March 20, 2003, 00:41
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OTF Iraq Request....
For the benefit of those who wake up to the beginning of the war, would a mod mind putting up a sticky about the ongoing war in the OTF?
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March 20, 2003, 00:53
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Not practical at this point. As usual with something like this, everybody is going to start there own threads on the subject, and any "official" thread will turn into troll haven... while the better discussions will be going on else where. After people have gotten a lot of it out of their systems, then it will be time to organize things better.
Right now... it's just got to run it's course for a bit... like it always does...
You've lived through major events before 
However... massive flaming... personal insults... and trolling with intent to start flame wars will be dealt with when seen...
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March 20, 2003, 01:01
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Thanks for the quick response. I was just looking to see if the mods could've topped an exclusive "Just News" thread about what's going on so that people can ignore the static. Witness your thread where it has devolved into a Finns v Russkies v Mexicans thread....
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March 20, 2003, 01:11
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We shall see when the real fighting starts... right now, the news is kind of thin... and not all that much is happening
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March 20, 2003, 02:02
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So are you planning on having 24-hour mod supervisation in the OT?
It seems it might need it.
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March 20, 2003, 02:16
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March 20, 2003, 02:17
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How about a temporary subforum in the OT for Iraq threads?
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March 20, 2003, 04:05
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If you simply want news about the war there are dozens of dedicated news sites on the internet.
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March 20, 2003, 04:06
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Originally posted by ixnay
How about a temporary subforum in the OT for Iraq threads?
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I like that idea, but suspect the answer will be 'No'.
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March 20, 2003, 04:14
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I think that a sub-forum is a genius idea, and it would be folly to reject it. After the war is over, it can be closed without any troubles, and that's that. You've just made more Apolytoners happy.
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March 20, 2003, 04:25
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I reject the idea of a sub-forum. We've already got too many dead forums around here as is (all created with good intentions and very limited scope).
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March 20, 2003, 05:49
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Having an OT sub-forum sets a bad precedent.
I don't think there is a need for one.
Besides, it's nice to have all the debate in one place. People cross over from thread to thread.
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March 20, 2003, 06:54
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I don't think the trolling/flamming is gonna get any worse than it has been for the past few weeks anyway
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March 20, 2003, 07:02
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Wouldn't want to be an OT mod right now.........good luck with the task of keeping a necessary debate from degenerating.
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March 20, 2003, 09:02
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Originally posted by DrSpike
Wouldn't want to be an OT mod right now.........good luck with the task of keeping a necessary debate from degenerating.
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Maybe they could call on the UN to.......
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March 20, 2003, 09:32
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No need for a sub-forum and, as FP said, there are dozens of news sites on the net.
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March 21, 2003, 11:53
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I think a sub-forum has merit...
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March 21, 2003, 13:07
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People will still post about Iraq in the main OT, but at least it would have a place to put the theads rather than locking them.
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March 21, 2003, 13:10
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This is a "gaming" site first...
The owners have repeatedly stated in the past that sub OTF forums aren't required. I don't see them changing their stance at this point in time.
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March 21, 2003, 14:18
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They may not be requisite, but neither are things like post counts in the on-topic.
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March 21, 2003, 18:08
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Well having been in "the" iraq thread which got closed, the posting was so high it was always at the top anyway.
The mods also closed down all other Iraq threads so basically the only ones were The War Has Started and the Post news here threads. I guess this was for the best, with so many threads there wouldn't be anywhere to start
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