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Has the proliferation of other boards hurt the OT?

Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:30 am
Posted by Slinger16
Not Louisiana
Member since Jun 2007
21876 posts
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:30 am
I feel like TD has become so heavily compartmentalized that the OT has been reduced to gossip threads and NSFW rate threads.

I'd much rather talk music or food with you idiots than with the go-hards on the dedicated boards.

When you dedicate a specific subject to just one board it makes things super cereal for some folks on those boards and you don't get the general tom-foolery that once thrived in similar subjects on the OT.

Sigh... gonna spill some OE for the days done by.
Posted by Mr. Tom Morrow
Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe
Member since Jun 2012
6847 posts
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:33 am to
No, it's because you're a German beta with a 36 ACT score, millions in the bank, and can whoop 6 Navy Seals without breaking a sweat.
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
77887 posts
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:33 am to
I kind of agree there's too many boards
Posted by BOSCEAUX
Where the Down Boys go.
Member since Mar 2008
48139 posts
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:37 am to
I look at the OT as my front page. I know if something big or important goes down it will be here.
Posted by Sentrius
Fort Rozz
Member since Jun 2011
64757 posts
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:44 am to
With the amount of posters and traffic TD gets daily now, this is a good thing and improves TD.

Do you really want movie/tv, food/drink, gaming, money, outdoor, political, music, threads and posters all on one board with the OT having its own threads, with all of those posters and traffic? Threads would be bumped off the first page so fast, it would be on the second page five seconds after you start it. It'd be like trying to cram 75% of reddit into one subreddit.
This post was edited on 5/1/14 at 12:46 am
Posted by DoUrden
UnderDark
Member since Oct 2011
25965 posts
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:44 am to
Trust me you don't want the PC vs Xbox vs Playstaion threads on here, trust me you don't want the book readers vs the Hodors on here, and in no way shape or form do you want Bama posters on here.
Posted by Cs
Member since Aug 2008
10552 posts
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:47 am to
The selection of message boards is entirely random and follows zero logic. Topics that should have dedicated places of discussion, such as Science/Technology and Health/Fitness, are drowned out on the OT. Or, the threads are often adulterated with memes, trite jokes, and superficial comments.

Conversely, topics like Money and Soccer somehow have dedicated places for discussion, despite the fact that these are the two slowest non-utility boards on the site (by a significant margin).
This post was edited on 5/1/14 at 12:48 am
Posted by Melvin
Member since Apr 2011
23535 posts
Posted on 5/1/14 at 1:04 am to
The music board clique is by far the best
Posted by cattus
Member since Jan 2009
13828 posts
Posted on 5/1/14 at 1:07 am to
as someone that had a good website, to over-compartmentalize is a horrible idea
Posted by Mike da Tigah
Bravo Romeo Lima Alpha
Member since Feb 2005
59699 posts
Posted on 5/1/14 at 6:23 am to
quote:

I'd much rather talk music or food with you idiots than with the go-hards on the dedicated boards.


I don't know much about the Music Board, but for the FDB there are a few go-hards, but if you take a look at the threads and posts, it's pretty much a lot more go-easy.
Posted by ugasickem
Allatoona
Member since Nov 2010
11376 posts
Posted on 5/1/14 at 8:23 am to
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