Guns or Firearms forum?

[pontifex]

I'd like to see a guns or firearms section. We have lots of people here who own and enjoy guns.

 

[olds]

We have one.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
We have one.

where?

 

[Shawn]

no way. too many sections as it is

 

[John]

How about a Cooking, Gardening, Fishing, and Yoga forum as well? Seriously, this is a computer-oriented website and there are plenty of forums dedicated to firearms. However you could always post in the Off Topic forum if you're desperate. Mossburg or Benelli?

 

[Regs]

I laughed when I saw the love and relationship forum.

Hah. You're going to need to higher a Dr.Phil mod.

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: Regs
Hah. You're going to need to higher a Dr.Phil mod.

are we going to higher him with a crane?


edit:
To stay on topic, I agree with many of the previous posters in that Anandtech is a tech forum. Anything else is reasonably off-topic. Besides, I think the gun posts are one of the many defining characteristics of OT at this point.

 

[jjones]

Not enough gun threads to warrant it, plus if everything is split off from OT, why bother with OT?

 

[Dualist]

OT's the place. The forum you suggested is kind of inappropriate.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Dualist
OT's the place. The forum you suggested is kind of inappropriate.

inappropriate? how?

 

[Markbnj]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Dualist
OT's the place. The forum you suggested is kind of inappropriate.

inappropriate? how?

Inappropriate to a technology website. But then so is Love and Relationships. We should have a Vacation Homes forum, since that's something else most of us don't have .

 

[pontifex]

meh, i really don't care if they make one or not. i just figured since everyone else was making suggestions for new forums, i'd put one i wanted.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Shawn
no way. too many sections as it is

:thumbsup:

IF you want a dedicated gun section, leave the computer forum and join a gun forum.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: pontifex
I'd like to see a guns or firearms section. We have lots of people here who own and enjoy guns.

As with the Finance forum request, I think the real reason to have a separate Firearms forum would be because most posts in Off Topic aren't really serious and don't deal with serious issues. Having a "serious" area to post about "serious" things such as Finance and Firearms will give posters better, more targeted responses.

Sure this is primarily a technology forum, but these kinds of topics crop up frequently enough IMO.

 

[Googer]

If anandtech gets a gun section, then I will demand a flashlight and pocket protectors forum.

 

[natto fire]

It is funny how many people constantly trumpet that this is a computer forum, but I would venture to guess that most people's posts are in the OT forum. If they were really so concerned with keeping this a tech forum, they would post more to the tech-related categories. There is irony here, in that most of my recent posts have been in OT as well, however, the first 4 or 5 years here I avoided OT entirely, holding to the belief that it is a tech forum. Truth be told, it was a tech forum, now it is more of a general forum with an extensive tech section. As far as traffic goes anyways, not saying there aren't plenty of knowledgeable people here...

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: Googer
If anandtech gets a gun section, then I will demand a flashlight and pocket protectors forum.

Slippery slope argument, eh? As with all forums, it is the powers that be who will decide whether to create a new forum or ignore the request. Suggestions are just that - suggestions. There's certainly more of an interest here for a Firearms forum than there is for a "flashlight and pocket protectors" forum.

 

[Amused]

How about an acne forum and masturbation forum?

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: Amused
How about an acne forum and masturbation forum?

Those were combined with YAGT's to form Love & Relationships.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: Amused
How about an acne forum and masturbation forum?

That fits under "Too Much Information", otherwise known as "Love and Relationships"

 

[Xyclone]

Are you serious? A gun forum?! What's next, a Badminton forum?! :roll:

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Xyclone
Are you serious? A gun forum?! What's next, a Badminton forum?! :roll:

we have a love and relationships forum, we have a politics forum, we had car forums.:roll:

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Xyclone
Are you serious? A gun forum?! What's next, a Badminton forum?! :roll:

we have a love and relationships forum, we have a politics forum, we had car forums.:roll:

Too many sub-forums are diluting the computer aspect of anandtech. Like I said there are other places on the web where they can be posted.