What forums would you like to see added?

[RainRat]

I'd like to get a feel for what sub boards, if any, readers would like to see things divided into. The exact names of the new boards, and their boundaries can be discussed. You can vote for as many of the options as you like.

[Sasha]

"What furry means to me" caught my attention, not as a forum, but rather as a sticky of some sort. There are all sorts of people who have trouble finding common grounds when starting out with the community, and that could help. Not to say there are not a lot of people explaining in their profiles and so.

For now I chose "debate", can separate heated debate/strong opinion from the general forum if people are not in to that much  :-3

[bigjonesb]

As good as they all sound, I personally choose the regional chatter, as I have read a few posts about the problem some people have trying to talk to or find people in their region.

The idea of giving Fraser Valley it's own place might help the "Rest of BC" section as well, as I'm sure the amount of people in the Fraser Valley can sustain it's own section.

[Temrin]

I personally think we should be keeping RP boards off BCFurries. (We already have some issues with topics getting out of hand that are searchable and could leave bad impressions.)
I could only imagine some of the things people would RP. I definitely think people should go elsewhere for RPing. (i know this is a PG13 board, but i'm sure some would still try to get past that. -shrugs-. I've been a mod on a few PG13 RP boards and everyone's idea of PG13 is different, even if you put up a standard for people to look at.)

A Web comic section pertains to me and would be good, but i dont know how many others will participate in it other then advertizing for comics (which is totaly fine! :3 )

A specified debate section would be pretty cool. With some rules and then let mature people have at it. I definitely do like reading a good debate~ :3 (not much of a debater myself but i think the section could be well used here.)

Jobs Offered would be pretty good! Makes it more specific for those who are looking for opportunities to find something (like the post about the PNE work yesterday)

Fursuit performing could still be under art. Not sure if it really needs its own section but if it does, sure! Doing anything in a suit (performing/dancing/etc) is DEFINITELY an art and a huge skill XD

How my day was... I think thats just going to leave a looooot of clutter. We already get random posts. Facebook/twitter/personal site journals/etc should be where you post how your day was. -doesnt want to be hearing personal details from others. Another "searchable" thing outsiders could be looking at.-

What furry means to me would be pretty cool to have, though i believe theres already a thread for that isnt there?

Current events: People can look at the names and tags on the events forums can they not? Or look at the calendar? -i dont think its needed-

Regional chatter forums: not entirely sure what this pertains too. General chat is for, well, general chat and whatnot. do we need another?

[RainRat]

Fursuit performing could still be under art. Not sure if it really needs its own section but if it does, sure! Doing anything in a suit (performing/dancing/etc) is DEFINITELY an art and a huge skill XD

Fursuit performing can be put under the Sewing board right now.

How my day was... I think thats just going to leave a looooot of clutter. We already get random posts. Facebook/twitter/personal site journals/etc should be where you post how your day was. -doesnt want to be hearing personal details from others. Another "searchable" thing outsiders could be looking at.-

What furry means to me would be pretty cool to have, though i believe theres already a thread for that isnt there?

Current events: People can look at the names and tags on the events forums can they not? Or look at the calendar? -i dont think its needed-

For any of these, yes people can discuss them in the General Board right now. The question is, is there support for separating these things to their own area?

Regional chatter forums: not entirely sure what this pertains too. General chat is for, well, general chat and whatnot. do we need another?

Regional chatter forums and the rationale for them were discussed in http://www.bcfurries.com/forum/index.php?topic=5371.0

[Kitten]

I personally think we should be keeping RP boards off BCFurries. (We already have some issues with topics getting out of hand that are searchable and could leave bad impressions.)
I could only imagine some of the things people would RP. I definitely think people should go elsewhere for RPing. (i know this is a PG13 board, but i'm sure some would still try to get past that. -shrugs-. I've been a mod on a few PG13 RP boards and everyone's idea of PG13 is different, even if you put up a standard for people to look at.)

I completely agree with keeping RP section off of the boards. Temrin has outlined some very good reasons as to why we probably should not have one

Other then that I have no strong opinions about the other sections. Regional chatter might be a good thing for the areas other then the lower mainland. Mostly I'm just extremely against an RP section..

[RainRat]

I've created the regional Chat boards, may end up organizing them differently but they are there now. The poll is still open; if there is a clear preference for another new board, it will be created.

Pardon the dust as we move threads to the new boards; moved topic notices will be removed after 1 day.

[Drake Wingfire]

I see where you are going with regional boards, but were they really necessary?  Maybe for the lower mainland since you guys are posting new threads every week, but the island section doesn't get much use as it is, so now it feels a bit too thinly spread when really it was fine as is before hand since it was a "one stop shop" for all things furry on the island. On a similar note, I agree with TigerKindered on "what furry means to me" I think a section like that is actual pretty useful and could be a interesting addition, but on the flip side, is that not what the General board is meant to encompass?

[RainRat]

I see where you are going with regional boards, but were they really necessary?  Maybe for the lower mainland since you guys are posting new threads every week, but the island section doesn't get much use as it is, so now it feels a bit too thinly spread when really it was fine as is before hand since it was a "one stop shop" for all things furry on the island.

The regional chat boards were by far the top choice in the poll, so I've got to at least give them a chance. If it turns out they don't work, I can always merge them back into their original postions.

On a similar note, I agree with TigerKindered on "what furry means to me" I think a section like that is actual pretty useful and could be a interesting addition, but on the flip side, is that not what the General board is meant to encompass?

Like several of these topics, yes, you can talk about them on the General Board right now, but I hope people will look at the General Board, and think about what topics should get their own board.

[bigjonesb]

Well, I say give the regional section some time. I believe it has potential to help expand numbers outside of Vancouver, as I think it will feel more BC centric and less Vancouver centric by allowing other regions to have their space to talk about their area, and not have it bumped out by something in Vancouver.

[Tonk]

I see where you are going with regional boards, but were they really necessary?  Maybe for the lower mainland since you guys are posting new threads every week, but the island section doesn't get much use as it is, so now it feels a bit too thinly spread when really it was fine as is before hand since it was a "one stop shop" for all things furry on the island. On a similar note, I agree with TigerKindered on "what furry means to me" I think a section like that is actual pretty useful and could be a interesting addition, but on the flip side, is that not what the General board is meant to encompass?

Couldn't have said it better myself

[RainRat]

Couldn't have said it better myself

I'm curious which you're agreeing with: about the regional boards, "what furry means to me", or both?

[Carter]

A jobs offered/wantrd forum would be awesome. >.< we could post adds for job offers
Or even show some neat job openings in the area that may help someone on th forum.

[bigjonesb]

I'm curious which you're agreeing with: about the regional boards, "what furry means to me", or both?

If I understand correctly, I think it's in reference to the regional boards, there is the potential drawback of having too many options for too little userbase.

[Tef]

A jobs offered/wantrd forum would be awesome. >.< we could post adds for job offers
Or even show some neat job openings in the area that may help someone on th forum.

Word!  :D