Whatever happened to the community?


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Anyone remember Build a Better Bridger?

I'm starting to plan on running one for my character (his current costume, quite frankly, sucks )...

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What do you want? What do you currently have? Idea's and Picture please.

Oh and as you haven't been here all that long if MaX enters get an intern to look at his, no need in endangering your own health


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Anyone remember Build a Better Bridger?

I'm starting to plan on running one for my character (his current costume, quite frankly, sucks )...

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i'll enter!!! xD start now!


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Wait a minute. Dangling Carrots, and the cake being a lie.

Does that mean future progression of community and the CoX License can be classed as Carrot Cake?


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Anyone remember Build a Better Bridger?

I'm starting to plan on running one for my character (his current costume, quite frankly, sucks )...

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What do you want? What do you currently have? Idea's and Picture please.

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Ignore what I currently have, that's irrelevant. There will be a few stipulations and some basic guidance offered once I get this all nailed down, however some pointers for those already thinking:

* Should be based on my forum name. Just to make sure, as it's often misunderstood, the "Raptor" portion refers to birds of prey. I often use an avatar that was created for me many years that is the head of a Wedge-tailed Eagle made to look a bit undead.

* Costume must include wings (or be able to include wings).

* I'm an Aussie, so any subtle Aussie theme is most welcome .

* Character is male.


 

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Can you get Jay to make a hat with corks then?


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Can you get Jay to make some chaps then?

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Just fixing a tiny bit.


 

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Ignore what I currently have, that's irrelevant.

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And rather hideous..


 

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Ignore what I currently have, that's irrelevant.

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And rather hideous..

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I want to see a picture of this famous costume. Post one now GR or feel thy wrath!


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Well, it's certainly distracting people from the actual issue...


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Well, it's certainly distracting people from the actual issue...

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Was just thinking the same thing Winter, but then again maybe its ment to distract people from the OP?


 

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ARGH SUBTEFUGE AND DECEPTION

Do we not have memories?

A tiny small scrap of a carrot derailed the thread.


 

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the "Raptor" portion refers to birds of prey.

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I afraid we can only help you with that if you going to have to get Jay to make a proper bird head costume part, and bird legs.
Help us to help you


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Well, it's certainly distracting people from the actual issue...

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Both GhostRaptor and Kerensky have already replied to the main topic


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GR mate you got some balls asking us to design an Avatar for you, if I did the same I'd expect an entry box full of little girls in pink dresses sucking lollipops and schoolboys in tight shorts fiddling with themselves cos they need a P, but then perhaps I haven't got enough faith in people (as you probably well know by now)


 

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I just feel as though it's another piece of 'community' entertainment to keep the forumites happy. There are many that *aren't* forumites, who don't see this happening - and who still look at the website and sigh, waiting for some sign of change. Nothing.

I think the community teams need to remember that not every is, and not every *has* to be, a member of the forums to be a member of the community. I know a lot of people in my SG avoid these forums because of how quickly the flaming/madness starts - so I bring them the more important news, and then we discuss it in our own, sane, forum.

Even a little sparkly piece of screen on the webpage, saying 'coming soon...'

Or are we *really* just hiding it all because ofthe competition catching wind of it?

We've heard from the RedNames that goodness is on the way - but only *we* know about it. Why is it not being announced, even 'quietly' on the site? Just to show us, others, and generally the world, that the site may look that same way that is has for months, but patience and loyalty will pay off, if you just wait for the new site. Why keep it a secret?


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I just feel as though it's another piece of 'community' entertainment to keep the forumites happy. There are many that *aren't* forumites, who don't see this happening - and who still look at the website and sigh, waiting for some sign of change. Nothing.

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Which is why when I actually formally announce the contest, it'll be on the website. It's not officially announced yet .


 

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Which is why when I actually formally announce the contest, it'll be on the website.

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Which is exactly as Bridger did, so I really don't see how anyone can claim that contests like this are only for Forumites, obviously it's not for people who can't bother to get involved in the CoX community, but then we really can't do anything about them eh?


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That being said, it seems fair. A contest would keep people happy, forumite or not. However - the issue that continues to get avoided is:

"Even a little sparkly piece of screen on the webpage, saying 'coming soon...'"

Can't we have some kind of official, non-fourm marker, on the website, to tell the masses that they wait is almost over?


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Well, it's certainly distracting people from the actual issue...

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What's happened to the community? Imagine if someone started a thread asking about community support, some rednames replied, then started preparing a competition. Then they got indirectly accused of distracting people from the issue of... community support?

That'd be pretty ironic, no?


 

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"Even a little sparkly piece of screen on the webpage, saying 'coming soon...'"

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If my time on the Neocron team is anything to go by, GMs or "reds" cannot do this until the details have been finalised. There's more to this kind of thing than sneaking up some info on the website and waiting; you have to cut through a fair chunk of tape to get there.


 

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I accept people's viewpoints, and I feel that I probably agree more with those that feel as though new material is being 'dangled' in front of us, rather than clearly indicated.

Sir_Helm, although I appreciate your comments, I feel you have misinterpreted what my OP was in regards to - and also those that followed. Although the costume competition is certainly something for the community to get involved with, the key issues were the maintaining of areas that the community were encouraged to submit work for - not something 'new', such as the costume competition, but with city sights, hall of famers, and the out-of-date fansite alliance.

I appreciate that the community is not dead - but certain aspects have been left to go stale, and we have had no 'solid' announcement of what is to happen to them - just a lot of 'wait and see's' in the vaguest way the RedNames can allow, without crossing the 'red tape' mentioned above.

Perhaps it is this 'red tape' that is the frustrating item? A clear "The website will soon be seeing some changes / updates, and the features that you have highlighted, such as the fansite alliance, are going to be overhauled/updated - either as you all hope, or to a different level".

That's the sort of 'clear' message I am hoping for


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Re: Whatever happened to the community?

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Has anyone checked down the back of the sofa for it? No? Maybe if we can all put our heads together and think about where we last saw it...

Seriously though, a couple of weeks ago someone said to me at the BM in Cap that they thought Union was really dead lately and that global channels were really quiet compared to "the old days" and they couldn't work out why so few people were running TFs. After a little chat it turned out that they hadn't played the game for a couple of months, still had the graveyard-like UBH in their chat tab, and hadn't realised that most badgers/TFers had moved to "sal's badgehunters" channel. They switched over and suddenly their global chat tab came alive.

Not what the OP was talking about, I know, but it does show how subjective your own personal perspective can be when it comes to how busy/empty the servers are and how healthy the community is. Especially when such a tiny thing (adding a new channel to your tab) can drastically change your entire outlook on how busy a server is.

Food for thought.


 

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A clear "The website will soon be seeing some changes / updates, and the features that you have highlighted, such as the fansite alliance, are going to be overhauled/updated - either as you all hope, or to a different level".

That's the sort of 'clear' message I am hoping for

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This was meant to be clearer than it came out, or appears to have been interpreted. So to be clear: There are changes and updates coming. I don't have a timeline. I cannot confirm what will happen to current features or any specific new features. And we've already been (slowly, granted) working on addressing the Fansite Alliance which had stagnated. I expect in the next week or two some of that will become visible to the wider community.