Chatbox log - 2008-06-08 - Zelaron Gaming Forum

[17:42] Yawgmoth: Replace General Gaming, Diablo 2, Starcraft 2, Computer Games and MMOs, Console Games and System (and their subforums) with Digital Gaming with the necessary sub-forums?

[17:43] System: Lenny has left the chat

[17:43] Chruser: http://zelaron.com/forum/showthread....472#post640472

[17:43] Chruser: Hmm, let's give Lenny 2 minutes.

[17:44] Chruser: Then we'll decide the FATE OF ZELARON on our own.

[17:44] System: KagomJack has joined the chat

[17:44] Chruser: As for dividing "The Basement" into "The Basement" and "Zelaron Gaming", I am in favor.

[17:44] Chruser: Hi Kagom.

[17:45] KagomJack: whoa

[17:45] KagomJack: fuck

[17:45] KagomJack: Hey Chruser

[17:45] System: Lenny has joined the chat

[17:45] Chruser: Welcome back, Lenny.

[17:45] Lenny: Sorry - everything's running slowly for me atm.

[17:46] Chruser: Kagom, what's up?

[17:46] Lenny: Yeah, separate Gaming from the Basement - I'm in favour.

[17:46] System: KagomJack has left the chat

[17:46] HandOfHeaven: Sorry, I must be leaving

[17:46] System: KagomJack has joined the chat

[17:46] KagomJack: Nada, give me a sec

[17:46] HandOfHeaven: Kickoff is in 1 minute

[17:47] KagomJack: Das gefällt mir besser :x

[17:47] Chruser: Take care, HoH?

[17:47] Chruser: -? +.

[17:47] HandOfHeaven: Ha, I may pop in every once in awhile, but the US and Argentina just started

[17:47] HandOfHeaven: Peace

[17:48] Lenny: See ya, HoH.

[17:48] Yawgmoth: So, separate Gaming from Basement

[17:48] Lenny: And good luck to the US team!

[17:48] Lenny: Yep.

[17:48] Yawgmoth: Turn all gaming forums into four new forums: Digital Gaming, Traditional Gaming, Game Culture and Misc, Game Design and Theory?

[17:48] System: HandOfHeaven has left the chat

[17:49] Lenny: I'm not sure about "Traditional Gaming". You mean pen and paper games and board games, right?

[17:49] Yawgmoth: Yes, I think it could be worth a try

[17:49] KagomJack: That'd be my guess :o

[17:49] Lenny: In four years I've never seen a thread concerning them.

[17:49] Yawgmoth: I mean all non-digital games, card games, board games, pen and paper, dices, soccer?

[17:50] Lenny: Ah, now I'd keep Sports out of Gaming.

[17:50] Lenny: They're completely different.

[17:50] Yawgmoth: Are they?

[17:50] Lenny: They're not "Games", really.

[17:50] Yawgmoth: Well, yes the culture surrounding the gaming sub-genre of sport-games is very different.

[17:51] Yawgmoth: Yes, they are.

[17:51] Lenny: I'd put them as a sub-forum to something in the Basement.

[17:51] Yawgmoth: But as the culture is very different, I agree that they do not mix

[17:51] Yawgmoth: I personally wouldn't care if we removed the sports forum

[17:51] Chruser: I am in favor of keeping the four main gaming forums for now, for the sake of discussion. If particular categories become redundant, we can remove them.

[17:52] Chruser: (The four ones which Yawgmoth suggested)

[17:52] Lenny: We don't actually have a dedicated Sports section, to be honest. =P

[17:52] Yawgmoth: Entertainment and SPorts

[17:52] Lenny: Yeah, I'd agree to that.

[17:52] Lenny: I could've sworn it was just Entertainment!

[17:53] Lenny: I'll be damned.

[17:53] Yawgmoth: Poker and stuff would fall under traditional games as well

[17:53] Yawgmoth: If there is interest, we could keep a sport-games forum somewhere

[17:53] Chruser: * Create four main gaming forums under "Zelaron Gaming": "Digital Gaming", "Traditional Gaming", "Game Culture" and "Misc, Game Design and Theory".

[17:53] Yawgmoth: What subforums do we keep?

[17:53] Chruser: Okay, let's go through the list.

[17:53] Lenny: If the "Traditional Gaming" forum doesn't say a lot of activity after two months, I'd suggest keeping it as a sub-forum of something.

[17:54] Chruser: Fair enough, Lenny.

[17:54] Chruser: Okay. General Gaming.

[17:54] Yawgmoth: I say Diablo 2 under Digital Gaming and RPGMaker of Game Design and THeory.

[17:54] Chruser: Merge with Digital Gaming.

[17:54] Lenny: Yep.

[17:54] Lenny: To both of you.

[17:55] Chruser: * Merge "General Gaming" with "Digital Gaming".

[17:55] Yawgmoth: Starcraft 2 - merge with digital gaming until release of Starcraft 2?

[17:55] Chruser: Diablo 2 as a visible sub-forum of Digital Gaming?

[17:55] Chruser: With additional sub-forums of Diablo 2 as text links?

[17:55] Lenny: D2 as a visible sub-forum, yeah.

[17:55] Yawgmoth: Yes

[17:56] Lenny: Starcraft 2 as maybe just a text-link under something until release.

[17:56] Lenny: Rather than merging it.

[17:56] Yawgmoth: It is not big enough to warrant being separate, if there is a rush of Starcraft 2 interest - create a subforum?

[17:57] Yawgmoth: Gaming Cons - merge with Game Culture and Misc?

[17:57] Chruser: I suggest keeping Starcraft 2 as a visible sub-forum for a while, which would show it as important.

[17:57] Lenny: I agree with the Gaming Cons suggestion.

[17:57] Chruser: I think it's somewhat of a long-shot, but I'm willing to take it for a while.

[17:57] Yawgmoth: Okay, keep Starcraft 2

[17:57] Lenny: But we need prefixes to show the Con news is from different cons!

[17:58] Yawgmoth: Computer Games and MMOs with subforum and Console Games and Systems with subforums - merge with Digital Gaming?

[17:58] Yawgmoth: You would just need to specify the con in the title of each thread

[17:59] Lenny: Merge the Games and MMOs, but keep consoles separate (or at least use prefixes).

[17:59] Yawgmoth: GENCON news would probably mention GENCON in their title

[17:59] Lenny: That's what I do atm, Yawg, but I'm intrigued by the Prefix system. :p

[17:59] Yawgmoth: Why should console be separate?

[17:59] Chruser: Hold on.

[17:59] Chruser: What's the consensus for Computer games and MMO's?

[17:59] Lenny: I just think they should, OR have prefixes.

[18:00] Lenny: Merge with Digital, I think.

[18:00] Chruser: Merge with digital gaming altogether?

[18:00] Chruser: Hmm.

[18:00] Yawgmoth: I would like to semi-rush this as this frail body needs sleep

[18:00] Chruser: It is fairly popular.

[18:00] Chruser: Very well, merge.

[18:00] Yawgmoth: Create sub-forums as needed?

[18:01] Chruser: WoW?

[18:01] Chruser: I suggest we create a Diablo II-esque sub-forum for WoW, under Digital Gaming.

[18:01] Lenny: Tex-link sub-forum under Digital Gaming?

[18:01] Yawgmoth: I think it would be best to first minimize the amount forums to a semi-minimum and then add new sub-forums and the like as the need arises

[18:01] Chruser: It's probably more important than StarCraft II as-is.

[18:02] Chruser: FINE.

[18:02] Yawgmoth: WoW is popular and Zelaron seems to love BLizzard, so visible link

[18:02] Lenny: Do we get as many WoW threads as D2 threads?

[18:02] Yawgmoth: The WoW forum is not as visible though

[18:02] Lenny: Do we get as many WoW threads as D2 threads?

[18:03] Yawgmoth: WoW is one of the most popular games in the world, a visible subforum (like Diablo 2's)

[18:03] Chruser: No, but as Yawgmoth said, it's not as notable.

[18:03] Chruser: I agree.

[18:03] Chruser: Visible sub-forum of Digital Gaming.

[18:03] Lenny: Sorry - lag.

[18:03] Yawgmoth: If we make it more visible, maybe we'd attract some WoWers

[18:03] Yawgmoth: Maybe some stupid Zelaron guild

[18:03] Lenny: I suppose.

[18:04] Chruser: Let's try it for a while. Then we'll have three visible Blizzard games.

[18:04] Lenny: =P

[18:04] Chruser: Console Games and Systems.

[18:04] Yawgmoth: General Blizzard Discussion Sub-Forum?

[18:04] Lenny: I wonder if they'll pay us for advertising?

[18:04] Lenny: LAG BE DAMNED!!

[18:04] Chruser: Sub-forum of digital gaming.

[18:04] Yawgmoth: Merge all console stuff with Digital Gaming

[18:04] Chruser: Prefixes for sysyem?

[18:04] Chruser: system*

[18:05] Lenny: Prefixes, yes.

[18:05] Yawgmoth: Sure, but optional

[18:05] Chruser: Fair enough.

[18:05] Chruser: RPGMaker.

[18:05] Lenny: Game Design visible sub.

[18:05] Chruser: Sub-forum of "Misc, Game Design and Theory".

[18:05] Yawgmoth: Subforum (visble?) of Game Design and Theory

[18:05] Chruser: Agreed.

[18:06] Yawgmoth: Misc is a part of Game Culture though

[18:06] Yawgmoth: not Game Design and Theory

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