What is the Point of the General Discussion Forum?

March 16th, 2002, 11:19

I was just in the General Discussion Forum and it seems a lot of post were moved for not posting in the right forum along with a couple that still should be moved. So, what is the point of keeping the General Discussion Forum open if nobody uses it for the reason it was created. Maybe it would be better to get rid of it so users will go to the correct forum and post their topics where they belong. Thanks for hearing me out.

**Shiori** · March 16th, 2002, 12:34

I think a merge with off-topic would be a better move, so as not to lose some interesting threads there.

... right now none comes to mind, though.

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**Ryos** · March 16th, 2002, 12:40

I've always found it strange we have a misc console discussion forum and a general discussion forum when both are technically the same now, considering the last forum name changing/shifting basically took care of any of the topics I saw suitable in one forum but not the other. I'd love to hear exactly what that forum is for now.

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**Thorgal** · March 16th, 2002, 13:24

Actually, general discussion looks more like a dump to place the "I'm not sure which forum this thread belongs to" threads to me. I don't think general discusssion is technically the same as misc console though, the latter mostly has threads 'bout mame, ages etc. while general discussion is like a mix of everything.

I wouldn't merge general with off-topic either though, cause the latter always has EXTREMELY off-topic threads while the former has a mix of everything, mostly semi-off-topic.

I'd prefer to get rid of general discussion, and move the threads there to the appropriate forums; cause the other subforums are fine imho. As weird as it may seem for a while (considering we've always had a 'general discussion' subforum), it should make people think more about which subforum their thread belongs to, as Keith already said

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**Shiori** · March 16th, 2002, 15:08

Right on the spot there, Thorgal.

And while they're thinking where to put it, they might want to check also the search function before asking questions that's been done to death, like FF9.

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**Kane** · March 16th, 2002, 15:19

Maybe there should be a sticky for noobs to look at rather than post another FF9/8 thread

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**Kellicros** · March 17th, 2002, 12:57

hhmm.. might need to consider merging all the "Everything else PSX/N64" and "misc gba discussion" with General discussion forum.

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Esturk · March 17th, 2002, 18:35

Off Topic and General Discussion are pretty similar in my opinion.

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March 16th, 2002, 11:19	#1
Keith Guest Posts: n/a	What is the Point of the General Discussion Forum? I was just in the General Discussion Forum and it seems a lot of post were moved for not posting in the right forum along with a couple that still should be moved. So, what is the point of keeping the General Discussion Forum open if nobody uses it for the reason it was created. Maybe it would be better to get rid of it so users will go to the correct forum and post their topics where they belong. Thanks for hearing me out.

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March 16th, 2002, 12:34	#2
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,128	I think a merge with off-topic would be a better move, so as not to lose some interesting threads there. ... right now none comes to mind, though. __________________ My PC specs: AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz, ECS Elitegroup K7S5A, 256MB PC133 SDRAM, Geforce2 MX200 32MB, 20GB Seagate, Windows XP Pro. Ok, what else... Shiori figurine on top of case, assorted anime stickers on the side, lazy tabby cat on top of monitor.

March 16th, 2002, 12:40	#3
Ryos Bearsona Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,307	I've always found it strange we have a misc console discussion forum and a general discussion forum when both are technically the same now, considering the last forum name changing/shifting basically took care of any of the topics I saw suitable in one forum but not the other. I'd love to hear exactly what that forum is for now. __________________ Sanity is overrated.

March 16th, 2002, 13:24	#4
Thorgal Emulation Expert Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 324	Actually, general discussion looks more like a dump to place the "I'm not sure which forum this thread belongs to" threads to me. I don't think general discusssion is technically the same as misc console though, the latter mostly has threads 'bout mame, ages etc. while general discussion is like a mix of everything. I wouldn't merge general with off-topic either though, cause the latter always has EXTREMELY off-topic threads while the former has a mix of everything, mostly semi-off-topic. I'd prefer to get rid of general discussion, and move the threads there to the appropriate forums; cause the other subforums are fine imho. As weird as it may seem for a while (considering we've always had a 'general discussion' subforum), it should make people think more about which subforum their thread belongs to, as Keith already said __________________ - Thorgal // Design guru of NGEmu and Emuforums AthlonXP2200+, 768MB DDR333, Radeon 9700Pro, LG 915FT+, 130gb HD You think Emuforums looks a bit messy? Don't blame me!

March 16th, 2002, 15:08	#5
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,128	Right on the spot there, Thorgal. And while they're thinking where to put it, they might want to check also the search function before asking questions that's been done to death, like FF9. __________________ My PC specs: AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz, ECS Elitegroup K7S5A, 256MB PC133 SDRAM, Geforce2 MX200 32MB, 20GB Seagate, Windows XP Pro. Ok, what else... Shiori figurine on top of case, assorted anime stickers on the side, lazy tabby cat on top of monitor.

March 16th, 2002, 15:19	#6
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	Maybe there should be a sticky for noobs to look at rather than post another FF9/8 thread __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

March 17th, 2002, 12:57	#7
Kellicros Administrator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Posts: 7,719	hhmm.. might need to consider merging all the "Everything else PSX/N64" and "misc gba discussion" with General discussion forum. __________________ Kellicros' DeviantArt

March 17th, 2002, 18:35	#8
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,964	Off Topic and General Discussion are pretty similar in my opinion. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition SP1 \| Intel Core i5 2500K - 3.30GHz, 8MB L3 Cache \| Asus P8P67 Deluxe, Intel P67 Chipset, Socket 1155 \| 8GB Kingston PC3-10600 DDR3 \| Nvidia GeForce GTX460, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD1001FALS, 1000GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.