Health and Fitness
Okay I'll be the first to admit I hated the idea of the sub-forums, and in some ways I still do, such as I believe the garage is okay now, but some car posts should still be allowed in OT, like the non serious discussion ones, like "What's Your Dream Car etc." But, The Garage is getting more traffic and the more specific questions are getting help.
Anyway enough about that, but I believe that if we have the garage then we should also have a fitness forum, as even though OT is a great place to post it and in some cases maybe the mods should be leinant about allowing a certain fitness thread in OT, a fitness forum would be a good idea because:
1. We have a lot of fitness/weightlifting questions each day, a lot of them go unanswered because they are quickly removed from the first page in OT
2. The ones that are answered are usually filled with people not knowing what they are talking about, usually because they would not have clicked the thread in the first place if it was not in OT. Such as the usual "You are weak I can bench 300lbs" post or the "Supplements are a scam that is all" post.
3. The new subdivision would obviously help both the people wanting help and the "helpees" because it would be focused in one place. Also those members who are new in the area would be able to get the info a lot more easily
4. yes I will be the first to admit this is a tech forum, yet other tech forums have this section and a lot of people do not want to be bothered by going to places such as bb.com where they could get flamed for being a n00b and have to learn to a whole new posting procedure. They are also familiar with the members and know who they are getting good help from, not some company rep or another n00b
5. There is a huge interest on here for fitness, especially for the "computer geek" who wants to get into shape, and I think the forum would bring more traffic than even the garage
6. This goes hand in hand with #5. Tallbill's contest would be a great thread to get the section off to it's start. Giving the people who participate in the contest their own little community and area. Think photography section
7. Now that new mods are being selected, the moderation for this forum would not be a problem, and I think Amused would make a great mod for that section, as he is an elite member that has been here for a while, knowledgeable about the subject, has wisdom from his age, and IMO has the qualities of a good mod (he reminds me of oldsmoboat, but less kranky ). Another good mod just for that section would be Special K. And, of course even without new mods it could be done as Red Dawn knows quite a bit about fitness and weightlifting and is already a mod. The forum would need very little moderation anyway as it would be the type of section that is very self moderating, like DC, but with the occasional troll.
8. It will indeed bring in more traffic to the site. People coming to the forums for that one question will see the forum and with the quality of the members here (unlike other places) is not full of 14 year olds will see the wealth of information and overall quality
9. Hell, you could even justify it by adding some threads about fitness tech such as heart monitors etc.
Just thought I would kick this idea out there, as the need seems apparent to me with the community of fitness gurus that is growing here, and the hope that the transformation contest becomes a tradition.
EDIT: Forum name could be Fitness and Nutrition
Okay I'll be the first to admit I hated the idea of the sub-forums, and in some ways I still do, such as I believe the garage is okay now, but some car posts should still be allowed in OT, like the non serious discussion ones, like "What's Your Dream Car etc." But, The Garage is getting more traffic and the more specific questions are getting help.
Anyway enough about that, but I believe that if we have the garage then we should also have a fitness forum, as even though OT is a great place to post it and in some cases maybe the mods should be leinant about allowing a certain fitness thread in OT, a fitness forum would be a good idea because:
1. We have a lot of fitness/weightlifting questions each day, a lot of them go unanswered because they are quickly removed from the first page in OT
2. The ones that are answered are usually filled with people not knowing what they are talking about, usually because they would not have clicked the thread in the first place if it was not in OT. Such as the usual "You are weak I can bench 300lbs" post or the "Supplements are a scam that is all" post.
3. The new subdivision would obviously help both the people wanting help and the "helpees" because it would be focused in one place. Also those members who are new in the area would be able to get the info a lot more easily
4. yes I will be the first to admit this is a tech forum, yet other tech forums have this section and a lot of people do not want to be bothered by going to places such as bb.com where they could get flamed for being a n00b and have to learn to a whole new posting procedure. They are also familiar with the members and know who they are getting good help from, not some company rep or another n00b
5. There is a huge interest on here for fitness, especially for the "computer geek" who wants to get into shape, and I think the forum would bring more traffic than even the garage
6. This goes hand in hand with #5. Tallbill's contest would be a great thread to get the section off to it's start. Giving the people who participate in the contest their own little community and area. Think photography section
7. Now that new mods are being selected, the moderation for this forum would not be a problem, and I think Amused would make a great mod for that section, as he is an elite member that has been here for a while, knowledgeable about the subject, has wisdom from his age, and IMO has the qualities of a good mod (he reminds me of oldsmoboat, but less kranky ). Another good mod just for that section would be Special K. And, of course even without new mods it could be done as Red Dawn knows quite a bit about fitness and weightlifting and is already a mod. The forum would need very little moderation anyway as it would be the type of section that is very self moderating, like DC, but with the occasional troll.
8. It will indeed bring in more traffic to the site. People coming to the forums for that one question will see the forum and with the quality of the members here (unlike other places) is not full of 14 year olds will see the wealth of information and overall quality
9. Hell, you could even justify it by adding some threads about fitness tech such as heart monitors etc.
Just thought I would kick this idea out there, as the need seems apparent to me with the community of fitness gurus that is growing here, and the hope that the transformation contest becomes a tradition.
EDIT: Forum name could be Fitness and Nutrition