A "Great Hall of Entmoot"?

Lief Erikson · 09-25-2005, 02:11 AM

What do the Entmooters think of this idea? Perhaps a subforum could be created in General Messages called "The Great Hall of Entmoot", or something of the like. Or it could be a new forum in the "other topics" section of Entmoot. This place would be like the Teacup CafÃ© in that it's a place where virtual events can go on, and we would move around as virtual selves. However, it would have many different rooms, and these different places would be the different threads.

There could be a gym. There could be a large swimming pool area. There could be a technology center and a lounge. We could connect the Teacup CafÃ© to this larger building, as well.

Recently the Teacup CafÃ© was overrun for six pages with a ferocious RPG style war. The Hall might be able to go through similar experiences. It would be a virtual place that we could do fun things in, and invent fun things in, with our virtual selves.

I actually had this idea quite a while ago, but shelved it. Lotesse's recent beautiful changes to the Teacup CafÃ© brought it to mind again, however, and I chose this time to act on it.

What do you all think? A good idea, or no?

trolls' bane · 09-25-2005, 02:13 AM

Good idea! I'll give all my support.

Lotesse · 09-25-2005, 02:13 AM

Just make this thread, what you just created, the new "Great Hall." Could it work like that? I think it could, if the mods & admins let us do it. We shall see...

***Tessar*** · 09-25-2005, 02:13 AM

I'd think not, since the only chat thread/area/board was supposed to be the Tea Cup Cafe

.

Honestly, if people want to RPG as themselves they can do it in the Tea Cup Cafe.

Lief Erikson · 09-25-2005, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lotesse

Just make this thread, what you just created, the new "Great Hall." Could it work like that? I think it could, if the mods & admins let us do it. We shall see...

It could. I think a whole forum or subforum would be more enjoyable, where we could have a different topic for each room. You've made such nice adjustments to the Teacup CafÃ© that we could really just do all of this there! The organization and scale would be much broader if it actually was a forum or subforum of its own. Also you could have people building their own places there, though probably building rights would have to be given by a moderator.

This could all be done in the Teacup CafÃ©. The problem is just what I said earlier, the scale and organization wouldn't be as good. It still would be very fun even in just that one thread, however

.

Though I must say, if it was all one thread, some poor bystanders like RÃ*an might have difficulty finding a peaceful place for a crumpet.

Lotesse · 09-25-2005, 02:17 AM

See, that too. (in response 2 Tessar)

That's what I kinda figured, but... it still is a nice idea.

We'd need an awful lot of people clamouring for it, though, to make it an even slightly viable option, Lief. The Teacup serves its purpose for that really well, at this point. I don't know if Entmoot could really accomodate a whole 'nother sub-forum, just for RPG-like fun chatting. Hmm. Sure would be fun, but...

trolls' bane · 09-25-2005, 02:19 AM

Napoleon: Snowball, I fully support your windmill!

Lief Erikson · 09-25-2005, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lotesse

We'd need an awful lot of people clamouring for it, though, to make it an even slightly viable option, Lief. The Teacup serves its purpose for that really well, at this point. I don't know if Entmoot could really accomodate a whole 'nother sub-forum, just for RPG-like fun chatting. Hmm. Sure would be fun, but...

That's true

. Well, it's an idea.

Lotesse · 09-25-2005, 02:22 AM

And an impressive idea, at that. It just takes a lot more than one would think of, to really make room for all the extra sub-forum space. Maybe that's why it has taken such an extensive, dedicated petitioning effort to get a Narnia forum made.

Lief Erikson · 09-25-2005, 02:31 AM

I don't know anything about the way technical things like space management function, so I really didn't think of that.

Anyway, I think it wouldn't do any harm to just leave this thread open and see how many are interested

. Besides, it's a fun dream

.

***Tessar*** · 09-25-2005, 02:34 AM

Well, I know Ben has concerns about bandwidth, and I could see that just being one huge, bandwidth black hole.

Lief Erikson · 09-25-2005, 02:36 AM

Very well, you can close the thread

.

Linaewen · 09-25-2005, 02:42 AM

Yeah, there's a reason why fun threads like the 'Previous Poster' or 'Anything' thread (is that what it was called?) were deleted.

All that stuff is condensed into the one cafÃ© now.

***Tessar*** · 09-25-2005, 02:48 AM

I don't have the final say on it--I think it's a really cute idea, even if I wouldn't participate in it myself. I'm just going to leave the thread open to see what other people have to say.

***Earniel*** · 09-25-2005, 06:35 AM

The idea reminds me of the 'Entmoot parties' threads that were held in the RPG-forum when I first joined. People were role playing there as their own virtual selves on one giant party in the thread-starter's virtual house. But those threads died out after three instalments. People lost interest.

The idea is definitely food for thought and I think there may be fun to be had with it. But I'm not sure whether it warrants a whole new sub-forum.

***RÃan*** · 09-25-2005, 08:19 PM

Maybe it could go in the RPG forum for now, and if it really takes off over a sustained period of time, it could "graduate" to its own forum.

Lief, are you thinking of starting threads with different room names or something?

rohirrim TR · 09-25-2005, 08:57 PM

since we are allies the EMPIRE gives you their approval, we could loan you some of our Lief clones to build it and be security too.

(dang it

)

trolls' bane · 09-25-2005, 11:44 PM

The Martian government also lends its support.

Curubethion · 09-26-2005, 08:37 PM

Hey, how about if I start experiments with squirrels and TNT...
(Here we go again...

)

CrazySquirrel · 09-28-2005, 03:01 PM

How about if evil squirrels of Mirkwood start experimenting with some elven warriors?
Do you know, by the way, where all those ugly spiders come from?

09-25-2005, 02:11 AM	#1
Lief Erikson Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fountain Valley, CA Posts: 6,343	A "Great Hall of Entmoot"? What do the Entmooters think of this idea? Perhaps a subforum could be created in General Messages called "The Great Hall of Entmoot", or something of the like. Or it could be a new forum in the "other topics" section of Entmoot. This place would be like the Teacup CafÃ© in that it's a place where virtual events can go on, and we would move around as virtual selves. However, it would have many different rooms, and these different places would be the different threads. There could be a gym. There could be a large swimming pool area. There could be a technology center and a lounge. We could connect the Teacup CafÃ© to this larger building, as well. Recently the Teacup CafÃ© was overrun for six pages with a ferocious RPG style war. The Hall might be able to go through similar experiences. It would be a virtual place that we could do fun things in, and invent fun things in, with our virtual selves. I actually had this idea quite a while ago, but shelved it. Lotesse's recent beautiful changes to the Teacup CafÃ© brought it to mind again, however, and I chose this time to act on it. What do you all think? A good idea, or no? __________________ If the world has indeed, as I have said, been built of sorrow, it has been built by the hands of love, because in no other way could the soul of man, for whom the world was made, reach the full stature of its perfection. ~Oscar Wilde, written from prison Oscar Wilde's last words: "Either the wallpaper goes, or I do." Last edited by Lief Erikson : 09-25-2005 at 02:13 AM.

09-25-2005, 02:13 AM	#2
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	Good idea! I'll give all my support. __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator Last edited by trolls' bane : 09-25-2005 at 02:14 AM.

09-25-2005, 02:13 AM	#3
Lotesse of the House of FÃ«anor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Just make this thread, what you just created, the new "Great Hall." Could it work like that? I think it could, if the mods & admins let us do it. We shall see... __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

09-25-2005, 02:17 AM	#6
Lotesse of the House of FÃ«anor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	See, that too. (in response 2 Tessar) That's what I kinda figured, but... it still is a nice idea. We'd need an awful lot of people clamouring for it, though, to make it an even slightly viable option, Lief. The Teacup serves its purpose for that really well, at this point. I don't know if Entmoot could really accomodate a whole 'nother sub-forum, just for RPG-like fun chatting. Hmm. Sure would be fun, but... __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

09-25-2005, 02:19 AM	#7
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	Napoleon: Snowball, I fully support your windmill! __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

09-25-2005, 02:13 AM	#4
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I'd think not, since the only chat thread/area/board was supposed to be the Tea Cup Cafe . Honestly, if people want to RPG as themselves they can do it in the Tea Cup Cafe.

09-25-2005, 02:22 AM	#9
Lotesse of the House of FÃ«anor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	And an impressive idea, at that. It just takes a lot more than one would think of, to really make room for all the extra sub-forum space. Maybe that's why it has taken such an extensive, dedicated petitioning effort to get a Narnia forum made. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

09-25-2005, 02:31 AM	#10
Lief Erikson Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fountain Valley, CA Posts: 6,343	I don't know anything about the way technical things like space management function, so I really didn't think of that. Anyway, I think it wouldn't do any harm to just leave this thread open and see how many are interested . Besides, it's a fun dream . __________________ If the world has indeed, as I have said, been built of sorrow, it has been built by the hands of love, because in no other way could the soul of man, for whom the world was made, reach the full stature of its perfection. ~Oscar Wilde, written from prison Oscar Wilde's last words: "Either the wallpaper goes, or I do." Last edited by Lief Erikson : 09-25-2005 at 02:34 AM.

09-25-2005, 02:34 AM	#11
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Well, I know Ben has concerns about bandwidth, and I could see that just being one huge, bandwidth black hole.

09-25-2005, 02:36 AM	#12
Lief Erikson Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fountain Valley, CA Posts: 6,343	Very well, you can close the thread . __________________ If the world has indeed, as I have said, been built of sorrow, it has been built by the hands of love, because in no other way could the soul of man, for whom the world was made, reach the full stature of its perfection. ~Oscar Wilde, written from prison Oscar Wilde's last words: "Either the wallpaper goes, or I do." Last edited by Lief Erikson : 09-25-2005 at 02:37 AM.

09-25-2005, 02:42 AM	#13
Linaewen Fair Dinkum Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,319	Yeah, there's a reason why fun threads like the 'Previous Poster' or 'Anything' thread (is that what it was called?) were deleted. All that stuff is condensed into the one cafÃ© now.

09-25-2005, 02:48 AM	#14
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I don't have the final say on it--I think it's a really cute idea, even if I wouldn't participate in it myself. I'm just going to leave the thread open to see what other people have to say.

09-25-2005, 06:35 AM	#15
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	The idea reminds me of the 'Entmoot parties' threads that were held in the RPG-forum when I first joined. People were role playing there as their own virtual selves on one giant party in the thread-starter's virtual house. But those threads died out after three instalments. People lost interest. The idea is definitely food for thought and I think there may be fun to be had with it. But I'm not sure whether it warrants a whole new sub-forum. __________________ We are not things.

09-25-2005, 08:19 PM	#16
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Maybe it could go in the RPG forum for now, and if it really takes off over a sustained period of time, it could "graduate" to its own forum. Lief, are you thinking of starting threads with different room names or something? __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

09-25-2005, 11:44 PM	#18
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	The Martian government also lends its support. __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

09-26-2005, 08:37 PM	#19
Curubethion Fenway Ranger, Lord of Red Sox Nation Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College! Posts: 1,976	Hey, how about if I start experiments with squirrels and TNT... (Here we go again... ) __________________ Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to meâ€”when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen yearsâ€”that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan)

09-28-2005, 03:01 PM	#20
CrazySquirrel Shape-shifting, men-grabbing NAZGUL Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 796	How about if evil squirrels of Mirkwood start experimenting with some elven warriors? Do you know, by the way, where all those ugly spiders come from?

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