The BO directed me to rustle up a board meta-thread. Oh joy.
This is an opportune time to apply some changes to the /philosophy/ board. Take a look at the board resources link in the sticky to see why.
A few trivial changes have taken place. Some editing of the board sticky was done. Rule two was split into separate rules, although the wording remains the same. A board sub-page was created, and some of the content moved there along with additions.
Why the changes to the sticky?
There is a debate across image-boards as to the merits of a permanent board sticky versus an information bar. The board staff happens to like both. We also agree both should be made minimalistic, with links to info-dumps held elsewhere.
As originally written, rule two confuses different groups and issues. As it now stands, rule two is a form of promissory estoppel clearly directed at the board staff. Rule three is intended for the users.
What other changes are we thinking of?
We are hunting for more apropos resources to add. Things which mesh with image-board culture and have a philosophical bent are what we are looking for.
We're not sure what can be done with the beginner guide images in the second post of the sticky. The problem is not the information, it's the location. If we can figure out how to neatly fold them into the board sub-page, we'll do that and delete the post. Otherwise, it will remain.
What else are we considering, but shouldn't change without hearing from the users first?
One counter argument to the rest is the idea of enforcing quality. All we can say is that appeals to historic quality are meaningless to an image-board, without active participation in the present and future.
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