Comments on: Why I think the Backyard should be deleted

By: nathangrubb

nathangrubb — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:16:08 +0000

Well, I suppose it is closed now.

By: johnraff

johnraff — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:30:33 +0000

KM, as you said a couple of posts back, in the end we’re all just people, and people like to feel they’re part of a community. Right or wrong, I have a certain image of Linux users: adventurous thinkers, tolerant of other people doing their own thing, but ready to make a stand on issues like leaving a habitable world for future generations, resisting the abuse of power…

So if I wanted to discuss, say, religious fundamentalism, (actually I seldom visit the Backyard either) I’d rather do it in a forum to which I felt some attachment, and where I felt I might get a positive discussion, than go to bigots.com.

Of course not all discussions in a non-moderated off-topic forum are going to be positive, but do we really have to be strictly kept to the subject of Ubuntu/Linux/Computers at all times? (fascinating though it is)

By: nikopsk

nikopsk — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:13:36 +0000

I understand too, never used the backyard myself.

By: Dr Small

Dr Small — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:01:38 +0000

It looks like they changed domains, but here is their site:
http://joindiscussion.com/

By: johnraff

johnraff — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:51:34 +0000

I don’t really see a problem either (guess you are in the minority)
If you don’t want to read off-topic stuff you don’t have to go there.

(Does SocialDiscussions still exist btw? I can’t see it.)

By: Dr Small

Dr Small — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:52:56 +0000

I understand. And by the way, wasn’t SocialDiscussions the branch off site of Ubuntu Forums for that stuff anyhow?

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:16:43 +0000

eh, people want to discuss topics with people who share similar interests, in this case linux, all forums have the offtopic sections, and thats what they are, off topic. I dont see the problem.