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A "Simple Questions" category in the forums

With the coming onslaught of new players I fear the General forum will, as it did at the previous release, fill up with the "Where do I get salt" type of questions. Having a separate Simple Questions category in the forums would serve the double purpose of keeping General free of a barrage of this type of question while at the same time putting all these basic questions together in one place where they could be looked through more easily by new players (and by old pros interested in answering them). At the same time perhaps General could be renamed General Discussions or even just Discussions to differentiate it from questions that just need an answer.

Posted 4 months ago by Hawkwell Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • YES yes yes so much.

    I'd spend tons of time there answering questions, I think!  And it would be so nice to have those separate from discussions, just for ease of looking through the forums.
    Posted 4 months ago by diaveborn ♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sounds wise.
    Posted 4 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Agreed! It'd be helpful to both new players and forum veterans alike, methinks.
    Posted 4 months ago by Voluptua Sneezelips Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If such a thing were to be implemented, it should be named "Questions", otherwise half the questions will be about whether a proposed question is a simple question or not. :P
    Posted 4 months ago by Impspindle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nice idea!
    Posted 4 months ago by TomC Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The answer to most any question is already here. The real issue is there is no good way to surface the relevant posts.
    Posted 4 months ago by Sturminator i` Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No matter how good the search interface (and I agree, the search could use a lot of improvement, especially in making old threads more visible after they're closed) there will still be a majority of users who just don't use it.  This would at least corral the simple questions somewhere you wouldn't have to read them unless you wanted to, and create an inviting space for new users to get info.  There could be a permanently sticky'd thread with links to the wiki and other useful sites, and advice on using Live Help and Global to connect with people in game.
    Posted 4 months ago by Scarlett Bearsdale Subscriber! | Permalink