I think putting in a fora especially for people from another thing would do more harm than good. TOUAMB already ready has kind of a clannish reputation with the asset-barbarians and setting up a segregated place would be like patting your little brother on the head while not really listening to him. Not a good place to start from.
I am not trying to be paternalistic about it. As I said, they are welcome to post anywhere and everywhere they like, I just thought the members who are concerned about their community disintegrating might find it welcoming to have their own sandbox to build castles or piss in as they see fit. Clearly they are wary of us, I am trying to consider ways to mitigate that wariness. I think it would have to be pitched carefully to avoid giving them the idea that we're trying to reign them in, but if I were in their shoes I would welcome a place to play and a promise that they could run that space however they want. If they come here, they have to play by our rules, and since we DO have this clannish rep, maybe letting them be their own tribe within our village where they get to participate in our conversations *and* have their own chats without interference would make them more willing to make the jump.
Yeah, the asset bar folks know we're here and they can come here just like anyone. I don't see a purpose to making up a dedicated section for a group of folks who haven't really established a need for one. It could end up just sitting up there all useless like the Daisy Owl forum after all.
That's exactly what I hope for -- that they come for the dedicated section for their group and end up liking us so much they abandon it and just become regular regulars. The goal is to get them here in a way that makes them feel welcomed on their own terms. Maybe GKA or some other ambassador (Wombles?) could drop in and let them know they're welcome here, and just ask if there is any consensus over there as to whether a dedicated forum would make them feel more comfortable making the switch? If the answer is a resounding "HELLS NO," then clearly I am way off base and they're probably not going to show up anyway.
I support your idea. However, I don't think it's possible to give someone mod privileges for only one fora. I wouldn't want to make a newbie a mod and have them start fuck*ng shit up in other forums.
It is possible; that's how it used to be back in the early days here. Unless there's been a software update that changed it, or I'm misremembering. (Equally likely.)
This topic scared me at first. The online community I frequented in ye olden days of the Interwebs (which has since pretty much fallen apart, thanks to losing their magazine-based sponsorship, and due to Facebook) had a forum called "Meta," in which people could argue about other forums and topics, and who was offending who and shit like that. It was pretty much the most tedious thing ever, though at times it had that car-wreck feel to it when there was a really good bitch-fest going.
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