Forum: RPGWatch
Today, 14:46
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
Just something else I wanted to throw into the…
Just something else I wanted to throw into the pot, though I don't think it would be the solution for right now, and it shouldn't distract from looking for the right forum solution. It just might be…
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Forum: News Comments
Today, 10:49
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Replies: 178
Views: 7,160
Yes, I don't think this sort of thing is doing…
Yes, I don't think this sort of thing is doing the site any good. There's been quite a few threads like this recently, and it makes folks think not so much about how to keep the Watch going, but…
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Forum: RPGWatch
Today, 00:18
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
With regard to theming Discourse to make it more…
With regard to theming Discourse to make it more like a traditional forum, it could definitely be done, but I think it could be a headache. I've been following the development of Discourse for a…
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Forum: RPGWatch
Yesterday, 00:20
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
I think it's a bit disorientating because they…
I think it's a bit disorientating because they use a different paradigm - categories instead of trees of subfora. I think that different concept, and the way it's presented in the default…
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 16th, 2022, 23:43
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
Yes I like Discourse very much, and I think…
Yes I like Discourse very much, and I think they've done a good job with it. They also have the sort of open source business model I like - they develop the software in conjunction with the…
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Forum: News Comments
May 16th, 2022, 17:02
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Replies: 12
Views: 416
Yeah, over here it's taught as part of the…
Yeah, over here it's taught as part of the "Matter of Britain (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_of_Britain)" - the legendary history, and the literature that sprang from it. But not as real…
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Forum: Off-Topic
May 16th, 2022, 10:27
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Replies: 9
Views: 289
Yes, it's important to bear in mind in mind that…
Yes, it's important to bear in mind in mind that it's the artists that really make these scenes. Epic has the budget to invest in hiring some top talent to make these promotional videos. If we hired…
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 15th, 2022, 20:45
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
Just to add to that, what I've found previously…
Just to add to that, what I've found previously is that when you rely on plugins to provide significant functionality, that's where maintenance pain starts to creep in - you want to upgrade, but not…
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 15th, 2022, 14:54
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 14th, 2022, 17:13
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
I'm in favour of a like system, and I use it…
I'm in favour of a like system, and I use it frequently. I find it's a way of showing agreement, amusement, appreciation, etc, when we don't have the cues of in-person interaction.
But I wouldn't…
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 14th, 2022, 13:11
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
Well, the conversation is evolving, somewhat. My…
Well, the conversation is evolving, somewhat. My thinking was based on what I could do alone if it came to it (I take Myrthos's warning seriously), and that I would be confident I could maintain…
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 14th, 2022, 12:42
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
Yes, and I would want to do things in a…
Yes, and I would want to do things in a GDPR-compliant way, anyway. Personally, as long-time readers may have noticed, I'm pretty hardline about data security, respect for privacy, defeating…
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 14th, 2022, 12:28
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 14th, 2022, 11:57
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
My thinking is focused on keeping the essentials…
My thinking is focused on keeping the essentials as efficiently as possible, as stage 1. The easiest and most robust solution that could provide folks with most of the experience they're used to, in…
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Forum: Off-Topic
May 14th, 2022, 11:31
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Replies: 2,619
Views: 357,045
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 14th, 2022, 10:48
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
Yeah, I wouldn't use Drupal, myself, and the…
Yeah, I wouldn't use Drupal, myself, and the forum modules for CMS software I think are not as good as the pure forums. I lean towards having a very simple news site that mirrors the Watch front page…
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Forum: Off-Topic
May 14th, 2022, 10:24
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Replies: 3,306
Views: 500,237
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 13th, 2022, 15:23
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Replies: 3
Views: 461
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 13th, 2022, 12:11
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Replies: 3
Views: 461
Sorry, I missed this thread. Personally, I like…
Sorry, I missed this thread. Personally, I like to use Mythic Beasts, a smaller host with data centres in Cambridge and London. They do cool things, like providing cheap dedicated Raspberry Pis, for…
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Forum: Off-Topic
May 12th, 2022, 13:24
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Replies: 450
Views: 67,168
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 12th, 2022, 12:13
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 12th, 2022, 11:44
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,778
Well, I think we can't really know how people…
Well, I think we can't really know how people might respond, or how many might, for example, find they prefer the Discord experience, and the forum dwindles. I've certainly seen that before. I just…
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 12th, 2022, 11:08
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,778
Yes, I do think The End is Nigh thread is a bit…
Yes, I do think The End is Nigh thread is a bit unfortunate, and I kind of wish we'd looked at possible solutions for the community first. While that's the message, people might well be drifting…
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Forum: RPGWatch
May 11th, 2022, 10:03
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Replies: 234
Views: 8,344
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Forum: News Comments
May 11th, 2022, 02:33
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Replies: 265
Views: 19,638
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