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Quote[/b] (Myrddraal @ June 26 2004,07:05)]The only way to make a fair system is to give every mod a subforum, which as you say is impossible.

This is how the idea is flawed and prejudiced against more specific mods (like mine).
you might notice the mod i have spent over a year developing does not have it's own forum, (Shogun Mod)

thats because i dont think it needs one

i am at the point where given 2 weeks with nothing else to do i could have it finished,
but i dont have (and wont ever have) 2 weeks continuous time up my sleeve, so it will take somewhat longer

once i have the mod finished it will require only a single thread on strategy and tactics and perhaps one on the multiplayer aspect, which will most likely wind up in jousting forum.

the important thing to remember is how much of a pain it would be for a patron to keep going up and down the forum tree to read about all the mods and check all the forums for new posts,

i know one site where all the downloads are in seperate threads and indeed subforums, not indexed in html like ours,
and to browse them all is a bit of a struggle (hitting the back button, making a new selection, waiting for the thread/forum to load etc etc etc)

just so you know i dont go into HTW or 2 Crowns very often, perhaps once or twice a week - i dont have the time to check them every day
SO
before you say i wanna forum, ASK yourself the big questions,
1. does my mod NEED it's own forum?

2. will more or less people see it and take notice?
(the answer is less)

3. are casual browsers more likely to see my mod if i leave it in the Engineers Guild?
(the answer is yes)

4. Can i build the entire mod myself, or would some help be nice?
- we have had people visit the forum, see us struggling with an aspect that they already solved, so they join, post the solution and are rarely seen again, such people are unlikely to go through the hassle of checking a dozen sub forums.

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