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ahillreborn
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CloseOkay this is the first topic I have tried, but there has been something bothering me for a while and I'd like to address it. I wonder if there is a way to start cleaning up the site of all the games that have not been completed. I'm not talking about recent additions. I'm referring to games that have been on here for months and maybe years. Games that got cancelled for instance. What is the point of keeping a profile of a game that no one will ever be able to play or finish. I mean when I started building a game on here called Princess Mine, I at least had the decency to delete when I knew I wouldn't finish. The same will hold through if I can't finish Maze of Heroes in a orderly time. I just don't like browsing through the games and finding one: Oh that looks like fun. What No Download. What hasn't been worked on since 2010. I don't think they'll ever get that done. I'm not trying to rant, I was just wondering if there was a way to clear all the unfinished and never will be finished games. Cause when I play a game, I want to play it all the way through. Especially if I get a taste for it.
Edit: Man! I titled the topic wrong.
Edit: Man! I titled the topic wrong.
I'll throw this out there - there are people who like to play incomplete games, for a myriad of reasons. Hell, they will always serve as a good reminder that creators have to be careful not to lose sight of scope and time. If possible, we should keep these games around.
Still, I could see an archive section for a game profile for non-complete games that haven't been touched for a certain amount of time... X months/years, for example. It would always be possible for the creator to un-archive the game, but if they haven't touched the project in 5 years and they've left RM forever, it would be favorable to keep those games for a purely historical reason.
I don't think the games list is particularly cluttered now, especially since you can sort to find completed games.
Still, I could see an archive section for a game profile for non-complete games that haven't been touched for a certain amount of time... X months/years, for example. It would always be possible for the creator to un-archive the game, but if they haven't touched the project in 5 years and they've left RM forever, it would be favorable to keep those games for a purely historical reason.
I don't think the games list is particularly cluttered now, especially since you can sort to find completed games.
Sana
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I find it useful for rmn to keep bad games, though I won't say which, as a way for us developers to know what not to do when making a game. An archive section would be good like Phoenix said, maybe for games that are at least 3 years old.
ahillreborn
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Okay then how about making where people HAVE to label their games then. I mean I understand about the historical thing, but I still have to browse to find the completed games that are not labeled and I have found a few gems. I just think it might make it easier for people like me who like to see a story all the way through.
TheNecromancer
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besides, there are search filters. like the one for "download available". you don't have to browse to find downloads among pages with no downloads. what exactly isn't labeled correctly? the completion status?
*edit: oh, if it's in production it doesn't show. it shows the others. but the status is there. if you search for games in PRODUCTION, it will show you all the games that use that label. it just doesn't say what the label is anywhere.
I disagree with everything.
you can edit the title of the thread, btw.
ahillreborn
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Wow I never even noticed the Download available checkbox until just now. I feel like a dork lol.
While I can agree with cleaning out stalled profiles with no downloads to keep things organized and tidy, I'd keep any that have demo/beta downloads on them since an incomplete game is still very much worth playing depending on the game in question.
author=KingArthurThis has pretty much been my policy on it. The last time I did a cleanup was about 6 months ago for games over 2 (or 3?) years since its last update, that don't have a download, and are from members who haven't logged in in a while. I actually have a stored procedure on the database that queries the games table for these "purgable" games, and retrieves a list of game IDs that I then investigate.
While I can agree with cleaning out stalled profiles with no downloads to keep things organized and tidy, I'd keep any that have demo/beta downloads on them since an incomplete game is still very much worth playing depending on the game in question.
EDIT: moving to User Feedbag
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