Originally Posted by
milepig
OMNI serves a certain purpose and does help build a community - not all of life is spent discussing very specifc on-topic issues, and OMNI allows for that. It sits behind a tab on the top bar, and everyone is free to ignore it. Yes, it gets silly, but part of life is just that - I think of it sort of as the Friday afternoon cocktail of FT.
Now, that having been said, "bad" OMNI really needs a review. I wander in there once in awhile when a subject line intrigues me, and I'm always sorry I did.
I've become friends with some people through posts in OMNI, and OMNI-Lite does build community, much like the Lounge threads in some forums.
I usually avoid bad OMNI because it does get so nasty and hateful.