We're going to try opening up forum discussions

  • I realise this might go horribly wrong, but I'm going to try something that will open up discussion.

    We now have the possibility for site members to initiate forum discussions. Here's how it works.

    Firstly, the discussion display on the front page of the site will stay the same. Those discussions can only be started by myself or the forum hosts - and no matter how many forum discussions you guys start they won't ever appear on the front page.

    However, if you click on the Forums tab on the top menu it starts to get interesting! You will now see a 'Category' view. There is a category for our Daily Topics, which are all the daily discussions that have been - and will continue to be - posted each day. Then you will see the NEW category 'Skyrim Discussions'. This is the place where members can start discussions. Click on the category and then 'add discussion' to start your topic.

    Remember, normal Site Guidelines apply in the Forums. If people screw up, or we get flaming, trolling or spam, then the Forum Category WILL be deleted. And it will revert to myself and Hosts only posting the topics! Think of it as an experiment. It's up you guys to show that you can be sensible and friendly in there...

    That also means that I will be clamping down on people using Blogs to create discussion topics. Do NOT use blogs to start discussions or ask questions - use the forum that I have provided for that purpose. Or alternatively you can use the Q&A feature on the site.  All 'discussion' blogs will now be deleted, but you are more than welcome to start those same discussions in the forum. Blogs must now only be used for in-game stories, journals, backstories or to make substantial points.

    OK, let's see how this works out 

Comments

2 Comments
  • Kevin
    Kevin   ·  November 15, 2011
    While this might go horribly wrong, I'm interested to see where this goes. I'm expecting some downsides, though.
  • Paul
    Paul   ·  November 15, 2011
    OK we've now got our first forum discussion. Hit 'Forum' then 'Skyrim Discussions' to reply or to start your own.