PART TWO: THE FORUM
3) What are the different forum sections?
Site NewsThis section is for news ABOUT THE TWG. It is where you will find information about updates to the forum, upcoming TWG themes, and other information regarding the site. It's also where you will find the '
Introduce Yourself' thread and the '
FAQ' thread. (Though, you probably already know that....
As a rule of thumb, don't create threads in this section. Feel free to respond to threads, however!
Note--News items not relating specifically to the TWG should go in the '
Everything Else' section.
Suggestions BoxThis section is for making suggestions or discussing improvements to both the TWG and the forum. There is a general thread dedicated to suggested improvements, and this is probably the place you want to post your suggestions. In this area, you will also find the 'Hey You' threads which you can post to if you need to get the attention of one of the editors.
You should probably avoid making threads in this section. Most suggestions are small items, and should go in the general '
TWG/Forum Improvements' thread.
Everything ElseThis is the 'catch all' section. If it doesn't relate to something that there is an entire section dedicated to, put it here. This is the home of the infamous '
Word Sense' and '
Cool Stuff Found on the Internet' threads.
Almost anything goes in this section, but make sure it is of potential interest to the forum goers. Also, if it is something that you want to have an argument about, or just want to blow off steam about, put it in the '
Rants and Stuff' section.
Rants and StuffThis section actually comes above the 'Everything Else' section in the forum, but it's actually kind of a subset of 'Everything Else.' So that the 'Everything Else' section doesn't get too full, we have a second section for miscellaneous discussions. This is home to the '
These Stupid Titles' thread as well as '
42's Therapy Thread.'
If you have an 'Everything Else' style thread to start, but it's something that you think might be more of an argument, or if you simply want to rant about something you find stupid, put it here. Also, if you want to make a shameless plug for a random website (perhaps yours) put it here.
Again, make certain there's not a better place for the thread. 'Rants' and 'Everything Else' get pretty crowded, so put a rant about a specific game in the 'Video Games' section, and so forth.
Video Games Pretty obvious, I think. Feel free to create threads about video games, current or classing, from any platform or OS.
CCGsThis stands for 'Collectable Card Games.' These are games that you buy packs of cards to play. Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon are probably the most famous.
Table-Top'Table-Top' games are usually games that use small figures to mimic large-scale battles. Popular examples are Warhammer 40k, Battletech, and Heroclix.
Role-Playing GamesThis section is for discussions about paper-based RPGs, like Dungeons & Dragons. Put computer RPG threads under
Video Games.