How should this sub-forum be organized?

[relentlessflame]

This is a sub-forum specific for the Railgun manga. How should it be organized?

The basic rules are:
- each thread should have a single defined focus
- no thread should be a "chat room" or "social club"
- no shipping threads
- nothing that is otherwise forbidden by our forum rules (incl. no posting of raws, etc.)

I want to open it up to the fan community to think about what makes the most sense.

[Ilidsor]

Like I said in the Index LN thread, I think we should get character threads for people that we normally wouldn't get to because the anime-only viewers wouldn't know about them. A Misaki thread for example would be much loved.

[ronelm2000]

So...

<<Insert manga-only character>> Railgun Character Thread?
Manga vs Anime Railgun Comparison Thread?

...only these are at the top of my head currently. We don't need a "Latest Chapters" thread if we have the general manga thread to discuss that... nor do we need a separate Chapter thread for every Railgun thread, since that would mean a lot of threads with only 1 or 2 pages, maybe.

It COULD be Arc separated (so we'll have "Level Upper Arc Railgun Thread", since that makes the most sense, but what happens if the anime comes through...does it turn over into the Anime main subforum? What about the old Arcs?

Quite intrigued how this could work out, imo.

There's also the problem of the Misaka Character Thread. Where does it go to: Index or Railgun? Or will we need separate threads for each. Or, better yet, should we have a "Character Manga Developments" thread instead to solve it by basically giving the original Misaka Character Thread the Anime treatment and "Character Manga Developments" manga-based character-wide discussion?

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by Ilidsor

Like I said in the Index LN thread, I think we should get character threads for people that we normally wouldn't get to because the anime-only viewers wouldn't know about them. A Misaki thread for example would be much loved.

I'm okay with this in theory -- feel free to propose all the characters that need threads. I'll create a Misaki thread for now.

Originally Posted by ronelm2000

but what happens if the anime comes through...does it turn over into the Anime main subforum? What about the old Arcs?

I think the discussion of the arcs in the manga would always be separate, but the good thing about the arc-based approach is that people could choose to read about that particular arc in the manga after watching the anime, and not risk being spoiled on other stuff. So I think it has some merit, anyway...

But other than that, I'll let you all continue to discuss the ideas.