For those who wish to discuss the more in depth part of elliott's life. I for one don't want to disrespect anyone he loves, so I feel uncomfortable reading about the very personal part of Elliott's life. I like to look at all threads but then I find parts that I really don't enjoy reading. If we had a section of the forum for this everyone would know exactly what to expect and they could come and go at their own risks.

Yeah I agree with something like this. A forum where more controversial topics could be addressed would help a lot, I'd think.

Call it the "Speculation Station"?

That just occurred to me. LOL

I think this is a great idea. Then we won't have to worry too much about what we post. Maybe there can be a little more leeway in this new forum.
Not to bash other members or anything :poke: but just for postings that might be a little racier. :eyebrows: :eyebrows:

Yoli is my racy friend! LOL

My vote still goes to call it Speculation Station. LOL

I like Speculation Station ^_^.

OOH yes.....I like that name!

Interesting OP... well, this suggestion has been duly noted, and will be discussed by the mods as time permits!

(IMO ALERT: I think "Speculation Station" is an adorable name, but I'm not certain that a board section actually devoted to discussion of rumors and, um, "unsavory" topics fits in with the overall feeling/sentiments of the members, owners, and mods of this site- but I do personally guarantee that we will entertain this idea, regardless!)

I have to agree :unsure: ...I mean I completely understand what Doxie and everyone else is talking about and I totally agree about controversal subjects to be discussed somewhere else. :rolleyes: I don't think it's too nice to get on the "Man" section, which I believe is the main section of this whole site and see all of these rumor threads and what not. :o Plus, there's always people arguing (sp?), fighting, and getting upset and I don't know I just think it brings a lot of negativity to the boards, especially to all of the new members who just have joined. :( I think it would give them a bad feeling about this board :( . I just love this board and feel comfortable coming in here and have met and talked with quite a few of you and I don't want anyone to feel bad about being here!!! :rolleyes:

I do think that if we had a separate section just for these types of topics it would be good :yes: , BUT like you said I can just see that section of the board being the WORST MESS you could ever imagine lol. :blink: I would think that all of the mods would need to be in that section all day and all night. :lol:

With all of that being said... :hello:

Doxie- I just love the name "Speculation Station". :cheerleader:

This was my suggestion i wrote on the other thread and someone suggested including it here....i forgot this WAS the suggestion HAT here. lol


I agree with all that you wrote Lene, and I am sure the mods have been deliberating over the best way to handle this issue. As it continues to crop up from time to time.

When you deal with interent forums that reach out to members across the world, it is without a doubt that heated debates will ensue. That is why this site is moderated. There HAS to be some intervention at times.

If there were a suggestion hat, the piece of paper I toss in would be to create a sub forum, not necessarily private, (i moderated a forum and the spin off forum had one of those, and it created a lot of tension on my board) but perhaps a subforum thta is clearly marked, and those who venture in and start complaining and making a lot of noise can be roped back in by a moderator and rules clearly explained. The folks who would rather not "accidentally" venture into their discomfort zone would be spared.

This forum would still have to be moderated tho. Trust me when i tell you i have seen the downfall of the ones with unmoderated subforums. Whoa it can get ugly. The main objective of a subforum here, IMO, wuold be just to "move" threads that are a bit controversial that we know have caused heartburn in the past. That way people like RIC who expressed she stumbles accidentally into this sort of thing while trying to avoid them wno't occur.

It is not the answer to world hunger, but I think it could help a lot. Someone said "oh people will still complain"...well they will be roped in if they do. As if this forum were created, the rules would be modified to say that is not going to be allowed. AND if the others participating are not respecting other members, they too are subject to moderation. I did successfully manage to do this on a forum i once had. I created the subforum for the same reason that I am suggesting one here.....MY MAIN objective was not to create a clandestine society, but rather to have a CLEARLY marked forum so that my members who were more sensitive to certain topics could totally avoid them. It did work. But that subforum did require SOME moderation, but people were okay with it because the rules were clearly marked.

I like what dgtgegirl said...thus far this topic has been CIVIL. IMO no topic should be off limits so long as the debate is civil and respectful. You can't really go too wrong if this is occurring.

JUST my two cents spend it however you like (or should i say my THIRTEEN CENTS, yeah i am editing this to add that before YELLIN gets here)!!!!!

:glomp: Peace and Love at the ETRAIN STATION! :rocker:

Just an idea. How about one of the mods starts a "poll" about a Speculation Station forum? Let ALL of the members vote on what they want? I think that would be the fairest way to address what is becoming a hot topic on this forum.

i think it is an excellent idea....and i truly am in favor of expression any shall we say fantasies and or things that we want to speculate about without feeling like someone is going to start saying that what we are expressing is not appropriate.... :woohoo:
bet it will end up being one of the busiest threads

Please, a private forum. It would help to protect the younger Etrain members AND ME from viewing inappropriate stuff!

:D

Speculation Station is a great name. Therefore anyone who wishes to engage in this kind of conversation should be able to in a more discreet way.

There's been so much conversation about this esp. in the "Elliott New Girlfriend" thread. It seems to be such a touchy subject. But I think that it would be okay to have another section for the more "ahem" adult topics. Just so people who aren't interested in those issues won't stumble upon them by accident.
But I do hope that if it does happen that people will not use it as a "bashers" forum. It should not be to talk trash about other people (I feel) but just to have those questionable topics there. That is my two cents.

Yoli,

If it was a private forum, it would be difficult for someone to stumble in. Don't you think???

:D

No what I'm saying is that right now some of the topics you can't tell what the subject matter is. Like "Elliott is the Biggest Runner Up" thread. When I went in there I had no idea that they meant something else. Basically I "stumbled" in there. Now I for one was not offended by the subject matter but others might have been.
If we had a forum for these types of threads that were clearly marked no one would stumble in by accident--basically proceed with caution.
Does that make sense?

Yeah, I see what you are saying. But, you see teenagers were in the "biggest" thread. If it was private, it would make it a bit more difficult for them to enter and the posters could feel free to kid around all they wanted, without anyone getting offended.
:)

I will make sure the rest of the mods are aware of all your comments and suggestions!! Keep them coming! Thanks to all who have posted!

Reading your posts and my posts again, I think we're both on the same page about this. There should be a private forum, right? That's what I've been writing.

Okay. I thought you were just referring to another catagory, not private. We're on the same page!

:D

Good, I was starting to get worried. I don't want anyone to misinterpret what I posted. That could just open another can of worms. :o

No problem. Sometimes I read so fast that I miss the meaning. The top on the can of worms is CLOSED tight!!!!

:D

I would totally support a private forum.

My original suggestion on this was just a subforum to the "MAN" or one of the others. HOwever, i have come to realize we have a lot more under 18 members than i ever realized.

So in that regard, i also think maybe a private forum you enter and consent to being over 18.

The controversial threads can get rough sometimes. I hate to think of someone whom everyone thinks is an adult get caught in the fray and "beaten" up verbally if you will.

And private will keep those who are very sensitive to certain topics from having to view them.

I thknk knowing how many members we now have, and the varied age groups, personalities, etc, it is not a good option to just say these topics WONT be discussed, but rather put them in a different spot vs in the middle of all other threads.

This may make it harder on the mods a bit as there may be even more thread moving, but in the long run may cut down some of the heartburn the board has been experiencing.

Speculation Station....I definitely like the idea of this, especially with events of late. I think that all of these "controversial" topics, with the green puke face, could be better off in their own "controversial" section, which would have a disclaimer clearly displayed. I don't know where it would go, but it seems to need to go somewhere else. As long as topics don't get too out of hand, I really don't see why things have to be closed up or deleted...if these sorts of topics can be moved to a new place where they can easily be avoided by those who are squeamish, I say go for it.

Actually, some of the speculation posts will no longer be allowed. If you check "Group Huddle" an explanation is in the second post of "Where is ww?"
It makes sense. I'm not sure if all speculation will be disallowed, but personal speculations will be. Sounds good to me.