Election 2008 sub-forum?

**CingularDuality** · 02-09-2008, 06:08 PM

Rincewind came up with the bright idea of creating a sub-forum here in the Sandbox with a few specific threads stickied in it to keep things a bit more organized. (Hehe... See how I laid it all on you, Rince?)

What do you guys think? Would you like to see a little bit more organization in that area? Would you rather have one big Senator Clinton thread, or half a dozen that come and go as the headlines hit?

**El_Gringo_Grande** · 02-09-2008, 06:11 PM

mentholated · 02-09-2008, 06:19 PM

si...

Bc2ID · 02-09-2008, 06:22 PM

Leave my sandbox alone, or I'll pick up my shovel and pail and go home...

It doesn't matter to me..but the sandbox is just that a sandbox to mold anyway we choose.

**MagnaCentipede** · 02-09-2008, 06:36 PM

I'm generally averse to adding subdirectories that aren't really needed. Unless election threads are pushing other topics off the board's front page, I wouldn't add it.

**Trooper** · 02-09-2008, 07:16 PM

with something like those forums we could then get specific threads for each candidate. I like the idea and it would help organize things a little.

**El_Gringo_Grande** · 02-09-2008, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trooper

with something like those forums we could then get specific threads for each candidate. I like the idea and it would help organize things a little.

Aye! That is exactly what I was thinking.

Kerostasis · 02-10-2008, 12:37 AM

It seems kind of unnecessary to me. At any given time, perhaps 3 of the top 10 threads are directly related to the election, with the rest being on the same random topics they always are. A subforum specifically for the election wouldn't get enough activity to be worth the effort.

I'll go with MagnaCentipede and say that if election-threads get numerous enough to start pushing other topics off the front page, then we should look into a subforum. But at the moment, I'm voting against it.

**CingularDuality** · 02-10-2008, 11:14 AM

Hmmm, right now, it's 7 for, 7 against and 2 that don't care. That's about as close as the Dem primary race...

**El_Gringo_Grande** · 02-10-2008, 11:16 AM

OMG, it is going to be decided by the TG Supreme Court! God help us all.

**TheSkudDestroyer** · 02-10-2008, 11:41 AM

I think we already have enough forums for some of us to read :3

I vote nay

ScratchMonkey · 02-10-2008, 08:16 PM

I prefer to recycle old threads about a candidate, rather than start a new thread about every little scandal. Then I just look for the one thread that has all news about a given candidate when I need to remember something said months ago. (I have my preferences set to 40 posts per page and would push it higher if the forum offered the option.)

**CingularDuality** · 02-10-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSkudDestroyer

I think we already have enough forums for some of us to read :3

I vote nay

This wouldn't increase anything. It would simply organize the election threads into one subforum within the Sandbox. Like using a folder/directory on your PC to keep things organized.

ScratchMonkey · 02-10-2008, 10:31 PM

I think given the tendency to start new threads here rather than piggyback on old ones, we'll see a lot of election-related threads this season. Better to group them to make it easier to identify the non-election threads.

Grouping for me is primarily of value in finding old threads I want to reference in a new post. When I'm just reading new stuff, I use the New Posts link on the home page, and then Control-Click each thread of interest to open it in a new browser tab in the background, so that I end up with a browser full of tabs to cycle through.

**TurkishDelight** · 02-11-2008, 01:43 AM

I like the big mess of nonesense the sandbox provides, keep it the way it is!

View Poll Results: Add an "Election '08" subforum to the Sandbox?
Yes, the Sandbox could use a little bit of organization.	17	44.74%
No, I like the anarchy and/or seeing topics come and go.	16	42.11%
I don't care either way.	5	13.16%
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll

02-09-2008, 06:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 16,516	Election 2008 sub-forum? Rincewind came up with the bright idea of creating a sub-forum here in the Sandbox with a few specific threads stickied in it to keep things a bit more organized. (Hehe... See how I laid it all on you, Rince?) What do you guys think? Would you like to see a little bit more organization in that area? Would you rather have one big Senator Clinton thread, or half a dozen that come and go as the headlines hit? __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

02-09-2008, 06:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
El_Gringo_Grande Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: OKIE HOMY Age: 39 Posts: 2,130	Re: Election 2008 sub-forum? yes __________________ Sen. John McCain (AZ) For President '08 --- I’m not racists, I have republican friends. Radio show host. - "The essence of tyranny is the denial of complexity". -Jacob Burkhardt - "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" - Emerson - "People should not be afraid of it's government, government should be afraid of it's People." - Line from V for Vendetta - If software were as unreliable as economic theory, there wouldn't be a plane made of anything other than paper that could get off the ground. Jim Fawcette

02-09-2008, 06:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
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02-09-2008, 06:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bc2ID Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the shed fixing my lawnmower! Posts: 1,862	Re: Election 2008 sub-forum? Leave my sandbox alone, or I'll pick up my shovel and pail and go home... It doesn't matter to me..but the sandbox is just that a sandbox to mold anyway we choose. __________________ "Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results." Gen. George Patton

02-09-2008, 06:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
MagnaCentipede Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,617	Re: Election 2008 sub-forum? I'm generally averse to adding subdirectories that aren't really needed. Unless election threads are pushing other topics off the board's front page, I wouldn't add it. __________________

02-09-2008, 07:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Trooper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In my wifes house......if she says i can Age: 25 Posts: 8,376	Re: Election 2008 sub-forum? with something like those forums we could then get specific threads for each candidate. I like the idea and it would help organize things a little.

02-10-2008, 11:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 16,516	Re: Election 2008 sub-forum? Hmmm, right now, it's 7 for, 7 against and 2 that don't care. That's about as close as the Dem primary race... __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

02-10-2008, 11:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
El_Gringo_Grande Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: OKIE HOMY Age: 39 Posts: 2,130	Re: Election 2008 sub-forum? OMG, it is going to be decided by the TG Supreme Court! God help us all. __________________ Sen. John McCain (AZ) For President '08 --- I’m not racists, I have republican friends. Radio show host. - "The essence of tyranny is the denial of complexity". -Jacob Burkhardt - "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" - Emerson - "People should not be afraid of it's government, government should be afraid of it's People." - Line from V for Vendetta - If software were as unreliable as economic theory, there wouldn't be a plane made of anything other than paper that could get off the ground. Jim Fawcette

02-10-2008, 11:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
TheSkudDestroyer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 2,586	Re: Election 2008 sub-forum? I think we already have enough forums for some of us to read :3 I vote nay __________________ "Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt." -Schlachthof-funf PR Supporting Members! \| I love TG - You do too!

02-10-2008, 08:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
ScratchMonkey Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Pablo, California Posts: 3,506	Re: Election 2008 sub-forum? I prefer to recycle old threads about a candidate, rather than start a new thread about every little scandal. Then I just look for the one thread that has all news about a given candidate when I need to remember something said months ago. (I have my preferences set to 40 posts per page and would push it higher if the forum offered the option.) __________________ Sig

02-10-2008, 10:31 PM	#14 (permalink)
ScratchMonkey Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Pablo, California Posts: 3,506	Re: Election 2008 sub-forum? I think given the tendency to start new threads here rather than piggyback on old ones, we'll see a lot of election-related threads this season. Better to group them to make it easier to identify the non-election threads. Grouping for me is primarily of value in finding old threads I want to reference in a new post. When I'm just reading new stuff, I use the New Posts link on the home page, and then Control-Click each thread of interest to open it in a new browser tab in the background, so that I end up with a browser full of tabs to cycle through. __________________ Sig

02-11-2008, 01:43 AM	#15 (permalink)
TurkishDelight Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 731	Re: Election 2008 sub-forum? I like the big mess of nonesense the sandbox provides, keep it the way it is! __________________ \|TG-Irr\|Turkish

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