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As a Love Hina fan, I'm going to miss having a separate section, but do see the logic in this move. No objection, but a suggestion,
Instead of naming it "Ken Akamatsu" can we call it "Ken Akamatsu's Worlds (Love Hina/Negima)" ?
He has other series too, but those 2 are the most iconic and should be in the name.
-chronodekar
Instead of naming it "Ken Akamatsu" can we call it "Ken Akamatsu's Worlds (Love Hina/Negima)" ?
He has other series too, but those 2 are the most iconic and should be in the name.
-chronodekar
I was CLICKING through the different sections we have and I realize something;
What is the purpose of having a separate 'Talk' section for most of the sub-forums?
Let's get rid of it on ALL the boards and do what we have in the 'General Fanfiction' section,
http://thefanfictionforum.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=41
Basically, the section itself is the 'Talk' area. If you want to discuss anything further, click on any of the sub-board links on top. There does not seem to be any reason why we should have a separate 'talk' section when we can save ourselves a click and remove the clutter.
-chronodekar
What is the purpose of having a separate 'Talk' section for most of the sub-forums?
Let's get rid of it on ALL the boards and do what we have in the 'General Fanfiction' section,
http://thefanfictionforum.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=41
Basically, the section itself is the 'Talk' area. If you want to discuss anything further, click on any of the sub-board links on top. There does not seem to be any reason why we should have a separate 'talk' section when we can save ourselves a click and remove the clutter.
-chronodekar
Parentheticals in titles makes my author's soul shrivel and die. If someone doesn't know who Ken Akamatsu is, chances are good they're not a fan of either series. Heck, for someone unfamiliar with either series the author's name might be more attention getting.
As to the second, it would be an unholy mess. This way has extra subforums, but also a look at what people are talking about within that fandom.
As to the second, it would be an unholy mess. This way has extra subforums, but also a look at what people are talking about within that fandom.
My first thought is that it would be a significant amount of work for very little gain.
My second thought is that it would require altering all Talk/Preview/Idea subforums from their categories andto a forum which would need new permissions to be set. Then move all the contents of Talk into the top level forum.
Rinse and repeat 30 or so times.
Other than the assload of work, I don't see any problems with it. Granted, I only view the board through "View New Posts" so I don't particularly give a fuck how the board looks unless it's changed to suck significantly less.
EDIT: And for gods sake, just call it the Akamatsuverse. That's what everyone calls it anyway. You can put what series are included inthe description if you all have the much of a goddamn hardon for them.
My second thought is that it would require altering all Talk/Preview/Idea subforums from their categories andto a forum which would need new permissions to be set. Then move all the contents of Talk into the top level forum.
Rinse and repeat 30 or so times.
Other than the assload of work, I don't see any problems with it. Granted, I only view the board through "View New Posts" so I don't particularly give a fuck how the board looks unless it's changed to suck significantly less.
EDIT: And for gods sake, just call it the Akamatsuverse. That's what everyone calls it anyway. You can put what series are included inthe description if you all have the much of a goddamn hardon for them.
Started a thread for a different name here,
http://thefanfictionforum.net/showthread.php?tid=19606&pid=1161276#pid1161276
Current suggestion is 'Akamatsuverse' which I feel is a whole lot better than my original idea.
Didn't realize that just removing 'Talk' would involve so much work. I was hoping for a simple merger. In that case, I won't push for that. BUT, if there's some way you can configure ME to do it manually, I'm up for the job. Would probably take a few weeks (as I get spare time), but I'm willing to move the threads around.
-chronodekar
http://thefanfictionforum.net/showthread.php?tid=19606&pid=1161276#pid1161276
Current suggestion is 'Akamatsuverse' which I feel is a whole lot better than my original idea.
Didn't realize that just removing 'Talk' would involve so much work. I was hoping for a simple merger. In that case, I won't push for that. BUT, if there's some way you can configure ME to do it manually, I'm up for the job. Would probably take a few weeks (as I get spare time), but I'm willing to move the threads around.
-chronodekar
:exclamation: :huh: ok, utterly stupid and inane question, the "almost no traffic subforums" being folded into, say the Anime/Manga category, is going to be like:
Anime/Manga
-General
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-Ah! Megami Sama
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-Full Metal Alchemist
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-Full Metal Panic
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-Tenchi Muyo (i was going to put TM but then i remembered that F/SN became Type-Moon so TM would cause confusion)
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-.Hack
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
or with every thread being 'merged' into it's respective section of the Forum
-Anime/Manga
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
?:huh:
in my opinion i preffer the first one because apart from personal preferences it seems easier or at least neater than the second, but i'm not the one who is going to do it.
Anime/Manga
-General
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-Ah! Megami Sama
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-Full Metal Alchemist
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-Full Metal Panic
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-Tenchi Muyo (i was going to put TM but then i remembered that F/SN became Type-Moon so TM would cause confusion)
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
-.Hack
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
or with every thread being 'merged' into it's respective section of the Forum
-Anime/Manga
--Ideas
--Previews
--Talk
?:huh:
in my opinion i preffer the first one because apart from personal preferences it seems easier or at least neater than the second, but i'm not the one who is going to do it.
There's also:
Day in the Life
Nanoha Special Return
Changes Nanoha AU
Master of the Knight
BTW, when searching for more Nanoha threads, I came upon a couple of threads with blanked posts.
Examples: http://thefanfictionforum.net/showthread.php?tid=9786&highlight=nanoha and http://thefanfictionforum.net/showthread.php?tid=11978&highlight=nanoha
Any idea what's up with that?
Day in the Life
Nanoha Special Return
Changes Nanoha AU
Master of the Knight
BTW, when searching for more Nanoha threads, I came upon a couple of threads with blanked posts.
Examples: http://thefanfictionforum.net/showthread.php?tid=9786&highlight=nanoha and http://thefanfictionforum.net/showthread.php?tid=11978&highlight=nanoha
Any idea what's up with that?
I think this was brought up before.
The short answer, the posts are not gone, the highlight function just makes them vanish for some reason. Remove the highlight portion of the url and they come back.
Broken: http://thefanfictionforum.net/showthread.php?tid=9786&highlight=nanoha
Fixed: http://thefanfictionforum.net/showthread.php?tid=9786
The short answer, the posts are not gone, the highlight function just makes them vanish for some reason. Remove the highlight portion of the url and they come back.
Broken: http://thefanfictionforum.net/showthread.php?tid=9786&highlight=nanoha
Fixed: http://thefanfictionforum.net/showthread.php?tid=9786
Ok. Weird that the forum software acts up like that.
So, more Nanoha threads.
Idea threads
Mirror Universe Nanoha
Reincarnation, Nanoha Cross
Magical Ghost Girl Arisa Bannings
Nanoha42's Room
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: Cross
MGLN Random Ideas thread
Strike Nano
Striker Rosette
Nanoha/HSOTD xover
Halo/Nanoha story building thread
Nanoha / DBZ (yeah just to complete things)
Will update with talk threads and preview threads
So, more Nanoha threads.
Idea threads
Mirror Universe Nanoha
Reincarnation, Nanoha Cross
Magical Ghost Girl Arisa Bannings
Nanoha42's Room
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: Cross
MGLN Random Ideas thread
Strike Nano
Striker Rosette
Nanoha/HSOTD xover
Halo/Nanoha story building thread
Nanoha / DBZ (yeah just to complete things)
Will update with talk threads and preview threads
I will have to disagree with the idea of just dumping multiple subforums into a "slush pile". I see no point in it, and it seems to serve no actual beneficial purpose.
Firstly, it makes it difficult to find stuff you're looking for. If there are a lot of threads thrown together, it would just be a pain to find anything related to the specific fandom you want.
Secondly, regarding purpose, i don't see it. Because it would clean up the root page? How is a slush pile better then just making them subforums? Subforums take up practically no space whatsoever unless you go looking for them.
Thirdly, about the idea of merging Negima and Love Hina into Ken Akamatsu. This is a bad idea for a simple reason. It's not the name of the series. If i go to a forum to look for Negima fanfiction, I'm going to look for either Negima, or Maho Sensei Negima. I wouldn't look for Ken Akamatsu. Even if we assumed everyone familiar with his works also knew his name well, it wouldn't be what they looked for. This is strengthen further by the fact that all other series are named by their titles, not the makers, so there would be no reason to even think of it.
I would rather that all the forums that are going to move, actually just move. Take the forum and make it an subforum in the appropriate place. Keep all the threads, and the folder-structure. If the Ken Akamatsu thing really gets pushed though, make it damn noticeable just what is under that forum, and don't be surprised, ever, that people can't find those fandoms.
I don't see why this is even considered at all. What is the purpose? What benefit is there to it? I really don't see it.
Firstly, it makes it difficult to find stuff you're looking for. If there are a lot of threads thrown together, it would just be a pain to find anything related to the specific fandom you want.
Secondly, regarding purpose, i don't see it. Because it would clean up the root page? How is a slush pile better then just making them subforums? Subforums take up practically no space whatsoever unless you go looking for them.
Thirdly, about the idea of merging Negima and Love Hina into Ken Akamatsu. This is a bad idea for a simple reason. It's not the name of the series. If i go to a forum to look for Negima fanfiction, I'm going to look for either Negima, or Maho Sensei Negima. I wouldn't look for Ken Akamatsu. Even if we assumed everyone familiar with his works also knew his name well, it wouldn't be what they looked for. This is strengthen further by the fact that all other series are named by their titles, not the makers, so there would be no reason to even think of it.
I would rather that all the forums that are going to move, actually just move. Take the forum and make it an subforum in the appropriate place. Keep all the threads, and the folder-structure. If the Ken Akamatsu thing really gets pushed though, make it damn noticeable just what is under that forum, and don't be surprised, ever, that people can't find those fandoms.
I don't see why this is even considered at all. What is the purpose? What benefit is there to it? I really don't see it.
