"Looking for players" subforum

[rhn]

A lot of people seem to want to just want to find a few people to casually play with but seem confused about where to post about this. The Server promotion area is a rather rigid section for this and some report it being a bit intolerant about them trying to post these there. Often they only really want to find a friend or two to play a certain pack with, maybe start a LP or something, so it doesn't really belong among all the more "pro" servers either. Result seem to be that these posts crop up spread out over the forum.

Would it be possible to get a subforum somewhere(maybe in conjunction with the server section?) for these people to "hook up"?

 

[Fuzzbling]

I'll toss my vote in for this.

 

[Tyl3r684]

Totally in, I agree.

 

[Harvest88]

I will add my vote as well, it would clear up the forum quite a bit. While we are at it why don't we have two sections such as "looking for players" and then another one "I am looking for x server" place where us admins can reply to these "requests" if we fills in what the "requester" asking for?

 

[rhn]

I will add my vote as well, it would clear up the forum quite a bit. While we are at it why don't we have two sections such as "looking for players" and then another one "I am looking for x server" place where us admins can reply to these "requests" if we fills in what the "requester" asking for?

We need to keep in mind that a new subforum does not come without costs. They add a direct workload to moderators that now have to browse new places every day. And in your example I probably would act a bit grumpy if I were a moderator and say "people looking for a server could just instead open their eyes and browse the server promotion lists instead"

 

[Funky Ghost]

Perhaps to mitigate thread density simply have an ad thread with PMs being the majority of the conversation. Those can be easily deleted as needed/wanted by the recipient and sender.

 

[gold49]

Wouldn't mind something like this, not for myself, but more to direct new members toward it. Frequently see new members asking with their introduction "hey, anyone want to play x pack with me?", so a place to direct them for good exposure to others looking for the same would be nice/handy.

Edit: corrected a spelling derp

 

[rhn]

Perhaps to mitigate thread density simply have an ad thread with PMs being the majority of the conversation. Those can be easily deleted as needed/wanted by the recipient and sender.

In theory this is a very good idea. However in reality I see several problems with it:

• People have to find this thread in whichever subforum it ends up in. I think most of us realise that some people have problems even looking down the forum section list for the right place to post , but with a sub section the odds of a large majority finding the right place should be increased.
• Everyone using the thread would need to post precise enough information in just one post to not warrant a storm of questions. From all the randomly placed posts I have read over my time here, that rarely happens.
  
• Everyone using AND reading this thread would need proper discipline to keep it clean and organised, and not start clogging it up with questions/comments about a single persons post. Would also require everyone to read and understand the first post when the thread eventually reaches many pages(something that also fails to happen quite often).

I personally think a subsection would be better where people can make separate threads for each "Looking for people" instance, and there is room for people to ask questions and get replies etc.

 

[lenscas]

I don't think I will ever use it but if it doesn't cause to much of a headache for the moderators, why not?