Forum Opinion: Official [*rel] Thread?
coil
Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
There have been complaints that this forum gets very cluttered with model requests, ideas, etc, and it's difficult to keep tabs on all of the released models.
To that end, what do people think of having a stickied topic precisely for model releases? Here's how it would work:
1) Each released model/pack/whatever would have one post, as made by the creator or distributor.
2) If a download is re-released as a new version, the original should be edited to say "check for re-release further down" or some such.
3) Each post would include the name of the pack, primary distributor/modeler, a *brief* description, NO PICTURES, and a link to a normal forum topic.
4) The normal, unstickied forum topic you create (as currently done - "[mrel]flowerpot o-chamber") would include more information, download location, screenshots, etc.
5) This would *not* be for requests or works-in-progress. Releases only.
6) I would delete or edit any post that did not fit the criteria.
Basically, it'd serve as a "directory" of sorts for people to more easily find a specific release. What do you guys think?
To that end, what do people think of having a stickied topic precisely for model releases? Here's how it would work:
1) Each released model/pack/whatever would have one post, as made by the creator or distributor.
2) If a download is re-released as a new version, the original should be edited to say "check for re-release further down" or some such.
3) Each post would include the name of the pack, primary distributor/modeler, a *brief* description, NO PICTURES, and a link to a normal forum topic.
4) The normal, unstickied forum topic you create (as currently done - "[mrel]flowerpot o-chamber") would include more information, download location, screenshots, etc.
5) This would *not* be for requests or works-in-progress. Releases only.
6) I would delete or edit any post that did not fit the criteria.
Basically, it'd serve as a "directory" of sorts for people to more easily find a specific release. What do you guys think?
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We need a mrel sticky. Start off with the "Model and Skins Directory" thread and work up from there. With the proper monitoring, we're looking at an easily navigable one-stop shop for lots of high-quality models.
even a LINK from the main page would be awsome....
or even a lin from READY ROOM would be nice....
the stickie idea is second best to the sub-forum idea... go for it if you've got the contact/power to do it.
Model and Skins Directory... about 50 posts asking for a sticky.... one that never came...
yeah I'm with Jamil, or that sub-forum idea <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
1) Keeps forums from getting cluttered with request topics ( and lets face it, they are at the minute..)
2) No matter how insane your suggestion, it stays on the front page. No need for bumping.
3) Modellers who are right out of ideas can read it, see if anything sounds like a good idea.
4) It'll be far easier to find models anyway, once the requests are all in the same place..
*approved*
However, a mrel thread, properly moderated so that (a) only posts containing releases were made, (b) if an updated model is posted, the original post is edited with perhaps a link to the new post, and © dead links are deleted, would work an awful lot better.
Though think it should maybe take on more of the form of the "Models and Skins Directory", i.e. people still make release threads as we do now (how else are modellers going to get feedback and suggestions?) and with every new release a post is added to the mrel/directory thread. (edit: which upon rereading coil's post is the original idea anyway, pretty much)
*edit* And I assume this applies for other works (sound packs, sprites, etc)? Just throwing it out there <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
-edit- By the way -- if you released something before I started that thread, please post it in there! It's a repository for ALL released models, not just new ones. (: