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Discussion in 'Communications' started by ApolloSmileGirl, Oct 15, 2006.

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ObiWan506 Former Head Admin VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Don't everyone crap their pants at once now.

ObiWan506, Nov 16, 2006

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FatBurt Chosen One

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Jul 21, 2003

New match ups for the games draft and a sports forum please Inty

FatBurt, Nov 16, 2006

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Skiara ~• RSA FFC •~ Staff Member Manager

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Nov 5, 2002

Gabe, you love giving us heart attacks, right?

Skiara , Nov 16, 2006

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Jedi_Master_Conor Manager Emeritus VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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ObiWan506 said:

Don't everyone crap their pants at once now.
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too late

Jedi_Master_Conor, Nov 16, 2006

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ObiWan506 Former Head Admin VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Ladies and gentleman, welcome to The Arena.

No pushing!!

ObiWan506, Nov 16, 2006

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rhonderoo Former Head Admin VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Aug 7, 2002

*runs*

rhonderoo, Nov 16, 2006

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Coruscant Force Ghost

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Feb 15, 2004

*knocks an old lady down*

Coruscant, Nov 16, 2006

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Skiara ~• RSA FFC •~ Staff Member Manager

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*runs* Where? Where? *runs around*

Skiara , Nov 16, 2006

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imperial_dork Manager Emeritus VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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ObiWan506 said:

Don't everyone crap their pants at once now.
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Impossible. I'm not wearing any.

imperial_dork, Nov 16, 2006

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George_Roper Jedi Knight

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May 1, 2005

Very nice.

George_Roper, Nov 16, 2006

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Everton Force Ghost

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Jul 18, 2003

ApolloSmileGirl said:

First off, I do realize this has been brought up in the past, but It's been quite a while(maybe as long as year) since I've seen any discussion, and there have been plenty of new users that have registered in that time.

Anyway, what I propose is for the TF.N staff to once again hear mine, as well as other user's, request for a forum dedicated to Sports and Athletics.

All I ask of the MS is to leave this thread open for at least two weeks, so people can voice their opinion. I'd also like to point out that when it's been discussed in the past, it's been done by a small fraction of users. Most users either aren't aware of Comms, or never visit the area to give their 2 cents. I've notified several users that have never been involved in past discussions, and hopefully you'll see that there is enough interest from the users here, to at least warrant a trial run for a sports forum.

Past MS takes on the request for a sports forum
There isn't enough demand for a sports forum.

Personally, I disagree with this, and hopefully in the next few weeks this thread will show you that there is a big enough interest, if not outright demand, to sustain a sports forum community.

Past MS takes on the request for a sports forum
There aren't enough topics to keep a Sports forum fresh and healthy

As long as a sports forum isn't limited to just official threads, I think a forum could easily stay fresh. If the topic has to do with the actual game or sporting event, then I agree that they should go in an official thread, however not every public aspect of a athlete's life necessarily has to be redirected to an official thread. If Lance Armstrong had to go thru another bout with cancer, it shouldn't necessarily be redirected to the cycling thread. If a football player is accused or convicted of a crime(because sadly that is an aspect of sports), it doesn't necessarily need to be redirected to the NFL thread for discussion. There are plenty of topics in the world of sports, regarding athletes, that don't have to go in an official thread.

~50 topics listed~

Now, that's 50 potential topics, and that's off the top of my head. I imagine that if a Sports forum is considered and allowed a trail basis, there will be plenty potential for more topics and threads.

Now, I know that some of the sports/athletic activities that I presented are more than likely not something that will be particularly popular. Do, I follow all of the above? No, but it'd be nice to know that I'd have a place to discuss them if I did. The problem with some of the more obscure sports is that if someone made a thread in the JCC, even if just a few people participated in it regularly, is that they tend to sink so quickly in a forum as busy as the JCC, that it's hard to find them a lot of the time.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that all sports threads be moved to a sports forum. I think that the The Amphitheatre has proven that basically any topic posted in there, could be posted in the JCC, you're just giving the Music/TV/Film genres a specific forum. I strongly believe that the same formula could work for a Sports/Athletic forum, if given a chance.

I certainly don?t think it?d rob the JCC of any users, which is one of the only possible negative effects I could see by giving sports it?s own forum.

You wouldn?t need more than one or two moderators, and I?m sure you could get already existing mods to take care of the forum, while under a trial basis.

Please, take what I?ve said into consideration, as well as the people that chime in with their opinions on why a Sports/Athletics forum would be beneficial to the users here, as well as form a new and positive community .
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Never. Going. To. Happen.

Everton, Nov 16, 2006

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George_Roper Jedi Knight

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LOL!

George_Roper, Nov 16, 2006

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Coruscant Force Ghost

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Feb 15, 2004

And now to go have my breakfast, finally...

lol @ everton

Coruscant, Nov 16, 2006

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Jedi_Master_Conor Manager Emeritus VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Coruscant said:

And now to go have my breakfast, finally...

lol @ everton and Arsenal
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*fixed*

Jedi_Master_Conor, Nov 16, 2006

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ApolloSmileGirl Jedi Knight

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I'd like to take the opportunity to thank everyone involved in this thread for making this outcome possible. Particularly Dingo, Roper, epic, Knightwriter, and Sapient for not only helping me present some of the proposal but keeping me encouraged for the homestretch of the presentation. I'd also like to thank the users who were against the idea for making arguments that weren't detrimental to the creation of the forum.

Yo Adrian!!! We did it!!! We did it!!!!

-Edited for mispellings -

ApolloSmileGirl, Nov 16, 2006

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epic Ex Mod VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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what, third billing? ripoff!

epic , Nov 16, 2006

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ApolloSmileGirl Jedi Knight

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Jun 18, 2004

You're first in my heart, though.

ApolloSmileGirl, Nov 16, 2006

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Boba_Fett_2001 Chosen One

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Dec 11, 2000

Don't forget to put it in the drop menu.

Boba_Fett_2001 , Nov 16, 2006

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George_Roper Jedi Knight

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May 1, 2005

Congrats again, ASG.

What means more to you: Getting the Sports forum or a thread with 1,000+ posts?

George_Roper, Nov 16, 2006

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G-FETT Chosen One

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I've just taken a look at The Arena. Looks amazing, everyone involved has done an awesome job at bringing it life.

G-FETT, Nov 16, 2006

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Baron-Soontir-Fel Jedi Knight

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ApolloSmileGirl said:

Yo Adrian!!! We did it!!! We did it!!!!

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"Do you believe in miracles - YES!!!"

Baron-Soontir-Fel, Nov 16, 2006

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DarthSapient Jedi Youngling

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Jun 26, 2001

I hope everyone's enjoying The Arena. It looks great and I'm digging the new threads. It's been quite the active forum since this morning.

DarthSapient, Nov 16, 2006

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GRAND_MOFF_KEVIN Jedi Master

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Jul 4, 2004

Awesome job, I've been waiting for this for a long time.

GRAND_MOFF_KEVIN, Nov 16, 2006

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Skiara ~• RSA FFC •~ Staff Member Manager

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DarthSapient said:

It's been quite the active forum since this morning.
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When I saw the number of topics and the postnumber, the first thing I did was checking "top boards" if it is already in there.

I bet it won't take long.

Skiara , Nov 17, 2006

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Boba_Fett_2001 Chosen One

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I'm still waiting for the link to appear in the drop menu. Yes, I actually use that thing!

Boba_Fett_2001 , Nov 18, 2006

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