Political Party / Citizen Group subforum?

[DaveShack]

Easy question -- should we ask Thunderfall for a subforum for citizen groups and political parties?

My opinion is yes we should ask for this. The political traffic in the citizen forum has had a tendency to swamp the actual game discussion threads.

 

[Ginger_Ale]

No, if we can keep them to one thread, it won't take up much space. I am guessing most of the will probably die anyway...

 

[I am the Future]

I like the idea for a political subForum, it allows different parties to branch out more and really be political. It also allows people who dont want to deal with the political termoil to stay out of that forum.

 

[Slim_Chance]

I for one believe a political sub-forum would be a good idea.

 

[Alphawolf]

I don't see the need for a new sub-forum.

-the Wolf

 

[Alphawolf]

I would like to change my earlier stated opinion, and say that YES I believe we definitely need a political sub-forum.

-the Wolf

 

[RoboPig]

who's gonna ask TF? censor, will you set up a poll?

 

[Alphawolf]

I'll start a poll on whether we should have a new sub-forum.

-the Wolf

 

[BCLG100]

Like GA said, interest in each party will probably die, or just a few remain active, do we really need one? i think we dont.

 

[RegentMan]

I haven't visited the citizen's sub-forum for sometime now because I know that everything there is political party stuff. I'm all for giving them their own forum.

 

[Sexton]

Sub-forum has my two cents! But maybe after the couple of terms so that we know which parties are going to stay active.

 

[Ginger_Ale]

You know what, now I'm for it.

These citizens group things are getting out of hand...they take up WAY too much space in this forum. They don't really have any purpose, but let them have their own forum so I can come to the citizens' forum and actually read discussion, not people talking about their party in a thread that so far hasn't done anything.

[/rant]

 

[Tubby Rower]

Come on GA, we're talking about great stuff in the Idiot Partee.

 

[Bengeance]

I'm all for having a political group sub forum. But who can set that up? How do we contact that person and ask them?

 

[Ginger_Ale]

Someone (the Censor?) can PM Thunderfall or Chieftess/Rik Meleet who will contact TF.

 

[DaveShack]

Let's call the subforum "Fun & Games" and just rename the existing warmup game forum. That way it doesn't take up any more space than we already have, and we can hold other events in there like a DGers PBEM.

I'll volunteer to handle the request, once we've decided exactly what we want to do.

 

[RegentMan]

Pleeeeeeease... When only one of the first thirteen threads in the forum have something to do with game discussion, I find less and less initiative to come here and post!

 

[DaveShack]

I PM'd Rik and Chieftess, and got no response. Since there has been no significant comments against this reorganization, I guess I'll have to contact Thunderfall myself.

Actually, just to make it more legal and more formal, I think I'll hold a quick info poll first.

 

[Strider]

We take enough from TF, with the Demogame Forums.. the MTDG's. Asking him of more is insulting.

 

[Ginger_Ale]

It's is not insulting, it is helpful.

If by getting a subforum for Citizen Groups, we thus make the discussion more accessible and prominent, thus increasing participation, and therefore making the DG even better. Why would he take insult to a proposal that will help his forums?

We should not have to feel that we cannot approach him if there is a reasonable request.