26-08-2001 20:34									#1
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this thread in civ3 general especially:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...&threadid=25030

got my attention. Would combining all the mac forums into one for a period of time be a bad idea? If you gathered all the mac apolytoners into one space, you're looking at a potentially more active forum than you're seeing now. The growth factor might be helped as well - new apple users will have an easy place to post problems, etc.

A Mac Civvers forum wouldn't be far fetched, would it? If it doesn't work out you could always revert to the original setup.

Whatcha think?

	26-08-2001 21:05									#2
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The only problem is that it would go against the current ACS format of dividing Forums into game specific groupings and then into subsets such as General, Strategy, Mac, etc. I think that people visit ACS Forums either for specific games or to post rants on the OT Forum, neither lends itself to a Mac-only general forum. That function is filled by forums such as the MacAddict Forums (which is very good BTW!).

Just my opinion.

	27-08-2001 04:27									#3
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If you support it (which I don't think you do ), IMO it'd be an easy switch for the better. A specific mac forum would break some format rules and might go against current posting patterns, but I think with enough work it might go well.

There are a reasonable number of mac posters who would inhabit the forum. Besides them, new users could always happen by, and PC people could pay a visit or two to play a tourament or have a fact based pc/mac war. It could be a nice civ variation on MacAddict - just think!

	28-08-2001 04:56									#4
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By all means, do post the suggestion with your reasons on the Apolyton/Community Forum, and don't let me discourage you! MarkG and DanQ are always open to suggestions! Certainly combining all Mac Forums into one with two Mods would certain pool a larger number of posters together!

	28-08-2001 07:25									#5
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Will do. I hope you want this, though - after all, these are your forums I'm proposing changes to, and they are pretty radical. In either case, it's only a suggestion, and if it's a bad move you can always switch it back.

thanks for the support.