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TParadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
#1: Dec 31st 2010 at 12:23:17 AM

When IJBM gets deleted, what should we do with IJAM? Discuss here.

I... don't remember how to make a new crowner, but one should be made and hooked to this thread. Possibly also the thread should be stickied.

The crowner should probably start with:

  • Leave it alone
  • Revert to It's Just Awesome
  • Change to It's Just Amusing
  • Change to some other indicative name (discuss)
  • Change to something nonindicative, like My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels (discuss)
  • Delete it along with IJBM

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merton defiance from my heart to yours. Since: May, 2009
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#2: Dec 31st 2010 at 12:28:30 AM

Pretty sure no harm will come of it staying the way it is.

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Aondeug Oh My from Our Dreams Since: Jun, 2009
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#3: Dec 31st 2010 at 12:28:51 AM

Just leave it.

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MidnightVelvet Since: Apr, 2014
#4: Dec 31st 2010 at 12:33:27 AM

Not sure why, but I'm digging the nonindicative name option.

SandJosieph Since: Dec, 2009
#5: Dec 31st 2010 at 12:39:28 AM

"Random Musings" sounds like a good way to open up the topics.

Nornagest Since: Jan, 2001
#6: Dec 31st 2010 at 12:40:17 AM

I don't see it as having any particular reason to exist with IJBM gone. The purpose it was meant to serve has expired.

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Gelzo Gerald Zosewater from the vault Since: Oct, 2009
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#7: Dec 31st 2010 at 12:42:30 AM

My suggestion was "Gushing". I think that fits the TvTropes vibe.

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WUE Since: Dec, 1969
#8: Dec 31st 2010 at 12:49:50 AM

I was tempted to suggest "You Can't Touch Mormon Jesus" as a name, but to be honest, even without IJBM, I don't think the title itself has anything wrong. The subforum itself though, doesn't really serve that much purpose, and never really did, since apparently people don't like explaining why they find things cool and other people don't ask and yeah, I'm including myself, since I almost never open topics here and I'm too lazy to do the second thing.

BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
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#9: Dec 31st 2010 at 12:59:39 AM

Unless there's widespread support for some kind of action, I don't understand why this is even in question. There are no plans to delete or change this board.

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SandJosieph Since: Dec, 2009
#10: Dec 31st 2010 at 1:01:24 AM

There should still be a forum dedicated to more inane things that just don't fit anywhere else, just so we don't end up cluttering the other forums.

merton defiance from my heart to yours. Since: May, 2009
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#11: Dec 31st 2010 at 1:35:41 AM

This subforum may not serve much of a purpose, but it doesn't as of now cause any problems and as such there's no reason to get rid of it.

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Electivirus Since: Jan, 2001
#13: Dec 31st 2010 at 6:24:50 AM

Why the hell would IJAM be deleted?

BlackWolfe Viewer Gender Confusion? from Lost in Austin Since: Jun, 2010
#14: Dec 31st 2010 at 6:41:37 AM

It won't. There's this whole "If you're going to take away our IJBM, then get rid of IJAM too" thing going on, along with a similar "once we all move to IJAM it'll turn into IJBM 2.0 and get deleted too" at the same time.

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#15: Dec 31st 2010 at 8:04:47 AM

I'm with Norn. This subforum is totally pointless even before IJBM is nuked. Just throw everything into Yack Fest.

Electivirus Since: Jan, 2001
#16: Dec 31st 2010 at 8:26:03 AM

^^ Well, that's kinda petty.

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#17: Dec 31st 2010 at 8:34:55 AM

Ultimately, some people decided that it was not in the forum's best interest to have IJBM, and their decision overrides those of those who like IJBM (fun fact: said people are the mods, so that explains that).

It's certainly petty to just try and take away IJAM "cause we lose our IJBM!" I won't deny that, after all. But you have to ask, what real purpose does IJAM serve? What is the reason for its title? It's clear IJAM is a mirror of IJBM-if IJBM is gone, it no longer needs to be a mirror. Perhaps you don't want it nuked, but other than simply being irrationally resistant to change, what opposition is there to changing its name away from the clone of a dead forum to something more unique to itself?

FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#18: Dec 31st 2010 at 10:00:19 AM

Put that way, it makes some sense to look at alternatives. I'll hook an Alternative Names crowner on here so we can see if any good new titles are out there.

BTW, the present name stands on its own pretty well. That is, it makes sense even if you didn't know there had ever been an IJBM subforum.

edited 31st Dec '10 10:03:57 AM by FastEddie

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Meophist from Toronto, Canada Since: May, 2010
#19: Dec 31st 2010 at 10:06:41 AM

This should probably be pinned if we're going to do this.

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TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#20: Dec 31st 2010 at 10:07:18 AM

That's true. I mean, It Just Bugs Me and all (I never liked IJAM to begin with, though I concede I didn't much care for Its Just Awesome either), but that's not really a good enough reason to be totally insistent upon it.

Marioguy128 Geomancer from various galaxies Since: Jan, 2010
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#21: Dec 31st 2010 at 10:26:23 AM

Put a few options along with the original name in case no one wants it changed.

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#22: Dec 31st 2010 at 1:30:18 PM

Liking Random Musings, as it makes the whole subforum a bit more purposeful. Not sure why it's getting so few votes.

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AnonymousUser Since: Jan, 2001
#23: Dec 31st 2010 at 1:32:10 PM

Voted for It's Just Awesome! (Why is there an exclamation point there? It wasn't there at first)

nohaynicklibre Harkinian & The Bois from Spain Since: May, 2010
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#24: Dec 31st 2010 at 1:33:26 PM

Ok, who proposed It Just Yuris Me? It doesn't even make sense!

edited 31st Dec '10 1:33:38 PM by nohaynicklibre

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#25: Dec 31st 2010 at 1:38:10 PM

It's there as a joke vote. There's one on every crowner, most of the time.

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