Exactly. I know I saw a mod/admin complain about having to setup a new forum. Its really not that hard of a job, but I hope they were just griping instead of trying to make a point.

I think the only thing concerning the mods/admins about adding this subforum would be moderation. I just don't see the problem with giving a couple existing moderators the additional duty over that forum, and/or possibly adding a couple new moderators. Even a couple of existing mods spoke up in this thread offering their assistance.

 

Sure they can. It's called a ban.

 

True, but even so, there would be a steady influx of asshattery that would stink up the forum. That is, of course, unless there was a way to make it an invite-only forum that anybody could look at, but only certain people could post in.

Then the only way to get new people to post in there would be for someone legit to vouche for someone. If the person they vouched for turns out to be a douche, then both people get banned from posting in there.

I dunno, maybe in a perfect world.

 

There's no need to make it an invite only forum. I doubt we'd have to worry about trolls as much as you think.

 

Well, just a suggestion. Photography is not really my bag, but just trying to help. Good luck on it, though.

 

I can agree. I just threw that out there as a suggestion, wishing it would help out with this moving forward.

 

I'd like to see a photography section aswell- opossibly photography/art?

 

Here's something you guys need to realize: we don't create forums out of want, but out of need.

We aren't going to create a forum in hopes that there is going to be content added to it after the fact. We create forums because a particular forum begins to have many different threads about the same subject, enough to justify creating a subforum or a new forum altogether to keep it seperate.

Here's some examples:

Cycle Corner and Offroad / 4x4 forums were created because there were enough of both related types threads in various forums, as well as interested participants, to warrant creating new forums for each.

The Backroom subforum was created because there were so many adult/NWS/(X) threads in Eye Candy that we felt it necessary to create a distinction between those types, and other threads.

Vehicles for SALE was created first as a subforum, and then later divided up into it's own subforums to because of the need to reduce the amount of clutter and disorganization that came from having a non-specific forum that contained so many threads.

And here's something from the way-back machine for you guys to consider: who here remembers the Girl Garage?. Yeah, Girl Garage. That is the perfect example of a forum created based on want and not need. The minority of girls asked for a forum of their own, and one was created because they asked, and not because there was a need for one. And what happened? Nobody ever posted in it, and it became dead weight. It got axed pretty quick, despite our being assured that it would be used.


So the moral of the story here guys, is that if you want a photography forum, for actual photoshoots and threads of a more "professional" caliber, then show us that we need one. This goes for any legit "new forum" idea... show us that it's worth the hassle (and trust me, it's a hassle) of creating a new forum.

 

Thank you for your reasoning.

Now we all need to just start posting our work.......

 

If 1/4 of the responses to photoshoot threads were serious posts, I'm sure more shoots would be seen.