The structure of this new forum.

[Legacy_TSMDude]

               

SuperFly_2000 wrote...

I just wanted to point this out as I see some are not posting in the correct sections.

No in your orginal post you tried to tell a large group THIS is how it is. That of course did not work as Gamers and in particular NWN Gamers are a indvidual group who do not like to be forced into something. Since this was in I dont know...the second  or thrida dya of the new forums many of the people who have been playing this game afr longer than me or you took offense and said the truth. Whiel they may agree with your intentions to broach the subject it is up to us as a Community to request it be done a way that we like.

Which means talking baout it and then asking the Admins to do something about it. Forcing your views whether correct or not is inappropiate and smacks of heavy handness.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_olivier leroux]

               

SuperFly_2000 wrote...
Probably...maybe I consider it to be some sort of "thread hi-jack" though..
I would like you make your own thread and name it "How we can change the structure of the forum"
This thread was about helping people by explaining what goes where...instead it is cluttered up with total brainstorming...offering no help what so over...or rather the opposite.
Don't get me wrong...there is nothing wrong with brainstorming...just do it elsewhere please...

Point taken, and I apologize if you feel I hi-jacked your thread, even though I wish you'd have told me a little earlier.

I'm already in the process of creating a new thread, so we can leave this one to you and continue our discussion there.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_AndarianTD]

               

olivier leroux wrote...

AndarianTD wrote...
As an aside, part of my evidence for this is that the AME (Academy for Modding Excellence) has been consistently unable to recruit MP players to participate in awarding the Golden Dragon Award (GDA) for "Best Multiplayer Module."

I believe that's also due to the differences between MP modules I pointed out above. It would be hard to judge a MP mod that's dependent on what DMs and player make of it (that's also one of the reasons the AME doesn't award PWs, I believe). So we probably can award only those types of MP modules that more or less work like SP mods but are more fun with a group. The main obstacles in this regard are time and organization, I think, not necessarily the disinterest of "MP players". Even if I would be willing to test MP mods I couldn't do it on my own, I'd have to schedule play sessions (and different working hours and time zones could really be an issue here).

I disagree. The AME tested and awarded the Best MP GDA for its first two years (the 2006 and 2007 awards). Granted that the logistics were a bit more complicated, but we managed to schedule AME member playtesting sessions (I even participated in some of them myself) and vote on the awards. The reason we stopped is because after the 2007 awards we were unable to get member volunteers to participate in the MP Modules category. Most of our members have an SP modules focus and Tybae has repeatedly posted asking for volunteers from the MP community to help out over the last year and a half. We even offered special "MP-Only" memberships as an incentive to get experienced MP players to sign up just to help us out in this one area. All of that was to no avail.

As a new member you know how the AME Awards process works. We first need members who are experienced with eligible works in the field (in this case MP mods), who know what's good and what's not, to submit nominations. Only then can we discuss scheduling member playtesting sessions to help those members that don't play MP regularly on their own to participate in evaluating them.

So no, it's not a matter of logistics. We've handled the logistics in the past and could do it again. What we need is a few AME member volunteers from the MP player community, who can be counted on to sign up for the category, and to nominate and vote in it. Unfortunately, we just haven't been able to get that.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par AndarianTD, 22 juillet 2010 - 02:33 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_AndarianTD]

               The point about going off topic is well taken. If anyone wants to continue the discussion about the recruiting for the AME in general or for the MP awards in particular, we recently started a thread about our recruiting efforts here:



The AME is recruiting for the Golden Dragon Awards!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_olivier leroux]

               As SuperFly_2000 envisioned this thread to be about helping people by explaining what goes where and not about discussing the forum structure, this discussion is now continued here.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Stanley Woo]

               Hey, folks, thanks for all the ideas, but forum functionality or aesthetic changes/suggestions should be posted to our Social.bioware.com Site Help forum. Please take your discussion there, and keep in mind that everyone's got their own ideas of how the forum should behave and their own preferences for layout and usability, and that we have extremely limited resources and may or may not be able to get to your suggestion. But don't let that stop you. Thank you!



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