Guys, we NEED to start hosting our events out of the /join PDC room. 

There are SO many times when I sit in /join PDC and see a n00b say something like “wow, someone is actually IN here!” 

The benefits of hosting in the /join PDC room outweigh the two counterarguments, which are: 

- Tradition 
- Event overlap 

Tradition is certainly valuable, but in this case I believe the benefit of recruiting new Paupers and PDC participants suggests that we can let go of this one tradition. There may be some confusion at first, but long-time veterans can help redirect players into the appropriate channel (which has been working quite well with XPDC so far). 

Event overlap is a more significant concern, but this very rarely comes into play. In the cases when it does, a simple solution would work: the event that is in the final stages (finals, etc) can move into the COM channel, vacating the PDC room for the new event. 

I have been running XPDC out of the PDC channel for half a year now and it has caused absolutely zero problems. I can’t imagine the benefits for recruitment and helping new players acclimate to the PDC routines that we would gain by making this slight change. 

I am well aware I have been accused of “spreading the community too thin” or trying to institute too many needless changes, but I firmly believe this change is for the good, the solidarity, and the growth of the PDC community. 

All it would take is a slight and barely noticeable tweak, and I believe the value to growing the community and aiding new players would be immediate. 

Please consider this proposal seriously, hosts of the PDC world. 

I welcome all feedback.