Has Redszone ever considered a tech/geek forum?

[The Operator]

I mean no offense by the term "geek" by the way, because I absolutely am a major geek.

But anyway, I've thought for a while now that it would be cool if Redszone had a forum specifically for people to talk about science, technology, engineering, anything related to that really.

I'm a soon-to-be engineer and I know there are many other engineers on the board, as well as chemists, physicists, computer gurus, and also just tech buffs through experience.

I know the Non-Sports forum does provide a platform for these types of discussion, but most if not all of the discussion in that forum are related to music, movies or TV.

I know more than once I've been in the middle of trying to figure out how to accomplish a circuit design, or have just been thinking theoretically about certain things, and would love to pose questions on here to get feedback from other 'zoners. I've just been afraid a topic like that would quickly be buried in the Non-Sports forum.

Is this idea at all realistic?

[Redsfan320]

I don't see it as a big enough draw for its own forum, myself. If its a discussion people care about enough to post in, it will stay near the top in the Non-sports forum.

Now a sabermetrics forum (which is what I thought you meant when I saw the thread title) for all the stat-heads and such- that would be epic.

320

[Cuban_Missile]

I am with The Operator on this one of course I am a younger guy in college as well. Even if it is just a sub-forum of the Non-Sports forum. I feel like it could help a lot of non-tech savvy people have questions answered by anyone with the know how. And for the rest of us techies we could discuss computers, upgrades, gaming systems, etc. I think it would be a great idea and I know other sports forums have something similar most of the time.

[Joseph]

I like the idea as well. I think it would be fun and expand conversation in the community. It's a baseball first community but there's always room for jello....err I mean other stuff.

[Boss-Hog]

It's never been formally brought up, but as a general rule, we don't like to create new forums/subforums unless we're nearly certain they'll attract enough attention to warrant creating them, setting permissions and so forth. This is because at one time, we created a couple of new forums based on user request and they were inactive enough that we decided to undo that decision and roll them back into the Non-Baseball Chatter forum. I'm open for considering it, though.

[paintmered]

I don't think the non-baseball forums has enough threads for to justify another dedicated forum or sub-forum.

That being said, this geek is all for more activity on these kinds of topics.

[Ron Madden]

I believe the Non-Sports Chatter forum has always been very informative concerning questions and answers of any sort.

[SunDeck]

Isn't Redszone a geek forum already?

[RFS62]

Isn't Redszone a geek forum already?

Just what I was thinking.

[The Operator]

Thanks for the feedback, Boss.

Paint, I think this is our cue to really ramp up the geek talk around here.

[Cuban_Missile]

No faith in me operator?

[The Operator]

Of course.

I just mentioned Paint because I know he's an engineer in the exact same field that I am.

[paintmered]

Of course.

I just mentioned Paint because I know he's an engineer in the exact same field that I am.

By degree, yes. I'm not a design engineer though. I'm a systems analyst by trade.

[RBA]

Isn't Redszone a geek forum already?

[The Operator]

By degree, yes. I'm not a design engineer though. I'm a systems analyst by trade.

Well, yes. I should have been more specific.

Speaking of that, have you taken any more classes since GPS last summer?