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This a discussion where we will discuss our opinions on the state of the suggestions forum. Right now, it is filled with tons of low quality suggestions, one sentence threads, and even though the small suggestions thread is a thing they still make entire posts. Feedback also isn't that good, a lot of times people just say "No, just no." or something along the lines of that.
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Hey guys I'm James, I used to be a noob but now I'm not, I finally figured out how to use TextCraft so here's a banner for one of my suggestions.
A suggestion doesn't need to have a certain amount of detail in order to be considered valid or not, although we do encourage people to put in a healthy amount of detail. If a thread has next to no detail I will often move it into the Small Suggestions thread.
I'd say the largest issue I see with the Suggestion section is one that permeates the forum as a whole. That issue is the lack of people actually REPORTING posts that break the rules. Just looking at the last month, there were 5 reports for the Suggestions section. Two were by me, reminding myself to deal with something when I got home from work, two of them were not related to rules being broken. Only the 5th and final report was a legitimate report that wasn't done by a staff member.
If you see a post breaking the rules, report it. Someone saying "No support" without giving any reasons why? Considered spam, report it. Wishlist? Report it. Incredibly vague thread? Report it (this isn't technically against the rules, but if there isn't much discussion on it yet we can put it in the Small Suggestions thread).
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Want some advice on how to thrive in the Suggestions section? Check this handy list of guidelines and tips for posting your ideas and responding to the ideas of others!
A suggestion doesn't need to have a certain amount of detail in order to be considered valid or not, although we do encourage people to put in a healthy amount of detail. If a thread has next to no detail I will often move it into the Small Suggestions thread.
I'd say the largest issue I see with the Suggestion section is one that permeates the forum as a whole. That issue is the lack of people actually REPORTING posts that break the rules. Just looking at the last month, there were 5 reports for the Suggestions section. Two were by me, reminding myself to deal with something when I got home from work, two of them were not related to rules being broken. Only the 5th and final report was a legitimate report that wasn't done by a staff member.
If you see a post breaking the rules, report it. Someone saying "No support" without giving any reasons why? Considered spam, report it. Wishlist? Report it. Incredibly vague thread? Report it (this isn't technically against the rules, but if there isn't much discussion on it yet we can put it in the Small Suggestions thread).
Thank you for the reply! I didn't actually know that staff looked at the report section, so I guess I'll try reporting now.
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Hey guys I'm James, I used to be a noob but now I'm not, I finally figured out how to use TextCraft so here's a banner for one of my suggestions.
One problem I’m seeing is a bunch of vague threads. Can we get the vague rule reimplemented? I used to be against it to avoid discouraging new users, but it’s getting out of hand. Threads like “add a new ore” or “add a new boss” are technically suggestions, but have little to no discussion value, and it seems to be getting rarer for the OP to reply or elaborate.
This a discussion where we will discuss our opinions on the state of the suggestions forum. Right now, it is filled with tons of low quality suggestions, one sentence threads, and even though the small suggestions thread is a thing they still make entire posts. Feedback also isn't that good, a lot of times people just say "No, just no." or something along the lines of that.
Hey guys I'm James, I used to be a noob but now I'm not, I finally figured out how to use TextCraft so here's a banner for one of my suggestions.
A suggestion doesn't need to have a certain amount of detail in order to be considered valid or not, although we do encourage people to put in a healthy amount of detail. If a thread has next to no detail I will often move it into the Small Suggestions thread.
I'd say the largest issue I see with the Suggestion section is one that permeates the forum as a whole. That issue is the lack of people actually REPORTING posts that break the rules. Just looking at the last month, there were 5 reports for the Suggestions section. Two were by me, reminding myself to deal with something when I got home from work, two of them were not related to rules being broken. Only the 5th and final report was a legitimate report that wasn't done by a staff member.
If you see a post breaking the rules, report it. Someone saying "No support" without giving any reasons why? Considered spam, report it. Wishlist? Report it. Incredibly vague thread? Report it (this isn't technically against the rules, but if there isn't much discussion on it yet we can put it in the Small Suggestions thread).
Want some advice on how to thrive in the Suggestions section? Check this handy list of guidelines and tips for posting your ideas and responding to the ideas of others!
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/suggestions/2775557-guidelines-for-the-suggestions-forum
Thank you for the reply! I didn't actually know that staff looked at the report section, so I guess I'll try reporting now.
Hey guys I'm James, I used to be a noob but now I'm not, I finally figured out how to use TextCraft so here's a banner for one of my suggestions.
One problem I’m seeing is a bunch of vague threads. Can we get the vague rule reimplemented? I used to be against it to avoid discouraging new users, but it’s getting out of hand. Threads like “add a new ore” or “add a new boss” are technically suggestions, but have little to no discussion value, and it seems to be getting rarer for the OP to reply or elaborate.
Want to see my suggestions? Here they are!
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