Debate Sub-forum

[macheteman]

i'm with Dain on this. the problem won't be solved by organization and sub-forums. the problem will be solved when people start respecting what other people say and valuing their opinions. that's the only way we'll be able to continue to get new members, and keep the ones we have.

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[FM]

Why are people so insistent on making debate topics so "special"? Why do people feel compelled to seperate them from other topics? I really don't get what all the fuss is about.

Am I outright opposed to creating a new forum or special threads for special debate topics? No. But I don't get why it's such a big issue and why some folks feel we need to do so. What would it accomplish? What is the point?

Same point as The House of Tom Bombadil. Organization, a sticky with rules, keeping things from getting buried ten pages deep in the Council, I could go on, but I think you get the idea.

Nope, not the same no. Roleplaying and General Topics are by no means the same thing. And to see what I mean, dig down a little in the Council, you'll find posts on Order of the Stick, D&D, etc, all in the Council, where they belong. Now, if you want to CREATE an RP'ing game about LotR, THEN that's where House kicks in. If you want to talk abou the LotR tabletop RPG system, that's in the Council. It's pretty self-explanatory, actually.

[Celebrimbor]

I don't think a debate sub-forum is necessary.  There are some who love to argue over mundane subjects, and again, there are those who don't.  If you want to debate, just say so in your thread, and good luck with that.