Possible new special interest board.

Yeah, it doesn't make sense to deny the existence of a board because it'd be popular. I think the Sports and Fitness board was created because a lot of people said that they would post in there, especially during peak sport seasons, and in doing so, it kept the threads about sports or exercising from taking up space in Random. A Tradition Games board would serve the same purpose; I could go and start half a dozen threads in Random about the YGO TCG, D&D, and go, and while some people would like the threads, others would surely be pissed off that the board had so many threads about games.

But all this only amounts to bickering, doesn't it? I guess the only thing we can do is wait until Jacob can read this thread and share his thoughts.

Now that you bring this subject up, I don't even know why there isn't a board for that.

I mean, there are a fair number of things at anime conventions devoted to tabletop gaming (mostly magic: the gathering).

It might even surpass the sports and fitness board in popularity.

Hmm....after reading everyone's reasons, I'd say it might work. I mean, it's true there are people here that are into sport and fitness and cooking for example, but its also true that there are people that are into these traditional games. Different people, different tastes so I see it as being as appropriate as those other two boards. A trial run should be given at least.

Weren't the idea of a RP section about members of this site playing the RP games on the RP threads? Or did I misunderstood something here?

I don't believe there will be that many threads, nor will they outlast the threads in Random which have potential to grow much larger/faster.



No, but I am not in charge of which sections exist so I can't remove it even if I wished to. It exists because Jacob feels it should and that is enough for me.



Popular subjects do get their own board, and it seems unpopular ones do as well. My point was that "What is your favorite type of D&D character" fits far better in Random than "Who do you think will win the World Series?" The topic is too far from the subjects our general population care about, while this section may not.



I don't believe sports and fitness is worthy of it's own section either, but such is life.

You seem to misunderstand me, as often you do; I don't dislike the idea of the section, I simply don't think it will be very popular.

Seconded, for trial periods.

Showed up before the polls closed, but put me down for "yes."
It could also be used to set up games with other users, online.

Example:
https://www.fakku.net/viewtopic.php?t=34225&start=0

That's 42 pages in one thread. If that's doesn't count as activity, than I don't know what does.

There are threads scattered around Fakku, a few Yugioh tournament threads instantly come to mind for me and I rarely visit any other fakku forum aside from S.D.

The argument can also be made that since Fakku has no clear section for it, the users who would post in it don't know where to post their threads. This ultimately leads them to just give up.

No harm is trying a forum for 2-3 months to see if it garners a consistent population.

I don't think you're going to convince anyone that threads aren't made due to the fact that they cant find the right section... I move enough threads a day to know that if someone wants to make a thread they will, regardless of where it should go.

I said the same thing (trial run) about an RP section to Jacob months ago... While he didn't say no It never really happened. I wish you luck, it seems more than logic is needed to move things around here.