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Which topics in the "Heroes" section require more attention? And what suggestions do you have in this regard? Perhaps we should focus on structuring the existing information and slightly changing the structure of the sections to make the "Heroes" section more user-friendly for navigation. What are your thoughts on this?

It is necessary to open the REKVIZIT and Equilibris sections, develop the WoG, Heroes IV, and Might & Magic sections. In every way, supplement, structure, and expand the existing information. And do all of this after the forum is divided and the moderation is strengthened accordingly in the Heroes forum.

It is very important to review the forum moderation team. Reduce the number of moderators and expand their scope of responsibility. In the social and entertainment section (considering everything that is there), in my opinion, there are too many moderators. And they moderate in a very peculiar way – practically not at all. But, although the topic of reducing the number of moderators has been raised more than once, it has not led to any results.

The main thing is to create a subdomain.

It is very important to reconsider the forum's moderation team. Reduce the number and expand the scope of responsibility. In the social, off-topic, and entertainment section (considering everything that is there), in my opinion, there are too many moderators. And they moderate in a very peculiar way – practically not at all. But, although the topic of reducing the number of moderators has been raised more than once, it has not led to any results.

Where else can we reduce the number? There are already only one and a half people... On the contrary, we need to return all those who moderate small sections (like "Heroes of Malgrim") to the status of ordinary users so that they don't stand out. Assign two good moderators to each section. Why expand their powers? If a person cannot handle a section with 3 subforums, will they work better if you give them a section with 4? No. And who are the moderators in the off-topic section? Can you list them? There's Предвестник (inactive), Ёжик (also inactive), Ноувизард (I haven't really seen him deleting posts), Гексорин (only for contests), and who else? And as a result, there is NO ONE in section 3, ONE out of five declared moderators in section 5, and so on. We need to CLEAN UP and INCREASE the number of moderators so that the coordinators can focus on the forum and its development, and not run around in irrelevant topics (like "castle appearance") and try to stop the off-topic discussions.

We need to open the REKVIZIT and Equilibris sections, develop the WoG, 4th game, and Might & Magic sections. We should supplement, structure, and expand the existing information in every way possible. And we should do all of this after the forum is divided and the moderation team in the Heroes forum is strengthened accordingly.

I agree... we don't have anything useful on this topic on our forum. I suggest creating topics (or a section) for playing as different factions and how to get out of some unpleasant situations in the game. As for the moderators... it's quite possible that it makes sense to reorganize or narrow/expand the powers of some moderators (some have too much work, while others do almost nothing) or simply, bluntly, increase their number in some sections and subforums. Alan correctly pointed out that there are enough moderators, but "they are distributed in such a way that they are not encountered at every turn"... there are too many in the "Off-Topic" section, and almost none in others. The "Off-Topic" moderators need to be redistributed. This is already quite clear. There is practically nothing to edit there - it's almost complete freedom of topics. :smile42:

To accomplish all of this, the forum needs to be divided. And to divide the forum and begin improving the "Heroes" section, all of this needs to be brought to the attention of the administration.

To achieve all of this, the forum needs to be divided. And to divide the forum and begin improving the Heroes section, all of this needs to be brought to the attention of the administration.

This is the whole problem with our forum: we have "freedom" of speech – you can talk, but you might not be listened to... :(

Alan, you didn't quite understand me. I was suggesting exactly what you're saying. Reduce the number of moderators who aren't fulfilling their duties. Expand the rights of moderators in sections where they are actively working. The moderators in the "Chat" section are only moderators in name. And on the other hand, moderators from the "Heroes III" section can't work in the "Heroes III Tournaments" section. In my opinion, this is not correct. Moderation should apply to the entire section. And leave 1-3 moderators for each section (depending on the workload).

Greetings, dear forum members!

I will also express my thoughts on this very important issue raised by AlexeyPank.

1. I voted to close the FLOOD section, because www.heroesworld.ru is first and foremost a heroes site, not a flood site, and we must not forget that. There are plenty of one-way flood sites on the internet; take your pick. Merging or separating flood/heroes is not portal development, but rather its slow degradation.

2. In order to save the hero—I emphasize—hero theme, it is necessary to develop it:

a) clearly define the specifics of the tournaments held on www.heroesworld.ru. In this regard, I propose the following:

a) Divide tournaments into official ones, conducted by the portal administration, and unofficial ones, conducted by site users.

b) Official tournaments must be awarded a player rating according to the IronAxe/AmberSoler/AlexeyPank system (I think we will settle on a player rating system upon completion of the Van Cunningham tournament and approve this unified rating with the administration), as well as GRAILS according to the existing VDV_forever system.

c) For unofficial tournaments, provide rewards in the form of GRAILS/CERTIFICATES/MEDALS.

d) Create 2 sections for tournaments: offline and online, each containing subsections for every game part.
This is necessary for user convenience.

e) Clearly divide all official tournaments into groups:
- Regular;
- Van Cunningham;
- Best of the Best;
- Skeleton collection;
- Experience-based;
- Blitz tournaments;
- Others.

Each tournament will have its own template and script for calculating results.
This is necessary to ensure consistent result calculation and to prevent confusion among tournament organizers.

f) Give organizers of unofficial tournaments full freedom to conduct them in any form convenient for them, provided they follow the current rules of www.heroesworld.ru. The administration should provide assistance in conducting these tournaments and calculating their results.

g) Also, it is mandatory to open 2 large sections:

- Hall of Fame, where all information with descriptions (of tournament achievements) of our forum members would be posted
- Hall of Fame, where any user or player could always find the results of absolutely any tournament held on www.heroesturnament.ru; it is always pleasant to recall past successes and merits!

h) Clearly define prizes and issue/award them immediately after calculating the results in the official tournament results thread.

i) Pay close attention to the maps posted on www.heroesworld.ru.
Currently, the sections for them are scattered, which is very inconvenient. Fundamentally change the concept of posting them in a corresponding section.

For the most part, I have been saying much of this for quite some time in the grails section (/topic/at/74927/), but the esteemed administration remains silent on this matter, which is why I put forward my candidacy to be relieved of coordinator duties.

P.S. In any case, I pledge to fully conduct the contest for the best map of 2007 for Heroes 3, as well as the Best of the Best 2 tournament!

All the above is IMHO!

Respectfully, VDV_forever

I fully support all the suggestions made by the respected VDV_forever. This is how we should communicate – with more specifics and clarity. From my side, I would like to add the following. In addition to tournaments, it is necessary to clearly structure other sections as well. I propose creating the following sub-sections for each section dedicated to the "Heroes" games: 1 - History. 2 - Physics and Mechanics (FizMiG). 3 - Tactics. 4 - Discussions. And the general "Heroes" section should be transformed into a synthesis of the best elements from each part of the series. Regarding RPGs, it would be great to create one general forum-wide RPG based entirely on the "Might and Magic" universe. So that everyone clearly plays a role already described in the series.

The "Off-Topic" section is not necessary... The forum is more important to me than pointless chatter! I vote to close the "Off-Topic" thread!!!

I agree with all the suggestions made by the respected VDV_forever. This is how it should be – more specifics and clarity.
For my part, I would like to add the following. In addition to tournaments, it is necessary to clearly structure other sections as well. I suggest creating the following sub-sections for each section on Heroes:
1 - History.
2 - Physics and Mathematics (FizMiG).
3 - Tactics.
4 - Discussions.
And turn the general Heroes section into a synthesis of the best things we have received from each part.
As for RPGs, it would be good to create one general forum-wide RPG based entirely on the Might and Magic universe. So that everyone clearly plays a role already described in the series.

I agree... With VDV too... For me, the forum is also more important than idle chatter, but who knows when idle chatter might be useful... maybe I'm wrong... but sometimes such a section is useful... :smile33:

Finally, I fixed my computer...
Hello!
Something crazy is happening here.
1 Just a question for those who are against off-topic discussions: What exactly is bothering you about it?
2 And why do you even go to the off-topic section?
3 Let's just cancel the forum altogether and create an information database?
This is already a dictatorship. As most forum users probably do, I come here to chat. I understand that there are "Tournaments" and "News," but in general, there's nothing interesting.
It's strange that the older generation wants to kill the forum...
As someone already wrote here: "If you don't like it, don't read it!"

Yeah, it turns out it's actually interesting when you're being ignored. I wasn't suggesting killing the flood; I was suggesting moving it.