New area

[mfg495]

No.1
Have you ever considered have an 'Off Topic' area, so members could talk about 'day to day' items 

[No.1]

All right- lets hear what the others think...

[Skyraider3D]

see: http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/index.php?topic=302.0

[wviz]

Shure.
Most forums have OT, so I agree.

[HasBiba]

me to.....

[safo_test]

Hope this time my advice will be registered and display ('cause about the sim' section, all vanished after a long time of writing ; I did not have enough courage to re-write all my arguments !).

Why not an 'Off Topic' section ?
I'm just a little bit worried by the fact that some forum becomes mostly used through this OT section instead their christened goal... and I wouldn't see 3LET doing the same way !

It's our responsability of all of us !

As you can see, this time I've made shorter ;-)

[No.1]

Hope this time my advice will be registered and display

Safo- does it mean that some of your post are missing? BTW- I listen all of you and off course  you. I know very well that you are member from the very start of this forum, better said experimental version which work two months before this one was made.

About the PC games- they are very important and interesting and they did not have to be placed in Off Topic section. I am just human, could make mistake

[Dr.Lift]

Why don't make a PC games forum but only for simulator games like Lock on, Combat Flight Simulator, First Eagles the great war, and the other.And about Off Topic, sure, why not

[mfg495]

Why don't make a PC games forum but only for simulator games like Lock on, Combat Flight Simulator, First Eagles the great war, and the other.And about Off Topic, sure, why not

I cannot see the point in having a PC games page, this could go the same way as the PC Sims page.
The way I see it, the main reason for this great site is the displaying of aircraft artwork by all the artists from around the world.
OK we have a warplane area but I see this linked to the above.

I can also understand safo_test's worries that the site could be over run by OT area, I have seen this happen on other sites.

We could carry on as it is, with the odd OT post within other areas, but this would have to be controlled by the Moderators. We must all remember that this site belongs to No.1 and the last thng we want and what he wants is the site to hijacked by an out of control OT area.

So in the long run it may be better that we keep the site layout as it is. Well thats me finihed on. Time to go, dinner is calling.
 

 

Mick (mfg495)

[No.1]

Dr.Lift- we talk about Of Topic board here. Board with PC game was born dead here and in this way removed. It is my fault that I have start with something unknown for me.

[Dr.Lift]

i didn't know about pc games sorry

[divanov]

In my humble opinion, Off topic is out of topic on 3L forum! There are so many different forums on WWW with off topic topics, and this forum is really specialized for airplanes so I couldn't see any strong reason for something like this. But, if majority of members vote for introducing...Anyway, I vote NO.

[iljushin]

Reasonably controlled ( ) OT area would be OK...as far as I'm concerned.... 

[Herros]

Topic like "Say all ,do all" or just an "off topic" section?

[No.1]

Only I did not say anything about this subject. Maybe better to talk about the evolution... this web site start as the intention no present to media material which I have collect and research for a long time. 
Most of topic was from Yugoslav aviation history. Web site which have 2 MB in the start [now have over 100 MB!!!] and was nice accepted. But then start the problems- many mails on which I have to reply. And in many times similar subject is being a goal of my mailing. This take more time and I decide to make forum which will be used as the site support. 
First version lasted few months and have some 140 of members and many of topic. I have to be proud to say that Skyraider 3D was member No.2 [ I was No.1] and also there was also Safo_Test. But there was problem- this was free host forum, image has to be upload on other server then linked by using BBCode... to complicated and worst at all- I have no control over it!! So I have upgraded my server space on 500 MB and run forum which is the part of the site. Then problem continued- many signed here just to take what they need, refuse to give anything, even to talk... I need no harvesters!!! Four of us here have in total over 20000 of archive images in their collection ranging from WW1 up to the present day. Also we have our friend who is in age and not much time except for email correspondences but they also provide us their archive. With their material this site and forum have on access over 100000 of archive images!!! Many of magazines have no at close that amount of material. So next stage- protect!! I have close new membership except if I think that he or she is real enthusiast who would like to make time with us and first at all- to respect this site, their members and presented graphic take as the property of their respective owners and in this way keep it and not transfer to the other place.

Next stage in the evolution- this forum and web site became bookmarked place for many of people including of many of us here. I am sure that many of us start morning coffee with overview what's new on forum. Now this place and we here become more familiar. People want to talk and to be friends. Last thing that anybody has to do is to stop this.

Yes- Off Topic is the regular part of many forums, maybe all, and could it be part of this? I don't know, personally I never open that section on any forum where I am member ... as you see this place have it own evolution and if the part of this evolution is to have corner like this- why not. This is not problem to try. But as well this site is very specific and in this way this section will be a little bit different and name will be OFF ROAD. I will leave few more days and then I will make action in regards to your interest.