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Constructive suggestions for the development of HW!

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1) To reduce flood on the forum, as well as to prevent unfavorable situations caused by desperate and resentful users, it is necessary to introduce regulation for managing BD (fighting spirit, morale), as well as for creating threads:
- prohibit users from creating threads if they have negative BD, or if they have fewer than 50 posts in their baggage;
- prohibit users with negative or neutral BD from influencing the BD of other users, as well as leaving comments on profiles.
- implement an automated ban system.
- automate the system for removing HW administration members from office, specifically moderators, their assistants, as well as coordinators and super-moderators. For example, if a moderator has been absent from the forum for 2 months, accordingly, their rights are revoked without the right to restoration*! If a moderator does not perform their work, or uses their rights for personal (selfish) purposes, they should also be removed by higher management after review of the specific situation.
Note - rights may be restored in case of prolonged illness or other unforeseen circumstances as a result of which an administration representative was unable to visit the forum.

This point has already been partially implemented, possibly with some changes in the numbers. The rest of the proposal regarding the automated system has long been under development; currently, almost all modules of the system are ready for implementation on HW and this implementation will be carried out very soon.
2) Open a library that would include maps, programs, reference books, manuals, useful articles, and other very important material! Create one library with divisions by parts. The library itself should not be made on the forum, but directly on the site, and the information to be included in it must be most thoroughly checked, tested, and posted by the HW administration, specifically by a person who is responsible only for the library and nothing more!
There is a lot of useful and very important material on the forum, but there is no library as such. In the form that the library exists now, it is a profanation.

This was originally planned. The structure of such a system had already been developed and development had begun, but then, as the free time that could be spent on developing the library decreased, it was decided to bring it to at least some working form to benefit users (the result can be seen at http://www.heroesworld.ru/library.php). Unfortunately, in what we can see now, only about 10% of what was originally planned has been implemented.

The development of this library simply lacks manpower.
The idea will also be a failure if the Creator refuses the services of third-party programmers and cannot implement such scripts himself.

The Creator never refuses help from people who want to do something for the benefit of HeroesWorld and all its visitors.

Therefore, if there are volunteers with knowledge of at least HTML/CSS, PHP 5, JavaScript and some experience, as well as a sincere desire to help, I am ready to organize teamwork on the project to develop the library for HW.
3) Selection and specialization of HW administration.
The portal's administration should be chosen from people who have earned respect on the forum, have positive BD, as well as people who are not newcomers to the forum and know its structure. The selected governing body is submitted for consideration to the Creator, who gives the final decision, based on which the new administration is appointed.
The administration should consist of coordinators, moderators, and moderator assistants.
There should be 5 coordinators, each of whom must coordinate the work of moderators and their assistants in the sections assigned to them, review disputed cases, eliminate conflict situations at the moment they arise, and help moderators and users understand moderation and the forum structure accordingly:
- one for sections: Heroes 1 and 2;
- second for sections on Heroes 3 and 4;
- third for sections on Heroes 5;
- fourth for the clan section and sections with other computer games;
- fifth for sections not related to the heroes theme (Flood, etc.).

Coordinators should be chosen by the administration approved by the Creator based on a vote of the selected governing body.
In each major hero section, 2 moderators and one assistant should be appointed. In the flood section, only 2 moderators.
By distributing the selected governing body across individual sections in this way, the amount of flood will quickly decrease, and threads will acquire readable text and a desired tone.

The numbers provided are quite reasonable. I do not consider it expedient to implement the election system itself at this time, as it would only slow down appointments. It is better to proceed with simpler methods.
4) TOURNAMENTS!
In my opinion, the most important thing on any hero site is tournaments held for various parts of Heroes, and it is precisely this circumstance that encourages many people to stay and return to the site again and again. If there are no tournaments, the site will die over time.
Now, in order for tournaments to be interesting and attract many users from different resources, it is necessary to:
- create a section clearly specifying which leads are official and which are unofficial;
- explain how official tournaments differ from unofficial ones;
- specify what goals are set for official tournaments and what for unofficial ones (currently this point is fictitious and has no reasoned positions, i.e., there is complete chaos in this part);
- clearly divide all official tournaments into groups;
- reward all tournament prize-winners with additional rewards, i.e., for first, second, and third places respectively;
- assign ratings to players after each official tournament;
- additionally stimulate all players by awarding them a monetary unit, Grails, after the tournament;

I believe the issue regarding tournaments should be resolved at a closed online conference to which all HeroesWorld tournament organizers are invited. This conference will allow the same issue to be considered from all sides and take into account the opinions of all tournament organizers. Based on the results of the conference, most of the proposed point will be implemented.
5) Introduction of a Virtual monetary unit - Grails!

At the end of 2006, the Grail theme was considered and developed until it became clear that its automated implementation on the existing forum engine is simply IMPOSSIBLE!

And yet, users have repeatedly tried at different times to propose ideas that could somehow raise the prestige of tournaments held on HW, based on the concept of implementing Grails. Everyone understands that the introduction of this monetary unit is simply inevitable for the promising development of HW!

For 2 years now, we have been treading water, making no effort to develop this concept. Similar desires arise among users in one thread or another, but as a rule, not even a few weeks pass before such a thread simply dies and ceases to be relevant. Unfortunately, over two years the main concept for developing the grail theme has not moved a step forward, and the Creator has not expressed a desire to deal with this problem. In fact, all enthusiasts like AlexeyPank, Dmitry_A_S, Kyle, Alan, IronAxe, Crash, Radik, Geksorin, OlegRS, Fanat and others have left; those who remained (Adelaida, Alex_R, Kamikaze, Sage and others) understand that no one but ourselves can push this idea forward with our own strength.

It must be understood here that without writing scripts for awarding Grails, as well as tracking their outflow and inflow to users, this model will not work. Perhaps for 10-20 people, but what if there are 100, 200? How can this be tracked? Doing it manually is IMPOSSIBLE!

Therefore, first of all, it is necessary to think about the idea of automated regulation of the new monetary unit on HW, as well as all component parts without which the implementation of Grails would be impractical; i.e., experienced programmers must be found who are ready to think about creating scripts for full operation on HW. I repeat, without automating the system, the model for implementing a virtual monetary unit on HW will not work!

To understand this more globally, I will try to briefly outline the essence of this task.
The Creator has not expressed a desire to deal with this problem.
The Creator would gladly and with great desire implement the grail system if he had the time for it. Therefore, one should not draw such conclusions. All changes occurring on HeroesWorld, which have appeared less frequently lately but are nonetheless made, are done using the Creator's free time, which is very limited and which he could spend on rest or improving his health.

I will not comment on the grail system itself for now. I will only say that for its implementation, as for the library, manpower is needed—in our case, HTML/CSS and PHP 5, JavaScript programmers. As in the case with the library, I am always glad to help and ready to organize and coordinate team developments of this system.