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Oooh, I like your thinking!
that could be pretty fun
I like this idea, but allow me to play devil's advocate. I worry about such a thread's capacity to stay on topic and not devolve into character arguments since they're covering either unpopular or unlikely characters. I think there'd need to be a good amount of policing on such a thread for it to work properly.
I love this idea. This way people will talk about different characters instead of the usual 10 or so.
I'd love for more people to talk about characters like Sakura Shinguji, Axel Stone, Dig Dug, just to name a few, and so many more!
Fantastic idea! Having a dedicated place for everyone to gush over underdogs and overlooked characters would be a lot of fun. It would require well-written instructions to avoid it descending into "Couldn't X be represented by Y instead" arguments, but I'd be super into it if it can be pulled off.
Fair point. As a couple others have mentioned, there should be rules against attacking the character being covered and their fans. Opinions on their likelihood should be allowed, but debates should be reserved for the main thread or the RTC thread. I also believe people should be allowed to clear up any misconceptions and incorrect facts about the character-For example, say we were debating Terry before we actually got him, and someone said FF/KoF had never been on a Nintendo system before, which would be incorrect. Debates should be stopped quickly, but misconceptions should able to be cleared up.
I think in a vacuum this is good, but I don't know the current capacity of SB staff to accommodate such a thread, especially if part of the thread is advocating for a character's chances, which naturally brings debate. The Square Enix thread had this problem a lot when it was initially made for similar reasons.
Yeah, I was mostly thinking of an overview of the character, i.e. This is what they're from, this is their weapon, this is how they'd fill, etc. Opinion on their chances should be allowed, but should mostly be kept to a minimum.
Can that content include things like Classic Modes, Spirit Boards, and music for their stages?
I'd say that's fair. It's less arguing for their chances and more trying to get people wanting them, something RTC can't really do because it's more about the likeliness than the want. On that note, the want sometimes leads to bias, and that affects the chances, so I say it's best to just let people dream about what could be, without reality holding them back.
Is the idea it would have a nominations system and change daily-ish, a la RTC? Or do you think it'd be more free for all support-related thread like the old Square Enix general thread was?
I was thinking more the former, so everyone gets their time in the spotlight and we're not talking over each other. I was thinking more Sell Us On This Fighter, though Predict Their Content would work fine too. I'm thinking we start by suggesting a character each, then voting on them, or just setting them out with no particular order. After that, we just nominate characters as normal. Maybe people who give a good description of the character and their potential content could get extra noms like in RTC, since without them it might make everyone's votes a bit stagnant.
That sounds like a good approach! Maybe set a word count for the extra noms as a way of making it more of an objective perimeter? Overall, I think that'd be really cool and fun. Probably would have to check to ensure mods have the time to have another thread with a daily-ish name change.
Glad you like it! SUOTF might be a bit of a mouthful, though; Maybe just Sell The Fighter/STF might be good, or just Sell Us The Fighter. Something that's accurate, but not too long.
I like Sell The Fighter. I do wonder if the "Us" in the title may make it seem more debate-y then I think you're going for, as it could come across as "Try To Convince An Apathetic Audience on the Fighter Being a Good Idea" which could lead to more debates?
Yeah, that might make it a bit problematic. Let's stick to just Sell the Fighter.
That's what I'm wondering. It's a really cool concept, and I'd be surprised (but still a bit bummed) if it didn't go anywhere.
I would've let it sit a little while longer, but I realized how cyclic the main thread gets when we have nothing to talk about. I think it'd be nice for people to try and get people behind their most wanted, since the main thread shoots down anything deemed "unlikely" and goes back to discussing Geno for the 876546th time, RTC is more about the likelihood than the desire, and 90% of the time you'll only really go to that character's thread if you want to support them. I think it would be a good thing to let people freely discuss their most-wanteds without restraint.
Maybe message someone who runs the RTC thread? I think you could just make a STF thread yourself if you write out rules/guidelines for the thread and begin the nomination processes, but the challenge would be finding a mod with the time/energy to update the titles regularly like the RTC does...
Amiya support thread doesn't seem to be on the list yet. Can anyone add it in?
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you haven't updated the list in awhile. Has anything come up on your end?
We might need to be a bit more specific as to what counts as a "grey area" pick, but other than that it looks fine.
Good point. Let's try this:
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