02-03-2002 09:41									#1
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The "Mac-CivII", "Mac-AC", and "Mac-CtP" subsections in the Civ-Macintosh mother forum are pretty dead aside from the several SMAC PBEM games going on. Why not combine them into one general MP forum or something? That'd clean the place up a whole lot and make things much easier on the community there.

Also, a clarification is in order: is the mother forum a general mac gaming forum and a CivIII board? Hope so, there probably aren't enough CivIII threads to fill a whole new subforum for long anyway, but just making sure. Some people have problems with mixing the two (although splitting that place further just kills communication, as was shown when there were three separate mac forums a while back).

Mac General/CivIII (main)
Mac-PBEM (branching)

Simple and easy.

	02-03-2002 09:58									#2
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quote: Originally posted by Wiglaf The "Mac-CivII", "Mac-AC", and "Mac-CtP" subsections in the Civ-Macintosh mother forum are pretty dead aside from the several SMAC PBEM games going on. Why not combine them into one general MP forum or something? That'd clean the place up a whole lot and make things much easier on the community there.

You make a good case. We will take this suggestion under advisement.

quote: Originally posted by Wiglaf Also, a clarification is in order: is the mother forum a general mac gaming forum and a CivIII board? Hope so, there probably aren't enough CivIII threads to fill a whole new subforum for long anyway, but just making sure. Some people have problems with mixing the two (although splitting that place further just kills communication, as was shown when there were three separate mac forums a while back). Mac General/CivIII (main) Mac-PBEM (branching) Simple and easy.

Good question. Although the title of the 'mother' forum for Macintosh-port coverage is "Civ-Macintosh", especially given the sub-forums for each <I>Civ</I> title with a Mac port associated with it the "Civ-Macintosh" forum itself <B>can</B> cover -- and is, at present, covering -- Mac gaming in general, yes, <U>as it pertains to the Mac ports</U> of the <I>Civ</I> titles in question. General Mac gaming in itself, as with PC gaming, can and is slotted to be conducted in the "Other Games" forum.

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	02-03-2002 20:43									#3
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quote: Mac gaming in general, yes, as it pertains to the Mac ports of the Civ titles in question. General Mac gaming in itself, as with PC gaming, can and is slotted to be conducted in the "Other Games" forum.

There are several general mac issues out there that really don't belong in the Other Games forum simply because they don't involve a game at all. The G5, the new iMac, what's next from apple, etc etc.

Platform specific news and discussion has to go in the Mac section somewhere, doesn't it? Besides there isn't a mac using community at all over in OG.

	02-03-2002 22:14									#4
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Branching Forums

Are you GP?

	06-03-2002 04:46									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Wiglaf There are several general mac issues out there that really don't belong in the Other Games forum simply because they don't involve a game at all. The G5, the new iMac, what's next from apple, etc etc. Platform specific news and discussion has to go in the Mac section somewhere, doesn't it? Besides there isn't a mac using community at all over in OG.

In this case, such discussion should be conducted in the "Off-Topic" forum as would be, for example, general PC platform news.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

	06-03-2002 07:23									#6
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Talking to a non-existant audience (most mac regulars are on topic posters only) in a pretty general forum about Mac issues when there's already four mac gaming forums elsewhere seems a little pointless to me.

Combining the subforums into one "MP" forum and adding in a "General Apple Discussion" somewhere would help things out a lot IMO.

	06-03-2002 10:08									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Wiglaf Talking to a non-existant audience (most mac regulars are on topic posters only)...

What makes you so certain? Have you tried?



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Dan; Apolyton CS

	07-03-2002 02:14									#8
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Um... I made this suggestion months ago.

	07-03-2002 02:54									#9
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I thought you just posted a thread asking why they were there?

quote: What makes you so certain? Have you tried?

Can't say I have, but I do know for sure that very few mac posters also visit the OT. Check out some of the MP games or a little of the mother forum...lots of new faces there.