Over time, the problem of frequently suggested issues is, in my opinion, being far overshadowed by people's wish to hunt for those threads all over the place. This means that a lot of serious threads are being shot down with "search", "see the FAQ" and "suggested before". I suggest that people get the habit of, before quoting, considering the following things:
- If you're posting your opinion about the idea, make sure to think about what you want to achieve. Remember, we're here to help the dev's get ideas, not to decide what goes in.
- If you're telling people that their idea is good, make sure to tell WHY it's good, what's so good about it and how could it become even BETTER.
- If you're telling people that their idea is not good, tell them what is bad about it so people know. Makes more sense than "your idea sucks", and makes you sound like an intellegent being.
- If you're telling people that you personally like/dislike their idea, tell what you like/dislike about it. Makes other people able to think about that, and comment on it, and perhaps get ideas for improvements to the suggestion. Again, just saying "I don't like it" get's us nowhere at all. Saying that you like it makes the poster happy, but saying what you like about it is even better.
- If you're telling the person that his idea is often suggested, not wanted or already in: USE A QUOTE.
-If you expect him to find it by search, tell us how YOU found it (what keywords did you use), and give us a link, so we can discuss in that thread if neccesary. I've seen people tell others to search for things they couldnt even find themselves if they tried.
-If you're telling the person that what he's asking for is already in the FAQ, quote the FAQ. Quite a lot of people are seeing things in the FAQ that was never even there.
- If you're telling him that was he's saying is already going into the game, quote the thread where it was said. Saying "i think this is going in" doesnt get anyone anywhere, you might as well be wrong, or the suggested version could be better than the already used one.