Why restricted lounge?

[Zildjian]

Just wondering why the lounge area is restricted to paying members.





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[superbassman2000]

its an incentive to be a supporting member


don't worry...you aren't missing much...

 

[Mike N]

don't worry...you aren't missing much...

+1

 

[Mikemike]

Except for that huge Zildjian-bashing thread. Wow, that's a good one.

 

[Trevorus]

its an incentive to be a supporting member


don't worry...you aren't missing much...

Yeah, I miss TPA. Oh well.

 

[SuperDuck]

The story on the lounge is that, a long time ago, political talk was allowed in OT. Things got kind of hairy, and the powers that be decided that too many people were getting pissed off. All political discussions were sent to the Lounge, so an incentive to donate would be that you could talk about whatever you wanted there, as long as things remained civil.

But they didn't, so Tin Pan Alley (also only for supporting members) was created as a politics-only forum in order to contain the carnage.

But then THAT got out of hand, and it was closed. So now we have a ban on politics in OT and the Lounge, and TPA is gone for good. So now the Lounge is good for making fun of non-supporting members () and religious debates.