SGG AMA (3/19) Discussion—The Community

[zephyr1]

@Brobb

This is interesting. Is it a request for suggestions about more “fun new activities”? I think it is, but I might have misinterpreted the answer. Perhaps they are looking for specific suggestions about how to improve their communication.

My understanding: they would like specific, actionable recommendations on how to improve the community.

Separately from that, they are going to be doing more fun community-oriented things that people can share in and enjoy — @RakeJay @KiraSG and I have been working on one of those, which is going live next week. We might have a teaser up for it this weekend, if we can get our act together.

@Brobb

I’m going to assume it’s a request for suggestions about more “fun new activities”. Suggestion 1: naked forum hide and seek.

This may be more socially acceptable for the feline and canine forum members than the Triforce-seeking elves like me, but alright, here we go.

@Brobb

This seems like a tactful way of saying, We provide the forum for players and we monitor it, but we are not going to radically increase our presence on it, so don’t expect to see us suddenly popping up to answer all your questions .

The SGG Staff actually are very present on the Forum in terms of reading and awareness — but do choose to limit their responses to allow a focus on player-to-player engagement.

It’s definitely debatable in my mind whether that’s a good choice all of the time. I said as much during the AMA, when I asked this as a follow-up question:

@Kerridoc

There are certain things that come up over and over again on the Forum. The times that one of you comes in and gives a clear statement can often just resolve it. It seem like there are a lot of opportunities where a single, clear answer can end a lot of frustration, speculation, and debate. Is there an opportunity for staff to be more proactive about that?