Are QOTW and QOTWOT separate entities?
Another point that CHCB raised in the FAQ thread was whether or not QOTW and QOTWOT were separate entities. Personally, I disagree. What do you think?



( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 13:43, 15 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

How QOTW and QOTWOT are related
Back when there was just QOTW, the regulars often found eachother's stories so interesting that they felt the need to discuss them. As the stories became more and more interesting, a bond was created between the regulars and they often liked to chat together. Over time, the chat deviated more and more from the current weekly question. This chat was filling the QOTW with many offtopic posts. At first, a reply mechanism was created to keep the top-level answers on-topic. But such was the momentum of the QOTWers that even this wasn't enough to keep off-topic chat off QOTW, so a separate QOTW-forum (QOTWOT) was created. This was soon populated by many of the QOTW regulars, so much of the atmosphere was carried over. Many of the QOTWOT regulars also post on QOTW, so the two forums have plenty in common IMO.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 13:44, Reply)

If there was a
"It doesn't fucking matter, it's the internet" option, I'd click that.
( wanderlust, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 13:46, Reply)

I think
incessant polling on a Saturday won't achieve anything.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 13:59, Reply)

what the fuck?
is going on? is everyone suddenly having ridiculously hyperboled midlife identity crises and deciding everything must have rules and order?

fuck that, post shit, its an internet forum.

jees.
(Halfy By light alone, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 14:47, Reply)

Just because you said that
I want fucking rules, fucking order and fucking discipline.

Until of course someone says they want rules.

Then they can fuck right off. Cunts.
(Bazongaloid, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 15:03, Reply)

What Halfy said.
Here's my point again in case anyone ignored it before:

If you want to have rules have them for this Off Topic place and keep them the hell away from QOTW.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 15:07, Reply)

Qotw
Lets see, a question is asked, and people post answers to it.

hmm, that needs lots of rules.

Until someone forms a facebook group on the need to have rules for qotw I refuse to acknowledge them.
(Halfy By light alone, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 15:10, Reply)

I'm with you
on the 'less rules the better' thing CHCB.

I still think QOTW needs a FAQ though. New posters might find it useful.
( chart cat has an itch, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 16:26, Reply)

@ Wanderlust
I love you.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 16:32, Reply)

I find that my brain
does a perfectly good job of not reading shit posts and stuff, so there doesn't really seem to be a need for rules.

we all know what we don't like to happen on these pages, so we can either ignore it, or argue with whoever has done it. I'm in favour of either option.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 16:40, Reply)

I'm in favour of your mum

(Bazongaloid, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 16:49, Reply)

Post whatever rules give you pleasure.
I'll still be a cunt.
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 18:38, Reply)

It's not rules I'm in favour of, it's guidelines.
Both QOTW and QOTWOT can often be dis-orienting to the uninitiated. The seemingly random switch between plucking up the courage and sharing eachother's darkest and most intimate secrets and having a group-hug to telling tasteless and politically incorrect jokes can be confusing. But bear on weary traveller, and all will be revealed.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 19:58, Reply)

True, true, don't give up on us yet :-)
If you can't call your mates spack haired mongrel sniffing rapists, who can you abuse?

More to the point, you shouldn't be allowed down the pub, let alone let loose on teh interwebs.
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Sat 24 Jan 2009, 20:07, Reply)

QOTWOT is QOTW for people too shit to teven bother telling lies.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Sun 25 Jan 2009, 19:08, Reply)