A Measure of Success - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Mithadan*** · 02-11-2003, 02:19 PM

It used to be just one "Freestyle RPG Forum" where anyone could open a thread. There was no oversight and there were no Inns or Innkeepers. The result was chaos.

Some members opened multiple game threads, even if there were not enough players to run the game with. Some RPers overextended themselves by being involved in too many games at once. Because there were no specific rules and no moderation, some games had little or nothing to do with Tolkien. It was like this for several months.

Less than 5% of the games were ever completed. The rest were either abandoned or wandered aimlessly. Although there were (and still are) a number of good writers, the quality of many of the games was poor and most could have been run in a chatroom.

It became clear that some changes would be needed. We experimented a bit, then opened a broad discussion about how things should be done. The result is the present format.

02-11-2003, 02:19 PM	#3
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,394	It used to be just one "Freestyle RPG Forum" where anyone could open a thread. There was no oversight and there were no Inns or Innkeepers. The result was chaos. Some members opened multiple game threads, even if there were not enough players to run the game with. Some RPers overextended themselves by being involved in too many games at once. Because there were no specific rules and no moderation, some games had little or nothing to do with Tolkien. It was like this for several months. Less than 5% of the games were ever completed. The rest were either abandoned or wandered aimlessly. Although there were (and still are) a number of good writers, the quality of many of the games was poor and most could have been run in a chatroom. It became clear that some changes would be needed. We experimented a bit, then opened a broad discussion about how things should be done. The result is the present format. __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.