Suggestion: Split Project Logs & Manufacturer Adverts
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 12:24 pm
So, my suggestion goes like this:
I don't post often, but have been on this forum for quite a while. The thing that has changed the most in that time is the area of the forum I visit the most (because I like seeing pretty pictures of cool stuff other people are working on) the "Miniatures and Products" section.
However, over the last couple of years this section has slowly morphed from being an area where lots of different people had project logs and shared their ideas, to what is currently basically a "We're having a sale / please back my kickstarter/indiegogo/digital print only cool new miniatures idea!" page.
For example, as I write this on the first page of links in that forum, half are trying to sell me something or convince me to part with money. (And that's if I don't count the professional painters showing off commissioned works - which although not "selling" is still "advertising").
This would not be a major issue if it hadn't come at the expense of those more interesting project logs from people, who maybe only put up a couple of posts with some WIP painting shots etc...
I'm not suggesting that those posts advertising products / services shouldn't be there, but I would much rather be able to just browse people's personal Project Logs, rather than having to try and dive to find them through tons of advertising.
So would it possible to / how do people feel about splitting that part of the forum into a "Products for Sale / Backing" and "Individual Personal Project Logs" separate forums?
(Note - I don't have all the answers, for example I don't know where the professional painters should put their finished commission photos ... an argument could be made for putting them in either - but I would like to at least start the discussion!)
I don't post often, but have been on this forum for quite a while. The thing that has changed the most in that time is the area of the forum I visit the most (because I like seeing pretty pictures of cool stuff other people are working on) the "Miniatures and Products" section.
However, over the last couple of years this section has slowly morphed from being an area where lots of different people had project logs and shared their ideas, to what is currently basically a "We're having a sale / please back my kickstarter/indiegogo/digital print only cool new miniatures idea!" page.
For example, as I write this on the first page of links in that forum, half are trying to sell me something or convince me to part with money. (And that's if I don't count the professional painters showing off commissioned works - which although not "selling" is still "advertising").
This would not be a major issue if it hadn't come at the expense of those more interesting project logs from people, who maybe only put up a couple of posts with some WIP painting shots etc...
I'm not suggesting that those posts advertising products / services shouldn't be there, but I would much rather be able to just browse people's personal Project Logs, rather than having to try and dive to find them through tons of advertising.
So would it possible to / how do people feel about splitting that part of the forum into a "Products for Sale / Backing" and "Individual Personal Project Logs" separate forums?
(Note - I don't have all the answers, for example I don't know where the professional painters should put their finished commission photos ... an argument could be made for putting them in either - but I would like to at least start the discussion!)