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Offline Gulliver

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Reorganizing RP Boards
« on: January 05, 2016, 02:21:53 PM »
I think the RP boards may be overdue for reorganization. As things stand, they are organized as follows:

> Modern Era Fiction
> Pre-Modern Era Fiction
> Miscellaneous Writing
> > Science Fiction/Future Tech
> > Embassy Exchange
> > > Diplomatic Correspondence
> Guides
> Planning Room
> > NSRP Threadspotting

My initial thoughts looking at this are:
  • NSRP threadspotting amuses me, but it doesn't need its own entire subforum.
  • Miscellaneous Writing is unused and could be dropped
  • Would guides be better as a thread within the Planning Room instead of a redirect board?
  • A  board dedicated to national information and factbooks could be useful.
  • Since we have a custom of dating threads, is it necessary to have separate Modern Era Fiction and Pre-Modern Era Fiction boards?
  • Would a board dedicated to international relations be at all useful?

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2016, 03:45:24 PM »
Maybe...

>Taijitu Fiction
(click to show/hide)
>Alternative Fiction
(click to show/hide)
>Planning Room, Guides, and Cartography

I'll see about organizing the planning room too, consolidating some of the map threads, removing old stickies, etc.

I don't want to get rid of alternative fiction because while it hasn't been used yet, new people have always seemed to express wanting some other RP thing to do. I also was planning on making something in the future.
« Last Edit: January 05, 2016, 03:48:00 PM by St Oz »

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2016, 03:59:24 PM »
you don't need that many childboards with very few topics, no need to have a "science fiction/future tech" board just add it to the "misc writing" board, although a better name is needed, if we called one Worldbuilding, maybe we can call the other, Fictionrama, or Bara Hall (in memory of fallen RP writers), maybe like Twilight Zone...Fiction Zone?

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2016, 04:25:49 PM »
Keeping a distinction between Taijitu RP and alternative fiction.

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2016, 05:37:45 PM »
you don't need that many childboards with very few topics, no need to have a "science fiction/future tech" board just add it to the "misc writing" board, although a better name is needed, if we called one Worldbuilding, maybe we can call the other, Fictionrama, or Bara Hall (in memory of fallen RP writers), maybe like Twilight Zone...Fiction Zone?

I like the... TAIlight zone

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2016, 06:16:04 PM »
I don't mind Alternative Fiction existing.

Making one Taijitu Fiction area that contains Modern, Pre-Modern, and perhaps some other areas would make a great deal of sense.
                                 
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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2016, 01:32:08 AM »
How I'd go about it.
>Worldbuilding
>> UN or whatevs
>> Modern Era Fiction
>> Pre-Modern Era Fiction
>> Science Fiction/Future Tech
>> Miscellaneous Writing
> Planning Room
>> Guides
>> Factbooks
>> Embassy Exchange
>>> Diplomatic Correspondence

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2016, 07:43:57 PM »
How I'd go about it.
>Worldbuilding
>> UN or whatevs
>> Modern Era Fiction
>> Pre-Modern Era Fiction
>> Science Fiction/Future Tech
>> Miscellaneous Writing
> Planning Room
>> Guides
>> Factbooks
>> Embassy Exchange
>>> Diplomatic Correspondence
Very simple. I like it.

How about we have a section just for Micro-RPs?
« Last Edit: January 06, 2016, 07:50:55 PM by Red Mones »

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2016, 02:47:07 AM »
Maybe...

>Taijitu Fiction
(click to show/hide)
>Alternative Fiction
(click to show/hide)
>Planning Room, Guides, and Cartography

I'll see about organizing the planning room too, consolidating some of the map threads, removing old stickies, etc.

I don't want to get rid of alternative fiction because while it hasn't been used yet, new people have always seemed to express wanting some other RP thing to do. I also was planning on making something in the future.
I like this. My one suggestion would be to place the Planning Room subforum under the Taijitu Fiction header.

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2016, 03:40:46 AM »
How I'd go about it.
>Worldbuilding
>> UN or whatevs
>> Modern Era Fiction
>> Pre-Modern Era Fiction
>> Science Fiction/Future Tech
>> Miscellaneous Writing
> Planning Room
>> Guides
>> Factbooks
>> Embassy Exchange
>>> Diplomatic Correspondence
Very simple. I like it.

How about we have a section just for Micro-RPs?
I like the idea that a Micro-RP could pop up in any section.

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2016, 03:43:18 AM »
^agreed

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2016, 05:25:35 PM »
I don't think sci-fi and miscellaneous/alternative have to be separate sections.

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2016, 06:10:58 PM »
I don't think sci-fi and miscellaneous/alternative have to be separate sections.
Perhaps writing set in the future and pre-modern era could be combined?

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Re: Reorganizing RP Boards
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2016, 08:11:03 PM »
Maybe...

>Taijitu Fiction
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>Alternative Fiction
(click to show/hide)
>Planning Room, Guides, and Cartography
This one's probably my favorite.  ¡Me gusta!
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