Hi everyone!
First of all I’d like to thank the mod and admin team for their incredible work in building and investing in this place in order for it to grow like it has. A forum and community is nothing without its users, but equally so, it is nothing without the hard work and time/resource investment of the moderation and administration teams.
As we all know the forum recently underwent some changes. Personally I agree with these changes, although I have to say it will take some time to get used to the way the forum is structured right now.
While I agree with the recent changes and think it makes total sense to make this separarion (Resetera uses a similar system and I think it works well for them) I would like to better understand the criteria with which the separation between the Gaming and Community hubs is taking place.
Community is clearly a place for the users to hangout and discuss their favorite topics and games. But is it only OTs? If so, why isn’t the Studios OT included? The Xbox Acquisition OT is included in the Community hub, but the Studios isn’t, and I would say, well, the Studios OT is very much a Community thread regarding the topics of Xbox Game Studios, no? Perhaps I am wrong, and I’d love to be proven wrong! I very much want to better understand the perspective and position of the mod and admin team regarding this.
Another doubt I have is if the Community hub is only for games. So will the PS5 and Nintendo Switch OT remain at Gaming, even though they are OTs? But then again, if Community hub is only for games, we have the Xbox Acquisition OT in the Community hub which is not about games, it is about M&A strategy for Xbox.
Additionally, not all OTs for games are included in the Community hub. The rule is that the OTs should move to Community after 3 months. However, after a quick search, it is possible to notice many OTs that are present in the Gaming hub older than 3 months, which “triggers my OCD”. Will all OTs eventually move to Community, or in other words, is it a work in progress?
Sorry, I am starting to hate myself and my brain from coming up with all these doubts, ahaha. I hope the mod and admin team are able to answer to my uncertainties surrounding this.
Additionally, this thread is open for all other fellow members to expose their doubts, questions and suggestions regarding the recent changes.
Thank you!