Peppermint_M Posted September 15, 2013 Hi all fans of Action! I want your helpful suggestions and suchlike on what you would like the Action Themes forum to be! Also, would anyone be ale to assist with Indexing, a feature I would love to have but have discovered to be rather overwhelming. Help and suggestions welcome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
just2good Posted September 15, 2013 What type of indexing help do you need? I have some free time at the moment, so I'll be glad to help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peppermint_M Posted September 15, 2013 Reviews index mostly, a MOC index is a sort of long held dream... The reviews index involves images of the set, links to the review and the official Set name (well, you can see it at the top of the forum!). It would be great if you guys could collate what is there and maybe post in the format here, then I can paste into the index itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
just2good Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) Never mind, just finished the rest of the 2012 Ninjago sets and the 2013 ones, too! 9447 Lasha's Bite Cycle [REVIEW NEEDED] 9448 Samurai Mech [REVIEW NEEDED] 9449 Ultra Sonic Raider [REVIEW NEEDED] 9450 Epic Dragon Battle [REVIEW NEEDED] 9554 Zane ZX [REVIEW NEEDED] 9555 Mezmo [REVIEW NEEDED] 9556 Bytar [REVIEW NEEDED] 9557 Lizaru [REVIEW NEEDED] 9569 Spitta [REVIEW NEEDED] 9570 NRG Jay [REVIEW NEEDED] 9571 Fangdam [REVIEW NEEDED] 9572 NRG Cole [REVIEW NEEDED] 9573 Slithraa [REVIEW NEEDED] 9574 Lloyd ZX [REVIEW NEEDED] 9590 NRG Zane [REVIEW NEEDED] 9591 Weapon Pack [REVIEW NEEDED] 30085 Jumping Snakes [REVIEW NEEDED] 30086 Hidden Sword [REVIEW NEEDED] 30087 Car [REVIEW NEEDED] 30088 Rattla [REVIEW NEEDED] 850445 Ninjago Character Card Shrine [REVIEW NEEDED] 70500 Kai's Fire Mech 70501 Warrior Bike 70502 Cole's Earth Driller [REVIEW NEEDED] 70503 The Golden Dragon 70504 Garmatron [REVIEW NEEDED] 70505 Temple of Light [REVIEW NEEDED] 850632 Samurai Accessory Set [REVIEW NEEDED] I'll do some more later today. Edited September 15, 2013 by just2good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PenPlays Posted September 15, 2013 I'm afraid I can't help much with the indexing, but by the looks of it, you have a pair of helpful chaps more than willing to help. What I can help with is suggestions! When we had contests that short while during and after the Ninjago Month last year, we seemed to see a lot more action in this forum (I couldn't resist ) I know that you were offering physical prizes for the Ninjago ones in paricular, but tags are no object. Maybe some contests could be based off of older themes as well. I'm sure an Aquazone contest, for example, would be a hit! We could also use some more reviews. I know that there really is only a review spike when a new wave of sets come out, but if we could find a way to get a review out every other week on a new(ish) set, that could definitely bring some more user traffic in. I've been thinking about starting to do some pictorial reviews (rather than mini-reviews in the set's respective forum), but I think that I should do some studying on the Academy's reviews first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Infernum Posted September 15, 2013 Penkid's got some brilliant ideas! I agree with all them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peppermint_M Posted September 15, 2013 Excellent and thank you j2g! I have some contest ideas in the pipeline, we have had a rather busy year for contests in other forums so I held back to avoid spreading builders too thin. I hope to have something Monster Fighters related next month though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
genecyst Posted September 15, 2013 wooooooooooooooooooooooowwww.... monster fighters contest sounds so good to my ears... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PenPlays Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) Another suggestion. As much as I adore that watercolor rendition of the Ninjago Monastery from Lego Universe, it makes this forum look solely Ninjago. A theme change every once in a while would add a little flair. Edited September 16, 2013 by Penkid11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted September 16, 2013 I think a scary monster contest would be a good for the month of Halloween. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
just2good Posted September 16, 2013 And, we're done indexin' for action themes! I knocked out the Monster Fighters and Chima indexes today. It was a pleasure, really! Monster Fighters Index: 9461 The Swamp Creature [REVIEW NEEDED] 9462 The Mummy [REVIEW NEEDED] 9463 The Werewolf [REVIEW NEEDED] 9464 The Vampyre Hearse 9465 The Zombies [REVIEW 2] 9466 The Crazy Scientist & His Monster [REVIEW NEEDED] 9467 The Ghost Train [REVIEW NEEDED] 9468 Vampyre Castle [REVIEW NEEDED] 10228 Haunted House [REVIEW NEEDED] 30200 Zombie chauffeur Coffin Car [REVIEW NEEDED] 30201 Ghost [REVIEW NEEDED] 40076 Zombie Car [REVIEW NEEDED] 5000644 Monster Fighters Promotional Pack [REVIEW NEEDED] Legends of Chima Index: 30250 Ewar's Acro Fighter [REVIEW NEEDED] 30251 Winzar's Pack Patrol 30252 Crug's Swamp Jet [REVIEW NEEDED] 30253 Leonidas' Jungle Dragster [REVIEW NEEDED] 30254 Razcal's Double-Crosser [REVIEW NEEDED] 30255 Crawley [REVIEW NEEDED] 70000 Razcal’s Glider [REVIEW 2] 70001 Crawley’s Claw Ripper [REVIEW 2] 70002 Lennox' Lion Attack [REVIEW NEEDED] 70003 Eris' Eagle Interceptor [REVIEW 2] 70004 Wakz' Pack Tracker 70005 Laval’s Royal Fighter [REVIEW NEEDED] 70006 Cragger’s Command Ship [REVIEW NEEDED] 70007 Eglor's Twin Bike [REVIEW NEEDED] 70008 Gorzan's Gorilla Striker 70009 Worriz's Combat Lair [REVIEW NEEDED] 70010 The Lion CHI Temple [REVIEW NEEDED] 70011 Eagles' Castle 70012 Razar’s CHI Raider [REVIEW NEEDED] 70013 Equila's Ultra Striker 70014 The Croc Swamp Hideout [REVIEW NEEDED] 70100 Ring of Fire 70101 Target Practice [REVIEW NEEDED] 70102 CHI Waterfall 70103 Boulder Bowling [REVIEW NEEDED] 70104 Jungle Gates [REVIEW NEEDED] 70105 Nest Dive [REVIEW NEEDED] 70106 Ice Tower 70107 Skunk Attack [REVIEW NEEDED] 70108 Royal Roost [REVIEW NEEDED] 70109 Whirling Vines [REVIEW NEEDED] 70110 Tower Target [REVIEW NEEDED] 70111 Swamp Jump [REVIEW NEEDED] 70112 Croc Chomp [REVIEW NEEDED] 70113 CHI Battles [REVIEW NEEDED] 70114 Sky Joust [REVIEW NEEDED] 70115 Ultimate Speedor Tournament [REVIEW NEEDED] 850779 Legends of Chima Minifigure Accessory Set [REVIEW NEEDED] 6031640 Chima Promotional Pack [REVIEW NEEDED] 6043191 Promotional pack [REVIEW NEEDED] If any new sets come up or if there's any old stuff that isn't indexed, I'll be happy to do more! This is pretty fun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horizon Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) Hey, there is already an index for action themes: http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=30357 Are you copying that just2good? ;) Would be better if the existing thread gets updated with reviews missing: (Oddly enough just2good is missing these as well ;) ): Monster Fighters 9468 the vampyre castle http://www.eurobrick...c=70192&hl=9468 10228 Haunted House http://www.eurobrick...=73816&hl=10228 I think there are more to be added. Edited September 19, 2013 by horizon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
just2good Posted September 19, 2013 Hey, there is already an index for action themes: http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=30357 Are you copying that just2good? ;) Would be better if the existing thread gets updated with reviews missing: (Oddly enough just2good is missing these as well ;) ): Monster Fighters 9468 the vampyre castle http://www.eurobrick...c=70192&hl=9468 10228 Haunted House http://www.eurobrick...=73816&hl=10228 I think there are more to be added. I believe those were added in from my post. I didn't see those two reviews. Sorry! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rumble Strike Posted September 19, 2013 Not sure where to put this, just trying to help, but there are a bunch of great Monster Fighters reviews from Plissken missing from that list too. 9641 The Swamp Creature http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70031 9642 The Mummy http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70004 9643 The Werewolf http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=70032 Hope this helps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ch_ris127 Posted September 19, 2013 Supporting what's been said before, Penkid's ideas are great! Contests are a surefire way to get more activity going on here, and I haven't really seen that much contests being held in the action forums. There could be tons of ideas for the contest - it's an action forum right? Vignettes, actions dioramas, stories and even new themes can be the topic of contests. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PenPlays Posted September 30, 2013 A small update. I have four Legends of Chima set reviews in progress. Three of which I have finished photography on. I plan on going about this as one review every other week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PenPlays Posted October 8, 2013 Sorry to bump a thread with a double post, but I've finished my first of four reviews. You can find my Lion CHI Temple review right here. If any new sets come up or if there's any old stuff that isn't indexed, I'll be happy to do more! This is pretty fun! You missed this guy. Tsk tsk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peppermint_M Posted July 19, 2015 So. It is that time again Also, seeing as this keeps getting me in too deep I am looking for a regulator. Someone reliable and helpful who is happy to volunteer some time keeping indexes up to scratch and maybe even assisting with a MOC index and a new master index (loads of ideas but limited ability to make them happen ). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
just2good Posted July 19, 2015 So. It is that time again Also, seeing as this keeps getting me in too deep I am looking for a regulator. Someone reliable and helpful who is happy to volunteer some time keeping indexes up to scratch and maybe even assisting with a MOC index and a new master index (loads of ideas but limited ability to make them happen ). Hey, I'm up for some indexing and regulating! It's a lazy Summer Sunday, and I don't have much else to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegendsOfNinjago Posted July 19, 2015 As long as you don't mind Already build set reviews I could do some Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lyichir Posted July 19, 2015 Personally, I wish topics about media properties connected to action themes (such as the Ninjago or Chima TV series) could reside here in the action theme subforum. I'm not suggesting they be merged into the main topics for those themes, but rather that the "official topics" for discussion of those shows be moved here in addition to the main set discussion topics. It just doesn't make sense to me that they're relegated to a forum that contains discussion of all media, whether Lego-related or not. Also, I think that having those topics in this subforum would make people who come here to discuss those themes more aware of them, which in turn would keep the show discussion from bleeding over into the sets topics as often. I think a lot of times, show discussion ends up in the sets topics because people aren't aware of or don't visit the culture and multimedia subforum. Having both types of topic readily available in the action themes subforum would make it so that we'd need fewer reminders that show discussion takes place in a completely different corner of the site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CM4Sci Posted July 19, 2015 I could try to do... somethin'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samurai-turtle Posted July 19, 2015 Personally, I wish topics about media properties connected to action themes (such as the Ninjago or Chima TV series) could reside here in the action theme subforum. I'm not suggesting they be merged into the main topics for those themes, but rather that the "official topics" for discussion of those shows be moved here in addition to the main set discussion topics. It just doesn't make sense to me that they're relegated to a forum that contains discussion of all media, whether Lego-related or not. Also, I think that having those topics in this subforum would make people who come here to discuss those themes more aware of them, which in turn would keep the show discussion from bleeding over into the sets topics as often. I think a lot of times, show discussion ends up in the sets topics because people aren't aware of or don't visit the culture and multimedia subforum. Having both types of topic readily available in the action themes subforum would make it so that we'd need fewer reminders that show discussion takes place in a completely different corner of the site. I think a pinned topic with links in it might work better. Some thing like in the license theme fourm would work out fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegendsOfNinjago Posted July 19, 2015 Tbh, I'm not really a huge fan of having a Master List of all th post pinned. I wouldn't mid having something alittle more organized for the reviews and such but I like having the "Talk of the Day" pinned at the top. Easier for mobile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites