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It's time for another poll, this one relating to the official threads floating around the guild - specifically to the Benevolent Information Thread. Lorika says:


I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE BIT IS TURNING OUT.


...Well, that's a given, seeing as we're holding a poll about it...


I feel like it's gotten WAY too long and no one is going to bother reading it or checking for updates. So I'm thinking about a couple of options I'd like you guys to discuss:

1. Scrapping the daily updates which no one checks anyway and I always forget to update and instead going for the Twitter account.

2. Reformatting the homepage as planned with links to all the most important threads in the guild and the twitter.

3. PERHAPS creating a new subforum dedicated to information (effectively splitting Righteous Campaigns down by shifting the guides and stuff over, this would also cover guides for the sysv2, v1 may be archived) - this subforum would also contain guides for effective moderation when the guild grows.

4. ALTERNATIVELY, creating more topic-specific stickied threads within relevant forums. This however is something I'd been trying to avoid, as I often feel too many stickied threads can be overwhelming... but likewise, one massive comprehensive thread is also overwhelming. Which is better - one or two comprehensive or many specific? (In essence we're reopening this debate.


Basically, I feel like I was wrong in trying to include so much information in one place (see? I DO make mistakes!). If you also feel like we should split them back up, what would you like to see and where would you like to see it? E.g do you want a Welcome thread like most guilds have in the front forum?



Wow, lots of stuff to cover today. It seems like you guys really have your work cut out for you. Your opinions are of utmost importance and will help shape the future of guild administration, so please try and take a few moments to POST a response that will highlight all your ideas in addition to voting in the poll.

See you guys later!

I'm going to bring this up:

It would be nice to avoid too many specific threads/subforums, it has a tenancy to turn into This
...most of it is 1-3 posts basically saying 'we're working on this'

(you can all get to it, right?...Guilds are weird like that)

Welcome thread: good idea, but fairly useless if nobody comes to the Guild. Most of us know this stuff already (when's the last time we've had someone new show up?)

1: Sounds like a good idea for your workload...I actually didn't know/forgot that it updated semi-daily

2: I don't know, it would be nice to keep the BIT, but if that goes, that would work.

3: Seems like a good idea. RC doesn't seem too cluttered, but that's because I know what I'm looking for...new people might not and will think 'holy crap I have to read all of this!?!?'
Perhaps a locked subforum so that this sort of stuff won't end up happening, so it will remain 100% info?


4: See the above link for how THAT works out...I say ~1 comprehensive per forum/subforum, like we pretty much have
...of course, the skill guides should remain seperate. That's basic organization, like the Dewey Decimal System.

come to think of it, why not just make BIT into the grand information forum? That way, all the info is in one place, easy to find/keep track of, and a person can find stuff easier. After all, it's better to have the thread 'guild finance' than the post/section 'finance'...it would be cutting it a little fine though, we don't want a THAT

@Mab Yeees... that link is exactly why I want to avoid too many sticked posts. And I think putting important links on the home page will go a way towards solving the problem of new members not knowingw here to go.

And weirdly enough, we have had an influx of brand new members lately. I havent seem them post since, but we've had about three or four coming in to join the party o3o weird, huh?

Newbie subforum... now there's an idea. If you're going for that then that'd be an ideal place for the BIT. Would be a nice place to fit the introduction thread in, too. And maybe make it the place to post questions and stuff, seeing as the guide is there, and leave the Clam Ballot strictly for suggestions only?

I trust you're counting the days till school's out Lorika?

...not that it is for me...grumble grumble work grumble library grumble

ZE BENEVOLENT INFORMATION FORUM

- A host of topic-specific threads to help you understand what the hell is going on here.


General: Welcome
General: Information on Forums
General: Moderators of the Benevolent Order
General: Information on Moderating
General: Guild Finance
General: A bucket of info - spotlights, affiliates, misc, links
General/Roleplaying: Posting Guidelines
General/Roleplaying: Events and Mini-Events
Roleplaying: A Newbie's Guide to Roleplaying in TBO
Roleplaying: Making a Character
Roleplaying: The Universe
Roleplaying: A Comprehensive List of all Skills, Pools and Classes
Roleplaying: System Guide - In Depth
Roleplaying: System Guide - Combat Pools and Classes
Roleplaying: System Guide - Spellcasting " " "
Roleplaying: System Guide - Spiritualism " " "
Roleplaying: System Guide - Specialised and Combination Classes
Roleplaying: System Guide - Custom Classes




Can you see a forum full of those stickied threads?

Do you have suggestions for any other guide or info thread you want to see?

The entire point of this exercise is to have them topic-specific XD

No objections.