Thread:Hilo2/@comment-29954643-20180318043725/@comment-26384327-20180319171909

4solace wrote: Ancient Alien Astronaut wrote: The Special Times and Events forum was created to incorporate those "special times" that the members experience, such as birthdays, weddings, graduations, etc. And the "events" portion was to address life's events such as death, sickness, etc.

It's purpose was to keep the game's achievements separate.

I could go for that forum name to be changed and I am open to Pull Up A Chair (but with a succinct description, otherwise it could turn into a catch all. The very title Special Times and Events, and because the word Special is first, leads one to think special events too, not just times. And neither lends themselves to condolences or other sad or difficult topics. For example: when I went to post about my family’s beloved Simba and the finding of his cancer and subsequent decision to send him over the rainbow bridge, it did not seem right to put it in the “Special” forum. Quite frankly, the wrong kind of special. Also as a chronic illness and pain person, that is not a good place for those conversations either. I think this is why many were discussing making one of them “fun” and the other more serious. Just as an FYI - I have found that people (in general) do not take the time to read, whatever their reason, I do not know. Not only do I encounter it in my business (and we document everything), but more so in everyday encounters. The description of the Special Times and Events board reads - " Use this board to post Birthday Wishes, Anniversaries, Well Wishes and Condolences."

I do not object to creating a forum/board that fits the wants of the people, I question the need to do so on a gaming Wiki. And then I question, where does it end? Example - it is pretty obvious my affinity for ancient aliens. I could argue the fact that there are many references to that subject in the game, so why not have a forum/board to discuss the subject? And it would fit into the framework that it is game related. Suffice it to say, many topics could lend itself to the game, but what you will end up with (if the motion is put forth and voted for) a hodge-pod of topics that leads the Wiki into the realm of a social media hub.

At the end of the day, with the Wiki being a democracy, if the majority of the votes says "aye" then "aye" it is.