[EwokHunter]

Cars! Cars!
Just think it about, Chef!
(Ferraris, Mercedes, Hummers, BMW's)

[Laughlyn]

The Lobby (General Chat)
Discussing all general topics and important issues in life such as fashion, racecars and your favorite kinds of sandwiches!
Anything off-topic goes here.

This post has been edited by Laughlyn: 29 August 2005 - 08:00 PM

[Kirby]

Damnit man, if we didn't get a commics subforum we sure as hell aint getting a car subforum.

[Icey]

We don't even have an ICEY forum, if we don't got that, then what do we have to do with a Car forum?

[Coco]

I think the comic subforum would be a good idea, but I guess this isn't the thread to bring this up

[Laughlyn]

Comics go under the book club, although after a brief flurry of threads following the call for a subforum it died off.

There's another thread here somewhere that explains the reasons why there's not a comic forum. Well, it explains that Hecc said he'd create one to prevent people screaming 'no comics in the book club', there wasn't any, Chef wasn't convinced we needed one, and the idea got forgotten.

[Chefelf]

The thing is this...

I normally create a new subforum when I notice a huge amount of topics about a particular subject in another forum. For example: there were a million other movie topics int he Star Wars forum so I created a separate forum for other movie (though this probably works in reverse on most other forums).

The same is true of other items.

Aside from all the threads asking to create a comics forum I don't think there was very much discussion of comics on the site so I didn't think it was really necessary.

I have never seen a topic about cars (that I can recall) so I'm not sure our community would really be big enough to support that.

I think one mistake a lot of forums make is that they open up with too many subcategories right off the bat. There's be 4 registered members and 15 sub forums, anticipating all these topics that may come up. I'd prefer to only open sub forums as our users seem to show the need for them.

If people began discussing cars regularly I would certainly open a car forum but at this point I'm not sure it's necessary.

[Jordan]

I probably the only guy I know that does not find cars interesting. The simple working internal combustion system is cool, but sports cars, SUV (hate) etc... Just don't do it for me.

Infact, if all goes according to plan, and I'm sure it won't, I'll never buy a car...ever. There are too many of them on this planet and all they do is suck your money.

[WalkingCarpet]

Ah, but if you do not own a car, where would you keep all your empty Lucozade bottles and tins of boiled sweets?

[Chefelf]

Infact, if all goes according to plan, and I'm sure it won't, I'll never buy a car...ever.  There are too many of them on this planet and all they do is suck your money.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And how will you get to the grocery store?

I am with you, Jordan. I don't care a damn about cars. I never understood the appeal until I got into computer hardware and can discuss specs etc. for hours on end.

Having said that, if there was a huge need for a forum here I would create one, but I doubt many gearheads are coming to chefelf.com to discuss cars. If they are then they're not really in the right place. The problem with starting a car forum here is that there's probably 4,000 car forums online that would be 100% better so there's not really much point I don't think.

[Mnesymone]

Though there have been occasional car-related thread drifts every now and then - mainly in the form of SUV-bashing, there hasn't been much of a need for a car forum.
If you started a Lobby topic or even a Debate Club topic on cars, that should just about suit all the carishness here at Chefelf.
And if ye impugn the Porsche, ye'll suffer at the hands of meself, yarr!

[srmoore]

I am with you, Jordan.  I don't care a damn about cars.  I never understood the appeal until I got into computer hardware and can discuss specs etc. for hours on end.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

But you said my new car is (And I quote) "BOSS!"

I'm of to Hawaii for a week! Cheers!

[Chefelf]

Well you new car IS boss. Maybe we should create a new forum just to discuss srmoore's new car!!

So you imported a new car from Europe and now you're off to Hawaii? What are you doing that I'm not doing????

[Heccubus]

So you imported a new car from Europe and now you're off to Hawaii?  What are you doing that I'm not doing????

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No kidding...I can't even afford to go to a coffee shop for breakfast, and srmoore's buying cars and trips to Hawaii left right and centre? Dang.

[SimeSublime]

I probably the only guy I know that does not find cars interesting.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Don't worry Jordan, you're not alone. I do own a car, but that's only because I need it.