Post by Sparky on Jan 6, 2007 22:21:59 GMT -5
As you guys may or may not know, this isn't the only forum I run - the other one, at fosters-home.com (a fansite for the Cartoon Network program Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends), is a LOT bigger and busier than this one. That site eats up most of my free time. *This* one eats up almost none. 
But I am dedicated to it and check this forum just about daily.
Now the thing is, I would also like to start a forum for Casper, another classic character I'm interested in. Like Popeye, Casper has appeared in various media ever since his creation, in print, in theatrical shorts, on TV, video games, and even in a liveaction movie. The truth is that Casper has a far bigger online fanbase than the one-eyed sailor does, so if I start a forum for him I'd have to expect more activity than we get here (though probably on a still fairly manageable level).
BUT, I'd rather not start and have to maintain a *third* forum. So my crazy idea is to expand this forum to include both Popeye and Casper. Popeye fans of course would not even have to look at the Casper sections, and vice versa; there'd only be one rules/announcement and off-topic section though.
Would it be too annoying to the Popeye fans to have Casper sections on here? Including Casper will cause an influx of younger members/visitors, as the Casper movie has a lot of younger fans. If I do this I may want to rename the forum to suggest both characters somehow. I think I may as well just leave it here on Proboards though; I've used them for years and I'm used to their system. I could set up different forum skins so people can look at either Popeye or Casper characters (or maybe both).
What do you guys think?
But I am dedicated to it and check this forum just about daily.Now the thing is, I would also like to start a forum for Casper, another classic character I'm interested in. Like Popeye, Casper has appeared in various media ever since his creation, in print, in theatrical shorts, on TV, video games, and even in a liveaction movie. The truth is that Casper has a far bigger online fanbase than the one-eyed sailor does, so if I start a forum for him I'd have to expect more activity than we get here (though probably on a still fairly manageable level).
BUT, I'd rather not start and have to maintain a *third* forum. So my crazy idea is to expand this forum to include both Popeye and Casper. Popeye fans of course would not even have to look at the Casper sections, and vice versa; there'd only be one rules/announcement and off-topic section though.
Would it be too annoying to the Popeye fans to have Casper sections on here? Including Casper will cause an influx of younger members/visitors, as the Casper movie has a lot of younger fans. If I do this I may want to rename the forum to suggest both characters somehow. I think I may as well just leave it here on Proboards though; I've used them for years and I'm used to their system. I could set up different forum skins so people can look at either Popeye or Casper characters (or maybe both).
What do you guys think?
