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Why?

Newbies can post rule questions in the rules form and get a non-snarky and helpful answer. Or they can post there and hopefully get the same.

I see no reason to segregate the community based on experience.

That would fragment the boards too much and not really be useful. There's already enough overlap between what shows up on the main forum and what is in the rules or squads subforum. I don't need a 4th forum to check.

The only additional sub-forum that we need is one that covers the hobby aspect of the game. One where people can show off their custom mods and paintjobs and discuss those aspects of the game.

Not that I am at all disagreeing with you, but for what purpose? Intro questions? Early buying suggestions? Just looking for clarification.

Nah, just because people have the same questions or ideas? Keeps us busy, if people don't want to answer, it's very easy to click away.

I think Major Jugglers list of useful links covers so much already.

As a newbie myself, I think the main board is already very helpful to newbies, as is the squad building sub-board.

No, no there shouldn't. I can't tell by your incredibly generic title with no description on your train of thought if your trying to be helpful and create a place for newer players to get help or have questions answered by veteran players or if your being elitist and just don't wanna deal with newer players. Either way no, come one come all and talk about x-wing regardless of skill level or how long you've been playing.

It's really hard to engage in any meaningful discussion with you when your topics literally have no text beyond the titles.

If there was a newbie sub-forum - the newbies probably wouldn't find it.

No.

Fragmenting forums isn't the best idea.

There should be a hobby/repaint forum though. I'm sure there used to be one, seem to remember browsing it.

There should be a hobby/repaint forum though. I'm sure there used to be one, seem to remember browsing it.

Yep there certainly was. There's a massive repaints thread now which has taken its place but is obviously harder to navigate. Hopefully FFG brings the painting sub-forum back!

Fragmenting forums isn't the best idea.

There should be a hobby/repaint forum though. I'm sure there used to be one, seem to remember browsing it.

FFG shot it down because some idiot was trying to sell stuff. Or several idiots. There's a rule against selling stuff that FFG sells on the forums, it kept getting broken. Sucks, I was thinking of painting some of my ships and that subforum would have been great for me.

They could do a separate forum for that, cross games and actually have some mods active.

Why?

No, I don't see the point. We don't need to teach noobs how to be noobs.

I wish they'd merge everything back to be quite honest. These forums were once an eclectic mix of repaints, squad building, silliness, skyfalling, fanboyism, and general love of Star Wars all at once.

So I can't agree, I'd like to see things less fragmented, not more.

I wish they'd merge everything back to be quite honest. These forums were once an eclectic mix of repaints, squad building, silliness, skyfalling, fanboyism, and general love of Star Wars all at once.

So I can't agree, I'd like to see things less fragmented, not more.

I'd keep offtopic as a separate board, though.

Horrible idea. These boards are so newbie friendly that it would service little purpose and would only serve to fragment the community.

Fragmenting forums isn't the best idea.

There should be a hobby/repaint forum though. I'm sure there used to be one, seem to remember browsing it.

FFG shot it down because some idiot was trying to sell stuff. Or several idiots. There's a rule against selling stuff that FFG sells on the forums, it kept getting broken. Sucks, I was thinking of painting some of my ships and that subforum would have been great for me.

I think this had to do with people advertising their custom miniature painting services, as well as (and perhaps especially?) the whole custom, 3D printed, miniature market - which, although it was entirely fan-service, could easily be interpreted as "competing" with FFG's market. Likewise, if Disney's lawyers found posts on FFGs forums discussing how to go about acquiring what amounts to unlicensed Disney properties, that'd be something that FFG's lawyers would red flag.

I am just spit-balling, but I think that had a lot to do with it. Getting rid of that forum would demonstrate a "reasonable effort" (on their part) to police the content on their forums etc. I'm not a lawyer or anything, but that sounds about right to me.

There are no noobs here. Only Rookies, Academies and Thugs!

No newbie forum....thats not a good message. What about a custom mini/painting/scenery forum?

That would add valid and worthwhile content...

No newbie forum....thats not a good message. What about a custom mini/painting/scenery forum?

That would add valid and worthwhile content...

not to sound snarky, but.. -that- was just discussed 1 page ago. in this thread.

seriously: what good are subforums and threads for everything when people just don't read them anyway and instead open 11 new ones..?

and that's the whole "problem" ATM. some people don't take 2 seconds to search OR to read, they just "post". and then not in any useful matter, but "[headeer] X is broken, [body] please fix".

is it really to hard to do anything but that..? not directed at you wookie13, it is really a trend of the several past days.

there are always new people and THAT IT GREAT. there's always new questions, and that's great, too.

it's just that people don't have to open a new thread for every. single. statement (and it is a statement most times. no question, but a simple "truth" that must be told) they can think of..

it would help a lot if people would just act as in real life - or better: if people acted they way they want to be treated in real life. a little bit of manners here and there don't hurt anybody.

and once again: sorry, if that sounds rude - it is a more-in-general-thing and not directed at you

If we had a Newbie Forum, when would you be allowed to "graduate" to the "real" forum?

It's elitist segregation and I think most newbies can navigate their way round here when they're looking for answers. The last thing we want to be doing is kicking the newbies to the back of the class.