Forum:War Room forum changes

Alright. Recently its dawned on me that forums have felt rushed, cramped, and overall, very confusing. The changes we made in this forum were supposed to speed up the way we reach a consensus. I think it ultimately did, but that didn't come without some cons. In most of the recent forums I haven't seen any worthwhile discussions because the current 'rules' don't promote discussing the issue in depth before actually voting on it. We just rush straight to a vote which, quite honestly is a terrible way to reach a consensus. I think the changes may have worked for a short period of time but recently, I think we're in need of some quality discussion regarding certain issues before jumping to supporting and opposing things. Its not organized, its not progressive. With that in mind I think it would be a good idea to revert the changes made in the aforementioned forum. Basically:


 * 1) 1 We have a discussion, debating the issue presented in the forum. That gives everyone time to soak everything up and post all their restrictions/concerns/etc regarding whatever issue is in said forum. This would be the place for everyone to put in their suggestions, voice their opinions about everything, and so on and so forth. After an established set of options have or whatever have been created, THEN a vote will start.

I honestly think the current system is broken. It doesn't really help us reach a consensus faster, Its just confusing really. In this current forum, everyone in it has effectively been alienated because people started to vote before an actual discussion revolving around the templates has happened. Its a clear example of how it convolutes the entire forum process. 00:08, November 19, 2013 (UTC)