META: OT Board
After seeing 100+ responses to a question about whether one should attend law school or not, I want to raise the idea of an OT tab where users can ask questions as often as they would like. Sample questions could be, I need a laptop, what model would you suggest? Do snow tires really help rear wheel drive vehicles? Was American Reunion a good movie? Where are some good areas to sit at a Tigers game?
I think the OT tab would be better than having some specific questions being posted on the main board as they are today. I am not sure how difficult this addition would be, but I do feel it would be nice to have. There are a lot of smart people on this board who share similar interests and it is great to hear outside, unbiased opinions.
Thoughts?
April 22nd, 2012 at 10:14 PM ^
I agree with an OT tab. That law school thread today was an abomination.
April 22nd, 2012 at 11:08 PM ^
I thought that was an interesting enough thread even though I have no plan to ever attend any law school. I really don't see the need for an OT-specific board - I see it as somewhat likely that the board content becomes more watered-down with an extra board. The important things already get discussed here, why spread yourselves thin in your moderating duties?
April 22nd, 2012 at 10:16 PM ^
April 22nd, 2012 at 10:27 PM ^
Or you could, you know, not read them, since whether the band goes to the Alabama game and whether the football uniform gets redesigned are 100x more on topic than the average OT post.
April 22nd, 2012 at 10:33 PM ^
April 22nd, 2012 at 10:49 PM ^
I didn't think that; then again, I'm not thinking too straight after having plowed through the posts on that thread. Yeesh. A bit of advice: skip all the negged comments there. The 10 minutes or so having read them are among the ten most wasted minutes in my life (and believe me, that's saying a lot).
April 22nd, 2012 at 10:51 PM ^
April 22nd, 2012 at 11:09 PM ^
Unfortunately I didn't go, but if I had, rest assured I would provide you with a treatise on my career decisions and the shittiness of the profession.
April 23rd, 2012 at 12:35 AM ^
But if the Mgoblog community influences that poster to make a better--or more informed--life decision, isn't that a good thing? More than worth however much time you spent reading a thread you hated/didn't care about. Nobody forced you to read the ensuing "treatises."
Some people were interested, it's the off-season, and there's not a whole lot going on. That's the whole point of "OT."
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:33 AM ^
Score well on GMAT and enhance resume with extracurriculars
Get good letters of recommendation
Good luck
April 22nd, 2012 at 10:58 PM ^
Maybe a better solution than a separate tab for OT threads would be to increase the number of MGoPoints needed to start a thread. . . 649 points seems like a reasonable number.
April 22nd, 2012 at 11:25 PM ^
if it includes MGoTailgate BBQ recipes.
April 22nd, 2012 at 11:35 PM ^
April 22nd, 2012 at 11:56 PM ^
...venison, a la road kill du snow tire. Sounds yUMmy (no additional tenderizer needed)
I believe that would be on topic.
April 22nd, 2012 at 11:27 PM ^
Cause you sir, deserve it. What a wonderful idea...no matter if it's yours or not. PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN!
Hey, I got an idea...I can do like the band people and start a petition for the board to sign!
April 22nd, 2012 at 11:54 PM ^
April 23rd, 2012 at 12:02 AM ^
The idea would make it easier to see when stuff relating to Michigan football has already been posted. It would clean up the queue considerably and probably result in more pure sports discussion because people would be reluctant to click that "OT Tab" and announce to the world that they are, truly, wasting time on the internet and not on something with inflated importance.
April 23rd, 2012 at 12:31 AM ^
I think it would be pretty cool to have a separate board where we can talk about non-sports related stuff. Like TV or best type of sandwiches (Reuben btw) or travel advice. I've seen it done quite well on other sports forums. We should do it. And by we I mean Brian. Since I don't have any control over this sort of thing.
April 23rd, 2012 at 12:34 AM ^
But it would be good to get our old point system back to make sure it doesn't all go to hell.
My all-time favorite seats for watching a Tigers game were any of the first few rows in the overhang (Right Field Upper Deck) at Tiger Stadium. I have yet to find any really good upper deck seats (other than maybe upper deck right behind Home plate, and they're overpriced) at Comerica.
off topic. Sorry guys I have been a little slow since that car accident with the head trauma thing. So where do I get the video of the kid riding the bike in Nambia. GO BLUE
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:21 AM ^
OT tab is a good idea, especially in the offseason. Lot of interesting offseason topics that go on here on this board.