Originally posted by Steve Bassen:
[mod hat off]
In regards to keeping or removing the OT forum. If it is removed, all that will happen is General will revert to how it was before, when every other post was "OT: blah, blah, blah". Off-Topic chit chat is nothing more than what happens in a community. Although there are exceptions to this, the majority of car sites out there have Lounges, Off-Topic areas, and the like. Completely removing a forum instead of simply cracking down on personal flaming is like cutting off your arm so you can't get a paper cut.
[mod hat on]
I know, I know. I was here when O/T was created and understand why it was created. I'm just saying, I could learn to live without O/T.
Not to mention, the same mods could remove O/T posts from General. However, I do recognize that would be much more work and doesn't foster a sense of community.
FWIW,
TB
{edit}
Now I've just had a thought (calm down, it doesn't happen that
often) that the ugliest of exchanges were over disagreements
about how to mod/fix/change the Contour/Mystique.
So I guess you have to ban all talk about the cars too
tb
