| 19-09-2009 10:07 PM | ||
| Eagle of Fire |
Best solution for you guys... But then we'll have such an increase of spam topics in Troubleshooting I'll be busy for hours every day.  But whatever is best for the site is good with me. 
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| 19-09-2009 10:18 AM | ||
| dosraider |
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Problem with helping peeps in the "Abandonia games discussion" sub is that you can start over and over again, certainly for troublesome games to set up. One starts a call for help, is helped, some others post some things about the gameplay itself, the help is pushed back one or two pages, another needs help and the whole thing starts over and over again, endlessly. Same thing for absolute dosbox beginners (we all were beginners once, weren't we?), they get the needed explaination in the game topic, some help for the game itself is added, and a week later the whole help is buried several pages deep, you can start over from square one..... That's my personal point of view, of course. |
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| 19-09-2009 10:16 AM | ||
| Lulu_Jane | It wouldn't even need to link to the specific thread, the Trouble shooting section should be enough., But either way, it's not a bad idea. | |
| 19-09-2009 07:29 AM | ||
| The Fifth Horseman | Actually, having a "Problems running the game? Ask here!" link to a corresponding tech support thread in Troubleshooting might be good idea (at least from my point of view). | |
| 19-09-2009 03:55 AM | ||
| Eagle of Fire |
Merging Troubleshooting with the game threads would make no sense. I always encouraged people to start their own personnal thread in Troubleshooting, while in the game thread they can oftentime get personnalised help from other fans of the game. Also, most of the posters who ask for help in the game threads are unregistered guests who simply stumbled on this site and clicked on the "discuss this game!" button. Even if you were to hammer them with the one thousand years of pain jutsu, they'd never know the difference... Edit: blargh, how does the spoiler tag work? I give up. |
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| 18-09-2009 11:54 PM | ||
| TheChosen |
The weird thing is, we have TWO sections. One dedicated to starting the games, other for problems playing the game. Talk about dividing your problems. Say, can we merge these two? |
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| 18-09-2009 04:47 PM | ||
| Saccade |
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 It'd be nice if people used the troubleshooting section, but the first link from the game page is the "discuss this game", which refers to the game thread. I don't mind reading the games threads to see if anyone needs a hand with getting a game working. And, as it's the first place most people look when they have problems, it's a good place to leave instructions or fixes - it's helped me out in the past, too. Maybe one day there could be an additional link to a game's troubleshooting thread..? But that'd mean a big overhaul (and creating a shit-load of threads) of how things work... I agree that a single thread is probably the best way. If a game needs more in-depth technical discussion, then there's the troubleshooting section. All people need to do is be referred, in the game's discussion thread, to the troubleshooting. But how many people take the 2 seconds required to figure out how to click the right buttons..? |
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| 18-09-2009 04:38 PM | ||
| arete | Not that people read two posts above their own... So annoying. | |
| 18-09-2009 09:53 AM | ||
| Lulu_Jane | It's a balance I guess. | |
| 18-09-2009 09:50 AM | ||
| Doink |
But any game related tech issues should surely remain in that thread? or should a separate thread be created when a game is put on the site one for game discussion and one for tech related discussion? Keeping a single thread makes it much easier to find a solution to similar issues. |
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