I think the "Guides" forum need a total complete redo. First, I will list what is currently wrong/incorrect.

 

 

 

AOW guides: All of them are outdated (1). 50%+ of the pictures in a AOW guide appear as "Image" (host took the image down), meaning they don't appear (2). The information they provide no longer work, don't work as good as they used to, or there are better ways. Many of the authors no longer play. Also, making two topics for one guide (AOW guide you can't post in), makes that AOW guide receive less feedback. Feedback is important to authors who care about their guides.

 

 

 

All other guides: Many of the guides have horrible lay out. The information is spread out. Some are just a bunch of text. Some have no pictures at all, others have too many useless pictures. The grammar is poor. Some information given is incorrect. Many of the guides have too much of something that make it a bad guide.

 

 

 

Forum mods: The forum mods assigned to moderate the guides forum are inactive. In my opinion, too inactive.

 

 

 

Now, that is what I can now think of. Next, are my suggestions.

 

 

 

AOW guides: Like I previously said, all guides are outdated. I suggest to remove all these guides.

 

 

 

Forum mods: All mods are inactive. I suggest making people who like/enjoy/know about guides, forum moderators of the "Guides" forum.

 

 

 

Organization of forums: Instead of having 3 forums, have too. One for the completed, AOW-worthy guides. Another for all the other guides. Completed guides forum should be 1 forum named "AOW Guides" and the other guides "????". Instead of splitting AOW guides (1 topic guide, another discussion), make one topic for both - the guide and discussion. This increases activity.

 

 

 

All other non-AOW guides: Make various stickies instructing the future guide makers on how their guide should look, what it should contain, that it should be detailed as possible, ect. Perhaps even come up with a layout that can be used throughout th e Guides forum?

 

 

 

(to be continued)

 

 

 

tell me your opinions :)

Already a thread on this..which you've posted on :?

 

 

 

http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=752120

I know :). Your thread isn't detailed enough and doesn't point out all the flaws that need pointing out :)

I know :). Your thread isn't detailed enough and doesn't point out all the flaws that need pointing out :)

 

 

 

It's not my thread, but anyway, you could have easily edited your last post with the one you made here. It's essentially discussing the same thing-how the PMG foumd can be improved and why.

Already a thread on this..which you've posted on :?

 

 

 

http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=752120

 

 

 

Indeed, both threads discuss updating the PMG forum, so please just use that thread to put forward your ideas. :)