Suggestion: 2nd Forum

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

If we can't have subforums I think it still be achieved with a single topped thread with links to other threads.

For Example:

((First Post))

EXECUTIVE LINKS
Poll List (Link to Second Post) - NOTE: If the person in charge of polls changes, the new person can make a new post and the link could be altered to that new post.
.....yada yada yada

GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
War Academy (Link to Seventh Post)
.....yada yada yada

OTHER INSTITUTIONS (ROLEPLAY)
The Beaten Banana-Tavern in Ubergorsk(Link to thread)
OR
City of Ubergorsk (Link to post 23) - NOTE: Post could me made by Mayor of Ubergorsk and that post could link to Ubergorsk Related Threads.


((Second Post))
Official Currency Poll(Link to appropriate thread)
Official French Invasion Poll(Link to Appropriate thread)
.....yada yada yada


((Seventh Post))
War Academy-Discussion of invasion of France(Link to Appropriate thread)
..yada yada yada


This way the job of tracking and updating thread links can be delegated to members who are actually involved and interested in those particular links. Thread starters can PM the respective member about new links and the President/VicePresident(whoever is in charge of the topped thread) only has to edit posts when the member in charge of a particular set of links changes.

With only one thread it leaves MUCH more space on the front page for recently active threads.

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Shiber
Being a novice here, I do not know much about the history of the Apolyton forums as you do. Please be a bit more patient with me. There's really no need for any "is there really a grain of importance in all that spam?" kind of talk.

Well, the word "seriously" in my second sentence should have implied that the first was meant not very serious. Anyway, the mentioned threads are spam without any doubt, because they do nothing for the game's success. But I agree, that a bit of spam is tolerable and makes a part of the fun of the game.

And yes: Drop that matter. It doesn't pay the effort.

[jdjdjd]

UnOrthOdOx's idea is going to be the best thing for us, so that the important stuff is in one topped thread with links to all the vital threads. Then we can reduce the number of topped threads, and the serious person can go right there for what they need.

The spam is too much in this game, skywalker himself has nearly 50 threads of spam, I mean really, if you have important roleplaying (like mine, which is not spam ), send it to the Jungle Gazette, c/o UnOrthOdOx or Donal Graeme as a story related to the game.

[Captain]

SR, the dual identity poll is not spam.

We've established that our active citizenry (those replying and voting in the last few days) are composed of roughly 50% students (whether high school or uni or college or whatnot), many of whom will likely see a drop in their ability to participate when school starts up again (for majority of NA and perhaps Europe, begins soon). We've already noted that ministerial responsibilities and time commitments clash with real-life commitments and are preventing many interested people from running. This establishes that we *may* have further difficulty in filling positions once summer vacation for NA ends. Further support for moving to turnthreads instead of turnchats, or as a basis to promote and promulgate further discussion as how to improve participation in light of real-life obligations.

Another way of doing so might be just to inquire how much time people expect they can spend on the C3DG game in the upcoming year, but perhaps this method makes the poll more interesting. Furthermore, it indicates priority and flexibility of the real-life commitments and a clue as to the competing interests of our participants. Job demands, school schedules, or the party life of univ/colleges...

Unless I'm seriously mistaken in my worldview, if we discount addictions (such as those of UO players), obligations in an online game will always take a back seat to real-life obligations and more palpably interesting activities.

The one area I would change if I were to repoll would be to inquire about other obligations, such as familial duties whether filial, spousal, or parental. The poll gives lots of information (if we take certain assumptions based on the social and cultural mores of "the West") in terms of occupational time-use but failed to inquire about the other strong obligations of life.

[Shiber]

Not everyone shares your opinion about these threads Sir Ralph. The currency thread currently spans over 3 pages.
I agree that the amount of fun threads should be limited (at least until we have sub forums, if that's ever going to happen), but they certainly shouldn't be called spam. That wouldn't be very mature IMHO.

[disorganizer]

Shiber: if you limit the number of fun threads, you will also limit the fun for some people. Be aware of this.

[Shiber]

I'm aware of that. I personally find the fun threads to be the most entertaining part of the game. However, it's either we get sub forums, follow ortho's plan or control the number of fun threads or we won't be able to play the game when we reach the late medieval times.

[UnOrthOdOx]

Originally posted by GhengisFarb
If we can't have subforums I think it still be achieved with a single topped thread with links to other threads.

For Example:

((First Post))

EXECUTIVE LINKS
Poll List (Link to Second Post) - NOTE: If the person in charge of polls changes, the new person can make a new post and the link could be altered to that new post.
.....yada yada yada

GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
War Academy (Link to Seventh Post)
.....yada yada yada

OTHER INSTITUTIONS (ROLEPLAY)
The Beaten Banana-Tavern in Ubergorsk(Link to thread)
OR
City of Ubergorsk (Link to post 23) - NOTE: Post could me made by Mayor of Ubergorsk and that post could link to Ubergorsk Related Threads.


((Second Post))
Official Currency Poll(Link to appropriate thread)
Official French Invasion Poll(Link to Appropriate thread)
.....yada yada yada


((Seventh Post))
War Academy-Discussion of invasion of France(Link to Appropriate thread)
..yada yada yada


This way the job of tracking and updating thread links can be delegated to members who are actually involved and interested in those particular links. Thread starters can PM the respective member about new links and the President/VicePresident(whoever is in charge of the topped thread) only has to edit posts when the member in charge of a particular set of links changes.

With only one thread it leaves MUCH more space on the front page for recently active threads.

That is VERY similar to what I am already planning. Except, I seperate out posts by the different minister's, ie.
War academy under SMC, Machievelli institute under FAM. I will also include links to the more role play topics, like the currency poll under MoE, or I may make a seperate role playing section if it gets too large, or I can't figure where to put some of them.

I think the CoL needs a seperate topped thread, and the sign up form should stay. All others, I think, are up to debate.