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  ANNOUNCEMENT: Beyond Tiki changes and a new off-topic forum
  Posted: 2020-01-01 6:42 pm Permalink
  Recently I've had discussions with some moderators and Grand members about how the Beyond Tiki forum is becoming a little cluttered and diluted.
  There seems to be two distinct type of posts appearing in Beyond: serious, non-tiki posts that are of interest to the Tiki Central ohana, and then "timekiller" posts that also quite interesting to a lot of members of TC, but are along the lines of watercooler discussion that helps make a lot of people's desk-jobs a little brighter. Listmaking posts, links to silly websites, celebrity death announcements, etc.
  There's nothing wrong with these Timekiller posts. I'm very proud of the fact that Tiki Central has become a place that people check multiple times a day and use as a source of non-tiki discussion and chat.
  But for now, we're going to try and move these type of timekiller posts over to the Bilge forum.
  Bilge is for timekiller posts, drunk posts, useless discussion, silly website links, celebrity death announcements, etc.
  Beyond Tiki is for more serious, non-tiki discussion.
  How am I going to draw this line?
  First, I'm asking everyone to help out by U-Moderating posts that you think should be moved to Bilge. But please do not go back and try to U-Mod old Beyond Tiki posts from a long time ago. That would just clog up the U-Mod system.
  Second, a big determining factor will be how perminently interesting the topic will be to Tiki Central members. A topic about classic cars is more Beyond-friendly than, say, who won Survivor (it was Chris, by the way).
  Finally, I want to say: if you post something to Beyond, and it gets moved to Bilge, don't feel bad! You're not in trouble. You didn't make a mistake. It's going to take a long time before the looks of these forums are shaped.