Enable/Disable comments for maps

[Nudl9]

Title speaks for itself
The reason why i am asking for this is because the comments for my cinematic spoils the story.

 

[Zombie]

It would surely have more drawbacks than benefits. Everyone who submit shitty maps would disable comments and people wouldn't be able to criticize it, make people aware of its lacking quality, or downrate maps without a valid reason, etc. etc.

 

[Nudl9]

It would surely have more drawbacks than benefits.

It mostly depends on the case

who submit shitty maps would disable comments and people wouldn't be able to criticize it

They could see ratings and people should be more critically to what they download.

edit:
Or atleast the availability to hide messages similiar to DeviantArt's system

 

[Zombie]

It mostly depends on the case

I was talking in general. I know it's dependant on the situation, but in general it would surely have more drawbacks.

They could see ratings and people should be more critically to what they download.

Impossible to carry out. I understand that spoilers prove to be great hardship indeed, but what are you suggesting? Another moderation group to check how critical comments are?

 

[Nudl9]

I meant critically as in if the user only got a few posts or low/neg rep.

 

[bounty hunter2]

This has been discussed numerous times before. The answer was always no.

 

[Zelda.Alex]

It mostly depends on the case

There will be need of another moderator for seeing the case & presently the site does not have enough hands for this purpose.

Or atleast the availability to hide messages similiar to DeviantArt's system

There will be the problem which zombie2279 already said. Someone who have bad map will hide the criticism.

If you need to see cons

Seriously is this a joke ?
I am quite stunned that you fail to understand that users and the mainstream of projects, and that maps in project development section have high chances of being ignored by the simple fact they are not completed yet. I talk by self experience, after having my project in development section, I decided to submit it. Difference: users go to submitted maps to find a map they like to play and if they like it, they become fans and they help. Some members of my team (such as Anachron) started out as members with a simple post "Hey I like your map". I know i wouldn't have his help in development section.
Removing this voice (the fans voice) will inevitably decrease the user activity in THW and will decrease the amount of submitted projects - even the good ones.
Another side effect, besides losing users in THW, will be the increased amount of hosted projects, people will want help and creators will want popularity, so they will eventually spam the hosted project section which has now become useless due irrational decisions I won't considerate.
There will also be a cut on the new staff, when mods resign, you will have no one to choose from. If it is already difficult for mods to find successors or helpers (remembers me Hanky) you will make this task impossible.

I agree mini-mods should be back, however having them back does NOT imply to have these cons, users and mini-mods can get along fine.

 

[PurplePoot]

There will be need of another moderator for seeing the case & presently the site does not have enough hands for this purpose.

Or just someone willing to spend a minute a day to address such requests. It really isn't that hard.

If you need to see cons

Those are totally irrelevant to this thread.

 

[Zelda.Alex]

Or just someone willing to spend a minute a day to address such requests. It really isn't that hard.

If you think so.

Those are totally irrelevant to this thread.

Irrelevant? These were given when Rui had suggested that comments by users in map section be disabled & moderators be the only one allowed to comment in the map section. Isn't the topic of the thread same as the one I have highlighted?

 

[PurplePoot]

If you think so.

I know so, from experience.

Irrelevant? These were given when Rui had suggested that comments by users in map section be disabled & moderators be the only one allowed to comment in the map section. Isn't the topic of the thread same as the one I have highlighted?

No. That one was suggesting disabling all commenting.

 

[Hakeem]

Report the thread or individual posts and the moderators can hide spoiler information in

Hidden

tags.

 

[Rui]

Title speaks for itself
The reason why i am asking for this is because the comments for my cinematic spoils the story.

Unfortunately, that is not a good idea. The reason has been spoken in this thread some times now: people will not use in a correct way.

Report the thread or individual posts and the moderators can hide spoiler information in

Hidden

tags.

Hidden

Exactly what I was going to reply.
Plus, you can add that information to your map's description. Write in averagely-big red characters the message: "WARNING: The comments below contain spoilers!".

 

[Airandius]

Just make it a rule that spoilers must be posted in spoiler tags, the owner of the map might then report posts that do not follow this rule.
It's hardly a big job.

Enforcing rules is better then have a bunch of immature people ruin things for others.
As now it's not a rule, so people don't have to do it. (As far as I know).

 

[Septimus]

Approve map that have no comment for about 3 months could be locked under the author request because

1) The resources has been approve. If the resources been approve, it mean it was safe enough to be use.
2) Those who usually reply at map thread that had been 3 months old without comment are usually flammer and downrater who piss off at the user for given review to their map (I experience it countless of time at map and spells section, I knew how it goes).
3) If there is indeed a bug, they could contact and told the author about it. If the author cannot be reach for contact, they could pm mod to have it evaluate again.

 

[V.I]

Title speaks for itself
The reason why i am asking for this is because the comments for my cinematic spoils the story.

I'm afraid, Nudl9, you upload your map so that other users can give you critique and feedback. Giving people the option to disable this system would be like an invitation for some users to 'get away' with uploading the worst of possible maps.

However, I can understand what angle your comments are coming from, but it's just tough, I guess.