Forum splitting poll

[Arryn]

Gandalf Parker said:
But what about the chicken/egg thing? (I dont post there becuase no one reads that one, I dont read that one because no one Posts there)

That issue would go away once you as the admin moved ALL of the MP threads into an MP forum. Granted, that's a lot of work for you, but once done the new forum would be far from empty (having dozens of threads). After an initial period where you'd have extra work moving MP Posts from people who're too stubborn/lazy to post in the new thread, and ditto for people posting Q&A in the MP forum rather than in the original forum, I think people would get the idea of where to post.

I guess the real issue is how much extra work you're willing to cheerfully take on?

(BTW, the ratio of MP to non-MP threads appears to be rising. I blame Cohen and Thufir. )

[Gandalf Parker]

Soapyfrog said:
Well most games with a vibrant community similar to this one manage to get by with well subdivided forums... and hoenstly if you like reading AARs for example having them all clustered in one fairly uncluttered forum is a really nice thing. Ditto if you are looking for maps/mods... having to search through 1000 threads to find them is no fun.

I think that someone managing one thread as an index to each of those subjects would help. And there is a search feature which is easier to use in one forum than in many. But thats just my opinion.

[Truper]

Gandalf: One thing about the PBEM forum which already exists - it isn't a Dominions 2 forum, but a Shrapnel Games forum - or at least that's how I recall Richard describing it when he instituted it. I think if we had a Domionions 2 Multiplayer Games forum in addition to this one, people would use it. Looking for a game to play in? Go to the multiplayer forum. Looking to polish up your game before taking the MP plunge? Use this forum, where discussion on strategy won't be buried in new game annoncements, and ongoing game problems/propaganda.

[Ironhawk]

So... I'm curious about the poll at the top of this thread. I just added up all the percentages and it only comes out to ~60, not 100. What gives?

[Alneyan]

Ironhawk said:
So... I'm curious about the poll at the top of this thread. I just added up all the percentages and it only comes out to ~60, not 100. What gives?

It does add to 100 (well, 98%, but it is because of the roundings I guess). It looks like you have added the number of voters though, which is displayed to the left of the percentages.

[Arryn]

Ironhawk said:
So... I'm curious about the poll at the top of this thread. I just added up all the percentages and it only comes out to ~60, not 100. What gives?

Add up the numbers just before the % signs. You'll find they add up to 98%.

[Gandalf Parker]

Truper said:
Gandalf: One thing about the PBEM forum which already exists - it isn't a Dominions 2 forum, but a Shrapnel Games forum - or at least that's how I recall Richard describing it when he instituted it. I think if we had a Domionions 2 Multiplayer Games forum in addition to this one, people would use it. Looking for a game to play in? Go to the multiplayer forum. Looking to polish up your game before taking the MP plunge? Use this forum, where discussion on strategy won't be buried in new game annoncements, and ongoing game problems/propaganda.

As I remember it was created due to conversations here, and announced here. Im not even sure if it was announced in other forums. And everything has its pros and cons. Having the communitys wall themselves off from the rest of shrapnel isnt really in shrapnels best interests.

[Ironhawk]

Arryn said:
Add up the numbers just before the % signs. You'll find they add up to 98%.

Wow, my eyes must be going. I thought there was a decimal point b/w the two numbers! Makes total sense now: Number of Votes followed by Percentage of Total.