Picc84 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 i dont know if you guys would want to do this or not, just an idea that flowed through my mind, an "off topic" forum, were we can talk about everything else... Not sure if everyone will agree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I think there are plenty of those elsewhere on the web. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Rick, I feel you should rethink that. You are building a community here. An important part of a community is getting to know each other. When members of a web community feel comfortable here they will draw in many new members. This will make paint.net more and more popular. This can only be a good thing. I am a moderator of another online forum with about 38,000 members and I can tell you that the General Discussion forum is one of the most popular. Plus, it will keep the chatter down in the other forums. EDIT: Of course, you could just expand the definition of your current General Discussion forum to include discussions about anything not related to Paint.net. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picc84 Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 yea, it will keep people active, it will keep people on the site, it will attract more people, witch will make pdn grow, you dont need all these diffrent catagories, just keep it simple, one catagory, one forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Well I'd need someone(s) who could moderate fulltime. This forum is already bulging at capacity in terms of my ability to keep up and moderate! Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickman Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Well I can do it almost fulltime on weekends (and till school begins)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picc84 Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Well Rick, you cannot say that there is not people on this forum that would be glad to help you with it, there are some dedicated people on hear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickman Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 yeah I would love to be a mod... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Well Rick, you cannot say that there is not people on this forum that would be glad to help you with it, there are some dedicated people on hear... I didn't say there aren't people here. Just because you're on the forum a lot doesn't mean you should be a moderator. Don't ask to be a moderator. It doesn't work like that. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaveN Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Haha, I am close to getting moderator priviledges on ForumPlanet Forums hehe.. An off topic would be alright, just more stress on Rick to keep this place clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Let's see. [*:e9697]What would be a definition of acceptable for this forum? I mean, would it be "Anything that does not fit into the above topics" or perhaps "A place to chat and hang around"[*:e9697]Who would moderate it? - I suggest that there be invitations to people Rick deems trustable and knows they will live up to the title.[*:e9697]How active would it be? - I am guessing pretty active, because I do my best to not post anything off topic, and my posts sometimes slip into that category.[*:e9697]How much trouble would it be? - We don't have many illhearted people like mastergiza, the now infamous spammer. However, we should have good moderators to tell what's appropriate. Nothing out of the Terms of Service for forumer, and probably a little kid-friendly.[*:e9697]Lastly, what is the effort to get it running? Well, Rick has a magic link at the bottom of the page that says "Go to Administration Panel". A few clicks, some naming and a description, and it's up. Then we as a community need to get the ball rolling. And remember the cause, as BoltBait put it, "To strengthen the community.". Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I was thinking about something like this myself a while ago. It would certainly build a sense of community. I was thinking of even starting another forum just for non-PDN discussion, but then you run into having to have two user accounts, one to talk about PDN, and one to talk with fellow PDN users. Not to mention anyone could sign up to the other forum with anyone else's username from this forum, causing confusion, mass panic, and bran muffins... So yeah, I'd be for a community discussion page, but some plans would have to be made beforehand. Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I created an off-topic area, and made Dan a moderator Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 *applause* Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picc84 Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Thank you rick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickman Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 grats Dan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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