How to improve activity on Zelaron (vote, discuss and ideate)

As volls probably knows Im super hyped about Warhammer , so of course I would like to see discussion about that if anyone else is interested. I will be gone for a couple weeks, but after that I would definitely be into getting some warhammer action on the forums once my internet is back up from moving to a new house. Warhammer already looks like it should have a large player base just from the beta numbers, if only I could get a taste of the game .

I think the movie forum should be for reviews and upcoming movie discussion as well. I am ALWAYS on the hunt for new movies that are going to be coming out. I <3 IMDB. Either way movie forum is a good idea.

Also volls you know how PD forums has that thread where everyone posts random funny stuff they find on the internet?? A forum like that would be nice, I always get a good laugh out of that and it would be nice for a forum to have a nice concentration of threads for whenever you need something funny.

Oh, you mean "Wailyn's House of Horrors"? I had to make that to keep him from cluttering the entire forum with his junk. :P

That would be a pretty good addition too.

Well, it looks like something is working. I've noticed a shitload more activity already today, not too sure from what, but I have noticed alot more...

Absolutely. The other night when I logged on, there were 2 full pages of "New Post" listings, and I'd checked in about 8 hours earlier. That's more activity than I've seen since I joined (which, admittedly, wasn't that long ago).

Hell, all we need to do is make a few threads per week more than usual. I rarely like to start threads, but I've started like 5 this week. If everyone would do that, or even half of that, we'd see our activity spike like a mo-fo.

Hell, all we need to do is make a few threads per week more than usual. I rarely like to start threads, but I've started like 5 this week. If everyone would do that, or even half of that, we'd see our activity spike like a mo-fo.

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What about a History Forum?

I just finished up a book, Red Mutiny, which was more or less a history lesson written in a way that made it really fun and interesting. It was the story behind what started the Russian Revolution in the early 1900's (1905 in this case). I think a History Forum would be a good way for the members to basically talk about what they know or learned from History in their own way to make it sound interesting. You could always just copy and paste a good article or something too.

I know I would try to post a good amount in there, because history is damn fun. Especially about wars, revolutions, etc. There are some crazy stories out there that are fascinating.

I'd be down on the History forum, as it was my favorite subject back in highschool. May be more practical than the Science forum?

Why not both. I actually like some of the threads MJ is posting. Not ALL of them, but some.

I'm trying. I only paraphrase, or copy and paste the articles I find most interesting. I could probably post many more, but I don't think they would generate any conversation really. I doubt anyone wants to hear about the spatial structure of an accretion disk.

I don't see the point in the "Today in science" thread. It doesn't really spark conversation... but keep it up, MJ. You're doin a good job. Titus wants History.. MJ likes Science.. I'm gonna take over the Sports forum

History is a really awesome subject!

I'd post in a History forum... if only to argue that such and such a thing (for example, the October Manifesto in 1905, Russia) should be looked at a different way.

I'm trying. I only paraphrase, or copy and paste the articles I find most interesting. I could probably post many more, but I don't think they would generate any conversation really. I doubt anyone wants to hear about the spatial structure of an accretion disk.

The thing with a Science forum versus a History forum is that the Science forum has the ability for us to speculate and discuss the unknown or things currently being developed/experimented with.

A History forum has a lot less freedom with it, at least on the surface. Most subjects would be posted and read, with a few comments. There aren't a whole lot of events that could be debated, I would imagine.

I could be wrong though.

Apart from a few thousand years of History that can be debated...

Basically, you'd debate about which key events led up to a specific moment, or which were the most important. For example:

- Did Serbian nationalism play the biggest role in causing World War I?
- During his reign, did Tsar Alexander II do more to secure Tsarism and autocracy, or more to damage it?
- To what extent was money from big business the key factor in the Nazi rise to power, 1919 - 1933?

Alright, good points. I was thinking too broadly.

Other than debates and what-not, one can produce threads that could teach others about historical moments.

For example, I haven't the faintest idea about American History, so could learn something from you folks, and I'm sure that most of you won't have a clue on some of the more specialised points of European History, or English History.

A history forum sounds great! I'm having a hard time to do anything right now though, my laptop broke (sounds familiar?), after my backup computer broke as well a few weeks ago. As unbelievable as it sounds, my third backup computer broke as well about two months ago, and now I'm using my fourth and final one. It seemingly takes a few minutes to load a single page sometimes though, so it may prove challenging to create the forum right now.

(For the record, I've used computers since I was seven years old, and I have never broken a single one until two months ago.)

Looks like you're going to be needing to find a fifth, just in case.

Hope you get your problems sorted soon!

Now that you've broke one, you gotta break 'em all.