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As some of you noticed, we recently ditched the AAA Mainstream discussion forum, merged it with General RPG and then added a bunch of sub-forums, ostensibly one for each RPG developer.
This has caused a handful of people to become upset (removing custom avatars caused way more butthurt, go figure).
Also, I apparently should've asked first because by asking, I would've gotten a clear answer that everyone would've been happy with¹.
So I'm asking now. Anticipating that I will receive a clear, overwhelming majority for one option which will satisfy a large majority of users. You may want to think and read below before you vote because unless one clear option passes 50%, I'm likely to try any random idea next.
#1. Keep the current sub-forum arrangement.
There are two features you should be aware of with XenForo, New Posts - and the ability to ignore New Posts from certain forums. Simply click "New Posts" above and you will see a single list of every new post on the Codex.
Currently it's limited to the last 100 posts (although this can be changed - it's a system-wide setting and effects number of search results too, which we deliberately decreased because guests). If you wish to ignore certain forums (EG: General Discussion etc...) simply find the "Ignore New Posts" options:
Select at whim, enjoy!
The Sub-Forum setup works optimally with this in mind and allows BOTH users who want "one single list" to get what they want, and those who are happy looking for specific things to find them easily. It's also intended to reduce the current rise of wide topic spanning mega-threads and allow more discussion on a variety of things over time, rather than just the latest update with one liners.
Vote for this option if you think the current setup is working for you.
#2. Ditch *most* of the sub-forums but keep one or two, just rename them (EG: "Pre-1990 Games").
Some people think the Sub-Forums are fine - it's just that there are too many of them (and there will likely be many more over time). This option is if you think we should have some sub-forums, but maybe only 2 or 3. We might try a few options here but we'll likely have a "Pre-1990 Games" Forum and an "Action RPGs" - where Jaesun can dump all the shit threads.
#3. Go back to the two forums as it was before (cRPG and Mainstream AAA+).
This is fairly self-explanatory. We go back to the two forums as it was before (cRPG and "Mainstream AAA+" as arbitrarily decided by Jaesun).
#4. Merge all the forums into one and try Excommunicator's multiple tag concept.
Excommunicator has proposed a multiple pre-fix / tag system idea. Very simply, we merge all RPG forums into one but people will be able to choose pre-fixes for certain developers ("Troika", "BioWare") / game series ("Fallout", "Elder Scrolls"). As when creating any new thread, you will have a list of pre-fixes to choose from, with more added as required:
They'd just be more relevant than "Decline" and "Incline" but they would allow you to quickly filter by just those topics:
So that only topics with that pre-fix / tag are shown. We can even install a mod that allows you to choose multiple pre-fixes.
#5. Just merge all the sub-forums into one and leave it alone ffs.
We merge all the sub-forums into one and do nothing. No tags, no sub-forums, no extra forums.
#6. Have you considered... (post details below)
You have some other great idea. Please tell us about it.
¹AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This has caused a handful of people to become upset (removing custom avatars caused way more butthurt, go figure).
Also, I apparently should've asked first because by asking, I would've gotten a clear answer that everyone would've been happy with¹.
So I'm asking now. Anticipating that I will receive a clear, overwhelming majority for one option which will satisfy a large majority of users. You may want to think and read below before you vote because unless one clear option passes 50%, I'm likely to try any random idea next.
#1. Keep the current sub-forum arrangement.
There are two features you should be aware of with XenForo, New Posts - and the ability to ignore New Posts from certain forums. Simply click "New Posts" above and you will see a single list of every new post on the Codex.
Currently it's limited to the last 100 posts (although this can be changed - it's a system-wide setting and effects number of search results too, which we deliberately decreased because guests). If you wish to ignore certain forums (EG: General Discussion etc...) simply find the "Ignore New Posts" options:
Select at whim, enjoy!
The Sub-Forum setup works optimally with this in mind and allows BOTH users who want "one single list" to get what they want, and those who are happy looking for specific things to find them easily. It's also intended to reduce the current rise of wide topic spanning mega-threads and allow more discussion on a variety of things over time, rather than just the latest update with one liners.
Vote for this option if you think the current setup is working for you.
#2. Ditch *most* of the sub-forums but keep one or two, just rename them (EG: "Pre-1990 Games").
Some people think the Sub-Forums are fine - it's just that there are too many of them (and there will likely be many more over time). This option is if you think we should have some sub-forums, but maybe only 2 or 3. We might try a few options here but we'll likely have a "Pre-1990 Games" Forum and an "Action RPGs" - where Jaesun can dump all the shit threads.
#3. Go back to the two forums as it was before (cRPG and Mainstream AAA+).
This is fairly self-explanatory. We go back to the two forums as it was before (cRPG and "Mainstream AAA+" as arbitrarily decided by Jaesun).
#4. Merge all the forums into one and try Excommunicator's multiple tag concept.
Excommunicator has proposed a multiple pre-fix / tag system idea. Very simply, we merge all RPG forums into one but people will be able to choose pre-fixes for certain developers ("Troika", "BioWare") / game series ("Fallout", "Elder Scrolls"). As when creating any new thread, you will have a list of pre-fixes to choose from, with more added as required:
They'd just be more relevant than "Decline" and "Incline" but they would allow you to quickly filter by just those topics:
So that only topics with that pre-fix / tag are shown. We can even install a mod that allows you to choose multiple pre-fixes.
#5. Just merge all the sub-forums into one and leave it alone ffs.
We merge all the sub-forums into one and do nothing. No tags, no sub-forums, no extra forums.
#6. Have you considered... (post details below)
You have some other great idea. Please tell us about it.
¹AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA