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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
It's been talked and discussed before. There isn't anything added by adding one.
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Originally Posted by Jetée
This is a yearly suggestion, and most often than not, you'll receive a response along the lines of "the entire forum is already catered to and regarding men and our issues / interests , so there is no real reason to have a specific smoker's lounge, just to have one".
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It's not merely this. It is also the fact that the usage of a men's lounge would either be misguided or otherwise underused to the point of it not being useful.
That it would seem the forum "caters to and is regarding men, etc." is a bit misleading. The function of a mens forum could serve as a mirror to the ladies forum where they could talk about issues that might otherwise be a touchy subject if women were involved—topics like men's health (prostate, men's sexuality, etc.), men's issues that are somewhat of a stigma (depression, child custody, child support, victims of abuse, etc.), or simply a place where they could talk about relationships without worrying about women coming in and criticizing their views or beliefs.
This is not to say there isn't value in such a forum. But, alas, this is the Internet. General forums aren't the place for that sort of thing. The risk is high for such a forum to get 4chan'd or otherwise ridiculed and abused. (Men are so immature, you know....)
If men want such an environment, there are plenty of forums geared specifically toward the specific topics I mentioned. Root around; they're out there. I'm sure you can find one that's well moderated....keeping things serious.