Firstly: The Open Games and Replacements thread is mostly unused by now. About half the links in the Links post are obsolete, the only game in the Open Games post is not an open game at all (and that function is better served by the OP of Games Threshold, anyway), and people aren't really using the Replacements function. It should probably be depinned.
A replacements list post was useful when there were lots of games around. Now, there are rarely more than three Mafia games active at any one time including the BM. Since a lot of people check the subforum anyway, putting replacement needs in the thread title is a much better solution; it's much quicker to go through and needs fewer clicks, and doesn't rely on any one person keeping everything updated. We do this already, so there isn't really any need for a replacements list.
Secondly: Things that serve important functions in the current incarnation of this subforum need to be pinned. This includes the Games Threshold thread, which sees more use than any metathread that exists now, the new Lurkertracker, and the Gametypes thread. The Notable Games archive should probably also be pinned to avoid it being lost in the depths of previous pages, as it's not likely that it will be a vehicle for discussion but will be visited anyway by new people or others wanting to look at exemplary games.
Those are the things that are
really important. The Games Threshold thread may also benefit from a renaming to better reflect its general-discussion nature.
I think we should resurrect Wuba's ages-old attendance tracking thread. The number of replacement requests has gotten simply atrocious lately.
That sounds good, but would need a new thread and a new person to take care of the OP, as webadict isn't around as often any longer.
Is this thread intended to replace the general subforum discussion that happens in the Games Threshhold thread?
It's intended to discuss changes to be made now, AFAIK. So, not really.
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