Tell me what you think of this idea, please...
People like to make lists. Things like the 'Brown paper packages' thread. In a way, the Bits & Bobs thread is a bit like a list thread, when it's less conversational and more a series of non-sequiters. Which isn't a bad thing.
I was going to start a 'Favourite albums'-style thread, before I paused and wondered if I wouldn't be inviting some kind of rush on threads full of bloggy list-making. I don't think that's a bad thing as such, but I don't want to just take my opinion... Also, it might infuriate some of those who want to see more consided, serious threads about how to fix a DVD writer using some salt. Also not a bad thing, those threads, even if 90% of them going over my head.
So, I was wondering. Maybe if we had a sub-forum that was for lists? Favourite albums, favourite bands, favourite TV shows, all that kind of stuff.
See... we're going to always get those who like to make lists. And there are some for whom that kind of memey thing is what they go in for - when it comes to posting themselves. A lot of otherwise silent lurky types might be persuaded to speak because
damnit In The Aeroplane Over The Sea is the best album ever damnit. And maybe we can then cajole them into talking further.
I'm not too sure about having it as a sub-forum, but I think it's a topic of discussion that's worth engaging in. That's basically what I'm saying here. They're fun to do, too.