Temporary Sub forums?

Hedge · 31 Oct 2011 at 20:34

The sheer volume of threads relating to Battlefield 3 is pretty ridiculous. Would it be a good idea to open a sub forum for games like this until the excitement dies down.

No doubt there will be masses of MW3 threads and Skyrim threads next month.

Would clean things up a little I think.

Anyone agree?

Shamikebab · 31 Oct 2011 at 20:35

Yes. Currently it's just a pain for anyone not interested in the game.

FrenchTart · 31 Oct 2011 at 20:43

I have no interest in BF3 but the amount of the threads showing up are hardly causing my eyes to bleed.

Is it really *that* big a deal?

KNiVES · 31 Oct 2011 at 20:43

FrenchTart said:
I have no interest in BF3 but the amount of the threads showing up are hardly causing my eyes to bleed.

Is it really *that* big a deal?

Yes, buy it immediately or I'll make another thread about people not buying the game yet.

Hedge · 31 Oct 2011 at 20:49

FrenchTart said:
I have no interest in BF3 but the amount of the threads showing up are hardly causing my eyes to bleed.

Is it really *that* big a deal?

Didnt say it was *that* big of a deal, I just think it clutters the forum up a lot thats all

Khrest · 31 Oct 2011 at 20:51

Agreed, it's a pain. In the past, people posting multiple separate threads about a game have been criticised and the threads combined.

Because BF3 is a Shooty Shooty Bang Bang game it get's special treatment and the forum gets cluttered up....

Shamikebab · 31 Oct 2011 at 20:54

Indeed, mods just seem to be ignoring it.

toString · 31 Oct 2011 at 20:58

It would be nice if you could hide threads. I would certainly like that for when MW3 comes out

HangTime · 31 Oct 2011 at 21:01

Been done before for WoW, trouble is around this time of year you are going to get a lot of AAA releases so realistically you don't want a BF3 thread, a MW3 thread, a Skriym thread etc, too much maintenance.

chiggz · 31 Oct 2011 at 21:49

and then what happens to those threads once the sub-forums are gone?

Shamikebab · 31 Oct 2011 at 21:52

chiggz said:
and then what happens to those threads once the sub-forums are gone?

Get moved back into the main forum.

yhack · 31 Oct 2011 at 21:55

I think it would be nice to have a Battlefield 3 sub-forum for a while, the big thread was too big before the game even game out.

peterattheboro · 31 Oct 2011 at 21:57

Archive the existing BF3 thread and make a new official one...

Kazz · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:02

BF3 threads, more common than STD's*.

*May not be actually true

Huw · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:04

Temporary sub-forums seems like overkill. I just wish the mods would have people stick to one thread for the game. The sheer number of BF3 threads is getting on my ****.

yhack · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:07

Huw said:
Temporary sub-forums seems like overkill. I just wish the mods would have people stick to one thread for the game. The sheer number of BF3 threads is getting on my ****.

How can you stick to one thread for it?
Maybe we should put all PC game related stuff in one big thread, make it easier.

Huw · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:08

yhack said:
How can you stick to one thread for it?

Are you serious?

robmol · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:12

10 threads on 1 page is a bit much..

yhack · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:12

Huw said:
Are you serious?

Yes. If you post a problem you're having, and every single post about BF3 is in one thread, unless one of the next few posters knows the answer, you're probably not going to get help. Your post will be lost forever.

Shamikebab · 31 Oct 2011 at 22:16

yhack said:
Yes. If you post a problem you're having, and every single post about BF3 is in one thread, unless one of the next few posters knows the answer, you're probably not going to get help. Your post will be lost forever.

Amazing how we manage it for nearly every other game then isn't it?