Well said Chazz.
When all is said and done we are all folks who share a common passion. So, we ABSOLUTELY need a place to go nuts and talk about it with no controls. Chazz (with the support of others) is suggesting that we put controls on a few places and make them more complimentary to Alliance LARP's vision.
The consistent infighting and misrepresentation on the rules forum specifically is not about faith or trust. Simple questions often ramble into multiple pages of commentary which often include INCORRECT answers. Not just misinterpreted information. Straight up WRONG answers. From people who WROTE the book. In the very forums where our new players often go to learn about what this game is about they can find themselves lost.
If order for our games to survive we need a steady stream of new players. How can we get that when our boards don't help?
Perhaps along with the addition of heavy moderation we could have the forums reorganized to allow for some clearly marked "heavily moderated discussion areas" and several others that are clearly labeled as "free for alls" (they can even be for some of the same topics like rules etc). There is precedence for that type of thing all over the internet so we would not be breaking new ground here.
The bottom line here guys: If you are pointedly fighting this type of action you are working AGAINST the game as a whole.
Stephen
When all is said and done we are all folks who share a common passion. So, we ABSOLUTELY need a place to go nuts and talk about it with no controls. Chazz (with the support of others) is suggesting that we put controls on a few places and make them more complimentary to Alliance LARP's vision.
The consistent infighting and misrepresentation on the rules forum specifically is not about faith or trust. Simple questions often ramble into multiple pages of commentary which often include INCORRECT answers. Not just misinterpreted information. Straight up WRONG answers. From people who WROTE the book. In the very forums where our new players often go to learn about what this game is about they can find themselves lost.
If order for our games to survive we need a steady stream of new players. How can we get that when our boards don't help?
Perhaps along with the addition of heavy moderation we could have the forums reorganized to allow for some clearly marked "heavily moderated discussion areas" and several others that are clearly labeled as "free for alls" (they can even be for some of the same topics like rules etc). There is precedence for that type of thing all over the internet so we would not be breaking new ground here.
The bottom line here guys: If you are pointedly fighting this type of action you are working AGAINST the game as a whole.
Stephen