Meghan's Dad
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- Oct 10, 2017
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I was about to post a 400+ word rant I’d written moaning about the repetitive questions and comments that take up so much space on this thread. ‘Read the Thread’ or ‘Read the Opening Page’ are great advice and to regulars here like me might seem to be the only answers necessary in 99% of cases. I certainly haven’t got the patience to write personalised replies to posters knowing that that same question or comment will almost certainly come up again….and again….and again….
Then I thought, am I being unfair?
When I started retyping this there were more than 330 pages here containing over 6600 posts – that’s a hell of a lot of reading! The F95 search engine is very good….especially if you already know what you’re looking for and any technical terms that might apply. Similarly the various notes and links on page one are a great resource but are not always totally up to date or totally complete. Add in ‘Patreongate’ and v1.99995 and I can understand how life in Teacherspetland can suddenly become very confusing – especially to newbies and even more so if your first language isn’t English.
So, what can be done to help everyone visiting this thread have the best possible experience?
I have a few ideas myself but as a relative newcomer too (joined October 2017) who hasn’t ventured often on to other threads, I do not feel qualified to suggest a definitive answer. Obviously keep page one as up to date and comprehensive as possible. Perhaps a text document there that briefly explains the essentials of the game and a short history of recent events and changes would help too? Maybe then ‘Read the Opening Page’ will genuinely be the only answer required?
Do other (maybe even larger) threads have a system that works well?
I’m not so naïve as to think we’ll ever get rid of the trolls but surely we can at least do something about the lazy, confused or foreign?
Any thoughts?
Then I thought, am I being unfair?
When I started retyping this there were more than 330 pages here containing over 6600 posts – that’s a hell of a lot of reading! The F95 search engine is very good….especially if you already know what you’re looking for and any technical terms that might apply. Similarly the various notes and links on page one are a great resource but are not always totally up to date or totally complete. Add in ‘Patreongate’ and v1.99995 and I can understand how life in Teacherspetland can suddenly become very confusing – especially to newbies and even more so if your first language isn’t English.
So, what can be done to help everyone visiting this thread have the best possible experience?
I have a few ideas myself but as a relative newcomer too (joined October 2017) who hasn’t ventured often on to other threads, I do not feel qualified to suggest a definitive answer. Obviously keep page one as up to date and comprehensive as possible. Perhaps a text document there that briefly explains the essentials of the game and a short history of recent events and changes would help too? Maybe then ‘Read the Opening Page’ will genuinely be the only answer required?
Do other (maybe even larger) threads have a system that works well?
I’m not so naïve as to think we’ll ever get rid of the trolls but surely we can at least do something about the lazy, confused or foreign?
Any thoughts?
