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#Post#: 10799--------------------------------------------------
Forced redirects for Bug, Help and Rules boards
DIR By: chimto
Date: September 17, 2012, 6:01 am
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If you have noticed recently, Aero briefly changed the Bug and
Help boards to forced redirects to their respective
masterthreads. And I always reverted these changes when I found
them.
And what happened next? Debate, obviously.
Aero's arguments:
- Turning the boards to forced redirects makes things easier and
more simple, as you can just click the board and see the
information.
My arguments:
- That will effectively render the old threads in these boards
inaccessible.
- You can't make new threads in these boards, and the Bug board
requires a new master thread for every new major version.
- The Bug board is also for balance. If this change is in place,
then the 'balance' part will effectively become decrepit.
- Most people wouldn't mind the single click to get to the
master threads.
Aero's arguments (cont.):
- He can make a new balance board.
- He can move the old threads to Hell for archive.
- He can renew the redirect about the Bugs to a new master
thread for every new version.
(But I'm not sure he will bother to update it or not.)
So we're here, looking for the wisdom of the members again.
#Post#: 10802--------------------------------------------------
Re: Forced redirects for Bug, Help and Rules boards
DIR By: hamza_tm
Date: September 17, 2012, 6:50 am
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Firstly, those three boards have a ton of useless closed and
dead threads in them. There is currently one open thread
regarding "balance".
I think you should make them forced redirects overall, as I
don't like the current system of hundreds of closed threads
lying about.
Another suggestion, you seriously need to combine some forums
(as they are empty). Combine balance with idea factory for
example. The number of sub forums on this board is in no way
suitable for the current level of activity. I would probably
combine the help and rules sections too if there aren't forced
redirects and whatever.
Maybe even suggestions, bugs and balance together if you want to
go that far. Help and rules. Information with News. Move
Walkthroughs and Strategies to be closer to the Help forum on
the index at least, as they are related closely.
#Post#: 10805--------------------------------------------------
Re: Forced redirects for Bug, Help and Rules boards
DIR By: Aeroblyctos
Date: September 17, 2012, 9:46 am
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> - That will effectively render the old threads in these boards
inaccessible.
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We simply need one thread.
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> - You can't make new threads in these boards, and the Bug
board requires a new master thread for every new major version.
--- End Quote ---
I can always create a new thread for every major version.
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> - The Bug board is also for balance. If this change is in
place, then the 'balance' part will effectively become decrepit.
--- End Quote ---
We can move the balance elsewhere. Balance theme isn't used much
anyway.
#Post#: 10808--------------------------------------------------
Re: Forced redirects for Bug, Help and Rules boards
DIR By: Flecky
Date: September 17, 2012, 10:26 am
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I agree there should be an overall redirection, since matter how
stickied the masterthreads are, some people just won't notice
them. They just simply don't.
--- Quote from: hamza_tm link ---
>
> Another suggestion, you seriously need to combine some forums
(as they are empty).
--- End Quote ---
Anyone familiar with technical merges would say here that
they're impossible. ::) Ah well,
--- Quote from: hamza_tm link ---
> Combine balance with idea factory for example. The number of
sub forums on this board is in no way suitable for the current
level of activity. I would probably combine the help and rules
sections too if there aren't forced redirects and whatever.
>
> Maybe even suggestions, bugs and balance together if you want
to go that far. Help and rules. Information with News. Move
Walkthroughs and Strategies to be closer to the Help forum on
the index at least, as they are related closely.
--- End Quote ---
Perhaps even idea factory, competitions and requests all merged
together?
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