# Computer games. Is Cafe Society the appropriate forum? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 5, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-is-cafe-society-the-appropriate-forum/146813 "2003-01-05T20:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-is-cafe-society-the-appropriate-forum/146813/1 "2003-01-05T20:58:03Z")
I’ve got a game that’s confusing the hell out of me. Is Cafe Society the correct forum for questions? I figure it’s ‘entertainment’ so it’d go there, but I just wanted to double check . . . Tripler _SuperPower_ is the most complex game I’ve ever played. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-is-cafe-society-the-appropriate-forum/146813/2 "2003-01-05T21:14:38Z")
I’d say yes. That’s where I’ve always seen gaming threads go. I expect you want official word from a Mod, though. Just sticking in my personal opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-is-cafe-society-the-appropriate-forum/146813/3 "2003-01-05T21:20:14Z")
From the forum descriptions, I’d tend to agree: > [@](#): > > Our salon for art, drama, literature, movies, music – all the artistic disciplines – if it’s about art or **entertainment** , it goes here. (my bolding) ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-is-cafe-society-the-appropriate-forum/146813/4 "2003-01-06T00:54:58Z")
I would have to agree. It also seems to be the place for recipe and dining information, which is fine with me, but I wouldn’t have guessed from the forum description. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-is-cafe-society-the-appropriate-forum/146813/5 "2003-01-06T03:45:01Z")
By convention CS has become the place for all threads related to cooking. By inclusion in the umbrella of “the arts,” I believe is the idea. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-is-cafe-society-the-appropriate-forum/146813/6 "2003-01-06T03:53:12Z")
I heard it was because **Ukulele Ike** held the Admins’ chocolate and beer hostage until they agreed to give him the cooking threads in CS. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-is-cafe-society-the-appropriate-forum/146813/7 "2003-01-06T14:18:38Z")
You don’t agree that dining is an art? Yes, computer games are considered entertainment, so the Cafe is just as appropriate a place for them as it is for discussion of Kung Fu movies and Reality teevee. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-is-cafe-society-the-appropriate-forum/146813/8 "2003-01-06T15:48:19Z")
What if you don’t consider reality TV to be entertainment, but rather a disagreeable alternative to having your eyes cut out with a rusty spoon? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-is-cafe-society-the-appropriate-forum/146813/9 "2003-01-06T16:53:42Z")
In that case, Crusoe, I’d suggest the Pit.