threads in wrong part of forum

Lately I've been noticing that no matter what the subject a lot of people have been putting threads in the open discussion forum. Its kind of annoying, and if any moderators would maybe like to make a thread to help avoid some of these misplaced thread it would please me. :)

I move threads that are obviously in the wrong place however where there is ambiguity I leave well alone.

We will try to be more diligent iiholy, sorry if we have raised your blood-pressure !

Part of the problem is that we 'mere mortal' moderators can only move a thread out of our assigned parts of the forum. For instance, if I see a thread in the Open Discussion area that should have been posted in the Tech Talk or Gear sections, there's nothing I can do about it. (That's why we have Super Moderators).

If something gets posted in the Tech Talk or Gear sections that should go somewhere else, I move it pronto, but that rarely happens. Peeps seem to pick on the Open Discussion section because they think it will be seen by more people.

Originally posted by Lordathestrings
(That's why we have Super Moderators).

yeah - so keep worshipping us and slaughter lambs and stuff *LOL*

I didn't mean to be bitchy or anything, I just got pissed off by it for some reason. I go to the open discussion, and there's like 10 threads, and the rest there are only around 3. It makes me feel sad for those neglected forums. :(

Originally posted by iiholly
... It makes me feel sad for those neglected forums. :(

Awww. I'm touched... or is that deranged? :D

I don't know, but I wouldn't mess with a deranged person!

Originally posted by iiholly
It makes me feel sad for those neglected forums. :(

I agree with you iiholly. The boards run the risk of "open discussion" becoming one monolithic mess when there are so many out-of-place posts. You moderators do a good job though, no doubt.