iPhone Games Forum Split

Looks like they did it. Looks Great. Seems to have cleared up some clutter

 

Ridiculously so!! Thanks Arn, I'm sure we'll get used to it. I was using the search button too much in the games forum

 

it's hard to use it at the moment... but we will get used to it soon i believe.

 

Seems to be working very well. The upcoming games section doesn't move near as much. I like that as I hate having to search for new posts on a topic that's been buried under 200 threads.

 

The old games section was about as cut-throat as the appstore itself. If your thread didn't get posts then it was lost in the rush. I think the addition of new sections will help out a lot.

 

I'm sure this will grow on me, for now it feels kind of foriegn. Glad you are changing though to keep things tidy and up to date.

 

Can the lounge be higher up?, it gets a lot more visitors than the devs section, and maybe even the jailbreak section

 

Glad to see this being implimented but is there anyway the Upcoming Games forum could still be in the iPhone and iPod touch games section either as a link or a tab. Also, any chance of implementing the Game Suggestions forum.

 

Woah, I just noticed the new forum. That's cool and things should be more organized. Thanks arn.

 

Honestly, I'm not a fan of the forum split. Yes, it reduces clutter, I don't like switching between the two forums for information.

I think a much more effective way to reduce clutter would be to crack down on "should I buy this or that" threads and multiple threads on the same topic. I don't see many moderators on these boards, and I know there are people here qualified enough and more than willing to be one. More mods would mean the pointless threads would be shut down quick, and thus reducing clutter.

 

If u want more mods I nominate SPMwinkel although I think the mods are doing great.

 

Moderators don't really need to close and remove threads that have no point, their first responsibility is to deal with spam, offensive posts and possibly keeping the forum 'clean' by merging two threads about the same subjects that are created around the same time.

So while long-time visitors may be annoyed by the "what should I buy" topics, they don't fall into the category that should be removed I believe. I do seem to see less of them by the way. It's been worse!

And also - the fact that you don't see mods don't mean that they're not doing their work. I can imagine that if you're a mod, you're already spending a lot of time on the forum 'moderating' and you'll post a bit less.

Thanks for your faith in me. At this point I think the mods are doing a good job, I help them by reporting posts that need to be taken care of. Everyone can do that!

 

I would consider those, "what should I buy" topics to be spam. The board would be much cleaner if there was a rule against it, and if we made an official "Help me choose what to buy thread" then both parties would be happy.

On all the other boards I've been on, mods are active in the community. I assumed that since I never see a mod posting that we must not have very many mods on the board.

 

I don't like the split Now I have to visit two forums. I think it would have been better to just let users change titles and make a thread when it's coming out and then just change the title that it's out.

 

Thats why I proposed this:

If the Games Forum had a tab or link at the top for the Upcoming Games Forum, it would be great for those of us who browse on our iPod or iPhone.

 

I agree with gatordeb, and schooze!

 

I like the new split, just going to bed and waking up 8-10 hours later and there is 2+ new pages in the released app's forum, splitting up prerelease and released app's was a good move imo.

 

Yeah it seems to be working out well so far.

I like being able to go to a designated area where I'll know what I'll find specifically.

Just wish there was an easier way to switch between all the subforms. Or a SpyTA thing