# What other fora do yous want to see? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 5, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167 "2008-09-05T12:42:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/1 "2008-09-05T12:42:37Z")
Inspired by [this thread](http://boardstest.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10155949), since I’ve seen requests for a politics forum before, and some people support a sports forum, although that seems to be only people who don’t want to see sports thread in the Game Room. What other forum ideas do you have? Please don’t interpret this to mean new fora are coming, etc. etc. etc. I’m just wondering what else people would like to see. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/2 "2008-09-05T13:09:03Z")
I think this all comes down to one of two choices. Do you want a message board with the minimum number of fora, thereby having a wide variety of subjects crammed under a few fora names, or a message board with many fora, with sub-fora, child fora, spin-offs - and individual homes for everyone. I quite like the idea of never really knowing what I’m going to see. But I’m also feel I’m drowning in politics when I visit GD, for example. I’m sitting on the fence over this at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Erasmus\_Darwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@Erasmus\_Darwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erasmus_Darwin)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/3 "2008-09-05T13:41:26Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > and some people support a sports forum, although that seems to be only people who don’t want to see sports thread in the Game Room. What other forum ideas do you have? Rather than just a sports forum, you could almost split the Game Room into three based on thread subject: Sports, Video Games, and Parlor Games. They all fall under the description of “games”, but that’s where the similarities end, and it’s weird to seem them all mashed together. That’s probably an even more drastic change than you wanted to hear (especially since the sports forum idea is presumably nothing new), but I did want to get the idea out there since there’s a world of difference between “What’s your take on the upcoming Fallout 3?” and “Post a movie title that starts with the next consecutive letter of the alphabet”. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/4 "2008-09-05T13:46:07Z")
Political forum. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/5 "2008-09-05T13:52:45Z")
Nitpick. It’s _forums_ not _fora_ Just as in colloquiums, albums, rectums, etc. (OED desn’t even list fora as an alternative). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/6 "2008-09-05T14:00:16Z")
I guess I am one of the exceptions that makes full use of the **Game Room**. I think this forum has good flow of threads, it is easy to find the current threads by the second page and it is very well moderated so far. It is busy but not too busy. I would not object to seeing them split, but it seems like the forum works perfectly as long as people don’t mind looking at the second page of threads. I know I was one of the dopers who begged for the Sports forum the longest and the Sports and Games once \*\*Frank \*\*mentioned the possibility. I have been very happy with it and I guess I would not want to see any more forums unless it was to split some non-media related stuff out of The Café. It seems like cooking and hobbies and craft work might make a good separate forum. However the new Barnhouse forum will probably pull in woodworking I would guess. Not quite what you were asking for, but if the SDMB is taking some requests, can we push for getting the groups turns on when the main problems are resolved and can we increase the storage for PMs. 50 fills up very quickly I have found. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/7 "2008-09-05T14:00:31Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Nitpick. > > It’s _forums_ not _fora_ Just as in colloquiums, albums, rectums, etc. (OED desn’t even list fora as an alternative). I never knew that. Ignorance fought. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/8 "2008-09-05T14:02:35Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > It’s _forums_ not _fora_ Just as in colloquiums, albums, rectums, etc. (OED desn’t even list fora as an alternative). Curses rain down upon whichever mod introduced me to that spelling. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/9 "2008-09-05T14:07:56Z")
If we moved the politics out of GD, what would be left? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/10 "2008-09-05T14:09:40Z")
> [@Erasmus\_Darwin](#): > > Rather than just a sports forum, you could almost split the Game Room into three based on thread subject: Sports, Video Games, and Parlor Games. They all fall under the description of “games”, but that’s where the similarities end, and it’s weird to seem them all mashed together. Seconded. Although right now I think the forum would only need to be split twice into “Parlor Games” and “Sports and Video Games”. I love the Feud threads, but they and the Mafia games really drown out the rest of the discussion. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/11 "2008-09-05T14:10:37Z")
It was a thread topic a while ago, fora/forum and I forget which one won the fight. 🙂 What Exit the fight against new forums was always getting less content per forum area was a bad thing right? Now with all the new, and old back I think we will get busy enough a lot of people will be pissed when the thread stays in a busy forum for 5 minutes. Or something, hell I just want one place for politics, not just debates but ass licking political threads the works belong in it. Right now you have spin-offs of politics in almost every area in the forum. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/12 "2008-09-05T14:17:28Z")
Oh, and while we’re discussing The Game Room again. I’ve noticed the mods have left a few video game threads in Cafe Society even after I reported them. I thought that was strange. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/13 "2008-09-05T14:18:37Z")
I’ve just been Googling forums/fora, and there doesn’t seem to be a definitive answer. I do prefer forums, though: it just sounds better. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/14 "2008-09-05T14:20:54Z")
I can’t speak for Great Debates, since I seldom go there, but I would like to see a separate forum, or perhaps a sub-forum, to get all the political discussions out of The Pit. I’m tired of having to move past (or mouse over thread titles) of all the people complaining about Bush, or discussing Palin’s background, etc, etc, _ad nauseum_. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/15 "2008-09-05T14:21:54Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Nitpick. > > It’s _forums_ not _fora_ Just as in colloquiums, albums, rectums, etc. (OED desn’t even list fora as an alternative). re-nitpick: > [@](#): > > Main Entry: > fo·rum > Pronunciation: > \ˈfȯr-əm\ > Function: > noun > Inflected Form(s): > plural forums also fo·ra -ə > Etymology: > Latin; akin to Latin foris outside, fores door — more at door > Date: > 15th century > > 1 a: the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business b: a public meeting place for open discussion c: a medium (as a newspaper or online service) of open discussion or expression of ideas2: a judicial body or assembly : court3 a: a public meeting or lecture involving audience discussion b: a program (as on radio or television) involving discussion of a problem usually by several authorities > [@](#): > > Main Entry: > fora > > plural of forum > **[Merriam-Webster: America's Most Trusted Dictionary](https://www.merriam-webster.com/)** > > Find definitions for over 300,000 words from the most authoritative English dictionary. Continuously updated with new words and meanings. > [@](#): > > 7 results for: fora Browse Nearby Entries > [Dictionary.com](http://Dictionary.com) Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This > fo·ra Audio Help /ˈfɔrə, ˈfoʊrə/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fawr-uh, fohr-uh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation > –noun > a pl. of forum. > [Dictionary.com](http://Dictionary.com) Unabridged (v 1.1) > Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fora](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fora) (citing Random House and American Heritage dictionaries). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/16 "2008-09-05T14:25:17Z")
> [@RyJae](#): > > It was a thread topic a while ago, fora/forum and I forget which one won the fight. 🙂 > > What Exit the fight against new forums was always getting less content per forum area was a bad thing right? Now with all the new, and old back I think we will get busy enough a lot of people will be pissed when the thread stays in a busy forum for 5 minutes. Or something, hell I just want one place for politics, not just debates but ass licking political threads the works belong in it. Right now you have spin-offs of politics in almost every area in the forum. That is true, if and when traffic increases, the need for splitting forums might seem greater to me. I am judging it what I have seen under the P2P model. I won’t be upset if Sports got split out to its own forum, hell it was what I originally wanted. I just didn’t think currently it was justified, but maybe it will be in the upcoming months. Let’s hope so. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/17 "2008-09-05T14:28:15Z")
I’d like to see the Knife Fight forum that was mentioned in the Lost Weekend thread in the pit. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/18 "2008-09-05T14:35:21Z")
Yes, my nitpick was overhasty. Fora is out there, and, while not listed in OED, it is listed as an alternative in other dictionaries, as **Gfactor** pointed out. Your shame is unjustified, **Marley23** , pass the sackcloth and ashes over here! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/19 "2008-09-05T14:39:01Z")
Okay, I’m penciling in a suggestion for a _grammar_ forum. For the record I think both these options stink. “Forums” sounds wrong to me, and “fora” sounds pretentious. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167/20 "2008-09-05T14:42:53Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Okay, I’m penciling in a suggestion for a _grammar_ forum. > > For the record I think both these options stink. “Forums” sounds wrong to me, and “fora” sounds pretentious. Yous want to see has to be wrong though? I am piss poor in grammar and spelling but yous just is weird but is it wrong? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-fora-do-yous-want-to-see/462167.md?page=2)