I personally think it would be helpful if in your profile section it showed you which theories and questions etc. that you’d commented on. As there is a lot of activity on this site you can ended up commenting on 2-4 different posts at a time and i don’t know about anyone else but i sometimes forget what i’ve commented on when i return to the site. It’d be nice to go back to a thread to check if anybody has replied to a comment that you’d made.

Tracking the activity on your own theories is easy because they are all listed in you profile but i’d like to keep track of activity on other theories that i’ve commented on.

Thanks.

daddyx – Your idea is really good. I’m sure there are some plugins for this which I can use so I’ll take a look into it once I start making the changes.

Samson – that is a good idea also and I will put this into place once I start making changes.

Achalli – your idea is great but I’m not sure how simple it would be for me to implement this using wordpress. It’s definately something I’ll look into though.

A.E.S – yours is a fantastic idea but part of me feels like if there was a debate category, people may feel they can’t debate on someones theory (if that makes any sense). I’m willing to give it a try though

Eko – a good idea also, but I think that if I had a category for spoilers it will encourage spoilers and I want to try and keep the site for theories. I know it’s a pain when someone posts a spoiler, but I try to keep on top of it. Thanks for the suggestion though

lost freak – thanks for your thoughts I see you like the debate idea from A.E.S so I think I will give this a try. The season discussion was mainly for anyone who’s seen an episode from say, Season 2, and they wanted to discuss it with what we know now. I can see how it may be too much though.

Thanks again for your thoughts and ideas everyone – you’re the best xx

Achalli has a theory on the main page regarding/titled “Smokey is Nemesis VS Smokey is NOT nemesis”…

He admits to reposting theories to go after a particular theory of his own in the future.

But his points would be great for a “DEBATE” page.

That way, when JoeSchmoe signs up tomorrow, and this is off the main page, he could be advised at the gate to read this section first, see that the theory and most importantly the points were already posted, add his own input (all the while getting the crdit for it where it will be for the life of the site for easy finding, and choose a side.

Great Job getting the site back, lol, and the first thing you think about is improvements, what a wonderful hostess.
Thank you for making “our” island reappear.

On to your post and ideas. I love the site the way it is, but “change” is a necessity in the Lost Internet world, and it never hurts.

I love a discussion page. One thing I would REALLY love more than anything is to be able to have a true discussion on a subject without destroying anyones theory at the same time… so I was thinking.

As a discussion or additional page, why not make it, or add, a “DEBATE” category.

This would not be used to debate things such as what is the statue, or where is the island, because such topics have such a broad field that it leaves an almost infinite number of possibilities.

This page would be dedicated to such things as “Free Will”-vs-”Fate”, Who is bad/good… MIB or Jacob, “Change” or “No Change”.

Topics that have been narrowed down to two, three at the most possibilities, and can be dissussed by those of us willing to show our true beliefs.

Newcomers or people who are not sure can observe debatable subjects such as these, find where “we” stand, and make a decision based on logic presented, that at the same time dont crush someone elses theory by disagreeing repeatedly.

Now, I dont want to take away chat on theories. They are necessary for not only creating new ideas, giving credit, but being the backbone for the “DEBATE” category.

People post great theories that deserve to be recognized not only there, but on the debate section for reference.

This along with letting newcomers know what was and was not already theorized (maybe you could help with that on your end when they apply, by simply advising them to read that particular section BEFORE posting), which would give the ORIGINAL theorist who presented the idea the credit for the length of the site…AND (I know, I know) would be eliminating (my personal pet
peeve)…multiple identical theories…

Example:

AES’s VERSUS…great name for category btw, lol, j/k…although I do like “VERSUS”

You can change the past on Lost -VS- The past cannot be changed.

“Can” References: “Cannot References:

“Many of my theories” “OpposingTheory”
(add more to either side as a respected theory represents it…possibly with link)

Then on to debate…

AES SAYS:
You can change because of Desmonds flashback in bar… refer to theory “example” by “so and so above”

Antichanger SAYS:
It was a dream not real.
“refer to…etc…

…and so on…

Point is, we dont have to debate repeated things through repeated theories, something I believe was a large turnoff to those of us veterans before the crash of ’09.
…I dont mean to speak for anyone, but I know at least a few who became frustrated.

Honestly, my biggest problem and why I tuned out a little at the end wasnt because of nothing new…that I can deal with.
But the same info, in the same day/week/month…even year can be disheartening to an original theorist.

Countless times Ive seen a theory posted by someone, and either ignored only to get NO credit when reposted by someone else…or the same subjects get debated with the same info…OVER and OVER and OVER again.

This would not only help us give credit where due here, but maybe actually stop going over the same points long enough to not only develope new points…but compare data, analyze and determine fact or presumption, debate as reasonable and rational adults, and dare I say…actually solve something on the show.

I dont doubt that there will be some bickering as usual…hell, its what makes this so much fun.
Sides will be chosen, and commitments will be made.

Through this comparison and debate, which will inevitably lead to many quaralls, maybe people will be able to see the perspective of another and not only realize that they themselves are wrong, but help to fit more pieces together as they should be.

Please let me know what you think Emzi (and all), I respect your decision/feelings either way. As always you are the best regardless…and have created the best place, for the best theorists to discuss/debate the best show on television.

Emzi, phenomenal site, great job getting it back up, and as always, thank you.