Lounge Content?
Hello,
First, thank you for those who are bringing this up.
I did want this board to be a lot more casual than the other ones. This is reflected in the creation of the Lounge and the Vendor's Announcement area, etc. And I'm quite happy to see that many people here are so much closer to each other, like offering to pick up buddy from the island to goto a LFS. So yes the Lounge was indeed intended for casual social messaging.
The recent post on the meteor shower, however, was a bit off topic. Afterall it has nothing related to aquariums at all. But seeing that this is more like a once in a life time opportunity and some people were quite excited about it, I didn't want to spoil the moment.
I noticed that Marko stated he forgot who was in the insurance business. But perhaps by sending e-mails to other members that he has met in the meetings about this matter, he can get some names. I also tried to use a easier tone like "May I suggest..." in order to make it sound less harsh.
Afterall, I do have to worry about people getting looser a little bit each time and eventually the Lounge area becomes just about anything under the sun. Then topics like "buying new computer parts", or "where to find a good auto mechanic" will come up. So by this action, I try to set the rough guideline as how the other moderators can remind fellow members of off topic discussions.
Titus
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