03-25-2025, 11:45 PM
(03-25-2025, 01:38 PM)Redo Wrote: Limiting discussion to Blockland-related topics is a good idea in my opinion, and a good way to avoid the fate of the old forum. Of course it means no politics, but it also means no personal blogs, drama, off-topic discussion, etc. A wise choice if we want this to truly be a Blockland forum, rather than a parasocial den for former Blockland users.
(03-25-2025, 05:11 PM)Kore Wrote: -quote moved to top-
I agree with this for the most part. A forum about Blockland should be about Blockland and practically nothing else. While we have multiple discord servers for the community, and those are generally more off-topic. I do think some sort of off-topic section in concept is harmless; and generally promotes forum activity in the mean time. Obviously it shouldn't explode out of control in retardation like it is now and has been on the main forums.
(03-25-2025, 06:32 PM)The Mowing-Devil Wrote: I'd like something equivalent to the General and Creativity boards here honestly.
I also doubt an Off Topic board here would end up anything like BLF as long as you just ban any threads that are vaguely political as well as the obvious chomos. I don't really see the whole "10 dollars to circumvent a ban" thing ever emerging here especially cuz nobody really cares for forums nowadays. Not too big on the idea of a purely Off Topic board here anyways.
I have to agree on these folks here about this. As I mentioned in the OP, this forum is ours to control. Badspot has no reach other than maybe just leave some comments (if he chooses) here. I do want to see the forum grow big as it can be while divorced from the Blockland Forums entirely. Which is currently sinking due to registration being disabled so this would be a good idea to capitalize on that.
Again however, if we are to place rules to self-preserve ourselves, then we ought to know what culture we want to cultivate so then, whatever rule we make, can be used to help moderate that self-preservation.