Suggestions for the sports section

[StefanWolves]

MOVE IF THIS IS NOT IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTION.

Right, I suggest for the sports&hobbies section to be broken up until two separate sections, obviously into a sports section, and a separate hobbies section, this would put these things straight, (1) their is hardly ANY threads in this section regarding none sporting hobbies, by splitting the two sections, you would be opening up another forum for people to discuss their hobbies, including stuff like joining bands, after school groups, ect. (2) when the odd occasional person comes in and posts say about dollhouse minaturists (E.G; CLICK HERE) they get flamed by the "sporting" majority of the sports&'hobbies' section.

So my first suggestion is to break up the sports&hobbies section, and have on forum dedicated to sports, and one dedicated to hobbies, people may not agree with this suggestion, but it would open up other doors and make more users feel welcome to post about their none sporting hobbies.

My other suggestion, is that, if their was to be a break up of the "sports&hobbies" section into two separate forums, then inside the sports section their should be three subforums, (1) football banter, this could include banter between local teams, this would help stop arguments that do occur in this section, and would add a humorous and better atmosphere to the sports section. (2) Footballl RUMOURS, this could be from a range of rumours, e.g. when the stickied thread about "transfer rumours" is out of date, and then when the season starts, people could post about any rumours, from player rumours, transfer rumours, club take over rumours, and any other footballing rumours, ect. (3) another subforum could be something along the lines of a weekly football thread for when matches have taken place, where people posting about football that they have seen on tv/been to watch irl, and people could give their views of the match in the respected threads of which that users create about certain matches.

Having these 3 seperate subforums dedicated to football would clear up the normal subforum so that people could post about other sports, without it falling down the list and not being commented on because so many people are posting on footballing topics, this would invite people to discuss more freely about other sports.

This is just a suggestion, but if you agree with both of these suggestions, or if you disagree with them, and don't want these changes to be implemented, then please vote in my thread with your answer.

Also please leave your views and opinions here, no flaming, just constructive criticism/ideas.

Thanks!
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Moved by invincible (Forum Moderator) from Sports & Hobbies, it would get a better response in feedback.

[AlexOC]

Defo need a football banter section! Good idea.

[StefanWolves]

Yeah Alex, I think it would reduce the amount of arguments in the Sports section, whatever happens with these suggestions, sports&hobbies needs to be changed to two separate sections, and we defo need a few football subforums, definitely football banter.

[Geraint]

Maybe split it up a bit but couldn't we just have some stickied threads for stuff like banter. Would be nice if we could have something which tells people who they support.

[Hecktix]

Tbh I think the hobbies part could just be discounted and this could be discussed in Discuss Anything, as there are so few threads in there about non-sport hobbies.

I disagree with your other idea, we're trying to reduce the amount of forums so making 3 special forums for football is a bit OTT.

Generally threads made in that forum are about football & that is accepted, as that's the most popular sport on this forum.

Other sports do get threads too, such as F1 occasionally, cricket & i've seen a couple of rugby threads.

The lesserliked sports get stickied discussion threads, i.e the current MotoGP discussion thread which I'm about to post in, or The Ashes thread or the WWE thread.

[StefanWolves]

TBH yeah, but I meant SUBFORUMS in the SPORTS section for football, technology discussion have 4 sections, and that works perfectly over in that forum, so why not for the sports section?

[Hecktix]

TBH yeah, but I meant SUBFORUMS in the SPORTS section for football, technology discussion have 4 sections, and that works perfectly over in that forum, so why not for the sports section?

I agree with the idea above for a sticky for football banter, and possibly a post your team sticky

[Geraint]

It's fine as it is. We get stickied threads for important things, one of which is rumours. The banter comes down to the moderation really. As I said, I'd like to have something that shows who you support.

[StefanWolves]

True, but football should have some subforums, lets face it, at the moment, other individual threads about different sports don't get a look in, they just go down the list.

I think we should have Football Banter, and Football rumours, and a Football news/discussions subforums, it would work.

[Geraint]

rumours can only be put in one thread really. they only last the transfer window so that thread will be unstickied come september. banter can be posted in most threads and a banter forum isn't really necessary. we can discuss football in the rest of it. there's 5 stickied threads in there as it is, we don't really want to have a load and have to trawl down the page to see the latest thread. the football kits and transfers will be gone by september so maybe add a sticky in there.

and invincible, there used to be a post your team thread but it got old and everyone stopped used it. i was thinking more of something in the top right e.g. in the games forum your gamertag comes up.