I think having sub forums would completely defeat the purpose. The idea of a hall of fame or something like it is too compare and contrast above and beyond genres, eras, and styles.

I am against the idea in all and think the best approach would be to focus the same approach to the genre introduction threads.

True but I am worried that people will be too elitist when an album from genres like Post Rock and Rap come about and it will just end up being a rehash of our artist's HOF.

To me the Hall of Fame has been a big success. People have exposed themselves to a lot of new music and it's not as easy as just being a popular trend or having a small but vocal following to get in.

One of my favorite bands and a group that no objective voter would ever vote against didn't make it and I still think overall we've gotten a lot more right then wrong. Plus you can always renominate and make a better case for their inclusion.

A major goal of the thread was to get people to speak passionately and informatively about why they like a particular band as much as they do.

Here's one that'll blow your mind, since I've been here I've found that the most anti-elitists are actually more elitist then the elitists themselves.

didn't we already have something like this a while ago?

I love how you just pop in like once every couple of weeks now, every idea is a retread at this point, just looking for shiny enough packaging to generate enough interest so that it may thrive.

I'm still on quite a bit, i just don't have much to contribute.