Ming! Polls can't count as new threads!

[Rasputin]

come on guys he is just doing his job. the rules quite clearly state what is allowed and what isnt. i reaaly have no problem posting our stuff over in S&D.... i already announced our intention to go there in the S&D forum... we can just post the links on our normal thread here whenever there is apoll to be done....

[Ming]

Originally posted by drake
You've been marky marks yes man too long. For once use your own judgement.

Hmmmm... interesting debate theory... ask for a favor, and then follow it up with a supposed insult

Hey... I had no problem with a poll at first. It wasn't until another one was posted shortly there after that I acted. This is NOT the HOTW forum... It is the entire MP community forum.

We've been following the basic rule of one thread per game because originally, some people who thought their game was the only important one.... continued making more and more threads about it. With others games following the example... it got out of hand. So it was determinded that NO game was any more important...

So again... I must ask, why do you need multiple threads? You've been doing fine without in the past... but all of a sudden, now you need them

[drake]

I dont think our game is more important than any, but most games dont have a storyline with them either.

If you could explain why this "policy" makes sense, and why you are doing the community a service by closing threads that aren't hurting anyone, I will shut my mouth. But until now you have merely said, "thems the rules, tough cookies boys."

I'm not asking you to regurgitate marks idea, im asking you for your own.

Let me re-post something I said too:

<i>I personally could live with a single thread for the game. But whats the harm of a silly poll here and there? It's not hurting anyone and certainly isn't "clogging" anything up. </i>

I never said we <i>needed</i> multiple threads.

What I'm asking for is a rational explanation. Provide it and I will stop b1tching.

[Ming]

Originally posted by Ming
We've been following the basic rule of one thread per game because originally, some people who thought their game was the only important one.... continued making more and more threads about it. With others games following the example... it got out of hand. So it was determinded that NO game was any more important...

Sigh... one more time then...

[drake]

I must not have been there when this was going on.

So basically penalized because of past actions?

Ok, this is obviously a losing cause ming. Just close this bad boy down and we'll decide what we're going to do.

Thanks.

[Ming]

Originally posted by drake
I must not have been there when this was going on.
So basically penalized because of past actions?

No... current actions on your games part. You were following the same pattern of the past... thinking that your game is so important that you could have tons of threads dedicated to a game. Again, I few threads were ok... I looked the other way...
But that wasn't enough

[drake]

thinking that your game is so important that you could have tons of threads dedicated to a game.

Thats in your imagination ming

We don't think its "so important", we're just having some fun and exploring different avenues. You're not shutting down some high and mighty group, you're shutting down some harmless fun. That is it.

How you want to look at it is your choice, but your view isn't correct.

[Rasputin]

finally !!! so are you going to decide from my list of options drake ??

[Ming]

Originally posted by drake
How you want to look at it is your choice, but your view isn't correct.

We are all welcome to our own opinions...
So you are trying new things... why can't you do it in your current thread...

Just having fun... again, why can't you do it in your current thread...

We need to discuss more stuff since it is a diplo game... again, why can't you do it in your current thread...

I have not heard ONE good reason why your game should be treated any differently than any other...

[drake]

I'm done ming.

You're about as fun as a piece of cardboard

Raz, we can decide later....we'll just keep our main thread here open and deal with the other crap somewhere else.

[Rasputin]

Originally posted by Ming


We need to discuss more stuff since it is a diplo game... again, why can't you do it in your current thread...

I have not heard ONE good reason why your game should be treated any differently than any other...

actually one reason for separate poll threads is for secret ballet effect of the poll, you dotn need to reveal who you vote for in the elction polls, if we do it manually it will take away the mystery of who is supporting which candidate ...

[Ming]

Originally posted by Rasputin
actually one reason for separate poll threads is for secret ballet effect of the poll, you dotn need to reveal who you vote for in the elction polls, if we do it manually it will take away the mystery of who is supporting which candidate ...

Thanks for at least providing a legitimate reason Ras...
But why are so many polls needed? As I've said, I have no problem with a poll... what I'm concerned about is the same problem we had in the past where one game clutters up the entire forum.

[drake]

I'm confused as to how two or three threads clutters up a page that has well what, 25-30 other threads on it.

[Rasputin]

i guess what has occured is that the game is getting down to the end times now and unless a few players team up the winner is almost cut and dry. (well a few feel that way)

and with all the problems we have had keeping 7 players involved i think we all were looking for a new idea.

Ozzy grabbed hold of the idea to get his leader voted in, he listed his "leaders" policies which basically meant playing style. he called for any civ MP forum poster to have a vote.

Deity then jumped on the fun idea too. And i think it is a good fun thing to do.

But basically as the poll was to decide how ozzy or deity were to paly the game , a secret ballot was encessary..


The reason we would rather keep the polls here in Civ 2 MP is that if anyone passing thorugh sees it they could hav efun and influence how the game would be played. yes not many ar einterested but we did get a few NON HOTW2 palyers voting so it wasnt jsut us.

[Ming]

Originally posted by drake
I'm confused as to how two or three threads clutters up a page that has well what, 25-30 other threads on it.

Two or three threads don't... 5 or 10 do What if (worst case scenario) if every leader wanted their own poll after every turn.

And then other games decided they wanted their own polls too...
Could I say no to them after letting you do it?