Time to amend the Off-Topic status?

[Skanky Burns]

It could also have worthwhile threads in there. Stuff about history that people actually want to read.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Japher
no it hasn't, Lancer still Lurks

as for the topic of this post, I haven't really "liked" the OT since CIVIV came out. I mean "liked" because I'm still there more than my boss would and wife (like there's a difference) would like me to be, but it has gotten less active. IMO, I think the fall is because of the new game. Though, I have no idea, seeing as my CIVIV still sits in the box, uninstalled, and unloved

I do, however, like that the OT is slower in that I don't lose what conversations were about any more. Who needs 3.5 pages of new crap every day if it is the same crap? How many threads on the same damn thing do we need? I hate CFC because of this. Every other week there is a poll (of which they have too many) on whether you like sweet or dill pickles or some other BS like that. It drives me nuts! Then, if I have an argument to make against a certain poster, and I write it, and then post it, my post is usually 5 pages further in the thread and makes for a heck of x-post, especially when it makes me look like I'm callying someone other than eyrei a stupid Frenchie!

Heck, if there are complaints about the OT then something must be wrong... just don't punish me. I don't troll or spam much... right?

Regardless, I applaud the mods and owners of this site for putting up with it, and a lot of the regulars around here who either complain that there is too much moderation and then turn right around and complain that there is not enough when the start to lay off... Damned if you do, so I say don't.

Give Laz his history forum, because I want to hear more of his trash.

dill pickles.

[Straybow]

Bah, OT is a pustule on the face of this site.

[MarkG]

here we go

http://apolyton.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=297

[Zoid]

Damn!! I one thing I thought would never happen...

Careful there Markos, if you give them an inch they´ll take the whole hand. Next they´ll want postcount in the OT and branching threads...

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Zoid
Damn!! I one thing I thought would never happen...

Careful there Markos, if you give them an inch they´ll take the whole hand. Next they´ll want postcount in the OT and branching threads...

Branching threads

Or at least forking threads

[Japher]

great, since we now have History forum does that mean that we can have Babe Threads too?

[MMC]

Is it 5-6 years since they were banned?

[DrSpike]

Nice maneouvre Markos.

[Japher]

Is it 5-6 years since they were banned?

seems like it

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Japher
(...) does that mean that we can have Babe Threads too?

I hope so

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Here's the deal.

Now that we have a history forum, I'm keen to see it succeed. I'll keep banging up every piece of filth I can trace on my hard drive, but in turn I want to see some discussion started.

So if you want to read more about where our ancestors put their privy parts, start contributing.

[Nikolai]

Originally posted by Solver

The off-topic forum might not be the "core" aspect of ACS (nor should it be) but it is the key to ensuring that visitors continue to come back regularly.

Respectfully, I have to disagree. It depends - strongly - on what kind of visitors you're talking about. What you say is true for a portion of visitors, but for other portions, what keeps them coming back might be regular Civ4 news, or strategy discussion, or this being the only active CtP community, or yet some other factor.

I'm not the oldest poster here, but I think that at nearly 6 years of posting I at least qualify as an old-timer. I can honestly say that OTF has not been a factor in me staying here for as long as I have, and I don't think I'm the single exception in this regard.

I've been here for soon 6 years too and I more or less never visit the OT, let along post there.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Who are you?

[DrSpike]

He is da playa.