Forum Proposal: The Gym

[diebitter]

In AtF, there has been an ongoing discussion, lead by Kyleb, about creating a specific forum about health + fitness + nutrition.

Many prominent posters have expressed support with reservations about it, and Kyleb has addresses this and made a clear and good case for how he envisions this forum would work. I did direct him to try it in the Lounge as Mat has laid out in the past, but he gave reasons why he did not want to impinge there.


Could I suggest we take a straw poll yes/no among mods about this here, and discuss who should mod and any other matters.

I think yes, Kyleb should be mod as he clearly has the vision, and it should be considered one of the lower traffic forums where quality rather than volume is the goal.

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I propose no more off-topic forums. I know 2+2 has become a gambling/lifestyle forum, but lets get back to basics. Focus...

[citanul]

I propose that if someone wants to do something like this, they should give it a shot in Mod Playground instead. I mean god, it's been fighting arts forever. or is it already time for it to be harry potter?

[iron81]

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I propose that if someone wants to do something like this, they should give it a shot in Mod Playground instead. I mean god, it's been fighting arts forever. or is it already time for it to be harry potter?

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I propose that if someone wants to do something like this, they should give it a shot in Mod Playground instead. I mean god, it's been fighting arts forever. or is it already time for it to be harry potter?

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The Vegas forum idea, which is far more viable than a gym forum, was deemed to be postponed until after the new software. I think Mat has his hands full at the moment rather than worry about launching new forums.

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[Mat Sklansky]

yes let's wait.

Mason has contacted the life extension people to see if they would be interested in hosting a fitness/ nutrition forum.

[citanul]

Mat,

Please say that's a joke right?

Please please please please.

There are like, real companies that I think would be much better suited, like you know, Crunch Gym or something that? I mean I don't think I'm the only one who mentally goes:

Life Extension = e-diet-pills-online.com

Please consider finding a company that would be conceivably used by a 20-35 year old white male.

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I want the forum and I want kyle b but there is no way I can look at those posts with any sort of intellectual honesty and think he should be a mod. if that were a BBVer I would be pointing those out as reason to say no.

[Mat Sklansky]

I've had some private correspondence with him regarding these posts. If we make the forum, I intend to give him the benefit of doubt.

Now, if someone presents themselves as a better alternative to kyle, that will change my decision.

I don't see that happening unless life extension quickly comes through for us.

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that fighting arts forum is pretty much dead now. how about making the mods playground into a trial run for the gym and kyle b? that wey we can see what kind of possible interest there is and what kyle brings the table. make it clear to kyle that this is a trial run to see how things go.