[OOC] Arena Chat Thread

[Doc Doctor]

@Guru

Despite how the weight of that text could, if dropped from a great height, kill a bull moose...

I must say, all well said.

[MelonHead]

Seconded. Much text, much agreement.

[Guru]

@Guru

Despite how the weight of that text could, if dropped from a great height, kill a bull moose...

I must say, all well said.

@Doc Doctor

I could very well write a book of jokes, based purely on people commenting on my walls of text. Haha.

But, thanks for proving the below point.

that are often on the receiving end of jokes about, "Guru just wrote a novel length post, guys"

@Guru

[Fallenreaper]

@Guru

Despite how the weight of that text could, if dropped from a great height, kill a bull moose...

I must say, all well said.

@Doc Doctor

That's very, very accurate. *hears a moose die in the distance after the post was dropped* Very.

[Doc Doctor]

@Fallenreaper@Guru@MelonHead

Can't let the meat go to waste. We must use every part of the animal.

[Fallenreaper]

@Fallenreaper@Guru@MelonHead

Can't let the meat go to waste. We must use every part of the animal.

@Doc Doctor

I've never cooked moose before so lead on, Doc.

[MelonHead]

I want its antlers, for a thing, a thing I need to do.

[Guru]

I split it up a little to make it easier on the eyes. lol. I was straining, just rereading it. But I didn't really bother too much with it while writing. I was just trying to get the points across as accurately as I could, and then had to drop it, to get it off my chest. It was indeed heavy.

[mickilennial]

Keeping this discussion relatively constructive, how do you think you can appeal to new members? Is Arena's illicit reputation a problem from the interior or exterior? And how can you make Arena as a section more appealing to new and established members who have considered approaching the section?

Also, Guru. I believe you owe my eyes reparations for what you just made me witness. You know the 'Enter' button exists on your keyboard, right?!

[ImportantNobody]

Wow, ton of posts here now. I'll try to read it all during lunch break. Most be a continuation of the other debate.

[mickilennial]

Wow, ton of posts here now. I'll try to read it all during lunch break. Most be a continuation of the other debate.

@ImportantNobody

Indeed. At the very least it gives Arena some neutral visibility and possibly inspiring activity that goes beyond OOC discussions.

[Dion]

@Guru won't quote your arguments for lengths sake but you make some good points. You've changed my mind in some areas. Let's work together as a community to make arena better than it is now then. There's always room for improvement after all. Keeping arena around might not be a bad idea after all, now that someone has actually put some time into solutions and such.

And don't worry about your arena style of arguing. If I wasn't trying to be an adult and courteous, I'd have bit back much more. I might just be an arena RPer in disguise. ;)

[ImportantNobody]

One way to get more activity...I donno, maybe you non arena folk can challenge us in matches and lose hilariously and epically, thus inspiring more people to join? XD

[mickilennial]

One way to get more activity...I donno, maybe you non arena folk can challenge us in matches and lose hilariously and epically, thus inspiring more people to join? XD

@ImportantNobody

Perhaps egotistical boasts [though I assume this was a joke] would not be the best way to promote Arena.

Also, I used to specifically moderate an Arena subforum on another website some years ago, maybe you shouldn't be so cocky.

[Drifting Pollen]

Re: activity...

I ran a small tournament here in the past, and given that it was my first time doing so I think it went okay. Perhaps after the current event is done I could kick off a new one, and try to spread the word out beyond the people already in this subforum.

Long-term it's going to take more than just a couple events to get this place more active, but getting a few organized fights going and pulling people in with the promise of glory would be a good start!

[MelonHead]

<Snipped quote by ImportantNobody>
Perhaps egotistical boasts [though I assume this was a joke] would not be the best way to promote Arena.

Also, I used to specifically moderate an Arena subforum on another website some years ago, maybe you shouldn't be so cocky.

@Inkarnate

Might as well get used to it, the arena section is about 40% ego, it fuels us, makes us strongaaaah

[Rilla]

People are still in my arena. Why. Get out. I need sleep. Or to start Way of the Warrior again.

[mickilennial]

Might as well get used to it, the arena section is about 40% ego, it fuels us, makes us strongaaaah

@MelonHead

Does it make you stronger or does it make you a noninclusive community?!

Now that I think about it, I imagine a lot of Arena’s reputation is bloated due to certain marque members reputations outside of it more than it has anything to do with Arena itself. This, of course, isn’t really a problem that can be fixed but as long as personal attacks are slugged around it really just ends up being jovial shitposting in the end. Still, it does not hurt to be inviting.

Ultimately, I suppose the definitive question for the subforum is this: What can you do to retro-act the illicit reputation that Arena and its users seem affected by?

[Rilla]

<Snipped quote by MelonHead>
Does it make you stronger or does it make you a noninclusive community?!

Now that I think about it, I imagine a lot of Arena’s reputation is bloated due to certain marque members reputations outside of it more than it has anything to do with Arena itself. This, of course, isn’t really a problem that can be fixed but as long as personal attacks are slugged around it really just ends up being jovial shitposting in the end. Still, it does not hurt to be inviting.

Ultimately, I suppose the definitive question for the subforum is this: What can you do to retro-act the illicit reputation that Arena and its users seem affected by?

@Inkarnate

Nothing, don't even bother too. Spam had a similar reputation, but after spending a long time in there - and that's all it took - most of them were pretty cool. Some of them are phenomenal RPers. Same with here. When I ran Allaria, my baby, several people from both Spam and the arena joined(over total incarnations, I said around 70 interest, and about 50 accepted characters), and it was glorious.

As another example, when I first met Melonhead, he was an argumentative little twatwaffle. But we became friends. He's still a argumentative twatwaffle. But hes dope as shit and can probably take anyone here in an arena fight.

[Guru]

People are still in my arena. Why. Get out. I need sleep. Or to start Way of the Warrior again.

@Rilla

I like option 2.