05-03-2013, 07:19 PM
The conundrum with the 'other side' isn't too surprising. I can certainly see how eliminating it could easily lead to 'polluting' other areas, I also understand you can't just waste resources letting the tail wag the dog.
It's a tough nut. I've only run across one forum that successfully combined allowing OT posting with a zero tolerance for snarking.
Isolating the heated stuff is the choice I prefer, with whatever needs to be done to make it pull it's weight; ad words, banner ads, whatever. Do what'cha gotta do. Beyond that, I'm on the side of not segmenting the forum any further.
The topic, the timing; this thread is making me so giddy I can hardly breathe.
It's a tough nut. I've only run across one forum that successfully combined allowing OT posting with a zero tolerance for snarking.
Isolating the heated stuff is the choice I prefer, with whatever needs to be done to make it pull it's weight; ad words, banner ads, whatever. Do what'cha gotta do. Beyond that, I'm on the side of not segmenting the forum any further.
The topic, the timing; this thread is making me so giddy I can hardly breathe.