Going to XOOC to bitch about BGBB
It's really rather annoying

To me this is a little disingenuous to do and ultimately, is a bad thing. As it results in parts of the discussion, being on the BGBB, and parts of the discussion being in XOOC at the time the BGBB posts are happening. With the lack of an ability for players to review the XOOC logs. It can lead to arguments being retread there or on the BGBB. Sometimes weirdly out of sync.

It can also lead to lots of players missing out on crucial bits of discussion in their own topics on the BGBB, because someone decided to move the discussion into xooc. Where it got discussed to death and not posted on anymore after that.

I think as a playerbase, we should distinguish and strive to separate the thoughtful BGBB discussions from the generally faster paced ludic conversations of XOOC. It might be better for us as a playerbase on the whole to keep each section segmented and restrain commenting on the drama on the BGBB within the game. As that would further isolate and allow a place to cool down for those who might be heated by BGBB discussions.

No one wants to get into an argument in one place, go to another to relax and get drawn back into the same argument they just left... Right?

3/3

When there are discussions that die down, not because of opinions voiced in the original thread on the BGBB, but instead on xooc, which a player may not have access too until hours later well after the one page log is cleared.

I've seen a couple threads in the ideas forum die, after about two to six posts, because it was instantly taken into xooc, and basically given a treatment of "just don't respond." Or simply discussed there instead of in the thread itself.

That leaves a gap in knowledge both for the people reviewing the threads at a later date for inspiration in constructing their own ideas. Or for a myriad of other reasons.

Sure you can discuss things that happen on the BGBB in xooc, however, why not discuss what you want to say in the thread itself where there is a permanence and a degree of thought that has to go into each post?

Which is the better strategy for maintaining a healthy community? And why do you think people head to xooc to talk about threads on the BGBB in the first place? Why discuss an idea there rather than discuss it in it's thread? What's the purpose that is being accomplished? Is it merely to bitch, in which case, why do that? Or is it to foster a faster discussion?

Just a few things to consider rather than simply accusing me of seeking to simply make an argument.

Nobody has to be in the chat and nobody's missing any hot sclusies if they aren't

Bringing "complaints" about IC things to the OOC boards in general, and Ideas board specifically, is borderline inappropriate. Instead of pushing back on something OOCly and trying to change the game that way, do it ICly.

All of the time spent going back and forth on BgBB or xooc is time that would be more effectively spent ICly. By effectively, I mean more likely to be recognized and accepted by both the staff and other players.