Introductions Subforum

[godix]

You know, this whole thing boils down to this:

Will it hurt the org to have this? No.

Will it help the org to have this? Maybe, maybe not.

If we try it and it doesn't work, can it be easily removed? Yes.

Lets quit all this bullshit arguing and create the stupid forum. If it works, great. If it doesn't work, delete it and move on. Jesus Christ on a dildo, sometimes the org argues about the dumbest shit.

[mirkosp]

Apparently there used to be a section called "It's all about me!" up to 2003, but it got removed... checking inside it looks like didn't work out too well, although it doesn't seem like it was just about presentations.
I don't really see the need for a presentation sections... but I guess trying wouldn't be troublesome either...
I personally have never been one to see much meaning in the presentation section: I see many people opening their topic there and never showing up again on the actual forum; I'd rather see them show up for the first time in the forum and get to know them by actually seeing them interact in the community. In other words, if one comes here to stick, then a presentation section isn't really needed; if one is here just to put up their presentation and never come over again, then they could have just written that presentation on their org profile and call it a day.
Sure, there really is no harm in the section, but there is no point either... if it's just about saying hi, I'd rather do that on #AMV while getting to know them a bit more actively than in a topic. >_>
But to wrap it up, I'm fine either way. I'm not really against the idea, so whatever the admins will decide is fine by me.

[BasharOfTheAges]

So, free OT basically...

It'll require substantial moderation so that it doesn't turn into that.

Alternatively, if we're cool with free OT, put the other section everyone's bitching about in the other thread on there too. These topics are all baby-stepping towards it as it is.

[Otohiko]

At the risk of speaking 'officially' (which I'm not in this case), I personally would be just fine with having OT forums again. Perhaps at this stage it's something that ought to be considered. I'm curious if that's what people really want, but to me it doesn't seem like something a lot of members would say no to...
However for obvious reasons that's an administrative decision (and with the recognition that anything that can't be strictly defined as having a topic can get really difficult to moderate or keep in line with community goals - introduction forums are already uncomfortably close to that. Then again, so are the MEP forums).

[Mkid]

You know, this whole thing boils down to this:

Will it hurt the org to have this? No.

Will it help the org to have this? Maybe, maybe not.

If we try it and it doesn't work, can it be easily removed? Yes.

Lets quit all this bullshit arguing and create the stupid forum. If it works, great. If it doesn't work, delete it and move on. Jesus Christ on a dildo, sometimes the org argues about the dumbest shit.

I like the way Godix thinks

[Kionon]

Do what thou wilt, that is the law, and the law is love.

[dreamawake]

At the risk of speaking 'officially' (which I'm not in this case), I personally would be just fine with having OT forums again. Perhaps at this stage it's something that ought to be considered. I'm curious if that's what people really want, but to me it doesn't seem like something a lot of members would say no to...
However for obvious reasons that's an administrative decision (and with the recognition that anything that can't be strictly defined as having a topic can get really difficult to moderate or keep in line with community goals - introduction forums are already uncomfortably close to that. Then again, so are the MEP forums).

I'd support this OT bring back.

[irriadin]

I think this is a really good idea, because from my perspective, this site can seem rather insular at times.