I tend towards the view that, where a forum brings together a group of people with a shared interest (as here), it's almost inevitable that through time, some form of community will evolve and many of the members will want to expand the scope of discussion within the community. I think it's wise to separate those discussions from the core topics so people can avoid them if they wish to. The upside is that the sense of community can be reinforced. The downside is that more (and more robust) moderating resource might be required.
The decision does belong with the site owners ultimately. -- Fifer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fifer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=639 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18018 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
