Jedi Council Forums

The Jedi Council Forums, or JCs, are the message boards of the popular Star Wars fan website TheForce.Net. The forums cover a diverse range of fandom interests, from the films to the wider Expanded Universe, gaming, fanfiction and other fan activities. According to Big-Boards.com, the Jedi Council Forums are the 28th largest internet forum. Given its size and popularity, at various times the Jedi Council Forums has attracted a number of Star Wars VIPS&mdash;authors, artists, and editors&mdash;to post on the message boards. This interaction between the fans and the creators of Star Wars is a popular component of the site; however, it has caused problems on occasion, with a small number of VIPs ceasing to post on the forums due to various conflicts. These include both Troy Denning and Karen Traviss. This occasional animosity is despite the site's aim of providing "a family-friendly atmosphere of discussion for people of all ages."

Forums

 * Star Wars Films - There are forums dedicated to discussing the films themselves. Each prequel movie had a forum dedicated to it, now that all three movies have been released, this has been condensed into the Prequels Forum. Likewise, there is a forum for the Classic Trilogy. There is also a forum called The Star Wars Saga, which discusses themes that envelope the series as a whole.


 * Authors & Artists - This forum is dedicated to the Authors and Artists who officially contribute to the Star Wars Saga. There are many famous people who actually post here and interact with fans.


 * Collecting - This forum discusses all aspects of Star Wars collecting, ie: Toys, replicas, etc...


 * Games: Board and Videogames - This forum discusses all aspects of Star Wars games, across all platforms.


 * Expanded Universe - There are a number of forums dedicated to the Star Wars Expanded Universe. These include the Literature Forum, Literature Review Forum and the EU Community.


 * The Amphitheatre - This forum is a non Star Wars forum, and discusses all forms of Film, Music and Literature.


 * The Senate Forum - This forum is a non Star Wars forum, and discusses all serious social and ethical issues, politics, history, current affairs, religion, etc...


 * Your Jedi Community - The miscellaneous and largest forum of the Jedi Council Forums. Everything and anything posted here!!


 * Role Playing - These forums are dedicated to users who wish to participate in online role playing games. This section contains both The Non Star Wars Role Playing board, The Star Wars Role Playing Forum, and the Role Playing Resource Forum.

VIPs who have posted at the Forums

 * Aaron Allston, author
 * Jeremy Barlow, comic writer/editor
 * Nathan Butler, comic writer
 * Leland Chee, continuity manager
 * Elaine Cunningham, author
 * Troy Denning, author
 * Jan Duursema, comic artist
 * Paul Ens, comic writer
 * Jason Fry, RPG writer
 * Pablo Hidalgo, Official Site manager
 * Tom Hodges, webstrip writer
 * Drew Karpyshyn, author
 * Ryan Kaufman, LucasArts supervisor
 * Peter Mayhew, actor who portrayed Chewbacca films
 * Ian McDiarmid, actor who played Palpatine, is believed by some to have posted at the forums early in the prequel era, though it was never confirmed
 * John Ostrander, comic writer
 * Abel G. Peña, reference writer
 * Michael Reaves, author
 * Kevin Rubio, comic writer
 * R.A. Salvatore, author
 * Shelly Shapiro, book editor
 * Michael Stackpole, author
 * Matthew Stover, author
 * Randy Stradley, comic writer and editor
 * Karen Traviss, author
 * Chris Trevas, artist
 * Kathy Tyers, author
 * Daniel Wallace, author
 * Dustin Weaver, comics artist
 * Sean Williams, author
 * Walter Jon Williams, author
 * Colin Wilson, comics artist