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I know I don't post much, so my contribution level to the site is small. However this is my two cents: I like and dislike some of whats being said here. The good: Making the forum index simpler, I really think the old index is ideal. MS/Sony/Nintendo/Sales/Gaming/website/off-topic. I like the idea of bringing back the drop down forum index menu. It made it easy to transverse from forum to forum. I used to never use hot topics and now thats all I use. The Bad: The effort to get rid of so many off-topic threads. They are there just for fun to pass time, I ignore most of them but every once in a while I like to partake in them. I do not think they are such a problem. I think people are being oversensitive. The Official threads : At first I was totally against official threads, I always disliked them but then I read some pro arguments. Bad: My problem with official threads are that they are overwhelming. I personally much rather go to a new thread dedicated to that news. When I go to an official thread, I don't know where to start reading. I don't go to forums for news, I go to see peoples opinions but I only want to read about opinons of the news I care about. I do not like the idea of official threads monopolizing the news on certain topics, It leads to people creating officials just to claim certain subjects to be talk about in their threads. The Good: Some people go there for updated news, news that may other wise get drowned out by itself. It helps create a community sense and avoids trolling. Can help limit so many pointless threads.(Non news worthy ones) My take: I think officials and not official threads can co exist, as long as officials don't get a special sticky. It is dependent on the owner of the thread to make it appealing, and aslong as it is, it will continue to thrive. At the same time there should be allowed to post duplicate info in a seperate thread for people like me who don't want to fish through an official thread. I was against them but in the end I realize they are not hurting me. I would also love to see Official threads use a index at the top of the OP directing to the page where discussion of certain topics roughly start. I would probably use them if they were really easy to navigate.
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I agree with everything. Not so much with the last paragraph, but for the most part, good points.
