General Chat, Hear Ye, Hear Ye

[steelhealr]

Sharpening my scalpel.

As Tolak said, we are discussing 'the neutering procedures'. It is our intent that members can chat about whatever they want (well, almost) and foster friendship or camaraderie outside the hobby.

Although there will ALWAYS be a risk that some topics can get out of hand, the moderators have voted to retry this on an interim basis for the benefit of our members. Moderating a freer open chat section WILL be more work for all the staff but we are committed to this forum so we want our members to have a great place to hang.

As for making the other sections dead, it might happen but, ya know, if I had a recipe to post or a car topic to ask a question about, I would still more than likely go to those sections to post. Time will out.

Finally, I like SpongeBob. I'll toss my vote in: The Chum Bucket.

LOLOLOL.

SH

 

[Ace Of Spades]

I'll toss my vote in: The Chum Bucket.

SH

I second that vote!

 

[lljdma06]

"Abandon hope all ye who enter here"

This gets my vote!

 

[hughessomefish]

ok i have the names what about in the tank or Under water

 

[chrisbassist]

I'm siding with those who think a simple name is best.

Genral Chat - simple, effective, everyone knows what goes on in there without going in and reading a few posts...

abandon hope..... - is this the place for SERIOUS hobbyists? or a chat section, or maybe even the new name for the scientific section?

Social section/club - fairly self explanatory

Try and think of it from a new visitors perspective, at the top ou have a welcome section, then a species index, then FAQ, then you have the freshwater part with well titled sections so most people know where to post, and going down, you should be able to figure out the right place for your post fairly easily, but what happens when you see a section called abandon hope all ye who enter here. ? what is in there?

(just my opinion butIlike to explain WHY I've reached the conclusion I have)

 

[Tolak]

Maybe instead of a neutering procedure for General Chat, we neuter our members to make them behave.

Sharpening my scalpel.

I'm not so precise, I'm sharpening my machete.

Are you volunteering to be first for the op, Ace?

Don't be in such a hurry, I need to grind the rust off of it first.

 

[OohFeeshy]

It's Ace, I don't think you need to bother...

 

[steelhealr]

Davey Jones Locker?

Jack Sparrow Lounge?

The Spouter Inn (Moby Dick)

The Spyglass Lounge?

LOLOLOLOL

SH

 

[Ace Of Spades]

Davey Jones Locker?

I like this one.

 

[england]

what about something simple like "chatterbox" "panic room" or "room 101" aptly named by george orwell for a torture chamber,

 

[NinjaSmurf]

TBH, I'm too happy about getting a general room back to think of a name.

*Does a little happy dance*

I've missed getting to know people outside of 'fishkeeping'.


As to the hobby rooms... I've found the hobbies rooms too restrictive in their sections. I have questions about hobbies that don't have any sort of section (as in, where would I put a question about model trains?) and they don't seem to get much traffic.

 

[lljdma06]

Are you volunteering to be first for the op, Ace?

Don't be in such a hurry, I need to grind the rust off of it first.

Why grind off the rust? It adds an extra dimension.

 

[steelhealr]

..especially for those who need it.....SH

 

[kaivalagi]

I second Wilder's contribution "chit chat", it does what it says on the tin...no one will mistake it for anything else and it is not so formal either

 

[steelhealr]

So far we have:

1. The Escape
2. General Chat
3. In the Tank
4. Underwater
5. The Chum Bucket
6. Abandon All Hope All Ye Who Enter Here
7. Chit Chat
8. The Social Club
9. Combat Zone
10. The Coffee Club
11. Chat Central
12. The Crab Shack
13. The Dried Up Ol' Dock
14. So How Are YOU Doin'?

SH