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Hulkklogan 
LSU Fan
At home
Member since Oct 2010
26866 posts
| re: At what point will the Admins seriously consider a Tech Board? (Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:08 pm to GFunk)
I don't get why people always want new boards. The more you separate subjects from the OT, the more it dies. If I had any say about it, the OT would get some of those boards integrated back into it.
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OMLandshark 
Ole Miss Fan
Beijing, China
Member since Apr 2009
26134 posts
| re: At what point will the Admins seriously consider a Tech Board? (Posted on 2/12/13 at 7:43 pm to Hulkklogan)
Because they go too fast. Any movie thread would go under really quickly.
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bluebarracuda
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2011
3731 posts
| re: At what point will the Admins seriously consider a Tech Board? (Posted on 2/12/13 at 8:47 pm to Cs)
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And it's not only the OT. The Gaming Board frequently has threads regarding PC builds and components. The Movie/TV board will often have threads relating to HDTVs, Roku players, Apple TVs, and so forth.
So you're stating here that you don't actually read the threads.
On the gaming board, the PC builds and components are for GAMING PCs. They wouldn't leave that board even if there was a Tech board
On the M/TV board, those Tech topics all have to do with M/TV. Apple TVs, Rokus, etc threads have a perfect fitting in the M/TV board since the main focus of those devices is MOVIES AND TV SHOWS.
Tech topics are fine in the OT. I see no problem with it.
EDIT: pr0n board first 
This post was edited on 2/12 at 8:48 pm
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Cs
Member since Aug 2008
2720 posts
| re: At what point will the Admins seriously consider a Tech Board? (Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:29 am to Hulkklogan)
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I don't get why people always want new boards. The more you separate subjects from the OT, the more it dies
The OT will continue to flourish, irrespective of whether or not new boards are added. The addition of a music board and outdoor board haven't diminished the activity of the OT. It's still prospering.
Quite honestly, I would add three new boards - Religion/Philosophy, Technology, and Health/Fitness. Major categorical subjects like this need a dedicated forum of discussion. Doing so fosters more substantive and focused discussions. Additionally, each board tends to have its own "regular" posters and ultimately develops into a unique sub-community, engendering and enhancing sentiments of solidarity among the more active posters.
The OT will always have a seemingly infinite number of thread possibilities, so it will never "die" out. You'll have threads like this,
And this.
And this...
The dilution of the OT has been taking place for the past decade, yet it's still the most active board on the site.
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Cs
Member since Aug 2008
2720 posts
| re: At what point will the Admins seriously consider a Tech Board? (Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:43 am to bluebarracuda)
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On the gaming board, the PC builds and components are for GAMING PCs. They wouldn't leave that board even if there was a Tech board
There are plenty of computer threads on the Gaming Board that do not necessarily pertain to gaming. For example, this one.
The same can be said for the Movie/TV board. Here's an example.
Here's another.
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Tech topics are fine in the OT
So were music threads. And outdoor threads. The OT hasn't truly been "off topic" since 2003. A more apt appellation for the board should be the "random post" board. As previously mentioned, major categorical subjects need dedicated forums for discussion - technology, religion/philosophy, and health/fitness.
While I endorse all three, I feel that a tech board would be the next logical choice.
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Kafka 
New Orleans Saints Fan
too wrong; didn't lead
Member since Jul 2007
58800 posts
| re: At what point will the Admins seriously consider a Tech Board? (Posted on 2/13/13 at 12:47 am to Cs)
And I thought I nagged for a music board
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hawgfaninc 
Clemson Fan
Member since Nov 2011
5548 posts
| re: At what point will the Admins seriously consider a Tech Board? (Posted on 2/13/13 at 3:19 pm to Kafka)
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And I thought I nagged for a music board
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Atom-Z 
Columbia Fan
Member since Jun 2012
2265 posts
| re: At what point will the Admins seriously consider a Tech Board? (Posted on 2/14/13 at 2:23 am to hawgfaninc)
Soccer board ftw
Suck it tech board fags
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