"Off Topic" is anything that doesn't fit into PM's current boxes. BrowserUk's proposal of a box for short lived off topic threads seems sound for a number of reasons:
- it provides a place for OT threads (which occur currently in any case)
- it limits the impact of OT threads on PM's 'core business' by removing OT threads from the main sections
- it allows convenient CB style conversations containing useful chunks of code or other material without need to resort to using scratch pads
My take on BrowserUk's proposal is on the lines of an uber CB which uses PM's node technology to provide a forum for extended discussion of anything relevant to Perl monks. Not a replacement for the "flow of consciousness" mode of discussion that the CB currently provides (and would continue to provide), but a side room with big white boards for dealing with bigger discussions than the CB accommodates easily.
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