# New, temporary forum? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 12, 2001, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124 "2001-09-12T18:37:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2001, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/1 "2001-09-12T18:37:56Z")
I’ve noticed gobs of thread across many forae regarding yesterday’s events. While some are definately GQ, the GD, IMHO and MPSIMS threads have many similarities; there seems to be quite a bit of redundancy of OPs. It is possible, or even reasonable, to generate a new forum dedicated to the events, and move all threads there? This might keep the number of threads to a smaller number, as a potential thread starter might see that his/her thread idea has already been begun. As it stands, I can’t keep up with all of the threads and the ideas therein. After discussion dies down (whenever that may be) the forum can be deleted and any “active” threads can be reapportioned to appropriate forae? I’ve participated in a few threads but am getting a bit lost in the sea of titles, etc. If this is a stupid idea, you can send someone out to pimp-slap me. ---
**Author:** ![grayhairedmomma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/47e85d/32.png) [@grayhairedmomma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grayhairedmomma)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2001, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/2 "2001-09-12T20:48:36Z")
I think it’s a good idea also. It also feels weird to see such a devastating subject being disucussed along side some of the more flippant threads. Just my 2 cents. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2001, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/3 "2001-09-12T22:01:28Z")
We have, in the past, tossed around the idea of a “Current Events” forum, but decided against it. I believe that the last time it came up was all the discussions of the election. ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2001, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/4 "2001-09-12T23:33:12Z")
Or was it the Chandra Levy disappearance? Or, the Elian Gonzalez saga. Basically, every six months, it seems, there’s _something_ that spawns threads like the plague on the boards. I think a “Current Events” forum is an excellent idea. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/5 "2001-09-13T01:12:43Z")
…but call it “Fads & Fancies”. 😃 Because, let’s face it, it won’t stay serious for long. Right next to the WTC threads and the election threads and the Chandra Levy “did he or didn’t he?” threads will be the moon landing hoax threads, and the “new findings on circumcision” threads, and the Lord of the Rings movie threads, and the upcoming Star Wars Episode-whatever-it-is-how’s-a-person-sposed-to-keep-the-dang-things-STRAIGHT threads… It’s all “current events”, ain’t it? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/6 "2001-09-13T15:47:45Z")
Well, Wally got his very own banner here for two weeks. That was one person, yet, 5000+ don’t get anything? No banner, no forum, nothing, right? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/7 "2001-09-13T18:07:43Z")
I think we should have a “Dopefests” forum. Or move Dopefest threads to a forum with less traffic than MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/8 "2001-09-13T23:37:47Z")
There’s an announcement at the top of every forum, if that counts, **handy**. **RTFirefly** : we’ve thought about that too. It’s still a possibility for the future. Who knows. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/9 "2001-09-14T03:44:32Z")
While current events are very important, the way people deal with them and discuss them can be very different. That’s one of the reasons we have all the varied forums we do in the first place, so that all the facets can be handled as you, our users, see fit. Putting all those varied threads in one common forum just because they share common facts and origins sort of defeats the purpose of having different forums in the first place. And it also creates more housework headaches for us: who moderates it? How do we handle it when the issue(s) fall off the public radar screen and y’all are tired of it, do we close the forum? Delete it? What? And what constitutes a big enough topic for a forum of its own? It’s just more than it’s worth and we think would be less useful for you rather than more. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/10 "2001-09-14T13:25:47Z")
Thanks, **Tuba**. I appreciate the explanation. Of course, I’ll be keeping a look-out for anyone in a white suit and shoes wearing lots of chains walking towards me in a fur coat with a feathered hat. I don’t really wanna be pipm-slapped. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/11 "2001-09-14T13:48:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TubaDiva \* > **And what constitutes a big enough topic for a forum of its own?** Well, for most things, this should be pretty obvious. But, I’d say a rule of thumb of more than 5 threads on the home page of a forum is a good measure to find out what’s “big enough.” Y’know, like computer technical support. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/12 "2001-09-14T15:37:38Z")
“Y’know, like computer technical support.” Tried that one, they said ‘No’… Most common computer brands: ‘stupid computer’ & ‘dumb computer’ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2001, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-temporary-forum/81124/13 "2001-09-14T17:47:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spritle \* > \*\*Thanks, **Tuba**. I appreciate the explanation. Of course, I’ll be keeping a look-out for anyone in a white suit and shoes wearing lots of chains walking towards me in a fur coat with a feathered hat. I don’t really wanna be pipm-slapped. 🙂 \*\* Yeah, I hear Gladys Knight can really get medieval on your ass. your humble TubaDiva