Anyone else want another forum?

Nepa · #1 01-20-2003, 01:53 AM

Was there ever any discusion on adding forums? The more and more I play poker the more and more that I get drawn to omaha h/l. I think it would be great if a Omaha h/l or a h/l spilt forum was added. Anyone else free this way?

This is just a sugestion by the way this is a great poker site!!!!

Phat Mack · #2 01-20-2003, 03:37 AM

This is it. 90 to 95% of the posts here are about O8.

beetman · #3 01-21-2003, 01:54 AM

I think this board has way too many individual groups as it is. I count 20, which is way too many for me to keep up with, especially since some of them aren't that heavily trafficked. I guess I can see how people might miss that this would be the group for Omaha posts, but I think that's more because there are too many other groups. (Why there need to be individual groups for "psychology," "probability," or "heads up and short handed" I'll never know.)

beernutz · #4 01-21-2003, 11:13 AM

I think Omaha and Omaha/8 deserve their own forum but I'd just as soon this one be renamed as to add another forum. What about "Omaha Hi, Hi Lo, et al." for a forum name?

beetman · #5 01-21-2003, 12:52 PM

Although I'd probably suggest "Omaha and Other Poker" rather than "et al," because new users mightn't realize there's also an "other gambling" forum for non-poker gambling like blackjack, sports betting, keno, etc.

beernutz · #6 01-21-2003, 01:11 PM

comic2b · #7 01-22-2003, 03:16 PM

I have always felt that this was an important issue and I'm glad someone brought it up. I play mostly on a professional home poker circuit. We play a lot of nonstandard games. In addition to Omaha hi or O/8; we play Pineapple (after flop), Southern (3 card Omaha), and Tommy (5 card omaha), and Stripper (before flop).

I have thought for some time that there should be a special section for omaha. It has enough of a following that it could support its own topic. Pineapple might be able to as well. At least is could when Paradise first launched Crazy Pineapple.

A couple side notes

1) It would be nice to hear from the moderators on this subject.
2) I understand there are business reasons for doing things. e.g. 2+2 doesn't have a Pineapple book so why should they have a section. Do they have a good enough Omaha line to include here? If yes, start a topic. If no, create an Omaha book.
3) I think the forum is well designed without to many catagories. There are at least half of the topics that I never need to visit e.g. other gambling, pot limit, tournament etc. The more it gets broken down the easier it is to navigate.

Comments welcome.

KDF · #8 01-23-2003, 03:15 PM

I think there are many forums here of good use and catagorized well. I do think "Hi/ Low" deserves its own forum. Though O/8 is probably the most popular hi/ low game played, there are others still often played online, B&M and at home (i.e. 7-stud). I think this would make a reasonable forum subject and separate the more known and popular "other" games from some of the truly obscure ones.

Suggestion: new forum- "Hi/ Low"
Rename: "other poker" to "Variations and other poker"

IMHO

beernutz · #9 01-23-2003, 03:17 PM