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Originally Posted by MrGraham  In my opinion, the Science and Drugs forum has way more merit than this as related threads pop up in general/ss every few days, however food threads are much more rare (the last one I remember is the one about spitting a pig). I'd say try to provoke more discussion relating to the topic in General and see how it goes, but it doesn't seem to be a popular topic here. |
Someone could post one and that's probably when the people start to come out of the woodwork. I personally think an 'off topic' area would be nice, and it could include more "real" topics. Things like Science, Drugs, Food & Recipes, Health & Wellness, Animals & Pets, Politics & Religion.
I'd probably put Science and Drugs in their own individual sub-forum. I think as long as the discussions don't break any laws it would be fine. Drug conversations (I guess) should be allowed, but I really wouldn't fancy the idea of seeing people post in detail how to make crack at home, or something like that.
When people post about health concerns, a lot of people seem to pop out and chime in, so I think something like that would also make a great addition. The same thing goes for animals and pets. I don't see it as one topic having more merit than another, it's essentially up to Req, but having an area designated for more 'real life' topics would seem to be something a lot of people would enjoy. Not a lot of people post about food/recipes, but I've shared recipes with a lot of people on this forum and gave plenty of alternate diet suggestions (organic, gluten-free, etc.). We have several cooks in our guild and a two restaurant owners. I'd guess if it were available, people would post in it or at least quietly browse.
Why I said animals and pets, is that I've found a lot of people seem to be huge pet fans and like to talk about their pets or animal breeds, etc. Excluding anything sick (bestiality/porn/whatever), I think people would get into the discussion. Anywho, I'd vote for an off-topic forum with sub-forums mentioned above.