Originally posted by CinemaddictionGood idea. Although forums like X-Men and Spider-Man may cause problems as subforums.
If you restructure the forums, might I suggest NOT having Horror and Comic Book Movies entirely seperate from the main "Movies" body?
You know, keep the genres self contained?i.e. Click on "Movie Discussion", then find smaller forums dedicated to each genre. That way the topics would branch from each genres forum, and both the genre and its threads would not be off in a totally different part of the board.
Hopefully that's not just a bunch of double talk, lol. In any case, I'd love to see Sci Fi represented here. I'll take it anyway I can get it. ✅
Also apart from Sci-Fi, what other genres would people like to see?
What I would suggest, if a restructure is ever in the developing stages, is this;
Movies
----->
Movie Discussion
----->
Action/Adventure (Bond)
Anime
Comedy
Classics
Cult
Comic Book Movies (X-Men)
Drama
Fantasy (LOTR..HP..)
Foreign
Horror
Independent
Martial Arts (Hero, etc)
Sci Fi
Westerns
You take the existing "franchises" that are under the "Movie Franchises" moniker, and subset them from their appropriate "genre", i.e. "Matrix" in Sci Fi. That way, you're guaranteed to generate traffic to the genre's sections because peoples favorite franchises will be housed there, and they are obviously going to like other movies IN that genre, and post them.
Once you have the already established "franchises" in place, then you should be able to submit OTHER movies for consideration that should potentially have their own subset, like "The Matrix" does. Movies/franchises like "Resident Evil" or "Star Trek".
Sections I feel should be done away with potentially, with a merge would be "Comic Book Movies" under the Franchise moniker, as well as the "Franchise" forums altogether, seeing as how they'd be integrated into the general movie forums, with their own forum branching from there.
Quentin Tarantino doesn't necessarily merit his own forum either. The guy has done 4 movies, and not another one until 2006. His movies can be discussed under the "Cult" banner, or under a potential "Directors" forum.
The rest of the forums would be fine, as is, but a little clearer distinction should be made between OFF TOPIC and GENERAL DISCUSSION, because to visitors, they are basically one and the same.
Problem with that, is that very few movies fit into 1 genre...like you have Matrix listed as should go under sci-fi, but really it would fit better under action IMO. Also, what makes a movie a cult or classic? Those can be based on opinion.
I think it'd be better to keep the current structure, because it'd be much easier to find something; after all, how many people know most of these subforums exist? Hiding away the Matrix forum, as you're suggesting, would be akin to signing its death sentence...and I'm not willing to just let my beloved forum and the reason I joined KMC die that easily; it's already slow enough as it is. Also, all these tons of subforums would majorly clutter up the Movie Discussion forum.
I'd suggest a Fantasy movie forum, too, but maybe just for the sake of keeping it more simple make it Sci-Fi/Fantasy? Since there are many sci-fi movies that have fantasy elements and vice-versa, and the two genres are often grouped together.
Anime really shouldn't be grouped with the other movie genres because anime refers to MANY things; movies, TV shows, comics, art style, etc...
And would we really need THAT many genre subforums? Maybe if the interest was there...but so far I haven't seen requests for specific genres other than sci-fi.
Just my two cents...
If none of that is feasible, I suggest revamping the "Franchises" thread to be a little less biased. Q.T. should go. Period. Anime should be kicked to Miscellaneous, with artwork, etc, and Sci Fi, being as vast as it is, gets its own forum with Horror. Both are somewhat "special interest" genres as it is.
Originally posted by Silver Stardust
Problem with that, is that very few movies fit into 1 genre...like you have Matrix listed as should go under sci-fi, but really it would fit better under action IMO. Also, what makes a movie a cult or classic? Those can be based on opinion.I think it'd be better to keep the current structure, because it'd be much easier to find something; after all, how many people know most of these subforums exist? Hiding away the Matrix forum, as you're suggesting, would be akin to signing its death sentence...and I'm not willing to just let my beloved forum and the reason I joined KMC die that easily; it's already slow enough as it is. Also, all these tons of subforums would majorly clutter up the Movie Discussion forum.
I'd suggest a Fantasy movie forum, too, but maybe just for the sake of keeping it more simple make it Sci-Fi/Fantasy? Since there are many sci-fi movies that have fantasy elements and vice-versa, and the two genres are often grouped together.
Anime really shouldn't be grouped with the other movie genres because anime refers to MANY things; movies, TV shows, comics, art style, etc...
And would we really need THAT many genre subforums? Maybe if the interest was there...but so far I haven't seen requests for specific genres other than sci-fi.
Just my two cents...
I believe no one wants to sacrifice the place of their own more personal forums, so I doubt any members will reach a compromise at this
Originally posted by Clovie
there will be yerss-forum ✅btw i found a bacteria called 'yersenia' during biology today 😖mart:
and I hope that 's a dangerous one 😄
I'm thinking about having a mixture of both. As in, still keep the franchise forums that are successful on the main page, and then move the less successful ones into a sub-forum of a genre, like the ones CA suggested.
However, moving a less successful forum into obscurity won't help its popularity longterm, so might need a bit more thought.
Originally posted by Silver StardustHow long were the forums offline? Was the main page still working?
Not really a suggestion, just a heads up...But last night about 3:45 am CST (yeah, I couldn't sleep) KMC stopped loading and working for me....not sure if it was just my computer or if other people were also having problems at this time, but I thought I'd point it out anyway.
If the main page was working then it might be Db related.
Originally posted by JLredhttp://www.getfirefox.com/
Ummmm I really hate it when I accidentally put to much words or images and the I submit but I have to go back and write all over again because I forgot to copy!!!!!mad2mad2mad2
Originally posted by Raz
How long were the forums offline? Was the main page still working?If the main page was working then it might be Db related. http://www.getfirefox.com/
I don't know how long they were offline because that was when I decided to give up and get some sleep...I tried refreshing for 3 or 4 minutes before I gave up, though.
None of it was working.