How about a "Ruined Threads" board?

[Molandfreak]

This board would contain all threads locked/moved for their sheer silliness and all derailed discussions that have no hope of getting back on topic (I was against deleting the Fart Jokes thread). Alanland should be moved there (but users can still post in it). The primary reason to do this is to make way for actual, serious discussions in the fictional highway and off-topic boards.

[hotdogPi]

Are you talking about things like "a solar expressway" and "renumber everything 0"?

[Molandfreak]

Are you talking about things like "a solar expressway" and "renumber everything 0"?

Yes

[hotdogPi]

"Ruined threads" has to have the same visibility rules as the one that currently has the threads I mentioned, lest more people can view those threads once they move.

[Molandfreak]

"Ruined threads" has to have the same visibility rules as the one that currently has the threads I mentioned, lest more people can view those threads once they move.

The threads that are locked will remain locked. This will just keep the "need a laugh" threads in one place, not clogging the areas that are meant for serious discussion. It'll also protect innocent, hilarious threads from rogue mods, as this was the sad case with the "Fart Jokes" thread.

[hotdogPi]

"Ruined threads" has to have the same visibility rules as the one that currently has the threads I mentioned, lest more people can view those threads once they move.

The threads that are locked will remain locked. This will just keep the "need a laugh" threads in one place, not clogging the areas that are meant for serious discussion. It'll also protect innocent, hilarious threads from rogue mods, as this was the sad case with the "Fart Jokes" thread.

I'm referring to the fact that certain people can't view one particular board, which you might not have known.

I can't give it away to those people.

[NE2]

this one got rooined: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11396

[Alps]

This is what Off Topic is for, really.

[agentsteel53]

I'm referring to the fact that certain people can't view one particular board, which you might not have known.

I can't give it away to those people.

... wait, what?

[hotdogPi]

I'm referring to the fact that certain people can't view one particular board, which you might not have known.

I can't give it away to those people.

... wait, what?

guests can't view alanland or anything else in that board

[agentsteel53]

guests can't view alanland or anything else in that board

I thought only mods/admins/site contributors/me could view the Alanland board...

[Alps]

I'm referring to the fact that certain people can't view one particular board, which you might not have known.

I can't give it away to those people.

... wait, what?

guests can't view alanland or anything else in that board

And how the hell do you know about that?

[theline]

I don't think it's a secret that one board is viewable only by members. If it is, this post won't last very long. 

I lurked around here awhile before joining. When I joined, I was surprised to see a "new" board.

One day I was surprised when that board disappeared, but finally remembered that I had deleted my cookies. When I logged in again, the board magically reappeared.

[Scott5114]

Guests can't view Fictional Highways. This is by design, so as to not attract users who show up only to post fictional highways scenarios and never contribute anything of substance on actual topics.

[Molandfreak]

Guests can't view Fictional Highways. This is by design, so as to not attract users who show up only to post fictional highways scenarios and never contribute anything of substance on actual topics.

Out of curiosity, what is the encouraged ratio of posting in other boards? Over a third of my posts are in fictional highways (I was a lurker before I joined and I knew about that board).



For reference, I got this idea from another forum I recently started to post in. It also has a separate off-topic board. The "ruined threads" are just the ones that are too silly to have actually been useful. http://therangeplace.forummotions.com/

[renegade]

Damn.  Now this one got ruined!

[agentsteel53]

Out of curiosity, what is the encouraged ratio of posting in other boards? Over a third of my posts are in fictional highways (I was a lurker before I joined and I knew about that board).

you need to post 6 times in General Highways, come up with at least one interstate renumbering once every 3 months, and spread Alanland to one topic in Southwest at least once as part of initiation.

[Brandon]

Damn.  Now this one got ruined!

It never takes long for the potholes to show up in some threads.

[Takumi]

and spread Alanland to one topic in Southwest at least once

Not as hard as it would seem. Anteanning Oblast = California.

[Zeffy]

Over a third of my posts are in fictional highways (I was a lurker before I joined and I knew about that board).

I would probably say close to 65%-80% of my posts lie in the Road Related Illustrations forum.

and spread Alanland to one topic in Southwest at least once

Damn, I still need to do that.

[hbelkins]

Maybe moving all locked threads to their own board?

Guests can't view Fictional Highways. This is by design, so as to not attract users who show up only to post fictional highways scenarios and never contribute anything of substance on actual topics.

I didn't know that.

[jeffandnicole]

Maybe moving all locked threads to their own board?

Guests can't view Fictional Highways. This is by design, so as to not attract users who show up only to post fictional highways scenarios and never contribute anything of substance on actual topics.

I didn't know that.

'Off-Topic' and its child board 'Sports' are also off-limits to guests as well.

[vdeane]

OT and Sports are visible to guests... Mass Transit isn't, though.

Guests also have access to a special forum us members don't.

[NE2]

Guests also have access to a special forum us members don't.

Made you log out.

[mrsman]

Guests can't view Fictional Highways. This is by design, so as to not attract users who show up only to post fictional highways scenarios and never contribute anything of substance on actual topics.

This is very interesting and part of the reason why I eventually did join.  I was a lurker for quite some time and then all of a sudden I noticed that I could no longer access the Fictional board, but occasionally I would see a reference for some topics that a mod had moved to the Fictional Highways thread and then discovered that it still existed, and if I wanted to view it, I would have to eventually join, and once I joined I would eventually have to comment.

I still don't know why guests could not access the Fictional Highways.  Could guests ever post anywhere?