make a separate On Topic board? It is starting to get silly.

Martin

Seriously though, it's the off topic stuff that makes this a community, not just a run of the mill discusssion forum. I can only show so much interest in 12" of metal tube with 6 holes and a plastic bit on the end.

My sentiments exactly. It's the only forum where I regularly participate and have for over two years. I've met some cool people from this site. Except for Martin. Martin is beyond cool. He's....well...he's groovy!

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:34 pm

[quote="Flyingcursor

I've met some cool people from this site. Except for Martin. Martin is beyond cool. He's....well...he's groovy![/quote]

Martin, he's "very" cool."

Tom

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:45 pm

Thanks to all who answered the ever present question of why not a seperate OT forum. That way I don't have to.

How hard can it be to scroll past the OTs if you are only intrested in whistling?

Is it really so difficult?

Maybe Dale should post a statement to the effect that C&F is littered with OT posts, there will not be a seperate forum for them. Deal with it.

This could be a large notice that would come up on the way to the whistle forum. That way all would be forwarned.