Should we have an ads/promotion subforum?

brettmb2 · August 03, 2007, 11:18:28 PM

I'm trying to decipher this but I'm not understanding. Can you outline the process?

HinterWelt · August 03, 2007, 11:50:55 PM

Quote from: pigames.netI'm trying to decipher this but I'm not understanding. Can you outline the process?

The "submit a news item" funtion that propagates to the Articles forum would instead point to a "Ads/Promos" forum. That is really all they are talking about. Instead of the Articles forum it would drop the thread in the newly created Ads/Promo forum.

Make sense?

Bill

brettmb2 · August 04, 2007, 12:20:37 AM

That shouldn't be a problem, except that it would dump all stories into the same forum. This includes blogs and reviews.

RPGPundit · August 04, 2007, 01:00:18 AM

Quote from: pigames.netThat shouldn't be a problem, except that it would dump all stories into the same forum. This includes blogs and reviews.

Hmm, not sure that would work out then...

I'll keep thinking about this option for now.

RPGPundit

brettmb2 · August 04, 2007, 01:08:59 AM

I just found a workaround. I can set it so that the person submitting the story can choose between posting it the Article Comments forum or an Ads/Promo forum.

Settembrini · August 04, 2007, 01:11:24 AM

I think we should be openly biased:

"Forganista"-Games must use the ad/promo section. Pundit detects which games must go there.
All others can shill away at the regular section.

That´s respecting free speech but also a mechnism of support for regular games on the marketplace of ideas.

If there´s a double standard, then let it be open and for everyone to see.

After the latest flashmob attack, I think those who abstain from flahmobbing and equally infrastructure damaging tactics should be treated preferentially.

EDIT: lukes recent and open threat of using "terror"-tactics convinces me even more that people abstaining from such things should get preferential treatment.

Pseudoephedrine · August 04, 2007, 01:22:32 AM

My opinion is to advise as few forums as possible. The more traffic to each forum, the better. Even if they're really shill threads, let them shill. The way to become an opinion-making forum is not to push everything into subforums but to hash through anything that isn't outright spam in the main forums. I don't mind some subdivision - game design from regular game decision, off-topic from RPG discussion, etc. But, when the balance is either way, I'd rather side with not subdividing.

On the other hand, the Q&A threads probably should be in the game design forum, not off-topic.

JongWK · August 04, 2007, 12:14:45 PM

Having an Ad subforum could be useful, but OTOH I'm wary of having way too many subforums.

James McMurray · August 04, 2007, 01:05:22 PM

Most people will not tune in to a channel that runs commercials 24/7. Likewise most people will not give an ads/promotion forum much traffic. As such it would be practially useless for anyone looking to promote something. Instead of posting threads that will get moved and then no longer seen, people will have to hock their wares inside other threads, keeping the post on topic enough that they can't be called out for pointless marketing.

In other words, you can create it, but it may have a reverse effect from what you're looking for.

J Arcane · August 07, 2007, 12:55:06 PM

Advertising should go where it belongs. Either it's own forum, or just flat out deleted.

I don't come to any webforum to read press conferences and spam. I stopped posting on Evil Avatar because of all the rampant shilling, including from the moderators.