Well, do we? It seems some stuff ends up in Debates that isn’t a debate, because the topic isn’t mundane, and the author doesn’t necessarily want it in the pit. Moreover, some stuff ends up in the pit not because anything is being pitted, but because someone thinks it’s interesting and wants to discuss it but it’s not a debate.
Hmmm. How about “Friendly But Serious Discussions,” or something.
I guess I don’t mean “new thread.” I mean “new folder.”
And while I’m at it, god damn the 60 second post rule. I hate waiting around to post a correction.
Isn’t that exactly what IMHO is for? Expressing opinions on stuff?
IMHO seems to be filled with the most trivial kinds of posts, and a lot of people (including me) never even go in there.
How about a forum called: Things cricetus wants to talk about?
That’s exactly what IMHO is for. Polls got stuffed there because, well, just because they fit better than anyplace else, but the real focus for the forum is Debate Light’, to speak: “frank exchanges on less-than-cosmic topics”.
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In other words, nothing but thread after thread about dog anuses.
What is it with you and dog anuses, cricetus??
Hamlet: Thank you for bringing such intelligent insight into the question, rather than doing a drive-by crapping like some titless moron might have done.
Tveblen, et al: IMHO is filled with threads like, “what’s the best bread for peanut butter?” I didn’t see a single thread on the first page that wasn’t trivial. It’s fine to have a folder for trivial stuff, but even if I felt like posting, say, a topic about William James that isn’t a question, a debate, or a pit.
What do you have against dog anuses, Giraffe? Do you hate animals, or are you just repressed?
Christ, just what everyone wanted… another thread where we go back and forth about dog anuses.
Fuck it all!
I was just about to start a “What’s your favorite nebula?” thread. :mad:
I guess more to my point, is: why must all serious, intelligent discussions be debates?
They don’t and they’re not. You need to look around.
For example, in IMHO we’ve had threads on:
Religious topics (not including witnessing and/or doctrinal issues)
Misconceptions concerning the USA by Europeans and vice versa
Causes and turning points of the World Wars
Language and dialect discussions
Health issues
Sure, it goes in cycles. Sometimes there are a lot of deep things being dsicussed, sometimes it’s full of What color is your username fluff. If nothing interests you at the moment, go away and come back to it later.
Same things can be said of the Pit, Cafe Society, and sometimes even MPSIMS. Not everything itellectual goes in GD, nor is everything in GD intellectual.
A limited edit function would be nice in cases like this. Simply to correct spelling and grammar goofs.
I repeat my concern that IMHO is not a good forum. For one thing, a lot of people who would have interesting things to say don’t even go in there because it is, by description, trivial. Second, because nothing stays on page 1 for more than 5 minutes.
Anyway, it was just a question. I’ll take No Clue Boy’s advice and look around… to other boards.
No need to get snippy. You brought up the topic.
I just think it’s specist of you not to focus on other animals every once in a while, that’s all.
I don’t see the connection. Does bringing up a topic not entitle me to be snippy? Is there no snippiness allowed in the pit, only personal attacks and profanity? Do we also need a “Snipping” folder?
Seriously, I just meant that for the kind of discussions I am talking about, which are not debates, and which would have a short life in IMHO among the peanut butter threads, I guess I’ll just find communities dedicated to those on a topic-by-topic basis. I’ve come to respect a lot of people here and would like to have them weigh in, but if I’m proposing a general discussion on something like Pragmatism, I don’t know that “Pragmatism: liberal conspiracy?” or “Hey, who’s your favorite pragmatist?” would generate the kind of discussion I would find enlightening.
What has any of that to do with Hamlet’s post?