All, as of today the moderators and administrators of the site have decided to disallow some of the off-topic threads that have become time consuming to monitor. Any game or fast-paced topic that is not directly FRC related, or robotics related in general, will be closed and/or deleted by the moderators on a case-by-case basis.
These take up valuable time (donated moderator time) and paid resources (server costs, email service, data storage, bandwidth cost, etc.) that we feel are better suited for on-topic FRC-related threads.
The FAQ page has been updated with the following rule changes:
Games and faster-paced conversations
Take time to gather your thoughts, respect others’ opinions, and post thoughtful content. The forums should not be used for real-time, back and forth, instant messaging style conversations whenever possible. This includes fast-paced game threads that are not related to FIRST Robotics or robotics in general. Games that post at a pace that moderators or non-players can not follow along are not permitted. Games where the Discourse-estimated reading time grows by more than 15 minutes per day are likely to run afoul of this rule.
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If you have any questions about this, please feel free to send me a direct message.