An OT forum As I was not involved in the old OT forum (except to read some of bonestructures devastatingly funny posts) I can't really say anything about that. However, I will get the Admin to read through this thread and if the topic continues to be discussed in a reasonable manner, they MAY reconsider having an OT forum. I can't make any promises, but I can do my best. It's up to you guys who want an OT forum to show that you can moderate yourself enough to have discussions without them turning into flame wars and hate fests. Frankly, this whole thread shows that you can. In the Poser Forum: It seems to me that the majority of people who have answered in this thread so far would like some OT to be allowed in the forum. I have no problem with that, but it is a question of balance. This is primarily intended to be a learning forum for Poser, so the OT posts should not overwhelm the Poser posts or the whole reason for the forum will get lost. I agree that sharing some bits of personal news is part of being in a community, but this is not a general forum. How about this for a suggestion? For the next month, as long as a post begins with the words OT, posts about personal news will be permitted in the forum. Other forums here permit a little of this and I don't see a problem unless it overwhelms the Poser posts. If you want to include the default Poser guy waving from the corner of your photo of your new pet, that's fine with me too ;-) I feel that these are community related and relevant to the Poser forum: news about Poser members which other members may want to hear. However: if the subject line doesn't begin with OT, on an OT post it will get deleted. That way, people who don't want to read OT posts can skip over them. The following topics will NOT be permitted and will be immediately removed: Politics, Religon, War, posts related to Nationalism/Racism No 'this country sucks' or 'that race is awful'. No argument/discussion/posts on those kinds of subjects. I know we have Poser members who are part of the military and who may feel this some of these subjects relate to personal news for them, but I would ask you to respect this request and not post about these subjects. This forum is for discussing Poser, not general debates. Please exercise some restraint so that members who don't want to read them will still be able to read the forums without wading through pages entitled OT. If there are too many OT posts on a particular day, then either add yours onto an existing one or wait until tomorrow. On July 15th, the OT status in the Poser forum will be reviewed. If it stuck within these guidelines then we'll vote in a thread to see if members want it to stay or go. If it has been a source of non stop contention and arguments, it will be banned from the forum completely. It's up to you now to make a success of OT postings in the Poser forum. How you handle it will decide if they get to stay. Fair enough?