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Re: I want to start a forum dedicated to discussion of scifi

Post by PsychoSerenity » Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:58 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Horwood Beer-Master wrote:Worst thing that ever happened to SciFi was when it got lumped-in with fantasy. :nono:
There's no clear line, and a lot of people like both. Star Wars has wizards, warriors and rocket ships.
And whenever I've seen SciFi and fantasy separated in bookshops, working out where to look for Pratchett's Discworld novels, is always annoying.
amused wrote:Google 'science fiction forums' and you'll find, not surprisingly, that there are already a bunch of them out there. For a new forum to succeed in an established niche, it has to offer something that can't be found/added elsewhere.

Not trying to rain on your parade, but there are a lot of startups that quickly fade away.
Zilla brings himself to the forum and can single-handedly make it more active than most of the forums out there. :hehe:

But yeah, zilla, I'd probably sign up. :tup:
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Re: I want to start a forum dedicated to discussion of scifi

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:59 pm

I need help with a name. :begging:
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Post by amused » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:06 pm

sciencefriction.xxx won't load, so I don't know if it's a domain problem (it's not registered yet) or the .xxx domains aren't working yet.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:08 pm

I don't see that much sleaze in this forum, plus you'd probably never be able to access it at work.
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Post by amused » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:14 pm

strangeworlds.net is available, but not the .com version.

I usually try to get a domain where I can acquire at least the .com and .net version together.

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:17 pm

I was thinking "Agora's Library".
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Re: I want to start a forum dedicated to discussion of scifi

Post by Audley Strange » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:56 pm

A name?

Orac Laserbeard's galactic dungeon?
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:57 pm

Audley Strange wrote:A name?

Orac Laserbeard's galactic dungeon?
Too cerebral.
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Post by Audley Strange » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:59 pm

Space Goblin Inn?
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:00 pm

Audley Strange wrote:Space Goblin Inn?
"Agora's Library II" :levi:
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Post by Audley Strange » Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:03 pm

I see a common theme in your own suggestions.
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Post by drl2 » Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:06 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:Anthony uses that "this world with a portal to that world" meme a lot.

As for the forum, I need a hook. :thinks:
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Post by amused » Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:25 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:As for the forum, I need a hook. :thinks:
sociopoliticalstatementsinfantasyandsciencefiction.com appears to be available...

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:26 pm

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Gawdzilla wrote:As for the forum, I need a hook. :thinks:
sociopoliticalstatementsinfantasyandsciencefiction.com appears to be available...
All good scifi is based on sociology. Space oaters excepted, of course.
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Post by drl2 » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:25 am

YourThetansAreShowing.org :dunno:
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