No, I'm sure it wouldn't be written in their description. ;) I did not say that they should not be included, I only meant that if we all really want 'unity' then the involved boards should try their best to remove and restrict the flaming of other boards and their members.

The removal of the Genius' That Hate Us thread is a big step for TGC, and one I'm glad they finally took.

In defense of TGC, while Ceel was somewhat kneejerk about the negative response to the idea, and the board has in the past advocated flaming and intolerance and insulting of other boards, Bane has tried to play mediator and act on behalf of TGC with rational suggestion and discussion, and while we've had this discussion, TGC member Mac posted links to both SithLore and The Rebel Faction in a sticky thread on TGC advocating members browse and post on them. These are positive steps, and while not nessessarily enough to overwrite years of mistrust, they are a start.

To be perfectly (and perhaps offensively in the process; you will excuse) blunt, I take issue with SWFans being a member of this project. While you have been nothing but supportive in this thread, and have offered suggestions and prototype designs and encouraged your members to contribute, I perused your FAQ recently and found it to be worrying, specifically, SWFans strict policy towards advertising. I do not find it to be compatible with trying to spread unity and grow the roleplaying community...

...but that's not the point.

I'm not saying SWFans should be excluded because I don't like your policy. Every single board that joins this unity project will have undesirable elements in the eyes of others, no matter how small or how prevalent they are. We all have something that makes us incompatible... after all, if we were all the same, we would all be on the same boards already. What we should focus on is looking BEYOND that. Rather then focusing on the negatives we should focus on the positives, and focus on that which makes us the same and not that which makes us different. We all have issues and we all have scars. We can argue forever and ultimately those issues will still exist.

I think we should move past them.

Respectfully, as my last comment on the subject (because I do agree that moving on is best) there is a difference between not allowing advertising on a board and allowing your members and administration to be hostile and troll / flame people from other boards.

I don't really intend to single TGC out in this regard, and I apologize that I did. I meant that we are all entering this 'links directory' in a spirit of good faith, and to allow flaming / trolling / etc. will only destroy the good faith and ruin the project.

Yes, there are things that we don't like about other boards. If there wasn't, we would already be one big community and this project wouldn't be necessary.

So please I would respectfully request TGC, and SithLore to be added to the list of interested communities.

I wrote as you were posting the reply that proceeded it, elsewise I would not have bothered.

For now I am open to take every board at face value as being honest and interested in this project. If at a future time boards begin arguing with boards then we can deal with it then, but for now I believe that we admit all and let dog sort them out.

Master Ahnk

To be perfectly (and perhaps offensively in the process; you will excuse) blunt, I take issue with SWFans being a member of this project. While you have been nothing but supportive in this thread, and have offered suggestions and prototype designs and encouraged your members to contribute, I perused your FAQ recently and found it to be worrying, specifically, SWFans strict policy towards advertising. I do not find it to be compatible with trying to spread unity and grow the roleplaying community...

Fan's advertising policy is basically around so we can easily ban spammers.

Another idea might be a special form or simple discussion area set aside for board owners or a representatives to discuss this portal/links page for future expansion/development and any issues that may arise

Which is fine; no one likes spam, especially mindless spam, however it's wording is intimidating and seems very concrete in terms of links to other roleplaying boards, and as such, I hesitated to mention this idea over there while I made the rounds of most other boards earlier this week.

But, how you word, enforce, enjoy, or destroy your FAQ is up to you, the staff of SWFans, and only you. It should not be allowed to stand in the way of a project like this.

Bane Nathos

So please I would respectfully request TGC, and SithLore to be added to the list of interested communities.

I believe I added them. :)

Master Ahnk

I wrote as you were posting the reply that proceeded it, elsewise I would not have bothered.

For now I am open to take every board at face value as being honest and interested in this project. If at a future time boards begin arguing with boards then we can deal with it then, but for now I believe that we admit all and let dog sort them out.

Agreed. :)

Lil, do you think that you could ask members of Aramir/Meras/StarWarsRPG.net if they are interested? I believe all were created by former/current SWFans members and as such it's probably for the best if the discussion is broached by a friendly face.