forum may need re-split

2006-01-26 05:54:54 am

It finally happened! Four topics were bumped off the front page of Newer Consoles within 24 hours. Including mine. Tongue

So yeah, maybe make the list longer, or put PS1 on the older consoles forum, or something...

This problem'll get worse when the next-gen runs start coming in. Maybe divide it up by system, or simply generation?

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DTaeKim

2006-01-26 06:06:34 am

How is it a problem? All you need to do is bump your topic again.

grndino

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grndino: 2006-01-26 06:14:54 am

2006-01-26 06:13:21 am

Then you'd have a bunch of bumps on the front page, trying to out-bump each other to stay on top. AND the real content posts would get pushed down.

Cygnus

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Cygnus: 2006-01-26 06:18:56 am

2006-01-26 06:16:30 am

Ben Goldberg

I agree that it may be a smart move to move N64 and PS topics to the old consoles forum sometime soon. There's plenty of room in there, and we're almost in the next gen of consoles.

Radix

2006-01-26 06:21:48 am

I'm addicted to games

I increased the number of topics per page from 20 to 50. That's a lot less work. Tongue

Cygnus

2006-01-26 06:27:28 am

Ben Goldberg

Yes, that works also ::).

qqwref

2006-02-18 09:08:03 pm

I like this site name cause it's easy to remember.

Now wait a minute. If you put N64 and PS1 in the old consoles, it won't be obvious, and then you'll basically have to list all systems for each one. If you're going to (re-)split, it would make sense to make it into either "3D consoles" and "2D consoles" or system-specific boards (like Bisqwit's).

Ekarderif

2006-02-19 12:17:47 am

Your almighty lordship

What defines a "2D console" versus a "3D console"?

spineshark

2006-02-19 12:24:42 am

新世紀進歩的羽扇子音楽

The least ambiguous way is obviously the shape of the media.

PSX/PS2/GCN/XBOX/DC/SS/TG-16=2D
NES/SNES/GEN/N64/GB=3D

Ekarderif

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Ekarderif: 2006-02-19 12:34:49 am

2006-02-19 12:34:27 am

Your almighty lordship

Funny yet true.

TSA

2006-02-21 10:39:19 pm

Retired

N64/PS1 are about to be 2 generations old. When Revolution/PS3 are out - they should be moved to Older Consoles.

StrangenessDSS

2006-02-22 12:38:36 am

Sleeping Terror

You want to volunteer to go through the Newer Consoles forum and make a list of topics about N64 and PS1 games? 'Cause I don't want to.

TSA

2006-02-22 12:50:48 am

Retired

That's being too active.

Just say from now on, post N64/PS1 topics in that other forum. If they are bumped back up in the newer console forum - only move those. No need to move all of them if 99% of them are dead now.

jimsfriend

2006-02-22 01:04:55 am

Like A Fox

What about just making a "Newest Consoles".

trihex

2006-02-22 10:37:47 pm

Yoshi's eggs are at my mercy!

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What about just making a "Newest Consoles".

Because that's just procrastinating what should be done in the first place. Would we create a "More Newer Consoles" forum for PS4?

jimsfriend

2006-02-22 11:02:34 pm

Like A Fox

Most Newest.
Or call it "1st generation", "2nd generation"...

Creuil MS6

2006-02-23 12:55:26 am

Heaven or Hell! Let's Rock!

I'd prefer like this:

8-16 Bits (Megadrive,Nes,Snes,...)
32-64 Bits (Saturn,N64,Ps1,...)
>128 Bits (Dreamcast,GC,Ps2,Xbox,...)

-Suzaku-

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-Suzaku-: 2006-02-23 01:03:36 am

2006-02-23 12:57:42 am

Eternal Understudy

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I'd prefer like this:

8-16 Bits (Megadrive,Nes,Snes,...)
32-64 Bits (Saturn,N64,Ps1,...)
>128 Bits (Dreamcast,GC,Ps2,Xbox,...)

You'd still need the pre crash systems (Atari, Intellivision, etc) though, seeing how we don't have any runs or discussions of those systems, I guess it's not a problem ^^
Also, would you place the DS in the 64 bits? and the PSP in the 128 bits? (not sure of actual bitage...)

I say keep it "Older Consoles", "Newer Consoles" and add "7th Generation".

Creuil MS6

2006-02-23 01:01:26 am

Heaven or Hell! Let's Rock!

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You'd still need the pre crash systems (Atari, Intellivision, etc) though, seeing how we don't have any runs or discussions of those systems, I guess it's not a problem ^^
Also, would you place the DS in the 64 bits? and the PSP in the 128 bits? (not sure of actual bitage...)

I say keep it Older Consoles, Newer Consoles and 7th Generation.

Handled Section (Gba,DS,Psp,...)

-Suzaku-

2006-02-23 01:03:00 am

Eternal Understudy

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Handled Section (Gba,DS,Psp,...)

Touché

Yoshi348

2006-02-23 01:03:50 am

dinosaur from the past

The big problem is that bittage really doesn't matter anymore. Doesn't the current generation (not counting XBOX 360, but the original) have like a 32-bit, a 64-bit, and a 128-bit all at once?

-Suzaku-

2006-02-23 01:05:36 am

Eternal Understudy

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The big problem is that bittage really doesn't matter anymore. Doesn't the current generation (not counting XBOX 360, but the original) have like a 32-bit, a 64-bit, and a 128-bit all at once?

Something like that, not so sure. But you're right. People stopped referring to bits after the N64/PSX era. Now they're usually referred to as generation. PS2/NGC/XBX/SDC = 6th Gen and REV/PS3/360 = 7th

Creuil MS6

2006-02-23 01:21:33 am

Heaven or Hell! Let's Rock!

Or maybe

Sega Forum (DC,MD,Sms,Sat,...)
Nintendo Forum (Nes,Snes,Gba,N64,...)
Sony Forum (Ps1,2,3,Psp)
Xbox Forum (Xbox,360)
Other System (Jag,3do,Msx,Amiga,................)

-Suzaku-

2006-02-23 01:27:37 am

Eternal Understudy

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Or maybe

Sega Forum (DC,MD,Sms,Sat,...)
Nintendo Forum (Nes,Snes,Gba,N64,...)
Sony Forum (Ps1,2,3,Psp)
Xbox Forum (Xbox,360)
Other System (Jag,3do,Msx,Amiga,................)

If you're gonna go to all that trouble, then it'd just be easier to split the forum like originally suggested, moving the 64 bit era to older consoles.

Creuil MS6

2006-02-23 01:38:23 am

Heaven or Hell! Let's Rock!

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If you're gonna go to all that trouble, then it'd just be easier to split the forum like originally suggested, moving the 64 bit era to older consoles.

Yes, maybe the best solution!