D&D Older Editions

[Jacob Lewis]

One thread active today (other than what I'm doing to this one), one yesterday, another's last activity two days ago, and the rest all inactive since last week.

Yet in both the 5e forum and TTRPB-General lots of people still have lots to say about older editions...because that and TTRPG-General are the only places anyone is looking.

Conclusion: current trends indicate this re-org may not be working quite as intended.

On the one hand, I agree with this assessment as I predicted something like this would happen. However, I can see the benefit of not having these threads buried under a daily avalanche of 5e topics. The problem is a lot of threads (and by extension, people who post those threads) are not being placed in the appropriate folder. And no one is trying to enforce it, either. So how can we fix that?

The only thing I can suggest is people need to be more active and post something in those threads to point them here. Nothing rude, just a little nudge, like "Wouldn't this topic be more appropriate in the Older D&D froum?"

Then again, people may be aware alreary and make the conscious desicion not to post in the folder that gets very little traffic. So maybe we just need more posts in here to stir up traffic.

Anyone got any better suggestions?

 

[Morrus]

You can always report threads in the wrong forum and we can move them.

 

[David Howery]

Yet in both the 5e forum and TTRPB-General lots of people still have lots to say about older editions...because that and TTRPG-General are the only places anyone is looking.

I've noticed that too, yet.... a lot of it seems to be discussion on older editions vs. 5E, so it's debatable where they belong....

 

[Orius]

I've noticed that too, yet.... a lot of it seems to be discussion on older editions vs. 5E, so it's debatable where they belong....

That would be the main forum, but it should be tagged D&D General. That's appropriate for anything edition neutral or involving multiple editions.

 

[Lanefan]

That would be the main forum, but it should be tagged D&D General. That's appropriate for anything edition neutral or involving multiple editions.

What we don't know is how many people would never even see a thread if it wasn't tagged D&D 5e, as that's all they look for.

 

[haakon1]

What we don't know is how many people would never even see a thread if it wasn't tagged D&D 5e, as that's all they look for.

I wonder if people who started playing in 5e are afraid of earlier editions, because of the dire content warnings about them.

 

[Cadence]

What we don't know is how many people would never even see a thread if it wasn't tagged D&D 5e, as that's all they look for.

It feels like the "Dungeons and Dragons" "D&D General" get some participation too, (so not just the "Dungeons and Dragons" "D&D 5E".

The "Dungeons and Dragons" forum is 5e welcoming - even with the "D&D General" tag. The "Older Editions" is 5e discussion keep out.

 

[DarkCrisis]

I wonder if people who started playing in 5e are afraid of earlier editions, because of the dire content warnings about them.

I believe older editions are considered “overly complicated” which I could debate.

 

[CleverNickName]

I wonder if people who started playing in 5e are afraid of earlier editions, because of the dire content warnings about them.

The only complaints I've ever heard about older editions from newer players are (1) it's hard to find players willing to give them a try, and (2) it's harder to find resources and gaming material for older editions.

And until today, I've never heard anyone use the word "dire" to describe content warnings, such as the Legacy Content disclaimer.

 

[Lanefan]

I wonder if people who started playing in 5e are afraid of earlier editions, because of the dire content warnings about them.

I highly doubt it.

If anything, the content wearnings might prompt some to take a look and find out what the fuss is about.