"So what is Sci-Fi", I hear you ask. Good question, but a good answer is harder. Firstly, Sci-Fi is not the future, nor is it space. I can be... but for example putting a romance story in a futuristic setting does not necessarily make it Sci-Fi. Wikipedia has a good rant about what others think, but since this is my rant I'll tell you that I see Sci-Fi as being about exploring the possibilities of science and technology. So what belongs in here? This isn't a rigid list, but for starters;
All LEGO space themes, including Space Police
Mecha (Exo-force or not)
Steampunk (Past, Present and Future)
Post Apocalyptic
Zombie
MOCs (and some sets) based around real spacecraft
Any movie, game or TV show that isn't an official license but is generally promoted as Sci-Fi
The last one important one. I personally don't see a lot of TV "Sci-Fi" (or SyFy ) as real Sci-Fi... but many do. In the spirit of free thinking and not impressing my opinions on others, all things that are generally seen as Sci-Fi (such as Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, Babylon 5) are welcome here. But there always well be some genres and MOCs that could be classed as both. For example...

This is based on Cafe Corner... but really seems more Sci-Fi.

This is a futuristic building... also based on Cafe Corner. Is it Sci-Fi? Arguably not, but since it includes Space themed minfigs it probably is.

How about this? Aside from the people on the roof having life-defining moments, it looks non Sci-Fi to me...

...oh it transforms! That seems more Sci-Fi now!
It's a similar story with Zombie MOCs; but I think in most cases they'll fit in best here. (I haven't seen many fantasy zombie MOCs actually...) Remember that this name change is about including more into this forum, not excluding.
So now you know what the "Sci-Fi" forum is about, what isn't it about?
Underwater LEGO themes (Action)
Underground LEGO themes (Action)
Agents / Alpha Team (Action)
Launch Command (Town)
Horror (Town/Other)
Like other EB indexes we are using this symbol...
...to mark when topics have been included here. This will be the only index that will be pinned in this forum for the moment.
This is still on-going so please don't ask me to add your topic; I've got a system going.
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Set index has been replaced with the database, no more updates will be made in this topic. The MOC index is on indefinite pause...
Index includes all topics from 1st September 2008 - 11:55 AM to 4th May 2008 - 01:56 AM (Walrus Standard Time)
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This post has been edited by Siegfried: 28 May 2011 - 12:21 PM
Reason for edit: Update

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