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The suggestion Mod would be responsible for organizing suggestions, getting them voted on, assigning some kind of marker to the suggestion and giving feedback on suggestions.

As it is now. Mods mostly lock threads with the classic "NGTH". My vision for this specific position is that the Mod would take all the current suggestions in epic suggestions and teh ones that have been voted on and assign a marker to the suggestion. The markers could be some of the following:

- Good suggestion. At the top of the list to be implemented.
- Good suggestion. Not on the radar for now.
- Good suggestion. Can not be implemented at this time. Technical limitations.
- To significant of a change.
- Not the direction GLB wants to go in
- Not a legitimate suggestion

By tagging suggestions with these types of markers, we would know if they are actually being considered or not. Right now, they just sit out there, come up multiple times in suggestions and are basically left to rot.

The suggestion Mod would also mod the suggestions forum and tag those suggestions as well. More than 1 suggestion Mod may be necessary as i am unsure of the workload that would be needed.

I like GLB, it just seems like we do not get a lot of information on where exactly the game is going in the future or if things the userbase would like to see are even possible or being considered. Being out of Beta does not mean changes that would improve the user experience can't be made.

+1

A Suggestions Mod would have the same limitations that Bugs Mods do. They may think something is a good idea that should be implemented but Catch/Bort/DD could disagree. They wouldn't necessarily know the technical limitations without consulting Catch/Bort.

Originally posted by AirMcMVP
A Suggestions Mod would have the same limitations that Bugs Mods do. They may think something is a good idea that should be implemented but Catch/Bort/DD could disagree. They wouldn't necessarily know the technical limitations without consulting Catch/Bort.

True, but they could bounce Suggestions off of Catch/Bort, get an answer, and then come back and slap the appropriate label on each Suggestion.

Assuming Catch and Bort were willing to play ball with this, of course.

Originally posted by Novus
True, but they could bounce Suggestions off of Catch/Bort, get an answer, and then come back and slap the appropriate label on each Suggestion.

^this more or less already happens with the current system

The flaw that this proposed 'change' (and I say it like that because it doesn't change much from the way things are currently handled) doesn't address is that GLB isn't a huge corporation with a huge staff of coders. Even corndog doesn't touch much of the actual sim-related stuff. That's Bort's child. There is a huge opportunity cost at this juncture because the admins are pushing out entirely new content separate from GLB. Devoting time to GLB pushes projected launch dates back. That's why you're at your underlying viewpoint of GLB 'not listening' with this thread. That's simply not the case, though.

Anyways, when stuff is put up for vote (aka a moderator pushed a good suggestion in front of Catch/Bort and got approval), it's essentially in the 'not on the radar' category. It's more or less put up for user feedback. When you see Bort mark it as 'under consideration/in progress', that's your 'at the top of the list to be implemented'.

NGTH means exactly what it stands for. It's based on admin rulings. If something hasn't been ruled as NGTH in the past, it typically goes in front of Catch who makes that final determination. It's not meant to be some obscure slant that a moderator is making subjectively.

Also, up for vote = epic suggestions (they're on in the same) and Catch/corndog/Bort still skim the suggestions forum. As well as take direct feedback from testers (who are all regular users of the game).

Originally posted by InRomoWeTrust
^this more or less already happens with the current system

Eh, not really. Not to the extent the OP is looking for, anyway. Stuff that's NGTH gets pretty clearly labeled, sure, but everything else just kinda floats in limbo. There's a lot of Suggestions where we have no idea what Bort's interest level in implementing it is.

Originally posted by Novus
Eh, not really. Not to the extent the OP is looking for, anyway. Stuff that's NGTH gets pretty clearly labeled, sure, but everything else just kinda floats in limbo. There's a lot of Suggestions where we have no idea what Bort's interest level in implementing it is.

That is a very good way of putting it. I think the user base would be interested to know what Bort's level of interest is in implementing some of these seemingly good suggestions.

The way suggestions are handled now seems very unorganized. A specific Mod or Mods responsible for the organization and ranking/tagging the suggestions would be a welcome addition.

Originally posted by Novus
Eh, not really. Not to the extent the OP is looking for, anyway. Stuff that's NGTH gets pretty clearly labeled, sure, but everything else just kinda floats in limbo. There's a lot of Suggestions where we have no idea what Bort's interest level in implementing it is.

I feel like it kinda does. the first 3 are accumulated and placed in Epic and up for vote. The middle 2 are left in Suggestions to rot and the final one is locked and not discussed.

It's really hard for a mod to say whether GLB wants to go in a direction or not, only people that know that are the upper level admin.

It's not a bad idea it just already informally happens with the current procedures.

Originally posted by slashxtreme
It's not a bad idea it just already informally happens with the current procedures.

Can we switch "informal" to "formal" then? That's basically what the OP is asking for.

get the guy who used to rate the bad suggestions every season

Originally posted by InRomoWeTrust
There is a huge opportunity cost at this juncture because the admins are pushing out entirely new content separate from GLB. Devoting time to GLB pushes projected launch dates back. That's why you're at your underlying viewpoint of GLB 'not listening' with this thread. That's simply not the case, though.



Wait a sec here....

"Entirely new content separate from GLB" ?? But what you may not be getting from the OP...... There needs to be a certain Mod
that is specifically assigned this forum. There were a few that applied for a Mod position that could devote Mass amounts of time
to the site and even this thread. So are you saying that many of the Mods are not even devoting time to GLB? I'm really confused
Romo. What is the "new content separate from GLB" mean ?

Please don't get me wrong here..... but understand, most of us pay to play this game. Some of us not as often as others but we're
spending money here and from what you are saying..... our Mods aren't even working on stuff for GLB. Am I correct or reading it
wrong?

Originally posted by 1hottie
"Entirely new content separate from GLB" ?? But what you may not be getting from the OP...... There needs to be a certain Mod
that is specifically assigned this forum. There were a few that applied for a Mod position that could devote Mass amounts of time
to the site and even this thread. So are you saying that many of the Mods are not even devoting time to GLB? I'm really confused
Romo. What is the "new content separate from GLB" ?

Please don't get me wrong here..... but understand, most of us pay to play this game. Some of us not as often as others but we're
spending money here and from what you are saying..... our Mods aren't even working on stuff for GLB. Am I correct or reading it
wrong?



Mods <> admins.

Bort and Corndog are looking forward. Instead of spending the majority of their time of GLB development they are working on upcoming games. Any time devoted to GLB takes away from those new games. That doesn't mean GLB can't be a focus in the future, it just isn't a focus right now.

As for mods, their focus is on the forums. All forums, including suggestions.

If you're asking if the admins (developers) are working on GLB, the answer is, for the most part, no.

I know you and a few others DO spend a lot of time in the forums... see ya all the time. Thanks btw !! And myself and many others
DO understand that Bort and Corndog are spending the majority fo their time with the upcoming games.... but Please....
what we are asking is for GLB not to be left out. There are things that need changing or tweeking still. Sometimes we feel like the
"red headed step children".

I'm not trying to be argumentative here... just trying to understand