A lot of folks only browse one or two boards, and never explore to see what other boards are about. This tends to make places stuffy and insular.Often the only times they visit a new board is when they see an eye catching image in the "Recent Images" field on the 4chan home page. Of course, not many users even go there, as they may have their 'home' boards bookmarked. If the 'Recent Images', 'Latest Posts' and 'Popular Threads' boxes from the home page were somehow incorporated into the front page of each board, it might encourage more mixing between the boards, and allow some of the neglected special interest boards to get new posters that they otherwise would never get.See pic for quick and dirty MSPaint mock-up.
Why the FUCK would you want to encourage that?There's already enough off-topic on wrong boards
>>4371I'd say that's more to do with people only staying on the one or two boards.If someone only visits /v/ they're not likely to make a video game thread on /tv/ if they just discovered it, but (and it shows) they're very likely to make a movie thread on /v/ because they don't go anywhere else.
>>4371I think it would reduce the off-topic posting, rather than increase it. I mean, about half the people that post on the site thing /b/ = 4chan. Another 40% think /v/ & /a/ = 4chan. They don't even know that there are other boards to post their off-topic threads on.Encouraging boards to mix might also help with inspiring OC.
There's a front page. And I don't want shit to be pushed into my face, no matter how "good" it might be for site.
I really like this idea, but I think deciding on the right format is absolutely key. It might be a better suggestion for the add on, since it would give the users the ability to enable/disable at will.
There's a frontpage, list of the boards at the top of the page, list of the boards when you're at the bottom of the page, etc. I don't think it can get any clearer.Also, kind of unrelated but I don't think I've visited the front page of 4chan in years. I imagine most people have their boards of choice on their tabs that they can just click on to get to.
This is a terrible idea? I don't want /b/tards coming to /lit/.
Interesting idea.Many people in /v/ make threads that should be in other boards. Having this will remember people that there is an specific place for each topic.Because nobody really checks the frontpage
