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RE: SS Forums Priorities

(07-02-2014 11:03 PM)SoulRiser Wrote:  I think the new 'hugbox' area should span several forums.

'Hugbox' area:
Welcome
School Talk & Venting
Our Ever-Shifting Imaginations
new Voices in your head... I guess we need one. can replace the "Psychology" part of the Philosophy, Psychology & Politics forum.

Serious area: (no shitposting, try to be civilized, use complete sentences, etc)
Everything else except the basement?

yh sounds good

The basement is an integral part of our forums, though. I think we should re-open the f®ag arena too, just make it very clear from the start that its a free-for-all place for things ranging from sharp analytical debate to angry diatribes. Besides, basement participation isn't compulsory. It's always been a thing you can opt-in and out of, but to the participants it can be seen as a really important part of the forums.

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SS Forums Priorities - SoulRiser - 07-01-2014, 01:51 AM
SS Forums Priorities - Ky - 07-01-2014, 01:58 AM
RE: SS Forums Priorities - Sunbourn - 07-02-2014, 02:51 PM
SS Forums Priorities - SoulRiser - 07-01-2014, 02:04 AM
SS Forums Priorities - xcriteria - 07-01-2014, 03:19 AM
RE: SS Forums Priorities - James Comey - 07-01-2014, 04:25 AM
SS Forums Priorities - SwiftEscudo - 07-01-2014, 03:18 PM
SS Forums Priorities - SoulRiser - 07-02-2014, 11:03 PM
RE: SS Forums Priorities - SwiftEscudo - 07-02-2014 11:47 PM
SS Forums Priorities - SoulRiser - 07-03-2014, 02:17 AM
SS Forums Priorities - xcriteria - 07-03-2014, 04:08 AM
SS Forums Priorities - Chanku - 07-03-2014, 05:21 AM
SS Forums Priorities - SoulRiser - 07-03-2014, 08:07 AM
SS Forums Priorities - xcriteria - 07-03-2014, 08:07 AM
SS Forums Priorities - SoulRiser - 07-03-2014, 08:10 AM
SS Forums Priorities - xcriteria - 07-03-2014, 08:11 AM
SS Forums Priorities - brainiac3397 - 07-03-2014, 03:48 PM
SS Forums Priorities - Trar - 07-06-2014, 01:03 PM
RE: SS Forums Priorities - brainiac3397 - 07-06-2014, 01:20 PM
RE: SS Forums Priorities - Alistoriv - 07-07-2014, 03:54 AM

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