I think the Off-Topic Lounge should stay.....

[droogie]

I just wonder about people who come  on model building forums and then mostly post in the off topic sub forums.

[Ace-Garageguy]

5 minutes ago, droogie said:

I just wonder about people who come  on model building forums and then mostly post in the off topic sub forums.

What do you wonder, exactly? 

There are some intelligent people here, with knowledge and ideas and opinions. And though we're brought together by a common interest, like in any meetings of people who are brought together by common interests, conversations inevitably spring up about other things. Happens at club meetings, the PTA, after church, etc.

[Bucky]

I think....KEEP IT!!

Where else can you find out what John Q. Public had for dinner, or who is Joe Blow's Celebrity Crush?? HAHAHAHAHAHA

[cowboy rich]

I think it should stay, but I guess since model airplanes dont interest me I could....no I just dont go in that section.

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 hours ago, droogie said:

I just wonder about people who come  on model building forums and then mostly post in the off topic sub forums.

We're modelers, but we still have other ideas & interests.

Most of us can walk & chew gum at the same time.

 

Steve

[Roadrunner]

Keep it,... definitely.

[cowboy rich]

1 hour ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

We're modelers, but we still have other ideas & interests.

Most of us can walk & chew gum at the same time.

 

Steve

Exactly 

[JollySipper]

The off topics here give us a closer and more personable look at some of the characters here on the board.

There's a Lot of threads in the Lounge that are still auto related in some way.............

[Badluck 13]

11 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

What do you wonder, exactly? 

There are some intelligent people here, with knowledge and ideas and opinions. And though we're brought together by a common interest, like in any meetings of people who are brought together by common interests, conversations inevitably spring up about other things. Happens at club meetings, the PTA, after church, etc.

 This statement just sums it up perfect,couldn't agree more.......... just like anything else.nothing stays on subject...example: Last week went to a swap meet with a friend and while we were talking cars n such but we also talked family etc.....I went through a rough'ish divorce 10 years ago with the fear of having my then 6 yr old daughter moving out and I knew I wanted her to stay with me and with this section I had much encouragement to help me emotionally ....so yeah it is in my opinion a great part of the forum.........

[Belugawrx]

and its the 5th largest category on the whole board with over 75,000 posts...

and least amount of rivet counting.... hehehe

[Dave Ambrose]

I don’t see us getting rid of this forum. It’s part of what makes us a community. 

Many of our troublesome threads are here. Sometimes one of us moderators gets frustrated, and suggests dropping it, but it dissipates. 

 

[SfanGoch]

1 hour ago, Dave Ambrose said:

.......but it dissipates.

Same thing happens when I load up on Scotch bonnet peppers.

[Roadrunner]

17 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

What do you wonder, exactly? 

There are some intelligent people here, with knowledge and ideas and opinions. And though we're brought together by a common interest, like in any meetings of people who are brought together by common interests, conversations inevitably spring up about other things. Happens at club meetings, the PTA, after church, etc.

I'm a mod on another site, and I'm constantly surprised by how frequently folks suggest that we get rid of this or that, as they don't think it fits the theme of the site. I suppose I can see their point to some degree, but my usual suggestion to them, is to simply not read any of it.

[espo]

IT STAYS AS IS. That's just my thought.