WIP'S PROFILE

author=NTC3

author=WIP
Most can't. But does it make sense to have RMN generate revenue so you could?

So, I've been pondering this for a while, and here's a question I would like an answer to: at the current ad revenue per page hit, etc., just how much would the activity here need to increase before the website becomes revenue-positive?

I don't know those numbers. I haven't been involved in the operation of this place for years.

author=LockeZ
I don't know that it actually is. I don't know if the site's this way by design, but in general, for the most part, it seems like the front page is for people who play games and the community portal is for people who make them. Those are two very different demographics, and having different sections of the site dedicated to them makes sense.

If the front page isn't doing its job for people who come here to play games, that sucks. But those people don't really come to the forums to say so. Most of them probably don't even have RMN accounts. So to ask them if they think it's working well, you'd need something on the front page.

Developers don't have any clue if the front page is working - they just want their own game to have more visibility. But whether their game deserves more visibility is another matter entirely. Not everything can be featured. Most people's games are shit and don't deserve to even be accepted on RMN, much less put on the front page for more than thirty seconds. Hell, if I were in charge of the submission queue, I would have denied at least three of my own games.

True; there's an inherent dichotomy to the site between players and developers. I don't know if either role is fully optimized. It could be a flaw if the frontpage for a specific person isn't what they want it to be.

author=Yellow Magic

author=WIP
Thought about it. RMN has a decent userbase and some good stuff, but would it make sense to try and get back in to drag it to a different "place"?

I'm (supposed to be) helping Ankylo with some site maintenance work...at the very least, would you mind if I asked you questions about the codebase here and there?

You absolutely can. I'm typically more responsive via Twitter or Signal.

author=InfectionFiles

author=WIP

author=InfectionFiles

author=Sooz
I mean, I look at the front page, I just don't care because I'm here for gammak discussion and shitposting, not actually consuming games. :V

Yep, most days if I'm just popping in I check out the forums more so than the wall of games the FrontPage presents me.

That's a flaw with the frontpage, then.

That's valid too, then!

My biggest goal with this suggestion is that newcomers can been seen and heard more easily with their uploads than they are now without having to make a name on the forums for anyone to give them the time of day.
We wanna keep people interested and feeling important with their work. Having a vocal community to go to for support is very important.

Shouldn't their works determine if they are seen or heard? If people aren't visiting the game pages to give support, how else would they be doing so?

I think this would be a bad idea. Part of any kind of stream of information is the "drinking from the firehose" problem. AKA, there is too much to consume and you get overloaded. And choice paralysis is a real thing.

You don't WANT to leverage the forum more. The forum has inherent firehose problems and creates even more distinction of state between it and the "real" site.

This would also put up more social barriers that would indicate success. AKA, "for a successful game, you have to get it approved and THEN have to post in this topic". That also encourages people not to use the site tools.

Valid fix? Improve the site's discoverability.