I definitely don't think merging Map Feedback and Project Workplace is a good idea at all. If they were combined I wouldn't bother posting projects in there at all. I'd go to General or anywhere else that doesn't say "Looking for feedback."
I go to Project Workplace when I want to see upcoming projects. These people aren't asking me to critique their map, they want me to look at it.
I go to Map Feedback when I'm wanting to help other people make their map better. These people WANT me to look at their map in detail and tell them what could be better.
It makes far more sense to merge Map Review/Feedback.
Outside of that, I don't really see much that needs to be merged. There is a distinct difference between most of the sections that is important to keep, especially for the veterans of each category. I see there being the discussion section and then the reference section for Art/Triggers/Data etc. If you start combining these it would be like combining a storage closet and a tavern. I'd stop going to sections of the forums if you started cluttering the areas I go to discuss with reference material I don't need. Especially if you combined Art (something I frequent all the time despite not posting) with Triggers (something I will probably never look at)
I honestly think that the real problem has to do with the order of things and naming conventions. Social sections should be at the top while reference sections be at the bottom. The only exception being tutorials. Many mappers come to our site for these exclusively.
Revised Order and names:
General
General Chat
SC2Mapster Discussion
Map Discussion (Review + Feedback)
Tutorials
Project Development
Project Workplace
Melee Maps
Map Requests
The Galaxy Editor
Questions (Miscellaneous Development is a poor name. All that I see here are questions from people who don't know what part of the editor to go to. All of this could fit into one of the other sections, but could work if renamed to reflect what actually happens here. The moderators could even sort these into the appropriate threads once the questions are answered.)
Artist Tavern
Data Editing
Galaxy Scripting
Terraining
Triggers
UI Development
Bugs and Feedback
Resources
Art Assets
Data Assets
Trigger Assets
Third Party Tools
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
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I definitely don't think merging Map Feedback and Project Workplace is a good idea at all. If they were combined I wouldn't bother posting projects in there at all. I'd go to General or anywhere else that doesn't say "Looking for feedback."
I go to Project Workplace when I want to see upcoming projects. These people aren't asking me to critique their map, they want me to look at it.
I go to Map Feedback when I'm wanting to help other people make their map better. These people WANT me to look at their map in detail and tell them what could be better.
It makes far more sense to merge Map Review/Feedback.
Outside of that, I don't really see much that needs to be merged. There is a distinct difference between most of the sections that is important to keep, especially for the veterans of each category. I see there being the discussion section and then the reference section for Art/Triggers/Data etc. If you start combining these it would be like combining a storage closet and a tavern. I'd stop going to sections of the forums if you started cluttering the areas I go to discuss with reference material I don't need. Especially if you combined Art (something I frequent all the time despite not posting) with Triggers (something I will probably never look at)
I honestly think that the real problem has to do with the order of things and naming conventions. Social sections should be at the top while reference sections be at the bottom. The only exception being tutorials. Many mappers come to our site for these exclusively.
Revised Order and names:
General
Project Development
The Galaxy Editor
Resources