That's a very nice thing of you to do, however I think you should use some colour or pictures to liven your posts up a bit. Any good spokesman will know what is important to the audience that he is adressing. If we take ZFGC's target users in mind, we will notice that many of them are dumb illiterate fools who'd rather just post "tl;dr" than take the time to read your post and provide insightful feedback.
This sounds like a quite interesting communication method. But we must also consider the implications on personal and website bandwidth. If someone with posts as large as 4sword's were to use sufficient image and color formatting to enhance the appearance and content of their posts, the network strain would be enormous. It is good that you are thinking constructively, but we must think practically as well.
I see that. But you must realize that it's not always in your best interest to be so verbose in your posts. Still, I must concur and say that Vash is not exactl your Grade-A poster around here either. He should put some more effort into his work, but I digress. We should save such a discussion for a later date.
Indeed, we should. Posting techniques are far and in between here on Zelda Fan Game Central. As a
community we should hold a meeting to formulate a standard posting template to support easy posting and easy reading.
Fair enough. Ken still raises a good point that I just cannot ignore. You provide a satisfactory reasoning behind your PotW concept, but I do feel the execution and, ultimately, the result can be lacking. The community really should be more involved, since this is after all a Zelda FanGames Community.
It is as you say,
community is the most important factor in the Project of the Week. Thus, I move to suggest that we set the foundations for an honestly
community driven Project of the Week. Why not install a system where members of the
community select a Project of the Week via standard parliamentary procedures?
I understand completely. There are several practical problems that may arrive in such a situation. Still, you as the organizer should take the task on your hands to give it your all so that the PotW can be regarded as one of ZFGC's most successful achievements. The success or failure of such an undertaking depends on you, I would say.
I could not have summarized my own feelings on the subject better if even I had attempted to state them. If executed correctly by its coordinator and the
community, the Project of the Week could ascend to its rightful place as the epitome of Zelda fan gaming. It would not be an easy task to undertake, but it is my belief that with a strong, intelligent, and loving community coupled with a leader that types as much as 4sword, it can be accomplished.
Certainly so, but we need to keep a set number, I would say. Limiting PotW to just one project a week is a good way to make sure that the quality keeps up to a certain level. You'd rather not have several projects highlighted, but see that the coverage of each project is fairly mediocre and unsatisfactory, no?
I feel that I must agree on this point. An "honorable mention" field would be acceptable, but history has shown us that in order to maintain maximum quality per Project of the Week, we should constrict the primary showcase to one single project per output.
Very true. I think this could be a good counterbalance to PotW. Such a concept would have the advantages you mentioned, as it would be easier to organize and produce. I'd like to see this become reality.
Even though it is sad to admit, the number of projects released by the
community is shockingly total. Therefore, yes, the best way to cope with this proverbial harvest of gaming would be to replace the Project of the "Week" with a, say, Project of the "Month" and so on.
This will require careful dilligence, since it could lead to an unfair divide between the highlighted projects. You'll need to make sure that each project gets the attention it deserves, but who is going to judge which project is more "important" than the other?
True quality work should be admired in full. All other projects can be discussed and given the "attention they deserve" in their respective topics. That is what they're there for, after all is said and done.
And who would be seated in such a commission? Would it be practical to organize a round-up like that each week? Picking your team members could be quite difficult.
Very much so. But, again, I myself tend to hope that from the unwashed masses of the
community, those capable and wishing to tackle such a burdensomely ambitious collaboration as the Project of the Week will rise up and take charge.
I'm still not convinced on this. It's going to depend on the people behind the organization. I'm not sure if there are enough ambitions posters like you out there who could handle such a delicate matter. Still, you have my wishes of luck.
We keep coming to this part about the
community, you and I. Don't you trust in the joyful social bonding of ZFGC? Surely they can meet the challenge if given the opening.
