Originally Posted by
CommodusIV
I think a key attitude for progress (not to comment on implementation, though I certainly could for anyone interested) is to review and polish the niches this site offers, and then dig into those as the selling points of TWC in promoting to a wider community. It should be abundantly clear what other platforms offer, and then what we offer in a detailed list while not trying to edge into fields that we simply have little to no chance of being meaningful in, such as the direct integration of very small scale mods that don't need any of the larger bling we offer. Another aspect would be for the MS to largely frame this site as a modder's resource and not a primary distribution platform, since we are simply a poor platform for that purpose. While much of what I'm saying is the case already, the other part is to actively promote those concepts, and help get us exposure and relevance to cores that have no idea what this place can really be or can't really grasp the scale of what's available. While we don't need to encourage an active membership that has a problem with reading (the discord I'm administrating might kill me for this, but alas, it's a community that has many such people), it is entirely possible that we can acquire perfectly good and potentially quite valuable members who just need things in a clearer, more polished light.
There are several sections that are simply pointless today, multiple that are limping along badly, and others that could be more efficient or reframed. I would argue that given the scale of what this site broadcasts, everything should be relevant, and anything that isn't should be archived, worked on, folded or removed. It is a call well beyond the scale of what the Curia can do, but it is something the Curia can certainly help achieve by bouncing ideas and hosting discussions under the vision of Hex, who are certainly able to push on what may appear as actually decent initiatives along with the wide splatter of staff who are otherwise involved. Much of the problem lies in things that are too dated to appeal. Updating the site piece by piece to achieve a near or fully modernized deal to the total war community would be a fine step in making this place a nexus of attention. At worst, it would result in an appealing site that has a wealth of information for those who seek it. Optimally, it would result in a platform that can be further tweaked for retention and enter a new age of activity, defying the naysayers and perhaps luring CA staff into making official posts here again. But it's an initiative that requires the right attitudes and truckloads of commitment. Naturally it would take planning and vision. But I think it is quite possible.