To all: thanks greatly for all the recent suggestions. Near as we can figure, there are 4 major ones:

1. 'Rules of Thumb' topic
2. Separate thread for each mod produced
3. A "How to Defeat' each faction thread, and
4. A 'Replay Analysis' thread

All those ideas have merit in their own right. We're in the process of weighing the pro's and con's of each (feel free to contribute your further ideas on that here). We have to look at resources, staffing, and compatibility issues; remember that the goal is to provide the most informative, accessable, and up-to-date data on the game as possible.

Doing that also means being careful to think about how the reader will/can digest that information. Give him too much to see, his eyes will glaze over, and he'll miss some important info. Give her too little to read, and she'll jump to an incorrect conclusion.

In summary: Thanks for your input. I beg your indulgence, and ask for a few more days to consider what to do, and how to do it.

p.s. our esteemed writer/moderator frogbeastegg is trying to pull out all stops in completing the v1.2 update, and has several other time-consuming irons in the fire at the same time. For the next week or so, please send any PM traffic about the Guides forum to me. Alternately, you can email me jim@jimcee.com . Thanks.