Nintendofan, there is absolutely nothing wrong with encouraging better discussions on the forum, but I feel like your point is misguided. That, and well the topic is totally unnecessary. I totally agree that we do need better discussion all around, in video games and general discussion. And I do also agree that VIP's Fact/Crap topic is more of a game, rather than a discussion. I talked with VIP and I moved it to his blog.
But the Birthday Topic and the like, they are not post pumping, and there's nothing wrong with them. The only time I can honestly say Birthday Topic is post pumping, is if you're saying happy birthday to people who don't even come here anymore, but even then, people don't do that. We've had that topic here for YEARS, along with the Game topic and other ones. The staff has not had a problem before, and we certainly don't now. Nintendofan, I just want to say one thing; please remember you are not apart of staff on this forum.
If you have a concern that you need the members opinion on, that's totally fine. But something like this, isn't really a public vote. If you really have a concern with the way certain members are posting, PM the staff members. That's what we're here for. But a topic like this doesn't really further anything. You want people to post better, you should take the initiative and post better yourself, rather than complaining about minor things.
