Though again, it?s fascinating to witness interweb socialization play out in yet a different form. For example, when I mentioned that I was thinking about providing an alternative, one person responded with “Hey not so quickly… let’s wait and see” and then just a few hours later, this same person mentioned that he already bought a domain name and was asking for help setting things up. Hmmmm…. And as weird as it sounds, I actually suggested to him that I could be a moderator. Let’s wait and see if he actually takes me up on that offer.

As expected, now there’s talk about whether it should be the same as it was before, or if things should operate differently. And I personally feel that if you’re going to start fresh, with a new name and a new look, changes and improvements should be made from the get go. One thing I would love to see happen is a different moderating team. I hate to say this, but I think a major reason why things got as limp as they did near the end was because the management had become pretty ineffective, even lame. Hence why I suggested that I could maybe help add some life (and it would be awesome to see others that haven’t had a chance to direct things also be given the keys as well, like Dave Mauro for example… who btw would be a main moderator/admin if I ever decided to start my own forum).

Because if the same exact boy’s club are put in charge, the same exact malaise is going to eventually permeate, which created an atmosphere that made someone want to nuke things in the first place. And I think we could all do without yet another “Wow, it sure isn’t like the good ole days” sentiment which I always fond highly annoying at the IC, primarily because the follow-through action was always a train-wreck (folks trying to re-create the past, with forced discussions). Besides, in regards of me being a mod… I think being the 4th most active user at the IC boards had to have count for something! Just saying? now?s the time to add some spice.

But yeah… if I were to do a Fort90 Fourms, it would be a place for all kinds of talk… video games, comics, movies, and the such. And given the types of folks that I know who frequent the place, that could be fun!

Funny that I sort of decided on a project for FKW2007 and then right after telling some people about it I read this blog entry. Great. As for a forum of your own, it might work. Then again to replace IC? I dunno.