Question Regarding Upcoming Games & Applications.

Hello,

As you know, we lock threads in Upcoming Games & Applications and make a thread in Current Games & Application for the same respective game/application if there isn't one already upon it being submitted to Discover. With that said, I'm tempted to ask those of you what you would like for us to do about this section regarding one simple thing. Would you like to have us keep going as we have & just simply leave the locked thread in Upcoming Games & Applications, or move every locked thread into the Archive (which can't be seen but search)?

As you know, the former has its advantages because it could be used as a quick reference for minor information here and there. The latter, however, could be used for absolute organization. Everybody would know what's still coming, the section would look cleaner, and it will be easier to search in for viable content. What would you like to have us do, OUYAForum. The former, or the latter?

I like the idea of archiving so I can go into that section and not browse through locked threads but its still accessible through search.

If the section were renamed to "In Development", instead of just "Upcoming", then a developer might be more prepared to head back to the thread, post-release, in order to discuss upcoming changes/enhancements/updates/more, without constantly bumping the actual game's thread.

Personally, I don't like when I bump a topic myself, unless it's a Development-based thread. Then I'm happy, because most of the posts of those are going to be by me.
A game thread should be clean of dev-stuff, and more about the end-result.

The way you currently have it, once a game's locked, the "Development" thread gets locked, and then everything ends up being splodged into the single thread.

I think thats what she wants though. Its Upcoming so people will go to the open thread to post their problems. Thats why Nostalgia has over a billion posts (not really that many) I like the way it currently is. Just use the current game. Unless you're saying you want to transfer the upcoming to the current and just get rid of having 2 threads in total but I don't think thats what you were saying.

Could we add prefixes like released, cancelled, upcoming, etc.?

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Originally Posted by Schizophretard

Could we add prefixes like released, cancelled, upcoming, etc.?

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I like this, but it seems like a great deal of work. Why not just create a "Released" sub-forum (inside Upcoming) and toss all the locked threads in there? That would clean up the main Upcoming section while keeping the old stuff available.

The problem with a cancelled prefix is sometimes we don't know if they are cancelled. I had an idea a while back about a thread being archived if it was inactive for X days which would effectively be the same concept and if the dev ever comes back then they can update it. The problem with indie development is that sometimes life happens. Plus you have those who don't know marketing and promotion so they let their threads slip away and don't comment for months. Even if you had a little progress or no progress, you should be updating people. But it is what it is.

Released is basically what we do already by locking threads and directing to the new thread (when someone doesn't miss closing threads :livid:). This one won't hurt anything but the cancelled one...don't know. Released subsection...eh.

Continue on.

Sorry, but prefixes are out of the question. It wouldn't add much organization at all & would be tens times as much work as it is now.

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Originally Posted by Negative Zero

I like this, but it seems like a great deal of work. Why not just create a "Released" sub-forum (inside Upcoming) and toss all the locked threads in there? That would clean up the main Upcoming section while keeping the old stuff available.

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Because that makes too much sense.

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Originally Posted by Negative Zero

I like this, but it seems like a great deal of work. Why not just create a "Released" sub-forum (inside Upcoming) and toss all the locked threads in there? That would clean up the main Upcoming section while keeping the old stuff available.

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There we go!

But we have a "Released Sub-forum... it is called "Current Games and Applications" :S

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Originally Posted by Kaimega

But we have a "Released Sub-forum... it is called "Current Games and Applications" :S

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But it would be a sub-forum for all of the threads that say that the thread is locked with the official thread in Current Games and Applications linked too and since they would be locked they would be in the order of last released down to the first released. So, if you are unaware that the game has been released and/or you just want to view the information from the past conversation before it was released then when you go looking in Upcoming Games and Applications you would still find it in within it as before in the Released Sub-forum while the rest of Upcoming Games and Applications is cleaned up because it would only have unlocked threads.

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Originally Posted by Schizophretard

But it would be a sub-forum for all of the threads that say that the thread is locked with the official thread in Current Games and Applications linked too and since they would be locked they would be in the order of last released down to the first released. So, if you are unaware that the game has been released and/or you just want to view the information from the past conversation before it was released then when you go looking in Upcoming Games and Applications you would still find it in within it as before in the Released Sub-forum while the rest of Upcoming Games and Applications is cleaned up because it would only have unlocked threads.

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Hmm, well the name of the sub-section isn't fitting, but it's not a bad idea.

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Originally Posted by RiotingSpectre

Hmm, well the name of the sub-section isn't fitting, but it's not a bad idea.

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It seems fitting enough because it lets people know it has been released and when you go to them they have links to the Current threads.

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Originally Posted by Schizophretard

It seems fitting enough because it lets people know it has been released and when you go to them they have links to the Current threads.

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It would confuse members. I have nothing against the idea, but we can't just slap on a confusing sticker and call it a day.

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Originally Posted by RiotingSpectre

It would confuse members. I have nothing against the idea, but we can't just slap on a confusing sticker and call it a day.

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I see nothing confusing. If I didn't see this conversation and it just happened without me knowing about it then when I would first see and enter Released I would get it right away. I would know these are the locked threads of the released games from Upcoming.

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Originally Posted by Schizophretard

I see nothing confusing. If I didn't see this conversation and it just happened without me knowing about it then when I would first see and enter Released I would get it right away. I would know these are the locked threads of the released games from Upcoming.

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Schiz we don't all live in your mind
Brainstorm a name unlike the last one I asked for assistance on and got nothing :X

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Originally Posted by Killswitch

Schiz we don't all live in your mind
Brainstorm a name unlike the last one I asked for assistance on and got nothing :X

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Okay, if you lowered my IQ about 25-30 points down to the average then I think I would still not be confused. It is so easy a regular man can do it.

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Originally Posted by Schizophretard

Okay, if you lowered my IQ about 25-30 points down to the average then I think I would still not be confused. It is so easy a regular man can do it.

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Smartass. Just get to naming.

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Originally Posted by Killswitch

Smartass. Just get to naming.

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I'm struggling to think of a name that is more clear than that without being long. My first thought is Locked Threads but then people will be wondering why they are locked and then when they look they would think,"Oh! Because they are released games." Hence why I don't get why released is confusing.

Lets call Released Games, Option C
Why would released games be in upcoming? And there is the confusion.
Basically make it so simple a 5 year old would understand.
Lowest Common Denominator

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Originally Posted by Killswitch

Lets call Released Games, Option C
Why would released games be in upcoming? And there is the confusion.

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They have always been in Upcoming and when they are locked like that with the links to Current everyone understood that they were released games. It would be just putting them all together. In my opinion, it would be less confusing than how they are now all mixed in.

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Originally Posted by Killswitch

Basically make it so simple a 5 year old would understand.
Lowest Common Denominator

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Finished Games & Apps?
Locked Because Released?
Games & Apps Formally Known As Upcoming?

"Former Upcoming Games & Applications" may work...

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Originally Posted by RiotingSpectre

"Former Upcoming Games & Applications" may work...

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Maybe but it has the same meaning as released. So, why wouldn't that be confusing also?

"Games & Applications formerly known as 'Upcoming'"?

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Originally Posted by DrunkPunk

"Games & Applications formerly known as 'Upcoming'"?

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I thought there was something wrong with my spelling. LOL!

Former might also have other meanings.
Maybe something with graduation? Showing they graduated to release?

"Games & Applications that have moved on to the real world and soul crushing debt that is modern day life"?

*Sigh*

I'll come back to this at a later date.

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Originally Posted by RiotingSpectre

*Sigh*

I'll come back to this at a later date.

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Submitted To Discover?

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Originally Posted by Schizophretard

Submitted To Discover?

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"Submitted and waiting to be discovered"?

Can't we just call it Released with a sticky describing everything to clear up any confusion over what it is for instead of an explain all name?

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Originally Posted by Schizophretard

Can't we just call it Released with a sticky describing everything to clear up any confusion over what it is for instead of an explain all name?

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People don't even read the rules hence why Staff exist here in the first place...

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Originally Posted by RiotingSpectre

People don't even read the rules hence why Staff exist here in the first place...

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At least they wouldn't mess up anything in that department because the threads can only be read.

.....can someone besides Schiz and DP offer a name? Just curious what else is out there.

There's just gotta be a way to word this better...

"Upcoming games archive"?

"Published Titles" or "Titles Published to the OUYA Store"

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Originally Posted by Eldon.McGuinness

"Published Titles"

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I like this one.

Published Titles... maybe... Don't think there is any confusion to be had with that name.