Proposal to change the Forum Name

Scouse Gits · November 21, 2003, 06:09

In view of the main use of this forum in these :sob: days of decline :sob:, I would like to propose that this forum be re-named:

Civ2 - General/Help/Succession

duke o' york · November 21, 2003, 06:25

If you really want to change the name of our little corner of the net then why not just Civ 2 General?
I don't see the need for a subforum for SXN games, or even a name change to reflect their near dominance.
We still want people to come here to play the OCC and early landing comparisons!

-Jrabbit · November 21, 2003, 10:21

I agree that succession gaming needs a better identity, but would tweak you idea a bit, Stu, with a nod to the duke's thought.

Change Strategy to General/Help/Strategy.

Change General/Help to Succession/Comparison Games.

This way, there's no net change in the number of forums; they're just reorganized a bit more logically.

duke o' york · November 21, 2003, 10:43

I'd like to see two forums - Civ 2 General and Civ 2 Strategy/Help. That'd be the best situation as far as I'm concerned. Then people who are having trouble with the technical side can go and ask in the strategy forum, and the spammy "which is your favourite unit" polls can go here.

Six Thousand Year Old Man · November 21, 2003, 11:39

I like Jrabbit's suggestion

Brundlefly · November 21, 2003, 11:57

I think if you would like to see forum usage increased, you should give it a more attractive name. A name that says to users, "You want to find out what's in there". Something like "Civ 2 - Electric Boogaloo"..

Old n Slow · November 21, 2003, 13:09

I third JRabbit's thoughts.

Bloody Monk · November 21, 2003, 13:17

Though -Jrabbit makes a logical suggestion (by function), I favor Stu's offering. It has the value of not making a hash of any future archive.

Monk

Rasputin · November 21, 2003, 13:27

definately needs new name. i went browsing for help and found lovely succession games....

Elephant · November 21, 2003, 15:51

Another vote for JRabbits proposal. Succession and Comparison games push General and Help threads down too quickly. Combine General and Help with Strategy and maybe they will look in the Great Library first before asking what an SSC is for the Nth time...

SlowThinker · November 21, 2003, 18:36

JRabbit's proposal is good. But what will happen with all those old threads? Or is it posible to join Strategy and General forums and to move several tens of threads to a new Succession/Comparison forum (edited - formerly thread)?

Bloody Monk · November 21, 2003, 18:47

Thanks, ST. That's what I was trying to point out.

Monk

Case · November 22, 2003, 01:14

Quote:

Originally posted by Feephi
I think if you would like to see forum usage increased, you should give it a more attractive name. A name that says to users, "You want to find out what's in there".

How about Civ2-General/Help/Celebrity Porn

rjmatsleepers · November 22, 2003, 02:10

Quote:

Originally posted by Old n Slow
I third JRabbit's thoughts.

I fourth them - and yet there are only three votes for the "something else" change.

RJM at Sleeper's

atawa · November 22, 2003, 09:10

Quote:

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
I agree that succession gaming needs a better identity, but would tweak you idea a bit, Stu, with a nod to the duke's thought.

Change Strategy to General/Help/Strategy.

Change General/Help to Succession/Comparison Games.

This way, there's no net change in the number of forums; they're just reorganized a bit more logically.

La Fayette · November 22, 2003, 16:14

Jrabbit's proposal is OK, provided it doesn't lead to messing up the archive.

Old n Slow · November 24, 2003, 11:00

Quote:

Originally posted by rjmatsleepers

I fourth them - and yet there are only three votes for the "something else" change.

RJM at Sleeper's

I voted banana -- the least restrictive option.

-Jrabbit · November 24, 2003, 12:36

Certainly Succession/Comparison games deserve their own forum every bit as much as PBEM and iirc 3

democracy games.

General/Help per se is seldom used outside the games we post there -- just an occasional inquiry. Similarly, Strategy is rarely used for new topics these days. It's mostly a gateway to the GL. That's why I suggested combining them.

Civ2 is well-explored. Its fora should emphasize where its current popularity lies -- in the various ways it is played, keeping this game fresh and vital for all.

It seems my proposal has some support. Interested to see what Stu thinks. Let's find a consensus and bring it to the site owners!

SlowThinker · November 24, 2003, 15:40

I agree, but my questions still remain:

Is it technically possible to reorganize forums? More intimately...

1. Is it possible to join two forums?
2. Is it possible to take several tens of threads and move them to the new (Succession/Comparison) forum?
3. Is there any volunteer for such a work among us?

Caesar the Glutton · November 24, 2003, 16:16

I like jrabbit's suggestion

DrSpike · November 24, 2003, 19:43

I don't think the general should be dropped......this is the right forum for general Civ2 related queries. But given the extent of succession gaming it probably deserves a reference.

Scouse Gits · November 25, 2003, 04:43

FYI:
About a year ago I had a PM discussion with Ming re the prospect of creating a Succession/Comparison forum - we decided that doing this would effectively kill off General/Help and possibly even Strat as well

My proposal was predicated on the assumption that there could not be a thread reorganisation, just a re-naming -- perhaps, given the obvious 12-3 agreement in favour of some new approach, we should make some polite enquiries as to what is poaaible and what just ain't going to happen ...

duke o' york · November 25, 2003, 05:30

I'm interested that we've yet to have, if not an "official" response, then at least a response from an official - probably Ming saying that it would take hours to identify what went where and a huge amount of time to switch them all.

Julius Brenzaida · November 25, 2003, 10:51

I must be quite conservative, although I am not that old

I voted to keep it that way.

I think it's either a new place, specially for succession games, either like it is now. I find other names too long.

By the way, the general/help is the only one I am visiting these days

(shame on me)

La Fayette · November 25, 2003, 11:05

Quote:

Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida

By the way, the general/help is the only one I am visiting these days

(shame on me)

Why not have a look at the Strategy forum before you finish cleaning room 2953 at The Institute ?

Julius Brenzaida · November 25, 2003, 11:30

Quote:

Originally posted by La Fayette

Why not have a look at the Strategy forum before you finish cleaning room 2953 at The Institute ?

Because of room 2954

N35t0r · November 28, 2003, 16:08

Jrabbit's proposal sounds good.

And, AFAIK, it is possible to move threads from one forum to another.

DarkCloud · November 30, 2003, 14:29

I think that JRabbit's suggestion is probably best.

Alex · December 1, 2003, 10:21

Jrabbit's suggestion seems nice.

rah · December 2, 2003, 14:43

Quote:

Originally posted by SlowThinker
1. Is it possible to join two forums?
2. Is it possible to take several tens of threads and move them to the new (Succession/Comparison) forum?
3. Is there any volunteer for such a work among us?

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. not me.

I like it the way it is now. I don't think we need any changes. The current form supports what has been, what is, and what is likely to happen in the future.

RAH