Let's evolve, shall we?

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The idea of full disclosure is only good in theory, not in practice. Are you really expecting the shills to expose themselves? Also, even if SOME shills are honest enough to out themselves, it will just give a false sense of security when the real snakes hides in the bushes. I like the opposite approach more. Those who are WILLING to out themselves without being asked to are probably worth listening to (IMO a sign of integrity).

 

I'd like more articles on both hardware and software/algorithms.

 

Hm, this sounds familiar, to me...

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We should have quoted previous similar posts suggesting the same idea, to highlight the consensus...

 

There now is a dedicated forum restructuring thread here : http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=59734

 

Not a fan of the idea of forced disclosure. If the devs/engineers leave, then all that will be left is just about the same as any other forum. They should be able to continue to posted anonymously. People just have to be smart about not taking everything posted at face value.

I wouldn't mind seeing an unmoderated console section, like RSPC, so the people that want to derail and argue over PR and brand names can have at it, and not affect the main civilized console forum. All of the "versus" type threads could go into the unmoderated. I know it's a huge amount of work for the mods to moderate the forums, as volunteers, so it would be hard to keep the dregs from spilling over.

I'm also curious to know if you can do bans from sub-forums. For example, if someone wants to post in the Technology forums, they should either have a genuine and constructive interest in learning, or they should be informative. If someone is continually derailing "tech" threads, they could be banned from the technology forum, but not the entire site.

 

I guess you just did that!

 

So would 'Game Engine & Console Tech' fit that description? I'm not convinced it makes sense to talk about the PC Games Industry in the same place as the Console Games Industry though, hmm...

 

Game Tech? Y so wrdy

 

Wasn't this attempted a few years back? A forum dedicated to discussions with industry developers and techs?

 

Something that might work: video interviews between B3D staff and developers / other people in the industry. You could gather questions from the community ahead of time, and the video format would put a human face to the message, helping to maintain civil discourse in the forums. They could even be done via Skype or whatever for minimal effort.

 

Most of the big PC games nowadays are made by developers who are part of the console game industry. Theres no point in keeping separate that which is coming together regardless.

 

Well, the Games discussion, sure. Separation is just necessary. But the industry talk? I suppose it can boil down to some really bad <insert company>-hate and we'd get nowhere, but I usually only see that in the PC side because the moderation isn't so strong there. *grumble* I suppose that parallels console manufacturer control vs the "freer" PC.

 

Well the game industry talk is almost all in one place. So why persist with having games industry talk also in the PC forums? If we can have console forums, console games then im sure we can manage games industry with console games and pc games. Furthermore with the non specific naming it can also capture some of the growing handheld gaming industry talk etc. Right now we already have a games industry forum but it acts as if consoles = games industry.

 

I would like you to expand what you meant by that line?

 

I think he simply implied it was a lot more work to moderate...

 

I agree, but moderators are doing such a good job over there that imo the level of discussion stands pretty well in comparison. Posters like Universal Truth wouldn't have lasted as long there and that's a good thing.

edit: Note I'm not really supporting the idea of unifying the PC and console sections, other than maybe some parts, as they are two different worlds and I don't see any benefits for making them one.

 

I disagree. Moderation is against the tide and the noise that can suddenly explode from the console forum we certainyl don't want spreading to other more rational fora!

I have lots to say an no time yet, but will post more on the weekend.

 

Rational is not the first thing (to put it lightly) that comes to my mind when I browse PC gaming forums , but the elements are somewhat different in both forums. Like I said I don't support the idea to unify them either.