A New Dean, A New Way 2

Tassadar500 · August 12, 2003, 15:42

Ok this is the second Poll of the AU beginning in this we discuss whether or not about having an AU Forum. Choices are Yes a Forum. Yes, a sub-forum No no forum. Same rules as previous thread I will add your name to the list if I can use your name when I propose this stuff to Dan and Mark.

Sub-Forum-- AU-Civ 3
Forum-- Apolyton University

Rothaerill
vmxa1
Mountain Sage

Rhothaerill · August 12, 2003, 16:14

I think most of the sub forums are private forums (like the PTWDG for example). AU won't be private, it can be accessed by anyone as a learning tool so it should be a full forum if Dan and Mark give us one in the future.

Oh, and yes you can use my name on this one and the first one.

Tassadar500 · August 12, 2003, 16:19

What do you mean? The main PTWDG forum is not private.

vmxa1 · August 12, 2003, 16:22

Well if you mean something like:

CivIII - AU

that is at the level of the General thread, then I am all for that. Is that a sub forum? I want to be able to see it when I come to poly with the rest of CivIII forums.
So if that is a sub forum count me in. If not expain what you mean please.

Tassadar500 · August 12, 2003, 16:24

Yes thats what I mean vmxa1

Rhothaerill · August 12, 2003, 17:18

I guess I was a bit confused about what you meant between forums and sub-forums. My definition of a sub-forum is a forum that you can only access through another forum like the private team forums of the PTWDG. A forum at the level of the general forum is what I saw as a main forum.

So to sum up....I want to see an AU forum at the same level of the general forum.

NM, maybe you can edit your first post to clarify the difference between forum and sub-forum. Thanks.

vmxa1 · August 12, 2003, 17:42

Quote:

Originally posted by Nuclear Master
Yes thats what I mean vmxa1

Cool count me in then.

Dominae · August 12, 2003, 19:43

AU should have it's own forum, at the "level" of the other Civ3 forums (General, Strategy, etc.).

How do I vote for that option?

Dominae

Tassadar500 · August 12, 2003, 20:04

sub-forums

Rhothaerill · August 12, 2003, 21:10

Quote:

Originally posted by Nuclear Master
sub-forums

BTW, when counting up the final tally please deduct my vote from "Yes a forum" and add it to "subforums". I didn't understand exactly what was meant by what when I originally voted. Thanks.

eric2075 · August 12, 2003, 21:58

Hi,

I agree with the others.

have a nice day

Konquest02 · August 12, 2003, 22:14

Quote:

Originally posted by eric2075
Hi,

I agree with the others.

have a nice day

Argh!!! A panag DL!!

Yes for subforum, on the same level as strategy, general, etc...

--Kon--

eric2075 · August 12, 2003, 22:20

Sorry, I'll try not to do that again.

What is a DL?

Tassadar500 · August 12, 2003, 22:20

LOL I think it is.

Rhothaerill · August 12, 2003, 22:49

Quote:

Originally posted by eric2075
Sorry, I'll try not to do that again.

What is a DL?

Double Logon...something prohibited by the rules. It's something of a joke to make fun of people who sound like other posters by calling them a DL.

Mountain Sage · August 13, 2003, 03:00

Quote:

Originally posted by eric2075
Hi,

I agree with the others.

have a nice day

A DL? you shouldn't do this, you know. This is a serious forum...

Oh! add my name for the sub-forum (at the same level as General, Strategy etc. that is).

have a nice evening

FrustratedPoet · August 13, 2003, 04:56

I really can't see that you would be granted a special forum anyway. The volume of AU threads in Strategy simply isn't high enough at the moment.

Besides, is there any reason it SHOULDN'T stay in the Strat forum? Why would you want new players looking for strategy tips to have to check out two different forums when they come to 'poly? I though the plan was to make things easier for newbies to learn, not harder....

Theseus · August 13, 2003, 07:11

I've always thought AU should remain part of Strategy overall, although it would be (potentially) nice for specific AU courses to have their own sub-fora.

Harovan · August 13, 2003, 08:18

Quote:

Originally posted by Konquest02
Argh!!! A panag DL!!

Nah, panag would've added some periods and smileys, like:

hi , .....

i agree with the others!

have a nice day

Konquest02 · August 13, 2003, 08:43

Quote:

Originally posted by Konquest02
Argh!!! A panag DL!!

Sorry there eric.... Didn't want to scare you. You may search posts by someone named panag and find the similarities with yours...

Enjoy your stay here at Apolyton!

--Kon--

TheArsenal · August 13, 2003, 10:39

Glad to know I wasn't the only one thrown by the term "sub-forum". It gets my vote however.

GodKing · August 13, 2003, 16:06

Not being a regular AU person (but someone who lurkes here a bit) I would prefer it to remain a part of the main strategy forum (thus my vote).

However, if it was a sub-forum to the strat forum, I would not mind.

I do think that it shouldn't be given its own forum equal to the strat forums, or general forum, etc. (on the same line of thinking, I would merge all the demo game forums into sub forums.... but that is just how I would organize things).

Add my name if you want.

GK

Panag · August 13, 2003, 17:17

Quote:

Originally posted by Konquest02

Argh!!! A panag DL!!

Yes for subforum, on the same level as strategy, general, etc...

--Kon--

hi ,

any more of those funny ideas , .......

and to the rest , can we stay on topic please , ..... thanks in advance

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vote ; subforum

have a nice day

Tall Stranger · August 13, 2003, 18:03

I also think that it would be better to remain in the Strategy Forum. Giving it a separate forum may discourage people from getting involved, as they may not realize what AU is all about. (I certainly did not understand the intent for the first couple of months lurking here.)

This poll is also driving me to ask a newbie question: Why is banana always a potential vote? Is this an inside joke, or can it be shared with all?

Have a horrid, stinking, festering, mind-numbing, teeth-grinding, forced-to-watch-Gigli-until-you-have-it-memorized day (Thought I should prove I'm not panag

)

Panag · August 13, 2003, 18:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Tall Stranger
I also think that it would be better to remain in the Strategy Forum. Giving it a separate forum may discourage people from getting involved, as they may not realize what AU is all about. (I certainly did not understand the intent for the first couple of months lurking here.)

This poll is also driving me to ask a newbie question: Why is banana always a potential vote? Is this an inside joke, or can it be shared with all?

Have a horrid, stinking, festering, mind-numbing, teeth-grinding, forced-to-watch-Gigli-until-you-have-it-memorized day (Thought I should prove I'm not panag

)

hi ,

the banana vote is a vote to say , i dont care , ...... do what you want , a non void count , .....

do some checking in the forums or a search , ...... there are a great deal of threads on it , .....

and you dont have to prove anything , all IP's are logged , ...

have a nice day

zorbop · August 13, 2003, 18:16

sub forum

TheArsenal · August 13, 2003, 18:38

Just curious, what's the loose time table for having all this up and running?

Tassadar500 · August 13, 2003, 19:45

Well it really depends what happens. So I can give a time line yet.

sabrewolf · August 14, 2003, 13:20

yes, own forum

FrustratedPoet · August 14, 2003, 13:34

I'd like to re-iterate that your chances of getting a new forum before some tangible progress has been made on expanding AU is about zero.* AU threads have happily existed in the Strat forum for a year now without causing any problems.

If AU takes off and there are 9 or 10 active threads at a time, THEN ask for a new forum. It will be justified and you'll probably get it. To be honest, you've got more important things to concern yourself with now if you want to expand AU. Of course, this is at the discretion of the Dean and he's quite welcome to ignore me if he wishes.

* - I should make clear that I'm basing this just on experience of being here for a while and seeing many similar requests for forums turned down for this very reason. Of course, I have no influence over the decision of the admins.