Thread:User talk:GethN7/Post-TVT? & misc/reply (4)

I understand your reasoning, and I'm fine with that being the situation for now. I just hope that in the future we might have a more robust forum community. It's not just about off-topic either. The tvtropes forums were a great place to discuss works of fiction as well, as well as the socio-political implications of tropes.

While I haven't agreed with every decision they've made regarding wiki matters, my main beef with the tvtropes mods was how they handled forum moderation. You guys have done a great job setting yourself apart from them on wiki issues, I would like to see a forum community with the same improvement. An offsite forum would be fine.

Again, I realize this wiki's too short on manpower to worry about moderating forums, but I'm hoping that will change as the community grows. That said, I would highly suggest opening up a "general discussion" forum on a trial basis, with the understanding that it will be shut down if it proves problematic. It would be a good "stress test" for this site's moderation philosophy, and we would be able to draw lessons from it that may come in handy as the site grows. In addition, it would help build the community. This is just my suggestion.