# Moving Straight Dope Chicago to "Side Conversations" **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 26, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382 "2011-07-26T14:10:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382/1 "2011-07-26T14:10:32Z")
Why, you ask? - So the majority of Dopers who don’t live in Chicagoland can hide it. - Because SDC is close to the top of the list, it might dissuade others from joining the site, in the mistaken belief that it’s Chicago-centric. - Paulina Street Journal was last updated in January. Straight Dope Chicago is certainly interesting, but should it be front and center, near the top of the forum list? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382/2 "2011-07-26T14:17:19Z")
I’ll send this to Ed. ---
**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382/3 "2011-07-26T14:36:35Z")
Correct me if I am wrong, but I swear I remember it being in side conversations at first and it was later moved to the main area. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382/4 "2011-07-26T14:37:10Z")
I agree. There are other changes I’d like to see that would clean up the forum page, but I’m too lazy to find the post just now. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382/5 "2011-07-26T15:17:59Z")
> [@srzss05](#): > > Correct me if I am wrong, but I swear I remember it being in side conversations at first and it was later moved to the main area. It was its own, multiforum “division” of the site, along with Main and Side Conversations, prototyping the potential for possible Atlanta, Tampa, Wahington, etc. metro area-centric expansions. Interest was not strong enough to sustain it, so it was collapsed into a single forum under “Main”. ---
**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382/6 "2011-07-26T15:26:20Z")
While you’re talking to Ed, it’d also be nice to get a heads-up on what the future plans for Straight Dope Chicago are. As a (sadly) former Chicagoan, I’ve enjoyed reading it, but it hasn’t been updated in months. Is it still alive? ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382/7 "2011-07-26T16:07:20Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I’ll send this to Ed. Thanks! Just an idea to clean things up a bit; nothing critical. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382/8 "2011-07-28T04:27:03Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > It was its own, multiforum “division” of the site, along with Main and Side Conversations, prototyping the potential for possible Atlanta, Tampa, Wahington, etc. metro area-centric expansions. Interest was not strong enough to sustain it, so it was collapsed into a single forum under “Main”. Just as a question off of this post, what determines the level of interest that requires changes like this? Usually new forum sections get added due to more of a desire to seperate out with a useful distinction, like with the Game and Election ones. Which I suppose is technically an indication of very strong interest. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382/9 "2011-07-28T14:28:57Z")
Mostly I think people want to be able to see the entire forum index in one shot. A consolidated forum page makes for less scrolling. And some people prefer a neater look just on general principles. (It’s a good thing they can’t see my house from here.) ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382/10 "2011-07-28T17:39:04Z")
> [@MikeS](#): > > While you’re talking to Ed, it’d also be nice to get a heads-up on what the future plans for Straight Dope Chicago are. As a (sadly) former Chicagoan, I’ve enjoyed reading it, but it hasn’t been updated in months. Is it still alive? I spoke with **Ed** about this on the phone recently. My understanding is Straight Dope Chicago will return after **Cecil** finishes a couple other projects. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-straight-dope-chicago-to-side-conversations/590382/11 "2011-08-01T15:39:26Z")
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