Off-Topic Column...?

Hey Halish, and good morning to ya.

Do you think it a possibility in the very near future you could create and (Off-Topic) column in 'Stonewall Vanguard." NOT and off-topic thread that will get buried over time...but to actually have it's on column.

The reason behind my request is simple; all three of the columns available concern this website or are gaming oriented, that in itself is cool but limiting. I am somewhat of a social-butterfly in that I would like to get to know people better, their likes and dislikes, hobbies, music...places they have vacationed to or even their favorite snack, whatever.

I posted a thread (which had nothing to do with gaming) in Divinity's Tavern that seems to have been view by over a dozen people and so far no one has commented on it...(I'm thinking) because I had no other place to put it and it very awkwardly landed and is bordered right between two "very important" posts concerning....what.....guild matters. The post I submitted would have realistically been more appropriate placed in an Off-Topic. Couldn't find one :unsure:

I have read your person profile like 5 times now and it tells me nothing more about "you" today than it did a month ago. I have a lot of curiosity just about you alone (socially-related) of course but can't see the benefit of getting to know you better through PM's, when others might enjoy that same information.

Sadly, I find myself leaving the forums frequently now (because of never ending lists of guild matters or of GW2 knowledge overload :pinch: ) to go crochet or some such nonsense like that...when I would prefer to browse a Column and read different threads that is going to allow me to get to know someone beyond "this game." I know there are hard-core gamers here who enjoy, "nothing but gaming dialog," I'm just not completely game oriented...excited yes...married to it....NO!

Thanks tons, and have a great day. :)

We technically have the "General Any Topic" forum for off topic posts. Currently though, the description makes it seem like it's just for the STO and SWTOR branches of the guild, but that's probably more to do with the descriptions not having been updated.

Perhaps updating those descriptions would cause the Stonewall Vanguard people to use those forums more?

I've posted in the General and Other Gaming forums. I did have to 'double check' the description to make sure I was posting in the right area :)

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We technically have the "General Any Topic" forum for off topic posts. Currently though, the description makes it seem like it's just for the STO and SWTOR branches of the guild, but that's probably more to do with the descriptions not having been updated.

Perhaps updating those descriptions would cause the Stonewall Vanguard people to use those forums more?

Thank you. :) That's precisely why I've requested an Off-Topic Column of our own in our own section very specially labeled. It's for them and those who play that game...and who from here is going to venture into that area except moderators and leadership? Not I.

I mean, I'm not leadership or a moderator but I read the general forums, the Vanguard forums, and the Fleet forums since I also play STO. I'm not sure why anyone wouldn't venture into the general forums since, y'know, they're general

You are preaching to the choir.

I have been interested in trying to expand the "off topic" section of the forums/community for quite a while now and once Vanguard is all settled down I think I'll return to focus on this.

The descriptions in the public sections is one of the many oversights that happen because myself and the other administrators have been looking at the forums for years now and we simply don't notice. I'm sorry for that but the "General Any Topic" forum in the "public" section is the off-topic column you're looking for.

I have gone ahead and made a few changes to the descriptions.

We won't be making any specific "Vanguard only" public forums because that kind of defeats the point of enjoying a large multi-game community :) We can have friends outside of Guild Wars 2. If you want to post up lots of threads about everything then go for it Siafu, I honestly think our off-topic section should be more lively than it is.

Halish

All points well taken and thank you so much Halish for your thoughts and consideration in that area. /applaud

Disclaimer: I wasn't asking for a website overhaul....just a minor adjustment in one area or another, so it was more clear where to go for off-topic stuff. Of which, Halish gave (or will be giving in the future) its due attention...and I am grateful.

/salute :)