# Computer Question Forum **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 12, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-forum/308016 "2005-06-12T23:13:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![velvetgrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/47e85d/32.png) [@velvetgrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetgrass)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-forum/308016/1 "2005-06-12T23:13:19Z")
Has it ever been suggested/considered to have a seperate forum for computer related questions? It would keep the GQ a lot cleaner with creative questions, rather than annoying specific questions that will most likely only benifit a mere 5 people. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-forum/308016/2 "2005-06-12T23:45:36Z")
Yes, it’s been suggested. The official response is usually something like [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5600480&postcount=6) and [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5018516&postcount=14) and [this’n](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=3301638&postcount=6) and [that’n](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=2522696&postcount=4). ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-forum/308016/3 "2005-06-13T00:14:12Z")
This is almost as recurrant as questions regarding fatal beam weapons from the post-war era.