Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 270964" data-attributes="member: 426">Hello, Morrus:Sometime back a poster said he thought that the difference between Eric Noah's site and the current EN World that Eric's site felt more like visiting a friend's house and your site felt more like sticking around a friendly hobby shop.  While I do not quite agree with this, sometimes it seems that the site has taken on an almost corporate feel.  I do agree with your sentiment that some publishers may think of your site as an extension of their marketing efforts.   I see EN World (or whatever you chose to name it) as a fan-based site with news, information, and very good discussions.  I have meet people on these boards whom I am proud to call friends.I like the news, but perhaps all but the most important items can be put elsewhere on the site.   I understand what it is like to be deluged with press releases (I used to be a reporter, and sometimes the press releases were a little excessive.)  The suggestion to have a link for press releases would be a good idea.  Mind you, a press release about an important topic can be news.  However, one thing I like about this site is its ability to go beyond just the mere press releases.   This site has had many of the best people in the gaming industry as visitors and members.When I was a reporter, I had to make sure to have more than one side of the story.  Occcassionally, I would have a source who just wanted a press release printed.  I explained that was not the nature of my job.  A press release can be a foundation for news, but in some cases you really need to go beyond them.   Hopefully, the publishers will talk with you.Possibly a rumors page, as it exists now, would be a good idea.  It might encourage people to talk to you, rather than just let rumors pop up.So, if there is something important, try to talk to someone.  I realize that your time is limited and this may not be practical.  However, I understand and respect your desire not to be a marketing arm of a company.  So, what level of news reporting that you do is your decision.  Perhaps all you need to do is to have rumors and just the most important stories on the front page.  Everything else could perhaps go in the publisher's forum.I like the black background, but don's see much use for a logo that is usually invisible.  The color scheme is soothing for the eyes.  The right hand navigation bar is perhaps unnecessary with the change in focus.Do keep the message boards, but perhaps reorganize them for ease of use.  I enjoy them immensely, and have had many meaningful discussions on them.  I also have meet people whom I respect and like as individuals.  The messageboards really help give me a sense of community.  Ultimately, this site has been successful because of its members and the team that works diligently to keep this site running.  As for the name, EN World does have a certain value of being traditional.  However, if you can think of a good name that helps explain what this site is all about, use it.  I think someone suggested Everything New d20.  This could be done as EN d20, and seems a compromise between various positions.Finally, I would like to thank you and all the people whose hard work makes this site possible.  Regardless of the changes, I plan to stick around.</blockquote>

Verification