Hiya. Further to Letum's latest post and Glim's comments I thought I'd start a discussion with regards to developing an easily parsed and efficient format for entering suggestions (since forms/process work is a big part of my employment currently).

Off the top of my head I'd say something to go forwards with could be as simple as:

Topic:
Date:
Area of Improvement: (be succinct!) (eg, Rules, Area, Faction, NPC's - this should be a one-two word answer)
Current Situation: (a paragraph, tops)
Potential Improvement: (make this as clear and as simple as possible)

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There can then be a follow up once the suggestion has been mulled over and appropriately done, an After-Action-Report.

Topic:
Date:
Action Taken:
Further Actions Needed: (Yes/No)
If Yes then detail:

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I hope this is helpful and I welcome suggestions and comments. I hope we can get a decent discussion going (and if people are content with it, I'll repost this onto the IA forum hoho!)

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Jys'zyne Do'larn

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I like this suggestion, it'd be a good foundation to work from.

The Improving Amia forum is going to be getting an overhaul soon, and a posting template can easily be included in that.

Cool cool cool. I definitely think a more objective oriented approach can move the IA forum away from being a talkingshop/battleground. I hope it means that instead IA can be thought of as akin to a suggestion box from the players, as well as a venue to air solutions to topical issues with a degree of consensus by players and the team alike. Both of these styles of advocacy and suggestion can be put into the format we have here, and I think that this justifies formalising the format. I hope that it is helpful that the format is somewhat similar to the existing request format though with more emphasis on clarity and brevity.

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Jys'zyne Do'larn

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Really solid idea. Thanks Numbers.

No probs. When things become clear to a point that I feel like I can action it positively, I tend to.

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Jys'zyne Do'larn

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