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Offline Leviathan

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« on: March 23, 2005, 05:19:34 PM »
We were thinking of reshuffling the forum a little.
Possibly by adding sections for Internet Relay Chat and Other Games section. Maybe have more sections for computer subjects like they have at UEGO. Anyone have any other suggestions on what we should do or not do?
A main question is for the Fan Made Games and Community Projects section: should we merge (after all they're all the same thing, projects) these but more importantly put them into a subsection so they can't be all seen on the main page. Also, maybe show the active projects on main page and the others (not-so active) in the other subsection. The projects should have a main forum section for general topics.
Also a newbie section would be good as that is going to be part of the new site.
Each section should have links to sections on the site.
As for OP2, I think OP2 should be a subsection, and in that have main OP2, multiplayer, strategy/other and OP2 changes for polls and suggestions for projects/improvements etc.
What else could and should be done or not done with the forums?
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Offline TH300

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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2005, 06:57:56 PM »
irc section is ok, but I'm against other games. A bit of everything is worse than much of one thing. I know that. I have been active in another community for long time, but when it had forums just about everything, it became boring. people would pay less attention to more things.

do we really need a newbs section. we can help them better on irc.
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« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2005, 07:01:46 PM »
I think a newb section is a good idea. Lev u can put all kinds of op2 strategies that newbs should folow.

But make a new thread for each strategy and lock it so that ppl can read it only and not mess it up by adding stuff to it.

Its better with a locked strategy section so newbs can come and take a look instead of bothering every experienced player for instruction, it can get pretty annouing with newbs runing around u asking for advise.
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2005, 07:03:03 PM »
Reasons for newb section:
- Im sure there hav questions
- questions about OP2, like help playing and how to improve
- here on forums we hav record of it so any one can read
- its not just a section for geting them setup, its to help new members overall.
 
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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2005, 07:15:01 PM »
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I think a newb section is a good idea. Lev u can put all kinds of op2 strategies that newbs should folow.

But make a new thread for each strategy and lock it so that ppl can read it only and not mess it up by adding stuff to it.

Its better with a locked strategy section so newbs can come and take a look instead of bothering every experienced player for instruction, it can get pretty annouing with newbs runing around u asking for advise.
strategies without discussion should better be put on the outpost-universe site, not in the forum.

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Reasons for newb section:
- Im sure there hav questions
- questions about OP2, like help playing and how to improve
- here on forums we hav record of it so any one can read
- its not just a section for geting them setup, its to help new members overall.
good point, but make sure, you don't create a replacement of the general oupost2 forums.
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2005, 07:18:56 PM »
Ive started work on strategies as part of the /help section. I think its a good idea if they can be discused. So people can get help etc.

Back on topic: We need to totaly clean, resort and move the forum about.. making new sections etc.
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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2005, 07:33:06 PM »
The Outpost 3 projects should probably be moved from the main page. There is too little activity on them to really justify it. Plus it seems to create a lot of false hope for some new members as many of the projects will either take many years to finish or never be finished at all. I'm more inclined to believe the later as software projects that take that long usually aren't finished. It's hard to stay interested in the same project for that long and it's more time than most people can devote to it even if they did somehow keep interest in it.
 
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2005, 07:37:04 PM »
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people would pay less attention to more things.
We would make sure the major stuff is still on the main page. i think we could add more stuff, and have in in subsections etc. like uego would hav there own section. but topics which are genral we can combine.
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Offline zigzagjoe

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« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2005, 09:15:06 PM »
looks good to me.
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Offline plymoth45

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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2005, 10:31:47 AM »
It looks good to me. If i think of anything that we are missing i'll be sure to let you guys know.
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« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2005, 01:20:01 PM »
Are you sure you want the introductions forum that low?  I've seen forums where people don't see it at that level and start the new threads where they would be spam
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« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2005, 01:33:48 PM »
It's not that low, the intro forum would be in about the same spot as it is now.

Remember you don't see the subforums till you actually click on the parent forum.
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2005, 11:11:01 AM »
Im gonna start moving things around. I was thinking:

Site Administration
-Moderator/Admin Private Discussion

Forum
-Introductions
-Feedback/Suggestions/Problems

Genral Community
-News
-Issues
--Polls
-IRC Help

Outpost Series Games
-Outpost 2: Divided Destiny
--Polls
-Outpost 2 Strategy
-Outpost 2 Multiplayer
-Outpost 2 Newbie Help
-Outpost 1 / Other Topics

Outpost Universe
-Outpost Programming
--Mapping
--Coding
--Dev Team Forum
--Internal Dev Team
-Outpost Novellas
-Team Forum

Community Projects
-Outpost: Renegades
-Outpost: Missing in Action
-Inactive and Other Projects
--Outpost 3: The Final Chapter
--Outpost 3: Alien Worlds
--Outpost 3: A New Power
--Outpost: A New Beginning

General/Other Topics
-General Main
--General Game Discussion
--General Computer Discussion
--Debate
--File Forum
--Archive
-Test/Spam Forum

Hosted Forums
-UEGO
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« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2005, 11:14:49 AM »
looks good IMHO
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2005, 04:15:48 PM »
Is new forum layout ok ?

Ive been moving topics around to get them in the right places.
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Offline TH300

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« Reply #15 on: March 29, 2005, 04:35:23 PM »
new layout IS ok.

Everything ok, even the redirects in Outspost2 forum.
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« Reply #16 on: April 06, 2005, 08:18:40 PM »
When I get a chance to look over this forum some more, I will make a suggestion on what to do. Until then, I have this little nugget of wisdom:

It doesn't hurt to be ruthless with reorangization.  
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« Reply #17 on: April 07, 2005, 11:34:18 AM »
Okay, no dash is a category, one dash is a forum, two dashes is a subforum for the closest forum above it

Forum and Community
-News
-Introductions
-Feedback/Comments/Issues (combine the General/Issues/Other and Feedback/Suggestions/Problems/General)
-IRC

Outpost Series Games
-Outpost 1 and other Outpost games
-Outpost 2: Divided Destiny
--Outpost 2 Multiplayer
--Outpost 2 Strategy/Single Player
--Outpost 2 Newbie Help
--(delete the Outpost 2 polls forum, there is only two topics in it, empty the stuff into Outpost 2: Divided Destiny)
--Outpost Universe Team Forum
-Fanmade Outpost Games
--Outpost: Renegades
--Outpost: Missing in Action
--Outpost 3: The Final Chapter
-Outpost Programming
-Inactive Projects

Miscellaneous
-General Discussion
-Outpost Novellas
-Test/Spam Forum

Okay, now for quick statistics, there are currently 6 categories. My scheme would reduce it to 3. There are 18 forums on the home page. My plan would reduce the number of forums on the main page to 12. By my estimates, this should shrink the size of the main page by 33-38%. I see no acceptable way to make the main page any smaller than I have suggested.
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #18 on: April 07, 2005, 03:42:14 PM »
There is a difference between Fanmade games and Genral Projects, so they should all go under the title Projects.
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« Reply #19 on: April 07, 2005, 04:25:54 PM »
Ok, well, switching the name from fanmade to projects in my proposal is what you are suggesting, I have no objection. Do you have any other objection to the proposed layout?
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #20 on: April 07, 2005, 06:01:54 PM »
Ill see what i can do to make it less cluterd, we can move the OP2 things into OP2 probly.
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #21 on: April 12, 2005, 12:15:26 PM »
Added a TV, Anime, Movies and More section.

Also moved some stuff into Outpost 2.
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Offline Leviathan

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« Reply #22 on: February 02, 2006, 01:10:22 PM »
Should we reorganize the forum at all? Get rid of some of the sections or whatevea?
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« Reply #23 on: February 02, 2006, 02:00:54 PM »
Eh, looks fine to me. LOL - I wonder what made you bring this up again.. IMO everything's fine. A little condensing is always in order- since we have a few forums/subforums that are seldom/never used. I feel the Test section and General section should be merged, I mean we really don't have too much stupid stuff to talk about- plus forum games have their own subforum (that IS here right?, not at one of my other sites I frequent?) so the Test section should be obliterated or merged with another.

I'm still thinking- I'll think on it, sleep on it.. etc

Chris
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« Reply #24 on: February 02, 2006, 04:50:02 PM »
Where is genesis in the list? I think it is fine the way it is, imo

Edit: Oh! LOL, Genesis wasn't around then... haha  :lol: ....


Whoops... Anyway, a little organization in the other forums would work, but I think the projects section and the spam/etc forum are fine...
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