A backBACKroom or... something similar...

**Divinus Arma** · 09-19-2005, 08:26

I am sure you have heard it all before.... But perhaps I have an idea to meet in the middle for red zone stuff. I'm not talking porn or anything ridiculous like that. God knows there is plenty of that online already!

But I think there should be a seperate forum, unbeknownst to the average patron, where swearing and other ridiculous stuff could take place. You know, instaed of just closing a thread, you say "take it outside" and the forum gets moved to this backbackroom. A little heated debate, a little name calling, some swearing, then everybody dusts themselves off and shakes hands.

This could be an invite-only private forum (like some of the modders get), bestowed upon members that are regular to the Org and have a post count of like 1,000 or something. The condition would be that the member could not post in the regular threads about the backbackroom on punishment of 3 month ban or more! Of course, you would not be able to prevent PMs, but most newcomers would still be oblivious to it because they don't get many PMs anyway.

The post count of 1,000 would have to be pretty solid. All spam thread posts should be deducted from the total count for this consideration. For example, you will note thast I have very few posts in the frontroom spam-fun threads. "Word Association Game": 1 post, "Word Association Game": 10 posts. And sure I have a few drunken posts here and there, but really not that many. I have been a member for about 9 months and almost all of my 900 posts are solid and contributory to the community. The minimum requirements for going to the backbackroom (or whatever you name it), should be one year's membership and one thousand posts, with spam thread posts not counting.

By only having members who are solid in the community, you ensure that they will generally behave in the back back room. You know these members, and they won't be willing to jeopardize their good standing. Trust me, I learned my lesson. No edit button and I have to wait a hundred years between each post? It's misery I tell ya! But you all should know what to expect from me, and others around here. You read our posts on a daily basis and should know us regulars.

Where else can we tell dirty jokes and swear and sing lude drinking songs like the computer warriors we all are?! Where else can I tell someone I know and respect that he is a *************** or a **, with good not-so-clean fun in mind?

It follows on the use of the word F*** as noted elsewhere in the WT. And it gives some of us sluberdegullions a place to be ridiculous when our drunken uncle pays a visit.

Thanks for thinking about this. I hope you will at least give it a shot. If it doesn't work, or becomes a pain, then just shut it down and go back to the way it was. No harm, no foul.

Thanks again and warmest regards

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 09-19-2005, 08:41

We Marines think alike. I suggested the same exact thing about 2 years ago or so. Forget it your beating a dead horse.

**nokhor** · 09-19-2005, 13:53

DA,
what you are aksing for has been asked for by many different people since the org began. you note that the org is a place for self restraint and self moderation and tolerance where people of various persuasions can get together and discuss things. but i think that if we were to create a back backroom, that would be getting rid of that exact self-moderation, that makes people come to the org in the first place. so you'd basically be creating an anti-org. and i know you want the punishments harsh for 'taking it outside' the back backroom, and that only proven members would be allowed to join, but i often see some people who argue rudely against each other in the backroom, also do it more subtly and with more emoticons in other places like the frontroom, so i think it would be difficult to just leave the animosity in the back backroom, and not 'take it outside.' eventually i fear, what would happen would be a strong backlash by the enforcers of the org, who would not only shut down the back backroom, but also the normal backroom if it got out of hand.

**Proletariat** · 09-19-2005, 14:24

I'm all for this idea, but it'll prolly not happen again.

**Catiline** · 09-19-2005, 14:28

THere are places to go to rant and rave. .org is not and will not be one of them. As noted htis request comes up on a relatively regular basis, and, as noted, the end result will be the same.

**Adrian II** · 09-19-2005, 14:31

The .org is primarily a gaming forum. The Backroom is tolerated only because it is a lightning rod for political and ideological energy emanating from the other boards of the .org.

So for a change, Backroomers, let us not assume that we are the center of TosaInu's universe and be content with the Backroom as it is.

**Proletariat** · 09-19-2005, 14:48

I don't feel like my Org experience is lessened with the absence of an off-color forum or anything. Just saying if it somehow became available I'd partake for awhile until I got sick of the 'Viagra rewls!' and 'Cottage cheese pwns Squeez E Cheese!' threads.