[Brian34Cook]

There's no reason at all for one.. If Kobe gets a sub-forum then there would be even more complaining about Kobe because no other player has one, etc.. and it would still have haters and lovers there.. so what do we gain by this? nothing except the NBA forum may be a little neater.. Whoopie..

Actually I wouldnt mind one.. I'd even wanna mod it..

[futuristxen]

Originally Posted by Lynx

Whether we get to see a sub-forum of Kobe or not, but this thread is sure gonna get number of hits.

It would be fitting if the thread with the most hits on the suggestions board was a kobe thread.

[futuristxen]

Originally Posted by Brian34Cook

Actually I wouldnt mind one.. I'd even wanna mod it..

Exactly. Now you're talking.

One of us. One of us. One of us.

[compsciguy78]

YOU ARE a freak Future, you crack me up.

The movement rolls on...

[PauloCatarino]

First, let me put up my case:

- I am a Laker fan;
- I don't like Kobe Bryant;
- I will defend Kobe Bryant against all ilogical hate (because he is a Laker and our franchise player).

BBNet doesn't need a Kobe Forum. IMHO, Kobe is not significant enough to be singled-out in a separate forum. Sure, we get all crowded up in the General Forum with Kobe threads, but i think a simple merging would do just fine. I know mods of the General Forum have their hands full as it is, but some merging of threads would deter posters to clog the space.

This Board has grown immensely since i joined, almost 3 years ago. And there are all kinds of people around here. Many of them, kids. And kids will hate Kobe. And kids will support Kobe to death. IMHO, we don't need none of that.

Whenever a Kobe thread starts to get out of hand, just merge it. No biggie, really.

The turning point, for me, was watching a Patches' (one of our greatest posters) thread regarding Kobe's historic exploits turn into a "Kobe is a rapist" / "She was a slut" discussion (i know i'm exagerating). Then i realized there are a bunch of kids who can't support an argument. That's when Mods should act. I joined this forum to discuss basketball with guys more enlightened than me (No, not Future). Not to enter juvenile diatribes.

Therefore, i am against a Kobe forum. It would be a travesty.

[futuristxen]

Even as a compromise, I would be good with the merging single thread idea. But it would be more work than a sub forum. Though, on the Bulls board they've done pretty well at keeping the Curry and Crawford threads working. You don't have to immediately throw the threads into the jumbo thread, just after a day, after the thread stops being about that night, and moves to the same old same old.

[compsciguy78]

Originally Posted by PauloCatarino

First, let me put up my case:

- I am a Laker fan;
- I don't like Kobe Bryant;
- I will defend Kobe Bryant against all ilogical hate (because he is a Laker and our franchise player).

This is exactly me. Except I like Kobe Bryant more when the Lakers win. The better Kobe Bryant plays, the more I like him, because the Lakers win.

The turning point, for me, was watching a Patches' (one of our greatest posters) thread regarding

Sir Patchwork? He's a master debater but tends to turn on the BS when it comes to defending Kobe.

[cambyblockingyou]

only if it's a sub-forum of the lakers forum. lebron needs one too, he gets way too many threads about him.

[EHL]

Not all Kobe threads are about topics that have been discussed before. A recent Kobe thread in NBA general was about Kobe breaking an old scoring record against the Pacers. That's a perfectly legitimate topic. If Carmelo Anthony breaks a scoring record record sometime this week, posters are allowed to start a topic about it on NBA General. Making a Kobe or Carmelo subforum would not solve any problems, all it would do is reduce traffic in NBA general for no other reason than to appease a select group of posters that happen to hate said players and don't want to see them discussed so often. That's not a good enough reason to have a subforum.

Additionally, admin policy is to not move/delete/lock player threads unless they're redundant or going nowhere (like some of the old Tmac v. Kobe debates). What we may do, however, is have an official Kobe thread in the Laker forum, and any redundant debates or old news about Kobe posted in NBA general will be merged into that thread in the Laker forum. Or, if it's just a completely useless thread, it will deleted or locked as is the policy with any thread anywhere on BBB.net that's going nowhere.

Anyway, the admins have been made aware of the request for a Kobe subforum. If they choose to make a Kobe forum then so be it. Right now, though, I see little cause for it to be created. But you can always make a list of reasons why it should be created. Just make sure and post them in this thread, don't go making threads about it on other forums (I'm looking at you compsciguy78) and DO NOT take other threads off topic by discussing your desires for a Kobe subforum (I'm looking at you futuristxen).

[futuristxen]

Reasons for a Kobe SubForum:
1. Greater attention will be paid to more general topics in the NBA General forum. Especially threads about lesser players who don't always get their shine. As well as discussions about team matchups, standings, and things of that sort.

2. The actual Kobe discussion will be more constructive. Because in a Kobe sub forum, most of the topics will all be on one page. There won't be a reason to create a new T-Mac vs. Kobe or Lebron vs. Kobe or Wade or Manu vs. Kobe thread, because it will already be there for reference. There won't be a reason to rehash arguements about whether he blew up the lakers or not, only a continuation of them. So many times you see the arguements just having to be gone over and over again whenever there is a new Kobe thread. But theoretically with a Kobe forum, since you will have those topics covered in their own threads, there can be both more accountability in what someone has said about kobe, and in how the arguements develop as the seasons progress.

3. You will actually be able to assign a moderator to specifically Kobe threads. Which should make policing the name-calling and things of that sort much easier, as it's basically like appointing another moderator for this one thing. This should also alleviate some of the work load on the NBA general board for those moderators and allow them to promote more constructive discussions of who has had a better NBA career: Rick Brunson or Richie Frahm.

4. You will syphon off potential trolls from intruding on the Lakers board as they will have their playground for all things Kobe, whereas the Laker forum can remain pri