Quote from: Ian AbsentiaBut one where the off-topic subforum is, effectively, the primary forum?  When the subforum eclipses the main forum, it's time to change your mission statement and your name.

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How odd.  Most of the time I don't go to Tangency, and pay no attention to it at all.  If I'm reading and posting in the RPG forums, then how does Tangency affect or "overshadow" the forums I am reading?

Quote from: Tom BHow odd.  Most of the time I don't go to Tangency, and pay no attention to it at all.  If I'm reading and posting in the RPG forums, then how does Tangency affect or "overshadow" the forums I am reading?

ooo-kay, now that we're going to start playing dumb to provoke more arguments, and we're going to keep making the same arguments over and over again, this has gotten boring.  time to unsubscribe to this and come back later.  

how soon until this circle-jerk hits 400 posts?  :rolleyes:

Quote from: Tom BMost of the time I don't go to Tangency, and pay no attention to it at all.

Well, hooray for you.  That's clearly not what I was referring to at all, though, is it?  beeber got it right in his post above -- if you're going to play dumb, there's no point in discussing the matter.

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Quote from: NYTFLYRso why is it a godforsaken messageboard?

Because most gamers don't use them. Most RPG gamers don't check the Internet about their hobby - they get the info at their FLGS and just play. So, most gamers are not even aware of the existence of the biggest messageboards out there.

As I said before, I consider a waste of time and effort to g aorund bitchin' about a messageboarad that is irrelevant to your gaming. DOn't like RPG.net policies? Don't go there.

Quote from: ImperatorBecause most gamers don't use them. Most RPG gamers don't check the Internet about their hobby - they get the info at their FLGS and just play. So, most gamers are not even aware of the existence of the biggest messageboards out there.

As I said before, I consider a waste of time and effort to g aorund bitchin' about a messageboarad that is irrelevant to your gaming. DOn't like RPG.net policies? Don't go there.

they why are you wasting your time in this thread? Dont like messages complaining about RPG.net? Don't go there.

Quote from: Ian AbsentiaWell, hooray for you.  That's clearly not what I was referring to at all, though, is it?  beeber got it right in his post above -- if you're going to play dumb, there's no point in discussing the matter.

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:D:D  Oh, that's funny.  You mean there was actually a point?

Seriously, though, what was your point, then?  RPGnet is still one of the most active RPG forums around, regardless of Tangency.  If I'm missing your point, maybe it's not obvious to a 'non-RPGnet basher' like myself...

Quote from: beeberooo-kay, now that we're going to start playing dumb to provoke more arguments, and we're going to keep making the same arguments over and over again, this has gotten boring.  time to unsubscribe to this and come back later.  

how soon until this circle-jerk hits 400 posts?  :rolleyes:

EDIT: Nyah.  No point.

Quote from: HackmastergeneralHave you ever been to a website that didn't have an off-topic subforum?

And yet I've yet to find a single one, even on sites as large or larger than RPGnet, where there was a significant body (or hell even anybody at all), that expressly limited their posting to the off-topic forum, and in some cases didn't even have any interest in the actual on-topic discussion of the rest of the site.  

I have never seen a single board with such a pronounced divide amongst it's userbase.

Tang Open is all about sex.

Regards,
David R

Quote from: JimBobOzCancer is often defined as,

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But of course it won't be. A good number of the mods wouldn't be mods if they'd not been able to establish themselves in "the Tangency community." Nor would most of them know what to talk about if they could only post in the roleplaying subforums.

I know what cancer is. I've lost 2 close family members to it. (not meant to be bitchy....it does sound it though)

And while open has nasty flamewars, I've seen some fugly bits in the game fora too....Think the "cliff's notes" thread mentions 'em. And mods in most places I know are chosen by the other mods/admins rather than volunteer.

Fuck, I just stated an opinion. I like TBP. I have "friends" there, and we talk. And we argue. And sure, I've only met one member (and it's my husband, who's never posted!) but I enjoy talking to 'em. Does the rest really matter??


And why the hell am I a) still discussing this? and b) giving a flying shit over what anyone thinks?:what:
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QuoteTang Open is all about sex.

What? Is this a bad thing? I quite enjoy sex. And I'm a repressed Catholic, for Pete's sake!

Quote from: NYTFLYRthey why are you wasting your time in this thread?

It's not a waste of time to remind regular posters on therpgsite that they oughtn't waste their time bitching about the flaws of other sites. The point is valid and bears generalization.

There's too much talk about both rpg.net and various Forgesque boards around here. It harms the site because a site does not define its own identity ex negativo.

The storygames admins understood this when they made membership by invitation/application only. Ultimately, following their model might turn out to be worthwhile.

Quote from: shewolfWhat? Is this a bad thing?

No...but I just think an rpg forum should be about rpgs. I don't particularly like the idea of one forum closed of to gamers (or should I say gamers of a certain age) because of unsuitable material...and let's be honest, it's the sex not the religion and politics.

QuoteI quite enjoy sex. And I'm a repressed Catholic,....

Is there any other kind of Catholic...(I'm kidding people )

Regards,
David R

Quote from: shewolfI know what cancer is. I've lost 2 close family members to it. (not meant to be bitchy....it does sound it though)

Aha!

"I play the Personal Issues card, now you can only defend with your Guilty Apology For Inadvertent Offence card, there, that's successfully changed the topic from the actual issue to my personal ones. In other words, you are PWNED."

That shit doesn't work here. It's irrelevant.

The point is that Tangency Open detracts from the actual original purpose of rpg.net, which is for people to talk about rpgs. The only roleplaying happening in Tangency Open is bulletproof's play-by-post of "everything bad possible has happened to me."

Quote from: JimBobOzThe point is that Tangency Open detracts from the actual original purpose of rpg.net, which is for people to talk about rpgs.

This keeps being stated as a self-evident truth...yet nobody can explain why.  The purpose of RPGnet is to discuss RPGs.  You can discuss them to your heart's content in a forum second to few others...and yet you say that Tangency detracts from it.  Maybe if you explain using small words, I'll understand why that would be...

Quote from: Tom BThis keeps being stated as a self-evident truth...yet nobody can explain why.  The purpose of RPGnet is to discuss RPGs.  You can discuss them to your heart's content in a forum second to few others...and yet you say that Tangency detracts from it.  Maybe if you explain using small words, I'll understand why that would be...

People have explained why.  Multiple times.  you just don't want to hear them, which is why beeber gave you the response he did.

If you can't be arsed to read what other people have already said in the thread, don't expect them to feel the urge to repeat themselves.