Bugs and Suggestions

Xerihae · 08-25-2007, 08:55 AM

Ok, I've been thinking about this a while, and figured I'd see what other people think of the suggestion.

As TMS doesn't have a particularly huge amount of traffic discussion-wise right now, I think it might be an idea to cut down on the number of sections slightly. My suggestion would be to amalgamate Roleplaying and Storytelling, and remove MUD Humour and Forum Games. Any important topics from those two can easily be moved to the Tavern first.

Threshold · 08-25-2007, 11:05 AM

I think it is a good idea to keep "web game" type things in a separate forum (and perhaps also prevent them from being listed on the front page). They tend to be pretty frivolous and many people prefer to avoid them.

As for RP and Storytelling, I could see those merging.

Xerihae · 08-25-2007, 11:16 AM

That's a good point about the forum games thing that I overlooked. I guess I was just going on the lack of activity in there as an indication that people on here were more interested in discussion (or possibly flaming arguments

) than playing daft "I've got more posts than you" games!

the_logos · 08-25-2007, 12:35 PM

Seems pretty reasonable to me at least.

Brody · 08-25-2007, 01:19 PM

I think it's a very good idea to merge the RP and Storytelling aspects of the forums together.

Lasher · 08-25-2007, 02:14 PM

Here's one reason not to (assuming it is storytelling that would go away and not RP):

Then again, it's 35 threads out of almost 4,000 indexed with the new URLs, they're not highly ranked for anything and would be picked up in a new sitemap anyway so it's probably fine.

Valg · 09-02-2007, 09:52 AM

If you're worried about search visibility, you could just rename the forum "Storytelling and Roleplaying".

I'd also suggest renaming "Advanced MUD Concepts" to just "MUD Concepts". I think it's implicit that you're supposed to be discussing something novel, and "Advanced" just sounds pompous. We don't have a"Funny MUD Humor" forum.

Finally, I disagree with merging "Forum Games" into the Tavern, since I find most of them obnoxiously repetitive and conducive to spam, and the Tavern is the catch-all forum. I do think "MUD Humor" and "Forum Games" could be merged into one forum, however-- neither sees a lot of use, and there's value in concentrating activity into a reasonably-sized set of forums.

08-25-2007, 08:55 AM	#1
Xerihae Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Name: Chris Location: Wolverhampton, UK Posts: 358	Forum Re-Jig Ok, I've been thinking about this a while, and figured I'd see what other people think of the suggestion. As TMS doesn't have a particularly huge amount of traffic discussion-wise right now, I think it might be an idea to cut down on the number of sections slightly. My suggestion would be to amalgamate Roleplaying and Storytelling, and remove MUD Humour and Forum Games. Any important topics from those two can easily be moved to the Tavern first.

08-25-2007, 11:05 AM	#2
Threshold Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Home MUD: Threshold RPG Posts: 1,260	Re: Forum Re-Jig I think it is a good idea to keep "web game" type things in a separate forum (and perhaps also prevent them from being listed on the front page). They tend to be pretty frivolous and many people prefer to avoid them. As for RP and Storytelling, I could see those merging.

08-25-2007, 11:16 AM	#3
Xerihae Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Name: Chris Location: Wolverhampton, UK Posts: 358	Re: Forum Re-Jig That's a good point about the forum games thing that I overlooked. I guess I was just going on the lack of activity in there as an indication that people on here were more interested in discussion (or possibly flaming arguments ) than playing daft "I've got more posts than you" games!

08-25-2007, 12:35 PM	#4
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305	Re: Forum Re-Jig Seems pretty reasonable to me at least.

08-25-2007, 01:19 PM	#5
Brody Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Home MUD: OtherSpace Posts: 1,599	Re: Forum Re-Jig I think it's a very good idea to merge the RP and Storytelling aspects of the forums together.

08-25-2007, 02:14 PM	#6
Lasher Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Name: Derek Location: Orlando Posts: 357	Re: Forum Re-Jig Here's one reason not to (assuming it is storytelling that would go away and not RP): Then again, it's 35 threads out of almost 4,000 indexed with the new URLs, they're not highly ranked for anything and would be picked up in a new sitemap anyway so it's probably fine.

09-02-2007, 09:52 AM	#7
Valg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Home MUD: Carrion Fields Posts: 643	Re: Forum Re-Jig If you're worried about search visibility, you could just rename the forum "Storytelling and Roleplaying". I'd also suggest renaming "Advanced MUD Concepts" to just "MUD Concepts". I think it's implicit that you're supposed to be discussing something novel, and "Advanced" just sounds pompous. We don't have a"Funny MUD Humor" forum. Finally, I disagree with merging "Forum Games" into the Tavern, since I find most of them obnoxiously repetitive and conducive to spam, and the Tavern is the catch-all forum. I do think "MUD Humor" and "Forum Games" could be merged into one forum, however-- neither sees a lot of use, and there's value in concentrating activity into a reasonably-sized set of forums.

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Forum Re-Jig