Is Apolyton ready for the announcement of Civ5?

[SlowwHand]

Go Robert Cybershy! That sounds like a space age American Indian name.

[ZEE]

the name is Plomp.

[SlowwHand]

Could you possibly be any more dull-witted? I doubt it. Take a deep breath, and try something new. THINK.

[dojoboy]

Should have never gotten rid of the Mac Civ specific sub-forum. Tsk-tsk. Steve plays hard-ball.



Seriously though, I've always enjoyed Apoly over the years. I'm sure things will get sorted. I'll be sure to pass on any Mac Civ5 news! Whenever...there...is...some.

[DaShi]

We're number 5! In a search for "Civ 5"

[self biased]

i'd like to help in any way i can.

[Ming]

We're number 5! In a search for "Civ 5"

That surprised me... but if you search "Civilization V", poly isn't anywhere to be seen.

[PLATO]

I must say that I don't hang around as much as I used to. Sad truth is that Poly just isn't what it was. I have been dropping by to see what is happening with Civ V, but have been once again disappointed.

Here is hoping that this RL meeting of the owners puts some life back into things around here. It is good to see a lot of familiar faces however!

One thing is funny...seeing Ming finally criticizing the things wrong here instead of just saying "Deal with it!" If that change can happen, then maybe there is hope afterall...

[ZEE]

Im still wondering if Ming had his Admin title "Stipped" By Dan and Solver or if he stepped down voluntarily. I wouldn't doubt the former and i would hope its the latter.

Ming IS the OTF mod... all the rest of these posers are fill-in's.

[Ming]

Im still wondering if Ming had his Admin title "Stipped" By Dan and Solver or if he stepped down voluntarily. I wouldn't doubt the former and i would hope its the latter.

Solver... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA... he wasn't even an owner, I was

Both rah and I stepped down voluntarily at the same time Dan did to allow the new administration to do their own thing.
We had done our time for the community, and felt it was in ours and the new administrations best interest to part ways with the site.

So it was indeed the latter...

[Quintillus]

For the front page, I'd additionally suggest some sort of time-out mechanism for the News Centre, as right now there are news bits from 2007 still on the front page "News Centre" - certainly not current news anymore. Civilization V also needs its own section, not being relegated to part of "Miscellaneous". Ideally the most visible section.

That's assuming the structure isn't entirely changed. If my calculations are correct, the meeting Robert mentioned is today, which means likely an announcement before the weekend. So unless Firaxis drops some huge news before this weekend, I suppose it's time to wait and see what is announced later this week .

[Robert]

We will announce what we're working on but we unfortunately can't put it into effect yet.

[Ming]

It's nice to see that you have big plans... and yeah, it's going to be a lot of work to get them all in place as we move forward to the release date. PUT PLEASE, don't make the same mistake as others in the past by doing NOTHING while waiting for those big changes.

It is still unbelievable that there is not a single mention of Civ V on the home page.

There are some little things you can do to prepare for the bigger changes. Every day closer to the release date that nothing is done is another lost opportunity.

[Dinner]

I don't think poly is ready at all. Just look at our bland and uninteresting front page compared with CFC's front page which is packed with information; they have official civ related news, info on the latest mods, current democracy games & competitions, screen shots which are changed regularly (often daily), and all the links you need to jump directly into the forum you're looking for. One click and you're there.

In short their layout catches the eye of the casual browser and makes it easy to pull them into just the subforum they're looking for so it is more likely they'll get the clicks and turn a browser into a regular poster. Poly needs this type of front page if it wants to pull more new posters in.

[Dinner]

There is no mention of Civ V on the home page yet

The biggest news in recent years and the only place you see it is in the forums.

Come on guys.

Seriously, this is a major flaw. I know Robert is a care taker owner who saved poly from death and that he has lots of things to do in his real life but if poly is to prosper then this sort of stuff needs to be done immediately when news breaks not weeks later. If Robert doesn't have the time then he should deligate the job to another staff member because it is vital we remain on top of this sort of stuff.