I have some suggestions to update the Pokemon manga section of the forums. I know I said this already but the forums and Serebii manga section are in desperate need of updates and future-proofing considering the Pokemon Adventures fanbase is actually growing, slowly but it is growing. For now, I just want to tell you some suggestions I had in mind for the Pokemon manga section of the forums.
You know the subsections? For example, in the anime section that has anime spoilers, anime polls and episode discussions? The manga section desperately needs this type of organization. I've noticed that the mod,
@lolipiece is trying to keep order in the section in one way by blocking or deleting threads that are too specific, preferring to keep them in larger broader subjects in order to attract more activity and prevent flooding in the manga section, especially threads that may die. For example, I was trying to create a RGB and Y discussion thread but the mod thought that individual story arcs could turn out inactive and overwhelming to the thread. We came to a compromise that it would be by generations. However, why did he thought it would be overwhelming and inactive? I came to the conclusion that it's because of the manga sections simple but messy organization or rather lack of. I feel many of the mod's problems and maybe even make the work flow easier in order to keep track of certain threads, could be solved with some organization. I suggest subsections similar to the anime section...
- Monthly Plot Discussions
- Pokemon Adventures/PokeSpe Story Arc Discussions & Other Manga
- Pokemon Manga Polls
The "Monthly Plot Discussions" section are for the monthly pieces of information announced. They are very helpful and vital to the manga section's success and are arguably the most active part of the section. So I feel that there's a need to organize all of them together into one subsection, especially for those curious of past information which is becoming harder to track due to the messy organization of the section.
The "Pokemon Adventures/PokeSpe Story Arc Discussion & Other Manga" features discussion sections for each specific story arc organized individually by chapters, not by generations. This is similar to how the anime handles discussions for Pokemon seasons. This is especially vital as a subsection because the threads I've made are dying, not because people have grown bored of them but because they've been constantly piled on top of other threads, including my own. I believe this is also a result of the messy organization of the manga section. Although I wouldn't mind myself making them self, I'd prefer that
@lolipiece,
@Coronis if available or
@Serebii make the individual story arcs with 5/5 rating polls and everything for this particular subsection. I see this way as a way to establish further trust between the mods and the fans.
The "Pokemon Manga Polls" section. This is really an extra but it would help lighten the load for discussions on the main front.
Also, a sticky thread I liked to see updated is Coronis's PokeSP Statistics thread. Since the manga section of the main site is stuck from another time, I'd at least hope that the PokeSP Statistic thread is updated. If no because of maybe that you want to protect Coronis's work from other people's additions, then I suggest an entirely new PokeSP Statistics Thread, one that is future-proofed so any mod in charge of it can update it.
Also may I suggest that the Pokemon manga section have another sticky thread added? A Battle Records sticky thread. Basically, records that list Pokemon battles and who wins and loses. I thought this would especially be fun for Pokemon Adventures because unlike the anime, it's much easier to keep track of Pokemon battles since most of them are quite important in the manga.
Finally I have a suggestion for the anime section about a topic that's been banned from the manga section because it's declared to be "done to death" by the manga mod. A theoretical Pokemon Adventures Anime Discussion Thread as a sticky thread. The way I see it, that means this is a popular topic of discussion that has fan demand. Apparently in the past, fans annoyingly created too many theoretical Pokemon Adventures anime discussion threads. This can be easily solved if you make a sticky thread for this subject in the anime section as the only place where one can discuss a theoretical Pokemon Adventures anime. Also I believe any speculative talks on theoretical anime productions, including Pokemon Adventures, belong to the anime section, not the manga section. This would make everyone happy. The fans would be able to partake in such a popular topic and the mods would have a much better reason to ban or move Pokemon Adventures anime threads because there already is one.