Yawn, time to suggest one of my fanatical ideas...
Well, as you all know, we currently have, uhm... 12 different forums. All of them have a very good topic that allows many things to go inside (Except the Sonny 2 forum, which is special). But time to time I have wondered:
We don't have a Science Forum.
Why? I don't know. I don't think I've ever seen anyone suggest this before, for some reason. I know many people would down this suggestion with 'there are going to be no more forums' and 'there aren't enough people interested in that' (Which I frankly both disagree with), but think about it:
Many items of valuable interest (Astronomy, biology, geology, seismology etc...) are not discussed much. Why? Let me tell you why. They end up either in:
A. The Tavern
Or
B. World Events, Politics, Religion, Etc.
No offense to the many Tavern users, but it's kind of the place that doesn't belong goes to (That's sort of what it's for). Many topics are random and clearly have nothing in common with one another. Science on the other hand, is not random, and a very large, debatable forum theme.
World Events (A few Science things can land here) is to me the closest thing the Forum has to offer to a Science Forum. Many Science related threads are in there (Earthquake in Haiti is a good example) that could have an even lengthier and more depth discussion in a Science Forum (Why did the earthquake happen? How are these recorded? Can anything be done?). World Events talks about when things happen or what might happen, and many times it is a smooth discussion. A Science Forum would be a great place to debate things, take sides on conflicting theories and so forth.
We have an alien forum? Am I missing something...I guess we could use a science forum but I rather think that the WEPR covers most if not all the science topics...
The WPR gets 'Science' written into the title. So it becomes WPRS. That way, people know that Science topics may go there. Sound better? Not a new forum, a revision of an old one.
I vote yes. I'm sorry Unlimitedpower, I thought this thread was dead or I would have commented/voted earlier. I also agree with Knight, on more history topics. I've really enjoyed the topic on medieval weapons...
Lol I would think so Knight, since after today, today's present will be tomorrow's history. Okay, to put it less confuzzlingly, yes it does XD
What about already passed world events?
I believe the WEPR should be entirely renamed into something which encompasses all serious, intelligent discussion. Some sites refer to such a forum as a "Debate" or a "Serious Discussion" forum or something like that.
I could live with that, after all it is our one and only forum where there is actual seriousness. Perhaps the Serious, Intelligent Discussion Forum (jk)
