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Old 04-23-2009, 10:56 PM
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Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

Welcome, ladies and gents. After some support for the idea proposed in this thread, the Anime and Manga has been revamped into the more general Cartoons and Comics board. Nothing will change hugely, but instead of just discussing Japanese animation and comics, Western comics and animation will be discussed here as well! Isn't that fun? Of course it is!

Now, while this isn't a completely new board, I do think that this board could use a bit of a revamp in more than the name. Since I don't know much about anime or manga, I am looking to those who like to post in this section for ideas about revamping the current stickies, whether they should be restarted or kept or changed in any ways. I notice, for example, that the "Anime Reviews" thread doesn't really have that much going on, so should it be removed or simply rebooted and retooled to maybe get more active?

And I'm also looking for suggestions on new ideas for stickies, either concerning Japanese stuff or Western stuff as well. I myself have an idea for a "General comics discussion" thread to be stickied for western comics, since there are so many comics coming out every week, and rather than make a thread of every single one have people able to express their thoughts on these weekly releases in one place, and leave individual threads for more broader discussion on series' or graphic novels and whatnot.

So please feel free to drop your suggestions here, if you have any. I'll keep this up for about a week or so, and see how that goes.

Have fun, and enjoy the retooled board!
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Old 04-23-2009, 11:46 PM
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Re: Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

Cool, I was wondering why there wasn't a place for Western comics and whatnot.
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Old 04-23-2009, 11:58 PM
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Re: Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

This was a great idea. Anime can't hog the spotlight for no good reason. I do believe I will take this newfound opportunity to post pictures of Calvin and Hobbes dancing in joy.
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:13 AM
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Re: Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

Yeah, the Anime Reviews thread should probably be closed, but not deleted or anything. I think such a thread should be replaced in a recommendation thread where people can post series recommendations no matter how ****ty it is (it is in the eye of the beholder afterall). Each post can be a little recommendation thing with the title of the series, a picture, a summary, how large it is, etc. And maybe a little review by the poster or links to other reviews. Just general ideas thrown around in each one, but definitely have some visual clarity to each post.

I might even form every possible series I could think of sometime and just post it all, but it could be a real nice collaborative effort amongst the forum.
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:28 AM
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Re: Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

Would such a thread be strictly for Anime, or for Manga and Cartoons and Comics as well? Or would each have its own thread? Or would they be grouped by media (Comics and Manga / Anime and Cartoons)? Or would it be grouped West/East?

I like the idea of a recommendation thread, I put one in the Music section for that very reason, but its just how to organize it so that everything is included, but without creating too much clutter.
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:33 AM
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Re: Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

inb4 somebody says anime are not cartoons.

I think it's a good idea to merge all the styles of cartooning so it won't flood out to say, the Television threads or something.
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:38 AM
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Re: Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

In regards to the recommendation thread, I think it makes sense to divide it up by medium (comics and cartoons each get their separate threads), in which any style of that medium can be discussed. That's probably how it should be. They also might stay alive easier that way.

Also, are we to assume now that the TV forum is only for live-action?
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Re: Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

I like the idea of having two separate recommendation threads, one for Comics(West/East), and one for Cartoons(West/East) as well as having a rule stating that your recommendations must be at least a paragraph in length.

As for a general comics discussion, I think it would be pretty useful, I don't know how many people here read comics, but I don't think it's many. Would probably save on clutter, without many threads with only a few posts in each.
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Old 04-24-2009, 01:39 AM
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Re: Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

Well my idea was to just have a general "Recommendation" thread with every medium separated, even by West and East if people really want it. I just think it'd be a great opportunity for people to discover new things. I'm already bringing a collection of series I plan to recommend anyway.
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Old 04-24-2009, 10:00 AM
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Re: Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

The Favourite Anime/Manga thread is, right now, essentially half-way between review and recommendation.

It might make sense to keep it and then make another one for comics/cartoons?

Or perhaps reboot it and start a new one?


I'm not sure. But yeah, the review thread is disappointingly dead.
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Old 04-24-2009, 10:07 AM
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Well my idea was to just have a general "Recommendation" thread with every medium separated, even by West and East if people really want it. I just think it'd be a great opportunity for people to discover new things. I'm already bringing a collection of series I plan to recommend anyway.
While not a bad idea. Is there really enough traffic going through here, to warrant four separate recommendation threads?
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The Favourite Anime/Manga thread is, right now, essentially half-way between review and recommendation.

It might make sense to keep it and then make another one for comics/cartoons?

Or perhaps reboot it and start a new one?


I'm not sure. But yeah, the review thread is disappointingly dead.
I think we should leave "The Favorite Anime/Manga" thread alone. It seems just to be people listing their favorite Anime/Manga rather than recommending, and saying why with a short summary.
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I think we should leave "The Favorite Anime/Manga" thread alone. It seems just to be people listing their favorite Anime/Manga rather than recommending, and saying why with a short summary.
Then perhaps reboot it as "Favourite/Recommended Anime and Manga," so that it covers both? People can state their favourites while at the same time giving reasons why and such.

My worry with that, however, would be laziness. How many people are going to want to actually put effort into writing about something they like? In my experience, surprisingly few.
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Re: Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

While you probably right in that few people would put effort into their recommendations, is it really that hard to write a paragraph or two summary?

I don't think, what potentially could be two good threads, should be cluttered with the usual spam of listing a few titles with no thought.
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Old 04-24-2009, 11:41 PM
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Re: Welcome to Cartoons and Comics!

I'm going to make the recommendation threads tomorrow, if there are no objections or further suggestions concerning them. Though if there are some suggestions after they are made they should be fairly easy to implement, so fret not.

Still looking for any other ideas or suggestions. I brought up in the opening post the idea of a General Comics discussion thread for talking about single issues of comics that are coming out every week. Any thoughts on that? I think maybe it might not be that popular, since I don't know how many people are active readers, but I know that it is something I would love, even if I was just talking to myself.
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Old 04-26-2009, 12:47 AM
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Still looking for any other ideas or suggestions. I brought up in the opening post the idea of a General Comics discussion thread for talking about single issues of comics that are coming out every week. Any thoughts on that? I think maybe it might not be that popular, since I don't know how many people are active readers, but I know that it is something I would love, even if I was just talking to myself.
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