[@Dynamo Frokane] You raise some decent points. I guess that the diversity does add something to RPG that you can't find elsewhere (sources? I don't know, I'm a loyal bitch and I only go on RPG, ever) I think. But, on the other hand, having a dead subforum doesn't do us any favours either and if it stagnates too much like it does now/remains unused (you're awfully proud of the arena leaderboard for example, but all/most people on there are retired RPers or don't go in arena RP anymore...) then it'll reflect poorly because it shows there is no activity there. At that point, if there are just 3 hardcore RP'ers in that area, I'd be very inclined to just merge it. 

There is a point at which I agree 'the kids should have their sandbox' or 'the arena fighters should have their arena' or whatever you want to call it, right? It seems fair. But, there's also the point where if a sandbox/arena is empty, you kinda need to find a way to deal with it.

So, I'm interested instead of hearing about why it's a bad idea (because my idea is the only idea so far) what you'd have in mind for re-energizing the subforum to maintain it to a degree where we no longer felt like we needed to merge it. The tournament is a good start, but I feel like there might need to be more than a tournament (that given the track record of arena RP will likely end before it even starts) to re-energize it, agreed?

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As an arena person...don't want to sound like I'm betraying my own kind, but I don't see a huge problem with merging it with 1x1 other than the fact that I search a forum to see if it has it, so might miss it and not join if I don't think there is an arena. If merged stuff make it clear what's in it there's not a super huge downside from my point of view. In the thread titles could say something like [arena] or whatever specific 1x1 it is.
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Agreed, merged things should remain clear and clearly state what is included in them.