"Series Discussions" Sub-forum

[xiety]

Requesting for Sub Thread for Anime Talk Section pretty pls......

Anyway the purpose is to separate discussion, its seems all the discussion of a certain anime was scattered all over the anime talk
Plus the Anime Talk section already have 36 Pages

Segregate the Discussion from Anime World

Sub Thread: Anime Discussion

For example my Durarara Discussion Thread (http://otaku-streamers.com/community/showthread.php?4359-Durarara-Discussion-Thread&highlight=durarara), all the spoilers, current episode, current news about the Certain Anime and etc.....

Also to prevent making Duplicate Discussion Thread, a staff can create thread in that section by Requesting it

[Snoozy19]

Good point...
The Anime Talk section has the most threads in the Forum.
The Section consists of anime discussions(Naruto discussions) and other anime related topic(OS Best Tsundere Battle Royal) threads, so its a good idea to separate them a bit.

It'll be alot easier for members to view it that way.

[MioAkiyama]

doesnt the general discussion do ?
well a discussion section bout anime wont hurt
or anything
but it is pretty helpful :D
so it must be a nice way too

[ranmachua]

Perhaps it's better because it will look a little neater seeing that there are too many threads in Anime Talk section already

[mrcdeath]

I like the ideea of organising the anime talk section, but i dont think any of these suggestions would help. Making threads for different anime wont help that much since most of the topics i've seen there are general so they dont fit in any. Making a sub-section with threads that can be created only by request, if understood Xiety's sugestion right, would only lead to either flood of requests or Huge threads which wouldn't make the situation any better. Wish i could suggest some sub-sections but nothin crosses my mind...

[mlcdl]

Perhaps it's better because it will look a little neater seeing that there are too many threads in Anime Talk section already

Kinda agree. It will arrange each thread in the anime section by the idea of sub section.


I like the ideea of organising the anime talk section, but i dont think any of these suggestions would help. Making threads for different anime wont help that much since most of the topics i've seen there are general so they dont fit in any. Making a sub-section with threads that can be created only by request, if understood Xiety's sugestion right, would only lead to either flood of requests or Huge threads which wouldn't make the situation any better. Wish i could suggest some sub-sections but nothin crosses my mind...

Well I kinda agree as well cause he is right on the point of flooding of request.

[xiety]

Well I kinda agree as well cause he is right on the point of flooding of request.

>.> WTH flooding of request

how many anime discussion thread they want ? All the animes in the OS have ?

if somebody already requested for a anime discussion thread then those who request the same anime discussion will be Silenced ^^ joke...

This is will prevent from creating unnecessary thread

Just create a Request Thread for Discussion then if someone requested it again just Delete Post plus Flooding is an Forum Offense ^^ so be warned and will be Silenced Forever ^^

So you want to organize then

Separate the Current Airing Animes from the Finished ones

[mrcdeath]

i dont really agree with a thread for an anime it wil make it really huge with all sorts of topics so if u're interested in a discution out of the whole thread and posting to that one long after the topic of the discution ended would just make it hard to understand, i mean think about having replies to let's say a discution from page 6 on page 37 than after this a reply to curent discution topic than another one to the topic on page 20 and so on, would make the whole thread messy and hard to follow....

[xiety]

uhhhhh what is discution ?

anyway what the heck with the topic ?

The topic is all about the " Anime title " not the certain topic

tell anything about that anime like news, spoilers, manga, etc..... no topic needed there
you dont need to create a topic unless they agreed on it then go with the flow

if dont like the topic then do whatever you like to post in that thread as long as you post is related with the anime

[qwertyuiop10]

LOL

i understood know~

it like the thread of the mangafox
you can make a thread for only a certain topic

[Viletomb2010]

The anime talk section now is not clustered anymore so we do not need this one anymore since some of them goes to the poll section and the corner.

[Ceres]

I would like to propose that a sub-forum be added to the ‘Anime Talk’ section of the forum titled “Series Discussions.” All threads within this sub-forum would have to pertain to either overall discussions of specific series or individual episode discussions. Excluding threads for individual episodes, only one thread per series should be allowed so as to avoid duplicates and to keep the discussion focused. For example, if people wanted to they could create twelve (12) different threads for each episode of Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, but there could only be one (1) general Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica thread which would encompass discussion of all episodes.

I was prompted to make this suggestion due to an exchange I had with pikel. He/She pointed out a flaw in a thread I had made concerning the new show Yumekui Merry, suggesting that it might be better if I created individual threads for each episode OR a general discussion thread for the entire series. It made me notice that there wasn’t a very good place in the ‘Anime Talk’ forum for series discussions, and unwilling to clog up the general forum with tons of threads for one show, I started thinking about what might be done.

So, everyone: thoughts? Pointless and unnecessary? Worthwhile? Impossible?

[mlcdl]

I agree on this. Though I don't feel like reviewing anime on it's first ep, this would avoid duplicate topic as what you said. If what I recall is right, they once make a sub section on each discussion area of personal interest threads and been quickly removed for a reason I don't know. Anyway back to the topic, this idea is great and I it will be a great help from what I see currently here at the forum.

[dab117]

This is rather a great suggestion. That said, it would clog up the forums for sure, seeing how huge-amongous the OS anime library is. But if these sub threads were created on the Synopsis page of each anime instead, I believe that such a problem can be easily overcome. The only problem my alternate suggestion is that people might read the title accidentally which could contain a certain degree of spoilers. A considerable amount of moderation is needed, though.

[Sora Kasugano]

I feel the same way. If possible, wouldn't it be better if we have a separate forum concerning Series Discussions? I mean Anime Talk Section is a General discussion related to anime in my opinion. And examples would be Who wields the coolest sword?, The Best Slice of Life Anime you have seen, Your favorite Anime Character, and etcetera etcetera. Users/members are invited and encourage to submit their own reviews on a certain anime. This way, they can give out their own opinion, review, and can talk almost everything regarding that Anime. I'm sure everyone that's written a review would agree that it would be greatly appreciated if people leave comments on whether or not the review was helpful. A lot of time is spent putting a review together, and although expressing our thoughts on an anime is enjoyable, knowing it helped influence what you watch is even better. So if you check out a review and it helped you decide to watch/not watch an anime, then please spend a fraction of the time as the person that wrote it and let them know.

[pikel]

I like this suggestion. It would help keep the forum cleaner, and would give a place for threads pertaining to individual series rather than the multitudes of threads we have for general discussions about anime, with no particular anime in mind. (Oh, and btw, I'm a male for future reference Ceres, lol.)

[xiety]

I already propose this
and then Denied.....

Edit:
You Just Realize How Useful it is, Im helping the Forum Mods LONG TIME AGO
http://otaku-streamers.com/community/showthread.php?5284-Sub-Thread-for-Anime-Talk-Section

[pikel]

I already propose this
and then Denied.....

Edit:
You Just Realize How Useful it is, Im helping the Forum Mods LONG TIME AGO
http://otaku-streamers.com/community/showthread.php?5284-Sub-Thread-for-Anime-Talk-Section

Threads merged.
Also, as far as I'm aware it hasn't been denied, it just hasn't garnered enough support from the staff who think it would actually be useful. Though I agree that having a sub forum for people looking for actual series discussions would help out tremendously.

[avich]

I want some clarifications first. Is this like one thread per title? or One section for threads related to that title?

[Sora Kasugano]

I want some clarifications first. Is this like one thread per title? or One section for threads related to that title?

One Thread per title avich~sama, or it could also be One Forum Section for threads related to Anime Titles.
The Section is all about Anime Review where users/members can discuss and review a certain Anime. Members are encourage to make their own review, and is invited to submit their own reviews on that certain Anime. This is much more easier if we have a separate Forum where we can creating a discussion, share and discuss spoilers, ratings and opinions, the current episode, the current news regarding that Anime. We can also avoid duplicates this way, and it could also a lot easier for the Mods to moderate and clean the Forums too. and would give a place for threads pertaining to individual series rather than the multitudes of threads we have for general discussions about anime, with no particular anime in mind like what pikel posted. The Area of the forum and such threads will hopefully facilitate the discussion of specific Anime titles.

I find it pointless to clarify between "Anime Talk" and "Anime Review", Anime Talk for me is a General discussion related to anime. I already gave out examples in my previous post like "Who is your Favorite Anime Character", "Who Wields The Coolest Sword", "What is Your Favorite Anime", etcetera etcetera. Wouldn't it be better if we have a Forum where we can truly discuss an Anime Series. Also, although recuscitating old threads is generally frowned upon, it's different for the anime reviews. If you read an older review and it excited you for some reason then go ahead and be heard. It would even be encouraged.

[Ceres]

@xiety: I had no idea you had already made a suggestion like this! I was so tired last night/this morning when I wrote it that I didn't think to do more than a cursory (and obviously poorly executed) search. I feel rather silly now o_o. Great minds think alike though!

@pikel: Thank you for letting me know! I wasn't sure and I didn't want to offend so I decided to play it safe. I'm very glad that you like my suggestion. I considered what you wrote to me for a long time before deciding on this as a possible alternative :)

@jbluey: Allow me to do my best to provide great clarification. My suggestion is simply that an empty sub-forum titled "Series Discussions" be created within the 'Anime Talk' section. Thus when it is clicked on it would open up a new area where people could then open threads pertaining to the discussion of either an series in its' entirety (i.e. "general" discussion) or concerning individual episodes of currently airing series. I think individual episode discussions should be confined solely currently airing series so as to keep the amount of clutter down but that's just my opinion.

Duplicates should not be allowed so as to prevent discussion on particular series from fracturing into splinter threads. For example, let's say a person wishes to discuss Fractale and everything pertaining to it such as themes, music, et cetera. If a thread concerning that show hasn't already been made by someone else then they could open a new thread entitled "Fractale - General Discussion." All subsequent discussion of that series as a whole would take place in that thread. If a different person doesn't wish to stumble across series spoilers and only wants to discuss the third episode that person might create an alternate thread entitled "Fractale - Episode 3 Discussion."

If there isn't a demand for discussion of a particular series then obviously a thread wouldn't exist for that series until someone made one. I can't imagine that people would want to open discussion threads on every single title on OS though so I don't think it would get cluttered at all. Also, I don't think there is a great demand for individual threads concerning specific episodes except for during the peak times when new seasons begin. A stickied thread could be placed at the top of the sub-forum with the rules outlined. I'm happy to volunteer my time to write a list of rules up if any help is wanted! ^.^

[mlcdl]

If there isn't a demand for discussion of a particular series then obviously a thread wouldn't exist for that series until someone made one. I can't imagine that people would want to open discussion threads on every single title on OS though so I don't think it would get cluttered at all. Also, I don't think there is a great demand for individual threads concerning specific episodes except for during the peak times when new seasons begin. A stickied thread could be placed at the top of the sub-forum with the rules outlined. I'm happy to volunteer my time to write a list of rules up if any help is wanted! ^.^

If you are implying on this, this should also be implemented at "manga talk". I just thought of this while reading this part since that there are anime which are incomplete and the story got included in the manga like "Katekyo Hitman Reborn" or the other way around like "Bakuretsu Tenshi"(so far I've seen one manga story got continued on anime and that is bakuretsu tenshi). If you are going to apply your idea on the manga talk as well, the discussion for "chapter xxx of naruto" will be start or something like that since that there are people who also prefer the manga.

[Ceres]

@mlcdl: Good point. I feel that there should be a rule disallowing manga spoilers in the "Series Discussions" area. Obviously the discussion should be centered around what has occurred/is occurring in the anime, not its' manga counterpart (if the series has one). Allowing people to speculate on what might happen in a particular anime simply because they've read the manga could potentially ruin the viewing experience for other people. If people wish to discuss the current chapter/volume of whatever manga they're reading they should take that discussion to the appropriate forum.

I'm not an avid reader of manga though so I don't know if it would be worth it to also make a "Series Discussion" for the 'Manga Talk' forum.

[dab117]

Again, I'm emphasing on the point that these threads should be done on the synopsis page instead of the usual forums to prevent MASSIVE clogging of the forums

Allow me to illustrate with "Dragon Crisis!" as an example, please view the image in a new tab as it would be clearer

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/dab117/SubThread.jpg

Ignore the "Forums: Suggestion" cause I got lazy to edit the picture further

[pengu]

i guess this would be a good idea but it would only be of intrest to people who dont read the manga

[Ceres]

@dab117: That's an excellent idea! Putting the sub-forum on the series page rather than in the forum directly might even help generate more discussion because members wouldn't even have to go searching for the proper place. I wonder how much work doing it this way might entail for the admins though. Wouldn't each series page have to be redesigned?

[dab117]

For the hard work, I'm sure it will be worth it. Because it would be even harder to manage the forums if ALL animes have their threads in there. As you said, "members wouldn't even have to go searching for the proper place". Members and moderators as well. Investing in hard work now sort of pays of by avoiding future problems, I would say =)

Yes, the only worry I have about my idea is that it would take a huge load of time to alter all series. To make the job simpler, how about just altering the page layout for the anime that are currently airing in 2011, and make a starting point from there? From then on, newer series will look like that.

[Ceres]

. . . the only worry I have about my idea is that it would take a huge load of time to alter all series. To make the job simpler, how about just altering the page layout for the anime that are currently airing in 2011, and make a starting point from there? From then on, newer series will look like that . . .

I think this is a good idea, dab117. Doing it this way will also allow for a trial and error period because we'll know by the end of this season whether this idea is worth implementing further. I can possible see the need for one or two new moderators if we do things this way because these forums will no longer technically be apart of the Forum. Therefore having a moderator or two whose sole duty is to monitor these discussions sub-forums on the pages could be very helpful.

[dab117]

Excellent idea Ceres (http://otaku-streamers.com/community/member.php?3516-Ceres)

That said, the only thing we need now is a moderator or an admin to look at this page of the thread =P
(http://otaku-streamers.com/community/member.php?3516-Ceres)

[crimson21]

i think the simple solution just close the duplicate thread/ similar thread that might will do.

[dab117]

That is easy to say but hard to do. Some moderators spent an more than a day cleaning up duplicates. And since we have over 800 series, cleaning duplicates will torture the person in charge of the job. Pity them =(

[Ceres]

@dab117: Seems like we've got a pretty good proposal all lined up. With a little hard work I think it could work out wonderfully. Maybe pikel or CloverLeaf (or any of the Admins?!) could come take a look and voice their opinion.

[mlcdl]

i think the simple solution just close the duplicate thread/ similar thread that might will do.

If this one is being used, it will need an increase of moderators which we cant do randomly(electing of moderators that is).

[pikel]

I like your idea dab, but it's practicality is questionable. We'd have to more or less create a 2nd forum, rather than a sub section or even a new section, as having that many sub sections wouldn't be feasible. You'd need to create sections for anime, jdrama, kdrama etc. Then a subsection for each series title under those general 3 sections. Every time a new title is added to OS's database, a new forum sub-section would have to be created for it as well. We currently have quite a few mod's, so moderating the new sections shouldn't really pose too much of a problem. It's just the amount of work and time it would take to create might be a bit much depending on how much detail is spent on it. Though it doesn't seem like it would be TOO hard to do.

What do you guys think? How can we make this easier to pull off, and can anyone think of a more efficient way to do it? I haven't thought too hard on it in all honesty, but I do think if we decide to make it a reality, thus far this is the best way.