New Forum Structure Proposals

[Axalon]

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Now, as to show that I am willing to do something here to have at least a lesser evil on the main forum index - I created a draft which can serve as a possible example/suggestion on how things could look like in closer detail - this on any given regular TW-game/section. This stuff is created out of a new-member perspective in mind. Um, I think it can serve as a startingpoint somehow for further input and suggestions regarding the forum index changes - as that seems to be a must...

Again, it is a draft…


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Modding & Development Area (sub-index section)
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XTW Index Section (Last post show on main index on ALL sub-sections for visibility)…
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Regular/Basic Area (sub-index section)
- Game Guides (archive/sub-forum)
-- Game Patches (archive/sub-forum)
--- Hosted Mods Area (index sub-section - gateway/link)
---- Modding & Development Area (index sub-section - gateway/link)
----- Multiplayer Area* (sub-forum)
------ Tech Help Area (sub-forum)
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Stickys: (suggested)
- XTW Mod-index
-- XTW Game Guide Index
--- XTW Section News & Noteboard (mod-releases, fixes, mini-interviews, contests as they/that appear. Stuff of interest somehow basically)
---- XTW Pics & screens thread
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Hosted Mods Area (sub-index section) – Major work created, developed and ready for instant use/play basically…
- X1 (sub-forum)
-- X2 (sub-forum)
--- X3 (sub-forum)
---- X4 (sub-forum)
----- Regular Basic Area XTW (index sub-section - gateway/link)
------ Modding & Development Area (index sub-section - gateway/link)
------- Modders general Discussion - "cross-game" (section/sub-section – gateway/link)

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Modding & Development Area (sub-index section) – Ongoing work related and created for XTW basically…
- Modding guides (archive/sub-forum)
-- Modding tools (archive/sub-forum)
--- Modding help Area (sub-forum)
---- Mod Graveyard (Subforum/arcive) – Abandoned, dead and unfinished, non-functional mods/works on stasis, for posterity.
----- Modders Network & Ads (sub-forum)
------ Hosted Mods Area (index sub-section – gateway/link)
------- Regular Basic Area (index sub-section – gateway/link)
-------- Modders general Discussion - "cross-game" (section/sub-section – gateway/link)
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Stickys: (suggested)
- XTW Mod-index
-- ?

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YTW Index Section
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The same standardized layout as showed above in XTW etc. etc.
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…end of draft...

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Obviously, this is just for the regular TW-stuff… As for all the non-TW stuff that this site keeps on the index - I have currently no opinion about it other then that site-administration and all related stuff should have its own index-section – for the sake of clarity. Also a general TW-discussion index-section seems advisable and meaningful as well (for instance placed after STW1). Again clarity, sense and fairness should be the guiding star(s) here – it’s the only way to keep people relatively happy and content to ANY changes made on the index – if we must change it. If off-topic/non-TW related stuff needs more sections/sub-sections for the sake of clarity - then let them have it, whenever it can be truly warranted (if in multiple instances). Personally, I see the non-TW stuff as secondary - all the same, the choice between - some scrolling - vs - giving people the sections/sub-sections they want - sure strikes me as a ridiculously easy one to make - non-TW stuff included. After all, the forum-index is supposed to also serve the people that are into such stuff as well...

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