Buffy ,'Showtime'
We open it up, we talks the talk, we votes, we shuts it down. This thread is to free up Bureaucracy for daily details as we hammer out the Big Issues towards a vote. Open only when a proposal has been made and seconded according to Buffista policy (Which we voted on!). If this thread is closed, hie thee to Bureaucracy instead!
I would most likely never ever visit a gaming thread, however...
I do think there are enough members who would use it-probably even more than the Other Media thread. In addition to the gamers we have, there may be other buffistas who have an interest, even if they've never played.
And (I think this is a not insignificant point), most of the people who are interested post a lot, I think that would keep the thread pretty well sustained.
OTOH, since there doesn't seem to be any gaming discussion currently happening, at least a gaming thread wouldn't be leeching good conversation from a currently active thread.
Those people against the idea of a gaming thread, please consider this.
It's not like we're leeching conversation. In fact, it would just be a small portion of us finding a corner to talk about things you're probably not terribly interested in.
Sean, weren't you asking around for people to input ideas on a game, or was that CaBil?
I was looking for input. Or rather, I had started a section of my never used LJ to talk about game design, and I'm the suckiest, least updating LJer in the history of ever.
I think the arguments for a gaming thread are the same arguments for a cooking thread, really.
I think the arguments for a gaming thread are the same arguments for a cooking thread, really.
Yeah, but I don't wanna talk about cooking.
It's all about me, really.
(Ow! Sorry, my tongue was in my cheek and I bit it.)
my tongue was in my cheek and I bit it
You should really cook that. Much more tender that way.
Mmmmmm...... deep fried Joe tongue......
I'd probably support a cooking thread for much the same reason I'd support a gaming thread.
I will say that i think a gaming thread fits with the overall theme of buffistas (in my head anyway, and in a way I can't quite articulate).
It sounds like the basic issue is that the gamers want a place to discuss their interest -- and there really isn't a place now.
I'm not going to take a stand on whether or not a thread is needed. But if (for whatever reason) one doesn't happen, would it be possible to come to an Understanding (also known as Bullshit Consensus) that one or more particular threads are Gamer Friendly? There are long-running ties between the SF/fantasy and gaming communities (or at least, there were strong ones when I was active in both too many years ago).
So given the significant SF/f interests on the board, I think the gamers deserve a place where they're welcome to discuss such topics. Maybe that's a dedicated thread, maybe it's a place in an existing thread. But a place, nonetheless.
And I'd distinguish a cooking thread because cooking matters seem to be comfortably discussed in the general interest threads. (Though I'd be happy to consider evidence to the contrary.)
I think the arguments for a gaming thread are the same arguments for a cooking thread, really.
Considering the number of recipes that pop up, not a bad thought.
It's not like we're leeching conversation. In fact, it would just be a small portion of us finding a corner to talk about things you're probably not terribly interested in.
Right! Which is why I'm again' it!
It's not leeching existing conversation, no, but it's shuttling off potential conversational topics into their own cul de sac, furthering the sprawl-based change from city to vast regions of suburbs.