New Forum, Altered Rules

Sarapis

OK, check out the new policy again: http://www.achaea.com/forum-rules We'll just forum ban people who can't be civil and responsible instead.

Eiredhel

@Sarapis Now I'm sad, I feel like I lost.

Jumpy

That having been said, is there an option for a different theme somewhere around here? This white-on-black is a bit of an eyesore!

Off topic, but not yet. Working with them for something like that.

Okay, I may have been mistaken. Don't quote me on that. Please don't hurt me.

Sarapis

@Sarapis Now I'm sad, I feel like I lost.

Dude. I wrote the original policy, and I just changed it. I don't feel like I lost. I feel like I made it better.

Wysteria

@Sarapis Just wondering if anyone else noticed the "Options" icon next this thread when on the main Discussions page. It drops down to "Dismiss" which has me thinking it's an admin/moderator function?

The Dismiss function is for announcement threads and other threads which are 'sticky' and maintain their place at/near the top of the list of threads. Using dismiss will unsticky it (for you only) and from then on that thread will appear in the thread list normally rather than always being at the top.

Thanks! I'm so used to some forums just having an icon actually called "Unsticky" rather than that term. Here I was thinking it was a bug where my account could drop a thread from a forum. 0_o

Mannimar

@sarapis I think the change is better, but I'd like to see a critique section on the forums as well. Not just a single thread that might get lost

Silas

Much love, thanks S-man.

Shibumi

I silently followed the discussion, and it has been very interesting. I could not add anything useful after the great "common sense" post which is a principle that should govern any OOC interaction.

I agree that blurring the OOC/IC membrane in the end would eventually damage the game for both players and the administration as well, and nobody wants that. I think that recent amendments to the rules are absolutely in the right direction.

Namino

OK, check out the new policy again: http://www.achaea.com/forum-rules We'll just forum ban people who can't be civil and responsible instead.

A thread exhibiting concern about staff player relations resulting in an example of staff listening and compounding upon player input.

Sothantos

Awesome. Props for listening to player input.

I do kinda agree with Mannimar, though. A place for (constructive!) criticism would be great.

Silas

Disagree. I don't think there should be anything, thread or section, dedicated to criticism of the admins, constructive or otherwise. Pretty sure it would prove way too tempting for people when they're just pissed because they lost.

I think the best way to handle it is, as seemed to be happening more on the old forums in the last few weeks, to have the admins just generally more active on the forums, responding to or at least taking on board constructive criticism as it arises.

Delphinus

This is a brilliant revision. +1

Heck, we have several volunteers that purposely do not read the forums because no matter what, 50% of the group hates them.

When a volunteer's consistently getting that degree of negative feedback, it might be indicative of some kind of player-dev disconnect. If those volunteers approach the forums and ask how they can improve, just by showing that they're interested in doing so, I'm certain the feedback will be respectful. This is especially true of the leaders forum!

Profit

Why were all my posts deleted?

Record of deleted posts:

http://pastebin.com/h8LSGAun

Jhaeli

Didn't have an issue with the old wording, but I do like the new wording much, much better.

(Also, I know off-topic, so a PM would be fine too, but who would we talk to about getting on the leaders forum again?)

Sarapis

@Jhaeli Tecton & Maya will be setting the former Leaders and ACC folks with access to those forums.

Jhaeli

@Sarapis Thanks muchly!

Acrolo

Coool! Well as long as it functions faster... buuuut make it exciting! Give us free credits! You know how much we like our free credits!

Boosteya

...For some reason, I read this thread and am now envisioning Apples leaving a bad self-crit in forums, then leaving some creative deathsights in-game along the lines of His attempted suicide...

I know, I know.... but...

Cooper

Thanks for listening @Sarapis

Exelethril

Since we've switched to a newer and shinier forum, I'm just wondering if we should retitle the Quotes/Raves/Ranting thread with more generic titles?

I'm probably just picky but.. looking at 

Quotes 33.333333333 - The Quotening Achaean Raves - OONTZ OONTZ OONTZ The Ranting Menace 

comes off as a little glaring and cheesy.

Erasariel

I find the new main thread titles fitting and great.

Trilliana

well, saying as Sarapis made the Quotes one the way it is -now- I would say no. I don't have an issue with it. Don't rain on other people's parade

Iocun

Cheesy thread titles sort of disrupt my high fantasy forum RP, but I'll compensate with extended demon possession scenes and ritualistic sacrifices to the Forum Gods.

Aktillum

New rules seem fair. Can't think of any serious God-bashing rants that weren't deleted anyways. And you can still complain to Tecton if you have legit beefs.

Sarapis

Trilliana said:

well, saying as Sarapis made the Quotes one the way it is -now- I would say no. I don't have an issue with it. Don't rain on other people's parade

Sarapis certainly did not!

Trilliana

Sarapis said:

Trilliana said:

well, saying as Sarapis made the Quotes one the way it is -now- I would say no. I don't have an issue with it. Don't rain on other people's parade

Sarapis certainly did not!

oi, who was it then? Either way, I like them how they are!

Iocun

I think it was Cardan.

Delphinus

Exelethril said:

The Ranting Menace

It's a continuation of "General Ranting," "General Ranting Strikes Back," and "Return of the Ranting." Not sure why we'd want to break from that!

Erikka

Well I think the punishment for postings bad and stupid things like "God X do not talk to me!" or "God X is not being correct!", or whatever need to be dealt OOCly, not ICly. Would be very nasty logging with my character and suddenly discover that it was disfavoured because I posted my well-constructed opinion, with plausible arguments regards some of the God's actions or behaviour. Yet I would prefer to do it issuing or sending an email than posting it on the forums but there is people that will not do it and will post here.
If player Y is talking bad things about a God X without arguments or anything that could be used to justify it so player Y need to be punished by OOC means like suspension or ban, not ICly.

Iocun

@Erikka: Speaking of rules, there should be one against Comic Sans!