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  • #1

    Why Are A Lot of You Posting in the "News" Forum??

    ...when you should be posting in the general VG forum. Is it an audience thing? No board that fits the criteria?
    Just right here on the first page, we have:
    Apex Skins by Jokerthefoolio
    What SP games to look forward in 2019? by MadMummy76 .
    Free Game Givaways by Forge
    Current Stat of Game Journalism by aus741
    gog.com by vawkil (they even referenced they are breaking the rules in the thread, lol)

    Can you see any similarities? Yeah, they're all non-news threads. That's half the threads on the first page. Funny thing is... Tonic is probably going to message me directly for "spamming' or violating the rules and ignore everyone else. He has a tenancy of doing that. (he did, btw)

    Seriously. The 5 peeps I mentioned by name. What is making you guys want to post general topics here specifically? Is it because you guys have a clique going on here or something else? Much appreciated. I know Tonic would like to paint this out as me trying to "antagonize" you guys, but I was just wanting an open discussion about it. I thought maybe we all could come together and discuss it to maybe make the forums better. all chill.
    Last edited by isturbo1984; 02-11-2019, 02:39 PM.
    "You can take the politics out of the forums, but you can't take the snowflakes out of the internet "
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  • #2
    Yea sigh, a lot of people have been misusing the News section, and to a slightly lesser extent, the News & Announcements section. It's not rocket science people, It's hard for me to believe any of those people are doing it by accident.

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    • #3
      But but but.. everything is news.

      What use is a 'news' section on this forum? If it were the forum of a game dev studio i'd know it's purpose. https://forums.warframe.com/forum/17...ements-events/ This is the news section of the Warframe forums, it's specifically for [DE] staff to create threads in for the purpose of keeping players in the know about updates, feature and shit. What the fuck does a general games forum need a news section for anyway? Anything that could go into the news section, should also be able to be posted in the appropriate game forum.

      Might be a case of kids these days not knowing how forums work, or just not giving a damn. /shrug

      On another note, this forum needs much better layout with subforums. The Trading Card Game forum should have subforums with individual popular TCG's under it for example. Whoever designed this forum is either pretty amateur, or did not give a single shit.
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      • Thomas_JCG
        #3.1
        Thomas_JCG commented
        02-11-2019, 10:53 AM
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        You do know that this forum is part of a upcoming news site, right? With this knowledge, it is pretty obvious why there is a News section.
      • CuppaJoe
        #3.2
        CuppaJoe commented
        02-11-2019, 04:24 PM
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        I did not know that, right?
    • #4
      Originally posted by isturbo1984 View Post
      ...when you should be posting in the general VG forum. Is it an audience thing? A stupidity thing?
      Just right here on the first page, we have:
      Apex Skins by Jokerthefoolio (very appropriate name).
      What SP games to look forward in 2019? by MadMummy76 .
      Free Game Givaways by Forge
      Current Stat of Game Journalism by aus741
      gog.com by vawkil (they even referenced they are breaking the rules in the thread, lol)

      Can you see any similarities? Yeah, they're all non-news threads. That's half the threads on the first page. Funny thing is... Tonic is probably going to message me directly for "spamming' or violating the rules and ignore everyone else. He has a tenancy of doing that.

      Seriously. The 5 peeps I mentioned by name. What is making you guys want to post general topics here specifically? Is it because you guys have a clique going on here or something else? Much appreciated.
      Actually it's a shit forum layout thing. I deliberately posted in the news section because collecting what games to look forward to in the year is kind of news. The "video games" section is a mess of random topics. Whoever did the forum layout has zero organizing skills, and probably never even saw a proper gaming forum. And our pleas to re-vamp the layout are consistently ignored. So yeah, I'll try to make the best of what we have, by not posting everything into the "everything" thread that is videogames.

      So you're barking up the wrong tree, we need a new layout before jumping at people's throats for posting in the wrong section. THere is no "right" section for anything here. I mean 90% of the threads about RPG videogames are in the RPG thread when that thread is probably meant by the layout "designer" as a thread for IRL role playing games.
      Last edited by MadMummy76; 02-11-2019, 07:30 AM.
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      • Thomas_JCG
        #4.1
        Thomas_JCG commented
        02-11-2019, 11:13 AM
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        That's the "I couldn't find the bathroom so I pooped on the floor" of excuses.
      • isturbo1984
        #4.2
        isturbo1984 commented
        02-11-2019, 02:23 PM
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        its cool. i was just wondering. i had a feeling it was a response from some about the lack of structure here. thanks for responding, Mum.
    • #5
      Kinda of ironic, since this topic isn't related to news. But yes, a lot of people just post stuff wherever.
      And this "the layout is crap" excuse doesn't fly. While this forum certainly could use a few more subforums, the header is clear: "News" is for what is happening in the world of games, "Video Games" is for general discussions. Even if the layout was "Video Games" > "Discussion" > "Multiplayer Games" > "Apex Legend Thread", it wouldn't help you if you don't even know the difference between the headers.

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      • MadMummy76
        #5.1
        MadMummy76 commented
        02-11-2019, 06:29 PM
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        What new games coming out this year is exactly "what is happening in the world of videogames"
      • Thomas_JCG
        #5.2
        Thomas_JCG commented
        02-11-2019, 08:43 PM
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        If the thread was "Upcoming Games of 2019", you would have a point. But it isn't, the topic is you asking for game suggestions based on your preferences. "help me find a good game" isn't news.
    • #6
      Well, the "General" section only has "Introductions", "News & Announcements" and "Questions & Suggestions". There's no where in that area where those fit.

      The closest one that fits those threads is "Video Games" in the "General Gaming" section.
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      • #7
        Cause most people here are dumb

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        • #8
          Few things:

          If you see a post you think should be moved, contact a mod.

          Secondly, this shouldn't be in this section and has now been moved

          Thirdly, please stop playing the antagonist.

          As for the post, those that needing moving have now be moved.

          The GOG topic charts news releases on the platform, thus it is a news post. Giveaway charted free games given away on steam, thus being news.

          A Deals/Giveaway forum will be added soon.
          Last edited by Tonic; 02-11-2019, 12:59 PM.
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          • Borghir
            #8.2
            Borghir commented
            02-11-2019, 06:40 PM
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            -Tonic is probably going to message me directly for "spamming' or violating the rules and ignore everyone else.
            -I know Tonic would like to paint this out as me trying to "antagonize" you guys.

            Jesus Christ. Grow the fuck up.
          • Aidy
            #8.3
            Aidy commented
            02-11-2019, 06:53 PM
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            Fanboy !
          • isturbo1984
            #8.4
            isturbo1984 commented
            02-11-2019, 10:06 PM
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            Tonic, if I told Borghir to "suck my fucking dick, bitch" would that be flaming? just curious
        • #9
          Originally posted by Thomas_JCG View Post
          Kinda of ironic, since this topic isn't related to news. But yes, a lot of people just post stuff wherever.
          And this "the layout is crap" excuse doesn't fly. While this forum certainly could use a few more subforums, the header is clear: "News" is for what is happening in the world of games, "Video Games" is for general discussions. Even if the layout was "Video Games" > "Discussion" > "Multiplayer Games" > "Apex Legend Thread", it wouldn't help you if you don't even know the difference between the headers.
          Yea, that remark about the layout is crap(which it Isn't, It's just basic/straight forward) confuses me, because WTF does the layout have to do with reading comprehension abilities of the user?

          Everything is very clearly titled, so there's no excuse.

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          • #10
            Seems the problem is just a lack of tools and boards for moderators and users to participate in and use. I'm sure it will get batter over time.
            "You can take the politics out of the forums, but you can't take the snowflakes out of the internet "

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            • CuppaJoe
              #10.1
              CuppaJoe commented
              02-11-2019, 04:38 PM
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              Vbulletin is the actual worst decision they could have made with regards to forum software. I would have gone with Xenforo but it wasn't my choice. They did pick the cheap option though, excluding the free software.
            • Aidy
              #10.2
              Aidy commented
              02-11-2019, 05:21 PM
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              vBulletin has way more features than xenforo. The tools etc are all there, nothing can stop people posting in the wrong forum.
            • CuppaJoe
              #10.3
              CuppaJoe commented
              02-12-2019, 01:57 AM
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              Vbulletin does have a few more features. But it is far less user friendly then Xenforo and a number of other forum software products. User friendliness trumps features in my opinion.
          • #11
            I posted that in news because Jeremy did a stream and a video about Apex's skin. Probably would have been better in the video games section. I'll keep that in mind
            I'm crawling deeper and deeper into backlog hell
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            • isturbo1984
              #11.1
              isturbo1984 commented
              02-11-2019, 05:30 PM
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              its all good. thanks for responding. just trying to get some forum opinions from the creators of threads here. does seem like its anyone's "fault" just a lack of forum tools and boards.
          • #12
            News are news and I guess that's what the people are here for.
            ♪

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