Create an Iraq forum?
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Create an Iraq forum?
Should a forum be added for the duration of the war in Iraq, seeing how off topic is being swamped and the war has barely begun?
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Yea
I also nominate myself to be moderator of such a forum
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Yes, if ST:Nemesis deserved a temp forum then a major war should definately earn a right to have a temp forum. Right now over 50% of teh posts are about this and basically most of teh big boys are hanging around those particular threads so why not?
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Re: Yea
I nominate myself, since such an action wouldn't result in a impulsion of the universe.MKSheppard wrote:I also nominate myself to be moderator of such a forum
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Re: Yea
The thought of Shep as a mod brings a twisted and cruel smile to my face....but no, we cannot be that cruel.Sea Skimmer wrote:I nominate myself, since such an action wouldn't result in a impulsion of the universe.MKSheppard wrote:I also nominate myself to be moderator of such a forum
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Either or, but if it was in its own forum, it would make scanning through the various war threads easier. So I'll vote yes.
Either or, but if it was in its own forum, it would make scanning through the various war threads easier. So I'll vote yes.
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Me as a mod of the Iraqi forum, or the idea of the forum?Zaia wrote:Yes, I think that's a fabulous idea.
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Both are fine by me.MKSheppard wrote:Me as a mod of the Iraqi forum, or the idea of the forum?Zaia wrote:Yes, I think that's a fabulous idea.
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I dislike the stickies idea. A temp forum is better
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make it a permenant political forum. we'll be talking about something, always.
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MKS would make a decent mod for a Gulf War forum provided the topic was restricted to factual discussions on what is happening rather than ethical/political discussions on the wisdom of going to war in the first place. He knows his stuff well enough to keep the first kind of discussions in order but it wouldn't be a good idea to trust him to act impartially when dealing with the latter kind of arguments.
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We already had a thread on that. It didn't happen. Anyway a temp forum can always become permenant later.Enforcer Talen wrote:make it a permenant political forum. we'll be talking about something, always.
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