Personally, I think the Roleplay Chats should not be reset.
I have a lot of RPs on there that I truly enjoy reading over, and just contributing to, and to see all of that gone would be wholly disappointing. Plus, it won't stop the influx of bad RPers, so there is no point.
However, I do agree with restarting the General Chats and getting a Report feature. It would help.
There are some users that use the general chats to help with writing, I don't think restarting them all would be wise. However, deleting useless ones, yes, that'd be more appropriate.
I'd also like to propose Romance, Dystopian, and possibly Supernatural Genre Lounges
It is rather upsetting, as others said before, that nothing other then General Chat and Roleplay forums are being used.
If people actually started threads in the right category then this wouldn't be a problem. Like there's a lot of discussions here in general about fandoms, but we have entire categories for books, movies, tv shows, video games, and hobbies. That's where that kind of thread should go. And all the character chats in the the character forums are roleplays, and that's where they should be going. It is kind of frustrating, as someone who isn't really into RP, to see that there's been activity in the character forums, only to find that it's yet another character chat.
It'd also be nice if 'Draw My Character' posts got their own area, they kind of clutter up Characters as well
Maybe also stuff like:
Plotting
Mystery Genre Lounge
I'm trying to think of more but I can't :(
If people actually started threads in the right category then this wouldn't be a problem. Like there's a lot of discussions here in general about fandoms, but we have entire categories for books, movies, tv shows, video games, and hobbies. That's where that kind of thread should go. And all the character chats in the the character forums are roleplays, and that's where they should be going. It is kind of frustrating, as someone who isn't really into RP, to see that there's been activity in the character forums, only to find that it's yet another character chat.
When you log onto the website the General Chat is the first board you see while the hobbies are all the way down at the bottom of the page. I wonder how it would affect this website if the order was reversed so you had to scroll to General Chat? Then more people might notice the lesser used boards.
I've started discussions in 'Jobs', 'Languages', and 'Races' so far btw.
It is rather upsetting, as others said before, that nothing other then General Chat and Roleplay forums are being used.
If people actually started threads in the right category then this wouldn't be a problem. Like there's a lot of discussions here in general about fandoms, but we have entire categories for books, movies, tv shows, video games, and hobbies. That's where that kind of thread should go. And all the character chats in the the character forums are roleplays, and that's where they should be going. It is kind of frustrating, as someone who isn't really into RP, to see that there's been activity in the character forums, only to find that it's yet another character chat.
Yeah same. Most character activity is either Character Chats, 'Draw My Character', or my 'Characters as Tumblr Posts' chat lmao
Yeah! There are lots of character chats in the Character forums, I tried to branch out but I feel deterred because of them.
Yeah same. Most character activity is either Character Chats, 'Draw My Character', or my 'Characters as Tumblr Posts' chat lmao
Making a separate board might make the main page seem cluttered. Maybe it could be a sub board (So you have to click the 'Character' board then 'Character Chat', along those lines)
Here's a chat in Hobbies that y'all should check out if ypu like comics.
I think if we moved threads from General to where they belong (cuz most seem to be fandom or writing based and in the wrong catagory) we'll weed out some non-writers.
Again, don't forget to check the discussions I made and make some more of your own. Remember, making change is the key!
We have 11 character chats. 11. And that's just on the first page.
Also another thing, but character critiques belong in the feedback and critique forums.
I think if we moved threads from General to where they belong (cuz most seem to be fandom or writing based and in the wrong catagory) we'll weed out some non-writers.
True! I'm gonna make a post on here to advertise threads y'all make in other areas, just in case!
I'm guilty of asking for critiques in Characters. Rip
Yeah, they're basically just easy RPs, and should be moved there.
Hey. So here's a thread for advertising threads in other areas of the site. If you make a chat in other areas besides RP or here, please advertise it in this chat or elsewhere. General Chat is full, so lots if people will see!
Hey guys, I appreciate this thread and seeing everyone self-organize around making the forums (and ourselves) better. I think that's great!
I'm working on a reporting feature for the forums; there isn't one provided by the forum engine we use, so I'm coding one up myself and working with them to get it integrated so we can use it. This'll probably take a while though – feel free to PM me links to posts you'd otherwise be reporting in the meantime.
I'll also look at some alternative solutions to keeping threads "fresh" (like potentially auto-locking them after some time with no activity). In the meantime, I would like to think a lot of this is covered by the thread-bumping system we have (where recently-active threads bump to the top of the list, and idle threads decay behind them and eventually onto other pages). With a low-activity forum (especially in some of the non-general chat sections), this style works particularly well with users that don't check in as often and want to, for example, ask some questions and return back to some answers when they can without worrying about a thread getting locked. We can always tweak these numbers later also – I'll look around at some options though.
I really appreciate everyone disbursing and trying to distribute chats into their proper homes to make the forums better for everyone. In general, suggestions around the forums specifically take a lot longer than updates on the rest of the site, but if anyone has any suggestions for new boards or other forum improvements, I'm always more than happy to hear them!
Thanks everyone for being so rad. I always love to see things improving! :)
No, thank you, andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer)!
but if anyone has any suggestions for new boards or other forum improvements, I'm always more than happy to hear them!
I know it was brought up earlier, but maybe a forum where people can request/offer art? Those kinds of threads are fine, but they're really cluttering up the character forums right now.
Maybe a new RP section for character chats? Like I mentioned earlier we have eleven active ones in the character forums where they don't really belong. But I'm wondering if maybe people are putting them there because they feel as though they don't really belong in any of the current RP sections that we have.
Also, are you able to move threads? I've been on some other forums where admin and mods have that ability. And since we have so many threads in the wrong sections it might be beneficial to just move some to the right place rather than just locking/deleting them (or allowing them to continue since that's kind of not really addressing the problem).
but if anyone has any suggestions for new boards or other forum improvements, I'm always more than happy to hear them!
I know it was brought up earlier, but maybe a forum where people can request/offer art? Those kinds of threads are fine, but they're really cluttering up the character forums right now.
Maybe a new RP section for character chats? Like I mentioned earlier we have eleven active ones in the character forums where they don't really belong. But I'm wondering if maybe people are putting them there because they feel as though they don't really belong in any of the current RP sections that we have.
Also, are you able to move threads? I've been on some other forums where admin and mods have that ability. And since we have so many threads in the wrong sections it might be beneficial to just move some to the right place rather than just locking/deleting them (or allowing them to continue since that's kind of not really addressing the problem).
I second these!
I'd also like to request a Romance genre lounge and a Mystery/Thriller genre lounge.
I've noticed a lot of music-related threads in the Hobbies forum, so maybe a Music section in the off-topic area would be nice
Yeah, or a Music/Musicals area, and all of the '[Musical/Band] Song Thread' chats can be moved there?
An art section would be nice too.
I'd love an Arts Chat (For Music, Drawings/Paintings, Perhaps Instruments too?)!
