[LoadStar]

Just making a suggestion to see what the thoughts are. Would it be a good idea to create a temporary "COVID-19 Discussions" sub-forum inside Happy Hour to corral all the many discussions going on about it? It has kind of taken over the Happy Hour forum, and one person has already expressed a need to temporarily ignore all of them so they can take a mental health break from all of it. Putting them all into a sub-forum would (hopefully) encourage more people to engage in discussion about other topics but COVID-19, and those who need to step away from those discussions could more easily do so by ignoring the sub-forum (or just not going in.)

 

[eddyj]

I've had the same thought.

 

[Zevida]

I think this is a great idea!

 

[Boot]

I completely agree. And I’m one of those people who is struggling with anxiety and really needs to step away from it and regain some normalcy occasionally.

 

[JandS]

I agree also.

 

[justen_m]

It's a yes vote for me.

 

[LoadStar]

Thank you!

 

[Mike Lang]

Add me to the list of those who's anxiety levels are maxed out.

Let me know if I missed any threads.

 

[justen_m]

Wow, looking in the subforum, I had no idea there were that many threads! I only follow three (I think the three most prolific). This subforum is better, as now now all things have to go in the one or two main threads.

I spend way too much time surfing various national news sites, all the local news sites (tv stations and newspaper), etc.

 

[eddyj]

Thanks!

 

[jay_man2]

I agree completely. Good to have them all in one place.

 

[Boot]

Thank you! And thanks LoadStar for proposing it.

 

[Jstkiddn]

EDIT - it's showing up now. Never mind.



I am using tapatalk on my android phone and I am unable to see the new sub forum and if I click on a direct link provided by someone else, I receive the message that I don't have enough permission to access that feature.

Advice?

 

[MauriAnne]

Thank you. Great idea!

 

[allan]

YaY! We needed this.

 

[sushikitten]

And it's seamless in Tapatalk. I came here to vote Yes without realizing it had already been done. All the threads I'd posted in loaded fine.

 

[LoadStar]

Is there any thought to going ahead and closing up that sub-forum at some point? From what I've seen, discussion in there has coalesced around a very small number of threads at this point. This is a change from what triggered the creation of the forum, back when Happy Hour was deluged by COVID-19 talk.

I have no strong opinion one way or another, but I just wanted to see what the thoughts were, so I just wanted to start the discussion.

 

[allan]

I'd rather see the Covid stuff continue to be quaranteened from the rest of the site. Pun intended.

 

[Rob Helmerichs]

I'd rather see the Covid stuff continue to be quaranteened from the rest of the site. Pun intended.

Jeez, man, just wear a mask! And get vaccinated! Where's your sense of civic responsibility?!?

 

[Mike Lang]

I’m sure we’ll nuke it one day.