(12-30-2013, 12:22 PM)Xenedra Wrote: This was brought up when we initially chose to build the second forum section. We felt that, while things like events were an obvious choice for needing their own section, "discussion" ought to be something that everyone regardless of server felt they could be included in. Separate forums would discourage this interaction. While we respect that there are communities on multiple servers, it's our stance that the less division there is between our community as a whole, the better. If people really do feel that discussion threads need to be differentiated, though, maybe the solution is a simple server note in the subject line or main body of the post.
I'd like to propose an alternative. This forum doesn't really have a separate forum for any sort of 'Making Connections' threads. RP discussion is distinctly different from threads that are simply looking for RP contacts or for roles in their storyline. Balmung and Gilgamesh could each have their own 'Making Connections' forum which would both organize the forums and also separate out actual discussion from contact requests.
If I want to find some contacts for my story, I can simply go to the Making Connections forum without sorting through discussion. If IÂ just want to talk about RP and discuss things like lore, RP etiquette, and bio advice then I can and there is no need to have separate server forums for general RP discussion. I think the idea of having separate forum servers is more needed in the sense of "LF a person to play my sister!" than "Does this character concept work?"
Edit: Or if the issue really is that you don't want to separate the servers any further, what about a completely separate 'Making Connections' forum that is shared by both servers and simply tagged?
