Post by bacon on Feb 7, 2006 18:42:19 GMT -5
Much of late Friday and early Saturday a maintenmance mode will be taking place on the boards. A number of changes are being made, which I will address in this thread.
The first is our focus. The board, though will still have a Middle-Earth feel and theme, will no longer be focused purely towards Tolkien and his works. We have discussed this in Barad-dur, and we agree that we cannot force people to post in boards that are inactive, and thus the Tolkien Discussion Category will become one board.
But surely you cannot have a single board for an entire category? Of course not. The Library of Imladris, Rivendell's Courtyard, and the Hall of Fire will stay. However, instead, we are opening these forums up for discussion of ALL different books, cinema, and otherwise, including discussion threads for Lost, Star Wars, X-Box 360, The Chronicles of Narnia, King Kong, and most works of literature. Hopefully this will increase activity in the category which will now be known as the 'Entertainment' Category.
As I said before, the focus of the boards is going to start shifting. We have decided on a new name for the forums - the 'Green Dragon Forums'. We are evolving into a general board, with many new possibilities in the future.
Other things we are hoping to change is the organization of board rules and information in every forum. This will be updated, and less sloppily. We are also hoping to polish up the Pelennor Fields Role-Playing Board and make it somewhat more fun and active. A moderator is in consideration for the board, though we might try and recruit someone off-boards.
This is a run-down of what to expect in the upcoming maintenmance mode, and we hope it will make the boards a better place for all to enjoy.
The first is our focus. The board, though will still have a Middle-Earth feel and theme, will no longer be focused purely towards Tolkien and his works. We have discussed this in Barad-dur, and we agree that we cannot force people to post in boards that are inactive, and thus the Tolkien Discussion Category will become one board.
But surely you cannot have a single board for an entire category? Of course not. The Library of Imladris, Rivendell's Courtyard, and the Hall of Fire will stay. However, instead, we are opening these forums up for discussion of ALL different books, cinema, and otherwise, including discussion threads for Lost, Star Wars, X-Box 360, The Chronicles of Narnia, King Kong, and most works of literature. Hopefully this will increase activity in the category which will now be known as the 'Entertainment' Category.
As I said before, the focus of the boards is going to start shifting. We have decided on a new name for the forums - the 'Green Dragon Forums'. We are evolving into a general board, with many new possibilities in the future.
Other things we are hoping to change is the organization of board rules and information in every forum. This will be updated, and less sloppily. We are also hoping to polish up the Pelennor Fields Role-Playing Board and make it somewhat more fun and active. A moderator is in consideration for the board, though we might try and recruit someone off-boards.
This is a run-down of what to expect in the upcoming maintenmance mode, and we hope it will make the boards a better place for all to enjoy.
