To those complaining about the content of Out In Left Field, I direct your attention to the ongoing discussion in
this thread regarding games. There, I was only addressing and focusing on the issue of game threads hogging the top of the discussion space, but
prizes22 in this post makes a great point that my idea of making a separate forum or sub-forum for games could be extended to these other types of threads that members get tired of seeing. These types of threads don't have to go, but they don't have to be a problem at the same type, either. In that topic, with regards to games, Seth says, "Any forum game that fails to meet certain activity thresholds will be locked in order to free up room for more active discussions." We can free up room for more active discussions quickly with better categorization so people can easily find what they want to see without seeing a bunch of stuff that makes it slightly less convenient. I'd also like to point out that if posts don't count and if there are no other more important or different types of threads to bump over, then bumping topics wouldn't be as much of a problem, so locking threads wouldn't be as much worth discussing as it is now, and wouldn't requires several lines to explain the posting and locking rules regulating the games that explain their own rules. As an example, an anniversary thread could be made, then it would be just as valid the next year. I feel like my valid game show-related question
here is getting somewhat swamped by more popular trends here.
In other words, those that do want their games and other kinds of threads which appear to be commonly belittled here can have them, and those that don't want them taking up space in Out In Left Field don't have to put up with them. Everyone wins and gets what they want, no matter who they are, and bumping an old topic isn't as much of an issue, either, which also removes the need for a lot of red tape.
Speaking of shuttles, isn't a
Columbia anniversary oncoming, as well?