Whit's End.org Message Board

[Bren]

How well do you guys think a message board would do on Whit's End? I think it would be a great idea. The thing about it is there are some well qualified fans who are responsible enough to help out if Focus would let them.

[Leonard Meltsner]

Based on the comment section of whitsend posts, I think it would be our posts, staggered by 78 intermediate illegible, unintelligible posts from young-ins going "OHMYGOSH I LOVE AIO!!!! "

I don't know if I could take that.

[Pengwin]

If they make a forum on whitsend.org, there will be more little kids than teenagers and young adults.

[Tea Ess]

Based on the comment section of whitsend posts, I think it would be our posts, staggered by 78 intermediate illegible, unintelligible posts from young-ins going "OHMYGOSH I LOVE AIO!!!! "

I don't know if I could take that.

I'd have to agree. Especially because this hypothetical board would be the forth current major AiO message board. Although they might get some traffic from older, more experienced people, the huge majority of the people would probably be the above mentioned young-ins who are not allowed on sites other than Whit's End, all posting the same theme over and over.

[Jehoshaphat]

I am definitely against this ever happening. I think it would be too big and would be all like the few people before me said young-ins who don't know much. It would be worse then the SS.

[Tea Ess]

I am definitely against this ever happening. I think it would be too big and would be all like the few people before me said young-ins who don't know much.

I wouldn't mind seeing this happen, I just have severe doubts that it would be a productive investment from the AiO team perspective. If a creative person came up with some ideas on how to make it 'not just another AiO message board', and how to promote discussion and intelligent conversation, it could be a wonderful place. But if someone puts together a board anything like what already exists, it is doomed to failure, I fear.

It would be worse then the SS.

I don't really understand why you felt the need to say this. If anything like

"OHMYGOSH I LOVE AIO!!!! "

was posted, the post would promptly be deleted and the user would be warned or punished according to the rules. It's true that we have, on average, younger members, but if you go back in ToO history, you'll find the same thing.

[godisawesomeness99]

I am definitely against this ever happening. I think it would be too big and would be all like the few people before me said young-ins who don't know much. It would be worse then the SS.

Need I remind you that you are on ss anyway?

[Jehoshaphat]

No, but I also only post in debates with people that make sense.

[DanP740]

I've heard that in the past they'd said they wouldn't link to the ToO because you can't entirely control a message board, so I doubt they would make one of their own. Plus, there are enough message boards around, and they know about them, so they probably know they don't need to make their own.

[Tea Ess]

No, but I also only post in debates with people that make sense.

Please let's not bring the entire thing back again. You are welcomed and encouraged to form your own personal opinions, but if they are not constructive and do not pertain to the subject at hand, please let them remain personal.

I've heard that in the past they'd said they wouldn't link to the ToO because you can't entirely control a message board, so I doubt they would make one of their own. Plus, there are enough message boards around, and they know about them, so they probably know they don't need to make their own.

I read that they are very strict about what they link to, so that makes sense. I'd agree that they realize several AiO boards exist already, which is why I said that in order to succeed, they would have to be creative and make it drastically different, which might not be possible.

I doubt they see a need for a message board, seeing how many there are right now.

[snubs]

I've heard that in the past they'd said they wouldn't link to the ToO because you can't entirely control a message board, so I doubt they would make one of their own. Plus, there are enough message boards around, and they know about them, so they probably know they don't need to make their own.

^What Dan said It would just be unnecessary. I mean, they can just come here, or SS (if their parents want a more conservative forum). There is also CC too. Besides, why does every site have to have a forum as well?? I think Whit's End functions great without.

[Laura Ingalls]

Have you read the comments on the podcast posts? They are using the comments section as a message board....not commenting on the post at all, but talking back and forth, writing long stories, etc. Now that Whit's End posted the rules again, which say not to do that, a lot of them were going to leave. They don't seem like they've heard of most of the AIO message boards before...that's probably what they would like.

[Tea Ess]

Yes, I have. Many of the people there are very creative and clever. But I can understand that those who run the website didn't want the commenting pages to be used that way. I am friends with a group of between 5 and 7 of them who joined the SS. Samantha15 originally came from the commenting page, as well as Shtjaki (is that his you spell it?). There's also Yelsew, NinjaThrowingStar, and REM.

I agree that many of the people there would probably enjoy a message board more. You can't use the commenting page to 'advertise' a message board, though, and Whit's End doesn't link to basically anything besides the Odyssey Scoop, so there really isn't a way to let those people know about the message boards, unfortunately.

[Laura Ingalls]

I agree that many of the people there would probably enjoy a message board more. You can't use the commenting page to 'advertise' a message board, though, and Whit's End doesn't link to basically anything besides the Odyssey Scoop, so there really isn't a way to let those people know about the message boards, unfortunately.

Yeah, I was thinking, "Aaaaah, if only it was allowed to post a link on here! Then they could talk back and forth as much as they wanted!"

[snubs]

I agree that many of the people there would probably enjoy a message board more. You can't use the commenting page to 'advertise' a message board, though, and Whit's End doesn't link to basically anything besides the Odyssey Scoop, so there really isn't a way to let those people know about the message boards, unfortunately.

Ah, that's a shame. But it is probably a good thing too. Though, if these people actually knew about the other message boards it would more than likely free up Whit's End (in a good way) and give these people a better place to talk without creating an unnecessary AIO board.

I know I was able to get Lee to join the ToO when she was on the Odyssey Scoop. This was before the SS message board days.

[Joy]

You did? I don't remember that very well....

[snubs]

You did? I don't remember that very well....

haha, I knew when I was saying your name it didn't seem right...it was actually Lee I got to join. It's just that I remember you both clearly when you joined, and you both were first on the Odyssey Scoop. *edits posts*

[bookworm]

I've heard that in the past they'd said they wouldn't link to the ToO

They did at one time, that's how I got here