Post by Goni on Jan 10, 2023 11:46:20 GMT 11
zapdoszulu.proboards.com/thread/2071/phoenixs-guide-zapdos-zulu
So I recently saw that this thread was stickied in the Character Creation forum, and it was kind of suprising to read it, admittedly I am whiny, stupid, have no sense of humor, and am a duck but I don't think it sets a good tone for new members. I think that it's antiquated and filled with a lot of 2010's humor, and desperately in need of archiving. If this is a new member's first impression of the site, I think that it could leave a bad impression.
I've done a quick rewrite of this thread to take the labor off of the shoulders of the admin/mod team if people think that the information is even necessary, but Pheonix's guide should be archived immediately anyways as I don't think it paints Zapdos Zulu in the best light, and honestly having no guide at all would probably be better than the current one. I have too many images and my rewrite could probably use a bunch of edits, but the current guide by Phoenix is quite bad.
I think that a lot of the information in Phoenix's guide is kind of tongue and cheek, and most of the information in the guide is quite straightforward (Such as the instructions on how to click the register button) and doesn't provide anything other than an abbreviated recap of the rules. I think just sticking another link to ZZ Trainer Guide would be more than enough rather than having this antiquated guide up.
I think maybe there could be an argument for having a new players guide if it contained some actual useful information, though often a lot of this information is put into the acceptance post on the players profile anyways. If I were to write a new guide from scratch, I think probably it would just link to other guides and points which users might overlook or be confused on, like the weather, swarms, Estates, casino, pokeathlons, trainer shops, adoption agency, breeding rules, things which are restricted until the 1st badge, etc. Micro-explainations and a mega-thread lightly explaining various facets of the site, though I think through exploration of the site much of these things can be discovered relatively quickly anyways.
my rewrite of the old guide:
docs.google.com/document/d/1MvagtnMQBIb4G1tvDFhDyRQhXF1xVX3jhN495rl0ggs/edit?usp=sharing
So I recently saw that this thread was stickied in the Character Creation forum, and it was kind of suprising to read it, admittedly I am whiny, stupid, have no sense of humor, and am a duck but I don't think it sets a good tone for new members. I think that it's antiquated and filled with a lot of 2010's humor, and desperately in need of archiving. If this is a new member's first impression of the site, I think that it could leave a bad impression.
I've done a quick rewrite of this thread to take the labor off of the shoulders of the admin/mod team if people think that the information is even necessary, but Pheonix's guide should be archived immediately anyways as I don't think it paints Zapdos Zulu in the best light, and honestly having no guide at all would probably be better than the current one. I have too many images and my rewrite could probably use a bunch of edits, but the current guide by Phoenix is quite bad.
I think that a lot of the information in Phoenix's guide is kind of tongue and cheek, and most of the information in the guide is quite straightforward (Such as the instructions on how to click the register button) and doesn't provide anything other than an abbreviated recap of the rules. I think just sticking another link to ZZ Trainer Guide would be more than enough rather than having this antiquated guide up.
I think maybe there could be an argument for having a new players guide if it contained some actual useful information, though often a lot of this information is put into the acceptance post on the players profile anyways. If I were to write a new guide from scratch, I think probably it would just link to other guides and points which users might overlook or be confused on, like the weather, swarms, Estates, casino, pokeathlons, trainer shops, adoption agency, breeding rules, things which are restricted until the 1st badge, etc. Micro-explainations and a mega-thread lightly explaining various facets of the site, though I think through exploration of the site much of these things can be discovered relatively quickly anyways.
my rewrite of the old guide:
docs.google.com/document/d/1MvagtnMQBIb4G1tvDFhDyRQhXF1xVX3jhN495rl0ggs/edit?usp=sharing
