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[andwhyisit]

A clear set of rules regarding the forum games section may need to be established and ammended to the existing forum rules. There was never a clear distinction between forum games and spam, as the line between the two can be very thin.

Second, I think it may be a good idea to make a forum for rp threads and make the Satellite Lounge a category since it is getting a bit too big to stay with it's current forum/sub-forum setup.

So...

General
- Forum Announcements and Rules
- Forum Suggestions

(everything else)

Satellite Lounge
- General Discussion
- Entertainment Media
- Forum-Based Games
- The RP Den
- The S.P.O.T.

Or would it be better just below General?

Anyhow let me know what you all think.

Edited by andwhyisit, 02 February 2012 - 05:18 AM.

[MagicDoors]

That sounds cool, I think that's the best option.

2, it takes a long time to type out the GM posts, and to do that on IRC just makes me want to cry.

Uh for the people who don't actually read AF like it's a religion, the GM is the "gamemaster", and is the one who posts really long information posts.
But you probably already guessed that.

Edited by MagicDoors, 02 February 2012 - 05:22 AM.

[cultr1]

I like your layout the way it is.
Go for it

[Captain Fabulous]

You can ban people from IRC channels

[cultr1]

You can ban people from IRC channels

that was also on my mind, but whatever.
They had a second reason too, no matter how halfassed it may have been it would be more than zero reasons.
But who cares? We'll be getting a shiny new forum!

I suppose now would be a bad time to bring up post count in the satellite lounge...

[JiNXeD]

I personally don't go to the forum games thread, so I voted the third option.
But yea I support the idea of having Satellite Lounge it's own category. I'd prefer to have it on the bottom since I am used to having the categories in this order.

[cultr1]

No.
No.
One thousand times no.
I as many others would strongly appreciate it if you would put it as high up as you were willing, because we're used to having it in this order (satellite lounge viewable on even a smaller screen from the top of the page).

[DoubleThink]

Much like the SPOT, I think the Games section was made basically as a place to put threads that didn't deserve to be in other places. Also like the SPOT, I think that a proper outline stating that abject garbage is not allowed will go a long way, seeing as that seems to have worked rather well. I have barely read the AF threads, but these forums aren't really designed to handle that type of thing; time zones might be an issue for some people, but if they're that into it that could always go and find a forum that is (designed to). There is some evidence that the mentality of the Games section is spilling over into other sections, as well as it being an attraction to a type of user that isn't really wanted here, and this is not acceptable if it's going to continue the way it has been.

Also, is there NO way to ignore threads? There should be.

1.) Would it be possible to implement an "Ignore Thread" function for every thread? It would probably solve most of the problems here. It could be next to the "Follow This Topic" button.

People can ignore threads by not-reading them. I don't like dedicated ignore functions because they don't help to actually fix anything.

Second, I think it may be a good idea to make a forum for rp threads and make the Satellite Lounge a category since it is getting a bit too big to stay with it's current forum/sub-forum setup.

No. That would imply that role playing is encouraged to take place, when the general consensus is to get it off the site.

[JiNXeD]

Getting roleplaying off the site would cause more harm than good IMO.
I can imagine people quiting and some sort of rebellion forming up, and then in the end someone would try to hack the site and stuff.
Well, that is of course a worst case scenario but it could still happen..
Everyone needs to have a little fun at times.
If they don't have a specific place to do it, they will start doing it elsewhere, which would result in lots of bans and such.

[Lace]

I would be in favor of having the satellite section directly below general, rather than at the bottom.