Survey #2: Forum Improvements

[Dellinger]

As it says: How would you improve the forums if you had the chance to reorganize them? What could be added, removed, moved, combined, etc, to make the forums easier to navigate?

Instructions:

• Each person is limited to one post until further notice. No quoting. You may edit as many times as you need. Your post must contain your argument. Not a simple "I agree with what X says."
  
• If further instructions are posted, follow those instructions.
  
• Basic rules of respect, but that shouldn't be an issue if you're posting your own opinion on the matter.

[Auramune]

In Characters Power and Abilities(keeping other stuff that's in that forum)
Synthesis a subforum
FEC Requests a subforum, with the approporate information to request a FEC in there.


News- in Polls
The Surverys in the Information and Rules could be moved there. As well as any future survey.


"Bhossym" either removed from sight, or moved to "Other games" as a subforum.


"Members Only" forum opened again, and the generation update discussions moved there. It would be much easier to navigate individual posts.


Other Games
Why don't we have a pokemon subforum, already xD!

[Xeek]

My only suggestion is to bring the Q&A section back. Preferably a whole subsection for it under Information and Rules. So people can have their own post per question.

[Peldari]

The survey threads (both present and future) should either get their own subforum in the Information and Rules section, or be moved to the Polls subforum.

"Bhossym" should be moved to a subforum in Other Games.

Q&A should be reinstated either as it's own forum or as a subforum in Information and Rules.

Either the Registration or Guild Bulitin forum gets a Timeline subforum which would consist of a bunch of stickied threads, each one being a brief summary of an important guild event.

[Congregate]

The survey threads (both present and future) should either get their own subforum in the Information and Rules section, or be moved to the Polls subforum.

"Bhossym" should be moved to a subforum in Other Games.

Q&A should be reinstated either as it's own forum or as a subforum in Information and Rules.

Either the Registration or Guild Bulitin forum gets a Timeline subforum which would consist of a bunch of stickied threads, each one being a brief summary of an important guild event.

I agree completely with this(Don't we have some history in Forum RP Archives already?), and as well I'd prefer it if the Generation update talks(Or anything to do with future content) were put in their own subforum in OOC discussion or what Aura said, in re-opened Member's Only.

[Glaceon]

I agree with most things...

Q&A should be brought back, perhaps as a subforum in the info and rules.

Bhossym should be tossed out completely, it's not needed here.

Pokemon Subforum in the Other Games section please. It's about time we get one.

I also think maybe making the Mabinogi Status into a subforum in OOC discussion, where we state maint times, current events, and then the Updates and Hints that people already post in OOC.

I think everything else is fine as it is.

[Dellinger]

Question: The Q&A thread as it was was pretty chaotic last time, if I recall. It would move pretty quickly while some people were away, and often stepped outside some bounds.

If you want that back, how do you suggest fixing this problem to make this Q&A idea more managable? Same rules as always.

[Peldari]

I'd apply similar rules to what we're doing here. You get to ask one question. And until it's answered you don't get to ask another. Or you only get one question per 24 hours. Or a combination of the two. That should help keep the volume down to a manageable level.

[Glaceon]

Agreed with Pel. Ask a question, everyone gets a single post to give thoughts and comments, and then the person who asked can read through then open it to another round of posts should they see fit.

[Xeek]

A huge problem with the Q&A thread was multiple questions being asked at once. Instead of making just one thread, why not make a whole subjection? Where each thread is a question of it's own. Questions weren't answered, answers were not able to be found, ect.

In each post, the questioneer(hehe) will write the question, and reedit the first post to have the question and the answer right under it. If the question/answer has a spoiler, a warning should be placed.

[Dellinger]

So far, I like the answers we've gotten, and they're not all so horridly different that I feel bad moving on. What sort of questions should be avoided beforehand? Are there any sorts of things that can be done so that we do not have the same question asked 400 times? AKA, would a newbie guide help in this case as well?

[Xeek]

A newbie guide would be okay, but as long as people use keywords in their questions, I think Ctrl-Find wouldn't hurt. Or a XXXX can simply link them to the right direction and delete their post.

I don't think any in-game questions should be avoided, though real life questions should follow all our rules, including no RPS*.
IE. No asking about sexual preference, what religions, favorite candidate, ect.

*Asking if certain religious groups exist in Mabi should be fine, as long as there is no foul play, stereotyping, ect.

[Glaceon]

In the subforum with the Q&A stuff, I think a thread titled "Previously Answered Questions" should be made and stickied. This would be a single post from someone that is updated in an FAQ style with Question followed by a summarized answer that the majority has agreed upon. Then people should consult that thread FIRST before asking a question.

And if they don't, we'll know who doesn't read the forums.

[Auramune]

I think a newbie guide is a great idea. Though I don't think people who answer questions(even if it's on the guide) should just point the newbie to the guide. That would come off sort of cold, and some people learn better by discussing rather than just reading.

As far as the Q&A goes; I feel that some of the answers given may be obsolete now. We've learned a lot about Mabi since it was closed down, and having different answers for then and now might be a problem. So repeated questions could be posted in a new forum/subforum just for Q and A, just so it's all neat and relevant to what we know now.

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