Add a physical activities / Sports / Outdoor forum...

Why?

Originally Posted by Finn

We've had this suggested about three thousand times. Just use General Discussion.

Thats why. A section such as this has been suggested numerous times by many different people. This shows interest, which is what makes a section active.

Sports Section.
Sport's Section
Sports Section? Need LOTS of votes!
Add a Sports Section? Forum Gold?
Sports Forum
Sports/Hobbies forum (read)
sports section
Outdoors and News section
Sports Section.
Sports Section

Those are all suggestions for a sports forum. Now, what are the staff responses to these suggestions?

Originally Posted by Finn

Judging by the slight lack of sport related posts in General Discussion, I doubt a devoted forum is necessary. I feel that the General Forum suffices beautifully.

Originally Posted by The Viper

I personally don't agree because I don't think it will be very active. Now and then I see maybe one or two threads about vote on your favorite sport, or which ones you play, or "Did you hear about last nights game" etc.

However, there are so few that it does not need a forum to itself. Just keep posting in General Discussion, and if there is an obvious need for a sub forum for sports, then it will be made more than likely.

But not until it is needed.

Originally Posted by SuF

I do not think that it would be active enough...

Originally Posted by HeavenLord

No I don't support. A whole section to sports itself would be inactive and useless, however maybe a sub-section within Off-topic for sports could be a possibility.

Originally Posted by Hahanerd

Although I love the idea, there just wouldn't be enough traffic going there or the General/Off-topic sections. Both of those sections would be dead, and it's just best to keep it all under one section.

Also, I believe this is on the DNS list.

Now, there is one quote in particular that I would like to bring attention to:

Originally Posted by Pen

The staff voted on this idea in the past and it was denied.

Now, I would like to ask, Why does the staff get to make the call? A sports section isn't something that moderators can properly judge. Its obvious that the idea its self is plausible. It isn't a major rule change, or saying that Plznate shouldn't be banned. It is a simple suggestion, by the users, in order for the users to have a place to discuss what they want to discuss. How does the staff's judgement come in to play there? It doesn't. The users make this forum, not the staff. The staff are in place to help the community by moderating it, not by dictating what should be done and what shouldn't be done.

My Suggestion:

Give the users the power to decide. Make a community vote to decide whether or not to add this section. All of the staff's posts on the suggestion threads have been about the section not being active enough to warrant being a section. However, other sections have been allowed a chance. Literary Arts, Homework help. Why can't the sports section be given a one month trial, if the users decide that they want one? Whats to lose?

Nothing. If the section isn't active, then remove it. If it seems active enough after one month, then let it stay. It isn't fair for the staff to up and decide to not let the users have what they want just because they think the users wouldn't use it. It doesn't make sense.

Completely support. We've added Literary Arts, Homework Help, and even Aion. I'm sure the Sports section will be very active and have a lot of interesting conversations and topics to post on.

[Skele]

I've always thought a sports section would be fairly active, especially if you group it together with physical and outdoor activities.

Originally Posted by Skele

I've always thought a sports section would be fairly active, especially if you group it together with physical and outdoor activities.

This is what SuF and the rest of the USC team were thinking when we considering the suggestions.

I know Ryan and other staff members have been against the suggestion in the past because they have noticed other forums have not been able to maintain active sports sections, but this is why SuF recommended a 1 month trial.

[xx Sean]

Support. I think it'd be best if we just generalize it to 'Physical and Outdoor Activities', as Skele said.

Originally Posted by xX Sean

Support. I think it'd be best if we just generalize it to 'Physical and Outdoor Activities', as Skele said.

The name doesn't really matter. Generalized is good, as activity is an issue.

[Kleenex *BANNED*]

I don't see why the staff has said it wouldn't be very active. I love sports, as does the majority of Sythe. I completely support this idea.

[Vaporized]

I support as well. Kind of one of those "why not" sorta things. I think it will be more active them some of our current forums. Some of the mos common things teens do: Video Games, Sports, School.

So yes, I'd support.

[Deacon Frost]

Obviously I support. A Sports/Outdoor Activities/Etc section promotes a healthy lifestyle which I'm sure many people on this forum should indulge in. Sports alone should not be the only thing to discuss in there, but weight loss, muscle building, healthy eating, etc should all be part of this forum.

We have a large market of teens here, many of which do not know what to do with their bodies. Allowing for all sorts of physical activity discussion in a particular forum, I would imagine, would get very popular very fast. Even I would use it, and I won't so much as look at a football.

I also believe previous approaches to adding this section were handled poorly. The staff should not be the ruling factor for adding new sections as they are obviously not capable of being objective of things like this. Finn, for instance, is not the most physically active person, so I would imagine his vote would be opinionated towards that (no offense intended Finn, but it's just how it is :P).

There has been countless discussions all across the forums about physical activities, sports, etc, and many of them have garnered several pages of content. I can't see why this would be denied, at all.

I support this fully. Sport is a widely discussed topic on Sythe, and that's plain to see. I'll try and get the go ahead for this, but no promises.

[Magic Arrow]

I've always wanted a Sports section. I think it would be fairly active. A couple of times I've wanted to make a thread regarding a sport but refrained from doing so because I didn't think it would fall under off-topic. Completely support.

I also support. I love sports and I bet we could get the section going.

Combining outdoor activities and such is also a good idea.

Just got the word from Sythe and this is going ahead as soon as AdminCP decides to stop being a pain in the ass.

Thanks a ton. The entire idea is to expand Sythe.org and this may well help. Hopefully grab a few market peeps and get them to other sections.

[Greg]

Originally Posted by Verts

Just got the word from Sythe and this is going ahead as soon as AdminCP decides to stop being a pain in the ass.

Thanks Verts <3

[Jman17]

I support this, but it is on the DNS list...

http://www.sythe.org/sport-health-fitness/

Pashwow.

[Bow_0f_Mercy]

I support, a section to talk about soccer would be kewl

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Originally Posted by Bow_0f_Mercy

I support, a section to talk about soccer would be kewl

Already done.