Research Center

[Jazzy Jinx]

The Smash World Podcast is a wonderful new addition but in my opinion, it needs a place where it can stand out and members know where to go to find it. You could make a new icon for the top of the boards (Mushroom - Calender, Coin - Premium, yada, yada) and then link to it.

Also, though the mods work hard (in fact, I'm fairly certain they do) they are not super humans so you could organize a group of reporters that can scan the boards for information that is news worthy. Much in the same sense of a media class at school.

How you go about organizing these individuals would probably need to be discussed in the Staff Shack but I'm sure it will all work out.

Of course, this is but a suggestion so you don't have to use the idea.

Edit: I thought about this for a while and I wanted to expand on my idea a little. Hear me out because this is going to be long.

In order to organize the reporters or researchers, you can create a new room entitled "Research Center" (or whatever you guys think sounds better) and make it either read-only (like the Debate Hall) or completely secret (like the BRoom).

In this sense, you can organize researchers to discuss and find information on the Smash scene or the Forums themselves. They can also play a major role in the SmashWiki, Smash World Podcast, and Smash Blog.

Now instead of having random volunteers that you can't remember, you have an organized group all in one place and ready for immediate contact.

Filtering members to decide who should help and who shouldn't would be the tricky part as you wouldn't want somebody unreliable. You could choose them in the same sense as you choose the moderaters (not that I know how you guys choose mods but my guess is you pick members that are willing to devote a lot of their time and services to the community).

By creating this room and organizing the members, you can help keep the Blog and Wiki up to date and accurate as well as perserve the Podcast.

I thought this idea up in a short amount of time though so it may need a little tweaking here and there but I am almost certain it can be an effective plan of action in dealing with information gathering.

And as I have said before, this is simply an idea of mine so you need not take it but at least give it some consideration. If you are short on people that can help out, I would be more than willing to contribute my services.

Oh, I'm sure it can be very practical. The positives outweigh the negatives.

Pro: You have an organized group of individuals ready for immediate contact instead of random volunteers.

Pro: Projects can start the second they are established instead of having to wait for volunteers.

Pro: Discussion on the various researched items can all take place in one place.

Pro: The SmashWiki can be accurately moderated and improved to be up to date.

Pro: The Smash Blog can be updated with information regularly.

Pro: The Podcast can be perserved since there will always be an influx of information rather than a few people finding some stuff.

Pro: You instantly have a bunch of mods that can handle that room: Scav, Mic_128, or Kirby King. Or you can choose the newer mods: PrinceZane, Gimpyfish62, sephirothken, Sintenal, Taj, Simna Ibn Sind. Or you could pick mods that research in general regularly: Crimson King, Evil Eye.

Pro: You'll have information all in one place ready for immediate and easy reference.

Con: Filtering the members to decide who gets in will be a bit of a problem since it's hard to decide who qualifies.

Con: You would have to make a new room and stickies about rules, etc. would need to be added. (However, since you must choose members to enter, spam will not be a problem to an extent).

Like I said, you would have to discuss this in the Staff Shack for a final decision.

Edit: Actually, after thinking about this for a second, I realized that this kind of room shouldn't be too steep in who they allow in. I think it would do well to be Read-Only and you can filter members in the same sense that I filtered members for the Collaboration Project. Simply get them to show you what they have given to the community or discuss with them why they think they deserve posting rights.

Only members willing to help should be let in. However, you could also make it open to everybody though making it read-only might be slightly better. If it is read-only you would have to deal with filtering members but if it is open to everybody, you may have to deal with more spam than if it was read-only. Whichever one works out for you guys is the road I would suggest.

Thanks for your time.

This room can greatly improve the amount of information available on this site. The Wiki will look extremely amazing and packed with information, the Blog will be updated with accurate information regularly, the podcast will gain in influx of news, and a research team will always be ready for assembly instead of having to organize a team every single time a new project starts.

What do you guys think about this idea? Sounds good? Is it crappy? Unopinionated? Discuss.

 

[dr.neo]

There is too much to read so I voted

Spoiler

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[Seed of Sorrow]

WOW, 6 votes there kenny. XD.

 

[Eor]

No one here has any power besides Mods. And you already talked to them. Stop trying to promote yourself by making a poll.

Besides that, I think it's dumb.

 

[tmw_redcell]

they are not super humans

False premise.

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

No one here has any power besides Mods. And you already talked to them. Stop trying to promote yourself by making a poll.

Besides that, I think it's dumb.

My God, I have physic powers! I knew you would think I was trying that.

No. I am not trying to become anything. I just threw my suggestion on the table and it is up to them on whether or not to use it.

As for the poll, I just wanted to see what other people thought about it. I thought it was interesting but that doesn't mean everyone does so I just wanted to see their opinions.

 

[Xsyven]

No. I am not trying to become anything.

lol denial

 

[Scav]

This idea is basically redundant.

The reason the Wiki exists is to encourage user contribution. There are 4 separate ways to contribute to the podcast (comment on the blog, post on smashboards, email, and phonecall.) While your heart is in the right place, your effort would be better suited simply by enacting your "reporting" and setting a good example.

Remember that Kiki and I are also in charge of the blog, which already acts as a "news digest" of smashboards.

An army of "citizen reporters" would be great for submitting information to the blog. In fact, I hope anyone who comes across a good Smash article on the internet will submit it to me so we can post it.

For the podcast, we absolutely want ideas for segments and stories, and heads-up on important issues floating around the boards. Bear in mind, though, that we are also acting with information not available to the general public. An example would be the unveiling of Smashwiki.

Your enthusiasm is best placed elsewhere.

 

[Bazooka Lucca]

lol hey guys