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My personal position is that every chan needs some type of random or shitposting board. The topic has been brought up several times on /qa/ by multiple users, and I remember it being brought up fairly early on in the site’s existence. Considering the level of quality we like to maintain for our primary /mlpol/ board, there are number of threads we’ve had to delete that would likely be permissible on an off-topic board. I also suspect there are a lot of tangential or funny things and thread types that users would like to post on the main board but don’t because it would be considered off topic or shitposty, and I think that /sp/ could function as a /b/ style board for such posting without derailing or detracting from discussion on the main board.
My thinking is that the board could be run in the style of old /b/, in that there would be no specific rules on posting beyond observing site-wide rules and applicable laws. There would also be no specific rules on moderating the board either, and mods would be free to delete threads or ban people as they see fit, with a general understanding that bans and deletions should ideally be kept to a minimum and the topic can be addressed if users feel that mods are killing the fun on the board. Basically, sort of a wild west system like /b/ was in its heyday. Porn threads not related to pony would be discouraged since they don’t really add content, and anything that is obvious spam would be deleted, beyond that the board would be pretty much open to serve our users’ shitposting needs.
I also see no particular reason that only one new board should be created, I know that a self-improvement board has been suggested and I would be in favor of that as well.
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