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[Charny]

Hello dear GMC users, I have a little suggestion for this forum.

I think this forum should have a lounge section where we could talk about anything. It could be a place to relax and express yourself. I just came back to Game Maker and I think it would be a nice addition to the forum.

Thanks for reading, Charny.

Edited by Charny, 26 November 2010 - 05:15 PM.

[PwnageMage]

No.

[Polar Productions]

This has been discussed many times as an "off-topic" section. It's never been accepted as a good idea in the past, and it probably won't now, so unless you have a good argument to support your idea, you might as well give up now...

[NakedPaulToast]

Hey cool idea.

Everybody knows that the forums will not allow an off-topic forum. But if we were to just rename it to The Lounge, then we can trick everyone into getting the same thing.

Kinda like how the Christians are getting Creationism back into the classrooms by renaming it Intelligent Design. Nobody will ever know.

[Charny]

Thanks for the fast replies.

In my opinion, it would be a really nice addition. We could talk about sports, news, life and so on. I'm on a forum named HackForums and there is a lounge section on this forum and trust me, it's an amazing addition to the forum.

[Davve]

Yeah, that would be awesome, I wonder why the administration haven't added this after all these years.

http://gmc.yoyogames...howtopic=490402

Nevermind...

[Polar Productions]

You need to keep in mind that this is essentially, a support forum for a product with some permitted social interaction. I don't know of any support forums that let you chat about random things.

If you want to chat about something with someone in particular, you can PM them. If you want to have a large discussion about sports, you can go to a forum that is about sports.

[thatshelby]

Anyway, no. No off-topic forum. I think we should say that when you create an account. Maybe they could show this image:


It's crude, but it gets the point across.

[Cakefish]

There was an off-topic section that was set up on 1st April. And promptly closed the next day. Sorry mate you were a bit too late.

[commander of games]

There was an off-topic section that was set up on 1st April. And promptly closed the next day. Sorry mate you were a bit too late.

That was an April Fools joke, I think.

Anyway, I dont like the idea of an off-topic forum. At all. It would just be filled with spam, like:

"0mg i h4z d8 2nigt!!1!!!!11"
"i puk3d"
"wutz ur favrit sp0rtz tem??????"
"lolololololololh4xxorzlololol"
"ITS SNOWING!!!"
"lol i tbagd nub on haelo reech"
"d0 u l13k 4ch4n????"

[thatshelby]

Anyway, I dont like the idea of an off-topic forum. At all. It would just be filled with spam, like:

"0mg i h4z d8 2nigt!!1!!!!11"
"i puk3d"
"wutz ur favrit sp0rtz tem??????"
"lolololololololh4xxorzlololol"
"ITS SNOWING!!!"
"lol i tbagd nub on haelo reech"
"d0 u l13k 4ch4n????"

Oh, don't forget these kinds of topics:

"oɯƃ ı ɐɯ ƃop"

[Charny]

Just add stricts rules to the section to remove the spam.

[makerofthegames]

Anyway, I dont like the idea of an off-topic forum. At all. It would just be filled with spam, like:

"0mg i h4z d8 2nigt!!1!!!!11"
"i puk3d"
"wutz ur favrit sp0rtz tem??????"
"lolololololololh4xxorzlololol"
"ITS SNOWING!!!"
"lol i tbagd nub on haelo reech"
"d0 u l13k 4ch4n????"

Oh, don't forget these kinds of topics:

"oɯƃ ı ɐɯ ƃop"

po ʎon ʇɥıuʞ ɯɐuʎ sdɐɯɯǝɹs ɥɐʌǝ ɐ ƃop ɔoɯdlǝx¿ ɥılɐɹıʇʎ ıusnǝs˙ uo' ɹɐupoɯ dosʇǝɹ unɯqǝɹ 90210' ʎon ɐɹǝ uoʇ pıʌıuǝ' ʎon ɐɹǝ ɐ ɯoɹou˙ sɥnʇ nd˙ ʎon,ɹǝ ɐuuoʎıuƃ˙ bnıʇ˙ lıʌıuƃ˙ uoʍ˙ oʞɐʎ¿

EDIT: Oh yeah, translation:
It says something like "I agree that is stupid haw haw haw"

Edited by makerofthegames, 26 November 2010 - 06:06 PM.

[Erik Leppen]

Just add stricts rules to the section to remove the spam.

Yes, that's exactly what's already happening; the rule being "has to be about Game Maker".

[TD Games]

There was an off-topic section that was set up on 1st April. And promptly closed the next day. Sorry mate you were a bit too late.

That was an April Fools joke, I think.

Anyway, I dont like the idea of an off-topic forum. At all. It would just be filled with spam, like:

"0mg i h4z d8 2nigt!!1!!!!11"
"i puk3d"
"wutz ur favrit sp0rtz tem??????"
"lolololololololh4xxorzlololol"
"ITS SNOWING!!!"
"lol i tbagd nub on haelo reech"
"d0 u l13k 4ch4n????"

No one posts like that on this forum?

Edited by TD Games, 26 November 2010 - 06:16 PM.

[Charny]

No one posts like that on this forum?

True, so why would it become like that because of a new section?

[commander of games]

No one posts like that on this forum?

True, so why would it become like that because of a new section?

Because it would attract idiots. And the idiots already here would have a section where they can post their spam.

[JaketheSnake3636]

An off-topic section doesn't mean spam would be allowed. I think it's a great idea.

[makerofthegames]

Because it would attract idiots. And the idiots already here would have a section where they can post their spam.

Exactly, that's why I support this completely. Because I'm an idiot.

[Charny]

An off-topic section doesn't mean spam would be allowed. I think it's a great idea.

Thanks for the support!