[Request] Restore the Rec Room - Downloaded from the Wizards Community, all coding removed by Solauren

[Request] Restore the Rec Room

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#1
boraxe
Aug 19, 2010 14:14:09 I think I'm not alone in the opinion that the decision to give each area of the forums it's own Off Topic section was, while good intentioned, ultimately a bad one.

The Rec Room was pretty much the only place where fans of every game, every genre, on the forums met together. It was a great place for cross-pollination of gamers and ideas and now, sadly, is pretty much a forgotten relic or a bygone era.

It is my firm belief that, for the betterment of the forums as a whole, the best option would be to close all the separate Off Topic forums and redirect that traffic back to a restored and active Rec Room.

Please, consider it.
#2
zombie_babies
Aug 19, 2010 15:07:06 IIRC, the D&D OTT and the Rec Room were open at the same time. I honestly didn't know that the Rec Room was closed. Personally, I'd rather not see the OTT go. Just wanted to toss in my opinion.

EDIT: I wanted to clarify that my desire to keep the Tavern open, as it were, is in no way at odds with a re-opening of the Rec Room. A place where players of all the varied games can gather can't be anything but a good thing, IMO, for the reasons Boraxe listed.
#3
Robin_Hoodlum
Aug 19, 2010 15:32:04
IIRC, the D&D OTT and the Rec Room were open at the same time. I honestly didn't know that the Rec Room was closed. Personally, I'd rather not see the OTT go. Just wanted to toss in my opinion.

EDIT: I wanted to clarify that my desire to keep the Tavern open, as it were, is in no way at odds with a re-opening of the Rec Room. A place where players of all the varied games can gather can't be anything but a good thing, IMO, for the reasons Boraxe listed.

I agree with Z_B.
#4
boraxe
Aug 20, 2010 10:34:28 The Rec Room's not closed, it's just dead. Now that every game has it's own Off Topic area no one goes there any more. It has lead to compartmentalization and dissolution of the larger WotC forum community as a whole.

The Rec Room has been around since '03 or '04, long before the OTT and other Off Topic sub-forums.
#5
zombie_babies
Aug 20, 2010 11:52:16 Ah, I see. Well, it appears to me that the boards overall have experienced a severe slowdown since The White Doom. The addition of Groups makes it even more fractured, too. I can see the point for consolidation and the possible benefits thereof, I just never liked the Rec Room and am quite partial to the Tavern. So ... yes, purely selfish reasons.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 boraxe Aug 19, 2010 14:14:09	I think I'm not alone in the opinion that the decision to give each area of the forums it's own Off Topic section was, while good intentioned, ultimately a bad one. The Rec Room was pretty much the only place where fans of every game, every genre, on the forums met together. It was a great place for cross-pollination of gamers and ideas and now, sadly, is pretty much a forgotten relic or a bygone era. It is my firm belief that, for the betterment of the forums as a whole, the best option would be to close all the separate Off Topic forums and redirect that traffic back to a restored and active Rec Room. Please, consider it.
#2 zombie_babies Aug 19, 2010 15:07:06	IIRC, the D&D OTT and the Rec Room were open at the same time. I honestly didn't know that the Rec Room was closed. Personally, I'd rather not see the OTT go. Just wanted to toss in my opinion. EDIT: I wanted to clarify that my desire to keep the Tavern open, as it were, is in no way at odds with a re-opening of the Rec Room. A place where players of all the varied games can gather can't be anything but a good thing, IMO, for the reasons Boraxe listed.
#3 Robin_Hoodlum Aug 19, 2010 15:32:04	IIRC, the D&D OTT and the Rec Room were open at the same time. I honestly didn't know that the Rec Room was closed. Personally, I'd rather not see the OTT go. Just wanted to toss in my opinion. EDIT: I wanted to clarify that my desire to keep the Tavern open, as it were, is in no way at odds with a re-opening of the Rec Room. A place where players of all the varied games can gather can't be anything but a good thing, IMO, for the reasons Boraxe listed. I agree with Z_B.
#4 boraxe Aug 20, 2010 10:34:28	The Rec Room's not closed, it's just dead. Now that every game has it's own Off Topic area no one goes there any more. It has lead to compartmentalization and dissolution of the larger WotC forum community as a whole. The Rec Room has been around since '03 or '04, long before the OTT and other Off Topic sub-forums.
#5 zombie_babies Aug 20, 2010 11:52:16	Ah, I see. Well, it appears to me that the boards overall have experienced a severe slowdown since The White Doom. The addition of Groups makes it even more fractured, too. I can see the point for consolidation and the possible benefits thereof, I just never liked the Rec Room and am quite partial to the Tavern. So ... yes, purely selfish reasons.