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---------Wanted: SNES PROTOTYPES !!! PM Me-----------
1) Option 2 looks the best.
2) I like this idea - NA Auctions tend to get drown out in the B/S/T forum.
3) A huge No to the Proto subforum... Do we really need a subforum that only 1% of the community (or less) will use? I have a strong feeling that the only people that will actually post regularly in it are Beaglepuss, Mr.Mark, and maybe one or two other people.
I'm not putting down Protos or anything, they're cool as hell, but it's such a Niche thing that I can guarentee you right now that it will get practically zero use after the novelty has worn off in a couple weeks.
I'm stupified that it has gotten 31 yes's, to be perfectly honest.
Hey, now. LIke I said in my post, I think Protos are cool too. In no way am I putting down Prototypes or their collectors. I always visit prototype threads too... They're some of the most interesting things on the forum, hands down.
What I was trying to get across is that, even if you do visit the Proto subforum every day, after the first few weeks of novelty has worn off, there will not be daily posting in that section. There just isn't enough protos to talk about. Sure, when a new Proto shows up, that thread will get attention... But, it would have gotten attention if it was posted in "Collector's Corner" too. Plus, how often does a new NES proto show up? Every few weeks? Months even? In the time between those protos being found, the Subforum will generally be a ghost town for new posts.
And finally, a Proto subforum will certainly not "build a bigger user base." Maybe we'd get a few new users, but like I said before, protos are about as Niche as you can get.
1) Option 2 looks the best.
2) I like this idea - NA Auctions tend to get drown out in the B/S/T forum.
3) A huge No to the Proto subforum... Do we really need a subforum that only 1% of the community (or less) will use? I have a strong feeling that the only people that will actually post regularly in it are Beaglepuss, Mr.Mark, and maybe one or two other people.
I'm not putting down Protos or anything, they're cool as hell, but it's such a Niche thing that I can guarentee you right now that it will get practically zero use after the novelty has worn off in a couple weeks.
I'm stupified that it has gotten 31 yes's, to be perfectly honest.
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1) Option 2 looks the best.
2) I like this idea - NA Auctions tend to get drown out in the B/S/T forum.
3) A huge No to the Proto subforum... Do we really need a subforum that only 1% of the community (or less) will use? I have a strong feeling that the only people that will actually post regularly in it are Beaglepuss, Mr.Mark, and maybe one or two other people.
I'm not putting down Protos or anything, they're cool as hell, but it's such a Niche thing that I can guarentee you right now that it will get practically zero use after the novelty has worn off in a couple weeks.
I'm stupified that it has gotten 31 yes's, to be perfectly honest.
You must've missed my last post - I find Protos interesting too. I'm always excited when I hear about a new proto being discovered.
I know Dream collects protos. I didn't say that it would be just You and Mr.Mark talking in the subforum together. Please re-read my original post.
And, thank you for pointing out the DP Proto forum, it will illustrate my point nicely.
The DP prototype forum concerns Prototypes from every single system... not just Nintendo systems. Plus, DP has a far larger user base than NA does. And still, there's a thread on the First Page of the DP Proto subforum whose last post was August 18th. That's over two months. I do not consider a forum that can't bump a thread off the first page over a full 2 Full Month period "Very Active".
Now, take those factors and apply them to a NintendoAge Proto Forum. NA has a smaller user base, and the Proto discussion will be cut down from 10-20 systems to 2-3 systems, due to the nature of this being a Nintendo site. So, how long will it take for a thread to leave the first page in the Proto section in NA if it takes over 2 months on DP? Six months maybe?
I rest my case.