Additional Forums

Post by **Ryoko** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:15 pm

Hello. This is SD Ryoko.

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Some suggestions were made. Here we can discuss them.

Off Topic Forum
Well, I dont really feel a need for that now. Thats really what 'General Discussion' is. It says, post off topic here. Seems kind of pointless to have 'on topic' and 'off topic' forums, eh?

Sig / Graphics Forum
Certainly we could have that. But at the moment, I feel it will be a ghost town. Unless there are others here that do sigs - that I am not aware of. Maybe once we grow a bit, this will be more of an option?

Seperate Market Forums
This definetly not needed yet either. Were just not busy and active enough yet to make this effective. If things start to get out of hand, I'll definetly put thought to it.

Remember, may take some time to grow a bit. Takes usually a month to score on google. My record is one week. But we havn't totally 'plugged' the site yet because we are so busy with all this server stuff.

Your thoughts are most welcome.

Ziggy · Post by **Ziggy** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:01 pm

Just rename general to off topic and youre set

Pro · Post by **Pro** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:40 am

Secret forum for guild/alliances?

Post by **Ryoko** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:10 am

Why rename it?

Its GENERAL discussion... thats the whole point!

PRO

I offered private 'Guild' forums but asked you had 5 ppl who were members. Kinda pointless otherwise....

Less of course, other conditions, like union..

Black_Mamba · Post by **Black_Mamba** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:11 am

So we can post anything in that forum, it doesn't have to be about SRO?

SolidIce · Post by **SolidIce** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:58 am

yes mamba it would seem so, general discussion from my understanding would mean i could ask hows your day going?

and no one could say anything !

yay

Blain · Post by **Blain** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:04 am

yup already useing that forum for what ever i want to say!

Post by **Ryoko** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:21 am

I spent all that time on forum descriptions

And no one read. Sniff.

General Discussion
A place for general discussion about Silkroad Online and other topics. Talk about the game or ask questions. Post off topic threads here.

Blain · Post by **Blain** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:30 am

i did read and i posted in the right place!!

[SD]Master_Wong · Post by **[SD]Master_Wong** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:05 am

I recon General Discussion should be for Just Silroad Topics and Imagine this Forum without an Off Topic section to keep the cr*p away

plus the more forums the easier it is to find specific subject you need

Post by **Ryoko** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:13 am

It'll never happen cuz

Silkroad threads spin into off topic threads every day

Off topic threads spin into silkroad threads every day

Ya can't win!

[SD]Master_Wong · Post by **[SD]Master_Wong** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:51 am

You've got me there

Moogie · Post by **Moogie** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:11 pm

The solution to that would be Moderators to enforce board rules. Most forums have them, as far as I have seen.

Post by **Ryoko** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:18 pm

True indeed.

I try not to regulate what people talk about - its opressive. Tis human nature to transition from one thought to another

General discussion being the pit of random thought.

I do move things where they belong the most when I see them, and ocassionaly clean.

This community is too small yet to break into multuple forums.

You'd have overactive forums, and 'ghost town' forums.

Take our time - grow - and see where things land for now. If we need a bigger home, we'll expand!

[SD]Master_Wong · Post by **[SD]Master_Wong** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:25 pm

Lol will take a while to grow but its getting there and aslong as the forums we have are clean there is no problem

Post by **Ryoko** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:29 pm

No fear.

I am considering the off topic, and a graphics/sigs forum.

But I need more posts to move there until thats ready.

Otherwise, there would be like, 5?

Patience.

Growth? I am not worried. We are very good at what we do.

http://www.thehelper.net/forums
Threads: 23,241, Posts: 172,766

Ziggy · Post by **Ziggy** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 1:36 am

SD_Ryoko wrote:True indeed.

I try not to regulate what people talk about - its opressive. Tis human nature to transition from one thought to another

General discussion being the pit of random thought.

I do move things where they belong the most when I see them, and ocassionaly clean.

This community is too small yet to break into multuple forums.

You'd have overactive forums, and 'ghost town' forums.

Take our time - grow - and see where things land for now. If we need a bigger home, we'll expand!

Seriously did you rule a country in a previous life?

So sensible :oops:

Post by **Ryoko** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:25 am

Heh heh, no - but have a look.

http://www.thehelper.net/forums
http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net
http://www.griffonrawl-ohio.com
http://www.progage.com

And now, silkroadforums.com

Ziggy · Post by **Ziggy** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:57 am

Busy Little pumpkin arent you?

Post by **Ryoko** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:58 am

Indeed. This is why I stay up till 3am. Usually, anyway

But you see on thehelper, some forums have 13,000 posts, and some 200. Some areas are really active, and others not.

The members projects used to be combined in the WC3 forum, where they got a lot of attention

But then we seperated them, and now they are almost totally ignored. No one looks in there, no one takes the time, and no one participates.

So I'd like to structure things here a little slower than expected.