Gamekeeper
05-11-2011, 06:52 PM
I have posted about this in various threads but the response has been underwhelming so I think it is time to present the full proposal.
Maintaining a vibrant community forum is very important and this one at 1C is a fine example. But forums are less suitable as a database of information. Without editing and revision forum posts can contain incorrect or irrelevant information or material that is out of date, also as time goes on they will contain links to websites that no longer exist or to files and images that were long ago deleted. It becomes increasingly difficult to find information even when using forum search simply because of the volume of posts.
I'm one of the admin team at Mission4Today (http://www.mission4today.com/index.php) where over time with the assistance of the IL-2 community we have successfully built a healthy resource of information for the IL-2 series by using forums dedicated to all aspects of the sim including mission building or skinning.
We are now taking our 5 years experience with M4T and are trying to replicate this success on Airwarfare (http://www.airwarfare.com), a website dedicated to IL-2 Cliffs Of Dover and its sequals.
We will be offering support for the Full Mission Builder in the following formats:
The Full Mission Builders Design and Discussion Forum (http://www.airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=showcat&catid=43&Itemid=54)
FMB Knowledge Base (http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=16&Itemid=129)
There will be an FAQ section (http://www.airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=3&Itemid=41) covering the more easily answered queries and finally the wiki that may eventually become a fully fledged manual covering all aspects of the sim.
This will all be built but how quickly this all happens depends on the willingness of the community to join in and contribute.
Here is an example page (http://www.airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=118:searchlights&catid=76:object-management&Itemid=128) to demonstrate possibilities (Videos can also be embedded in articles). Any images used or files linked will be hosted on our server, articles can be updated at any time by the original author or an editor so everything is up to date and relevant.
I will continue to source info from here, UBI and Sukhoi and would like to thank those who have already been contacted by me and have consented to my using their material.
How quickly this becomes a useful resource now depends on the rest of the community.
Maintaining a vibrant community forum is very important and this one at 1C is a fine example. But forums are less suitable as a database of information. Without editing and revision forum posts can contain incorrect or irrelevant information or material that is out of date, also as time goes on they will contain links to websites that no longer exist or to files and images that were long ago deleted. It becomes increasingly difficult to find information even when using forum search simply because of the volume of posts.
I'm one of the admin team at Mission4Today (http://www.mission4today.com/index.php) where over time with the assistance of the IL-2 community we have successfully built a healthy resource of information for the IL-2 series by using forums dedicated to all aspects of the sim including mission building or skinning.
We are now taking our 5 years experience with M4T and are trying to replicate this success on Airwarfare (http://www.airwarfare.com), a website dedicated to IL-2 Cliffs Of Dover and its sequals.
We will be offering support for the Full Mission Builder in the following formats:
The Full Mission Builders Design and Discussion Forum (http://www.airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=showcat&catid=43&Itemid=54)
FMB Knowledge Base (http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=16&Itemid=129)
There will be an FAQ section (http://www.airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=3&Itemid=41) covering the more easily answered queries and finally the wiki that may eventually become a fully fledged manual covering all aspects of the sim.
This will all be built but how quickly this all happens depends on the willingness of the community to join in and contribute.
Here is an example page (http://www.airwarfare.com/sow/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=118:searchlights&catid=76:object-management&Itemid=128) to demonstrate possibilities (Videos can also be embedded in articles). Any images used or files linked will be hosted on our server, articles can be updated at any time by the original author or an editor so everything is up to date and relevant.
I will continue to source info from here, UBI and Sukhoi and would like to thank those who have already been contacted by me and have consented to my using their material.
How quickly this becomes a useful resource now depends on the rest of the community.