Magic-themed Forums?...

[train]

I was spending time here at the CPA and looking at the forum names and it hit me(hard - ouch...)... why not relate them to Magic - or Magic cards in particular...

Trading Post could be:

Balduvian Trading Post
Black Market
Cornered Market
High Market
Mercadian Bazaar
Rishadan Port

General Gaming could be:

Game Preserve
Timmy, Power Gamer
Greater Realm of Preservation
Undiscovered Paradise

Games Run By CPA Members could be:

Adventurer's Guildhouse - (from Legends)

Off Topic could be:

Irrigation Ditch(to catch all the run-off...)
Island of Wak-Wak
Maze of Ith
Off Balance
Mind twist
Mind Warp

Political Discussions could be:

City of Brass
Elfhame Palace
Library of Alexandria
Tower of the Magistrate
Political Trickery


Battle Arena could be:

Arena
Barbarian Ring
Bloodstained Mire
Cabal Pit
Contested Cliffs
Grand Coliseum
Havenwood Battleground

Suggestions could be:

Mishra's Factory
Think Tank
Braingeyser
Brainstorm

Testing Forum could be:

Mishra's Workshop
Riptide Laboratory
Arcane Laboratory

 

[Jigglypuff]

That's sort of a cute idea. What could we call the Decks and the Single Card Strategies and the Rules and the Storyline forums?

(- Steve -)

 

[train]

I'll work on it...

 

[Spiderman]

Good idea too...

 

[train]

Casual Decks/Variants/Etc could be:

SpellBook
Library of Leng
Jayemdae Tome
Builder's Bane

Single Card Strategies could be:

Strategy, Schmategy

Rules Questions could be:

Unquestioned Authority
Limited Resources
Knowledge Vault

Storyline could be:

Story circle
Shahrazad
Time and Tide

CPA Related

The Ultimate Nightmare of Wizards of the Coast(R) Customer Service
Familiar Ground
Words of Wilding

General CPA Stuff

Squee's Toy
Words of Wind
Call of the wild
Keldon Twilight
Wildfire

CPA Voting Forum

Natural Order
Preferred Selection
Nature's Chosen
Word of Command
Force of will

CPA/Magic Issues could be:

Mana Crypt
Dual Nature
Natural Affinity
Natural Balance

New Members could be:

Sigil of New Dawn
Tireless Tribe
Repopulate
Replenish
Riptide Replicator
Parallel Evolution

Classic Questions could be:

Ancient Runes
Bottomless Vault
Time Vault
Ancestral Recall
Time Warp
Compost


Home Made Cards could be:

New Frontiers
Mishra's Groundbreaker

 

[Jigglypuff]

Okay, so if we actually did this, I would vote for (in order):

Trading Post: Balduvian Trading Post
General Gaming: Game Preserve
Games Run By CPA Members: Adventurer's Guildhouse
Off Topic: Maze of Ith
Political Discussions: Tower of the Magistrate
Battle Arena: Arena (obviously)
Suggestions: Think Tank
Testing Forum: Arcane Laboratory
Casual Decks/Variants/Etc.: Library of Leng
Single Card Strategies: Strategy, Schmategy
Rules Questions: Unquestioned Authority
Storyline: Shahrazad
CPA Related: Familiar Ground
General CPA Stuff: Nothing yet
CPA Voting Forum: Preferred Selection
CPA/Magic Issues: None of them feel right
New Members: Repopulate
Classic Questions: Ancestral Recall
Home-Made Cards: Mishra's Workshop (none of the others felt right)

(- Steve -)
Yes! One post to go!

 

[Shiro, Time Devourer]

General CPA stuff: Unifying Theory

 

[train]

Good one Shiro...


Spidey - Is this something Ed would have to do if he approves of it?...

 

[Spiderman]

I could do it if it comes down to it, but that's such a drastic change that I'd feel more comfortable if Ed and the other Founders/Admins give their blessing and let Ed do it.

 

[train]

I guess I'll politely ask if he could take a brief look at the suggestions forum...

 

[EricBess]

Just out of curiosity, would you be replacing the current forum names, or just extending them? I think replacing them would be a bad idea. It would be confusing for everyone until they got used to it. More importantly, it would discourage new users. If you are talking about extending them, or subtitling them, then I think that would be interesting.

 

[train]

The idea would be similar to the following examples...

Strategy, Schmategy: Single Card Strategies

Knowledge Vault: All Magic: The Gathering Rules questions

Something to that effect...

I was aware you'd still have to explain the forum's main subject of discussion... I should have mentioned it earlier...

It was just something I saw as a little more fun with Magic... including even unglued cards... which are definitely casual...

 

[Ed Sullivan]

I generally read all the threads in the suggestions forum, but I usually don't reply; I like to hear as many other opinions before laying down the law.

I don't know if I want to extend them directly as some of the names can get pretty long. But I do like the idea, so I'll see what I can come up with when I get a chance.

Anyone else have any suggestions/preferences here?

 

[Mazzak]

Either Island of Wak-Wak or Irrigation Ditch would be a great replacement for the dry and functional "off-topic" title.

 

[Spiderman]

Since train and others have offered choices as names for the forums, perhaps we should put them in Voting and vote on them, if this does go forward?

 

[train]

Thanks guys...

I'm first in line to cast a ballot... Just hope I don't leave any dimpled or hanging chads on my ballot...

Note to self... even though I'd love to vote first... I may not be on-line when the thread is posted... make sure every other member is bound and gagged befoer it's posted and then release them after I vote...

Answer to self... sounds like a plan...

 

[Nightstalkers]

We'll help you on that one there friend...

Just don't plan on every one of us voting for you though