Removal of the runescape section

[Charz777]

Judging from this useful list:

The problem seems to be that the Online Games forum lacked a lot more activity than Runescape, so that's the reason it seems cluttered. However, it was obvious that the Runescape forum was lacking activity and certainly did not need to be a "parent forum" any more (i.e. a forum that appears on the front page).

Perhaps having a Runescape sub-forum under the Online Games parent forum would be a good idea? There's no point reverting back to having it as a parent forum when it is: 1. an Online Game and; 2. Isn't a substantially active area of the forum.

A sub-forum for Runescape in Online Games is a very good idea. More suitable, I'd say, than having it's own forum as it should be under Online Games. I think the prefixes just look awful.

[Richie]

@Chris; it has been 8 days now and the runescape section has proven to be active.

[RyRy]

So the forums coming back because it's gotten more active? Few weeks later it will have died again like it always does, and then this thread will be back saying how the forum is so dead then rinse & repeat it all over again.

Tl;dr it's more active because people want it back, once it's back it'll die down again.

[JerseySafety]

So the forums coming back because it's gotten more active? Few weeks later it will have died again like it always does, and then this thread will be back saying how the forum is so dead then rinse & repeat it all over again.

Tl;dr it's more active because people want it back, once it's back it'll die down again.

This is what I was thinking tbh, it isn't really that much more active than it has been; all I can see is a few of the same users commenting on a load of Runescape threads, it's as simple as that. I mean yeah people come & go from Runescape and there will be peak times throughout the year.

I don't think it's active enough to warrant it's own forum, possibly if it gets more active with genuine discussion threads (not just posting pictures in goals/achievements and typing 'good job, good luck on 99' that isn't good discussion), I mean there's been like 4 new threads over the past 2 weeks which could warrant a sub-forum I guess.

[Richie]

So the forums coming back because it's gotten more active? Few weeks later it will have died again like it always does, and then this thread will be back saying how the forum is so dead then rinse & repeat it all over again.

Tl;dr it's more active because people want it back, once it's back it'll die down again.

I don't think it's active enough to have its own individual forum but it's definitely active enough to have its own subforum, then if that goes to complete shambles, use the prefixes but it should be given a chance as a subforum before removing it completely.

[Kardan]

This is what I was thinking tbh, it isn't really that much more active than it has been; all I can see is a few of the same users commenting on a load of Runescape threads, it's as simple as that. I mean yeah people come & go from Runescape and there will be peak times throughout the year.

I don't think it's active enough to warrant it's own sub-forum yet, possibly if it gets more active with genuine discussion threads (not just posting pictures in goals/achievements and typing 'good job, good luck on 99' that isn't good discussion), I mean there's been like 4 new threads over the past 2 weeks.

Saying that it isn't real discussion isn't a good reason for it not to be kept hidden away after management decided the opposite for assorted/misc. I'm still in favour of the subforum in online games, prefixes are the worst thing in the world...

[scottish]

Pretty sure the trial was meant to end last fri/sat, fact no-one cared to mention it until tuesday shows the lack of interest except 1 person....

I still say leave it how it is, if the trials proved anything it's obviously not that much of an issue using prefixes..

[RyRy]

Pretty sure the trial was meant to end last fri/sat, fact no-one cared to mention it until tuesday shows the lack of interest except 1 person....

I still say leave it how it is, if the trials proved anything it's obviously not that much of an issue using prefixes..

Seeing that @Chris; & @xxMATTGxx; have said "give it a couple of days", I would say they want to leave it how it is. There's only one or two users who actually think it's a big deal that the Runescape forum isn't a sub forum. Tthere was the initial uproar of the Runescape section being completely removed & now the same members who caused the uproar have changed their tune and now are opting for a sub-forum at most?

It says a lot about how little a Runescape-dedicated (sub-)forum matters.

[Kardan]

Seeing that @Chris; & @xxMATTGxx; have said "give it a couple of days", I would say they want to leave it how it is. There's only one or two users who actually think it's a big deal that the Runescape forum isn't a sub forum. Tthere was the initial uproar of the Runescape section being completely removed & now the same members who caused the uproar have changed their tune and now are opting for a sub-forum at most?

It says a lot about how little a Runescape-dedicated (sub-)forum matters.

Chris has already stated that it would only come back as a sub-forum, which is reasonable. We're not bothered about it not being seen from the front page, we're bothered that our threads are mixed in with the others. I'm also against prefixes personally, but management keep introducing them

[JoeyK.]

It's a mess how it is right now, too disorganized having the section merged with other games. If you don't want it to have its own main forum, at least make it a subforum of Online Games so the stickies and threads are easier to read through. The amount of RS posts so far is still higher than all of the other games in the section.