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The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« on: January 27, 2019, 02:38:42 AM »
https://www.nwnravenloft.com/forum/index.php?topic=50372.0

So it was with great issue that I notice that we have a new bounty summary page.

Like it or not, this changes the existing situation. It should have been reviewed before someone did it.

The existing situation is that older bounties essentially get buried, as newer and newer bounties get posted. A situation like it would be on a real board. People won't dig through a thread looking at the old bounties generally.

By putting up a summary page now, they have changed the in game dynamic and shed unexpected new light on old bounties, perhaps on people who might not suddenly be expecting people to be coming after them if they haven't had anyone after them for a long time.

Let's not change the dynamic we had with this new summary page...
« Last Edit: January 27, 2019, 02:44:08 AM by goldenelvensorceress »

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2019, 02:47:07 AM »
Ehh.  I don't really think this is an issue.  Broadly speaking I expect that the people who play Bounty Hunting characters are going to search the entire thread regardless.  Old bounties don't become invalid over time so this is really just eliminating the need to search.  Although, I'm fairly certain the old thread had a summary as well.  It was on the first page and simply edited when new bounties were posted.



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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2019, 02:49:36 AM »
There are dozens of reasons why the organisation might change from an IC perspective. Perhaps a very diligent LC has gone about organising clear documentation of all bounties on a bounty board? There are plenty of Garda around to make sure everything remains tidy and clear.

Frankly, old bounties should not be "forgotten" with time - the Garda could and should keep strict records and share them as clearly as possible with would be bounty hunters.

I think the new board is an excellent idea. Even if you think otherwise OOC, your justifications are OOC for something that could very readily be done IC.

I hope it remains and I hope future faction leaders keep it up.

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2019, 02:51:39 AM »
As in all good shows or even in real life, new police can come in to clean up the previous administrators clutter and solve cold cases or even reopen bounties that were previously dismissed. It's the prerogative and rp of the garda in question to do this now as the offices of garda before her have been a circus to someone driven by law and order, especially order.

That dynamic is not assured. In real life,  killers can be caught even decades later.  In game, just because something became old does not mean it is forgotten, if someone is gun-ho
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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2019, 02:52:22 AM »
The old thread was updated in the past, however, it was only recently replaced so that it could be kept updated. I was the previous curator of the bounty thread as a Vallaki Garda years ago. There is nothing wrong with updating it and garda have been doing this for a long time.
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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2019, 02:58:17 AM »
What about deleting the old ones that were already brought in? Has everybody generally been good about removing those?

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2019, 03:02:55 AM »
Bounties aren’t to be forgotten , don’t get caught in the first place.

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2019, 03:17:00 AM »
This was DM approved and supervised, so thus reviewed as the OP requested, so this entire thread is irrelevant and unnecessary.

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2019, 03:52:11 AM »
This was DM approved and supervised, so thus reviewed as the OP requested, so this entire thread is irrelevant and unnecessary.

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2019, 07:39:36 AM »
Looks like meat’s back on the menu, boys...

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2019, 06:01:37 PM »
I personally really like the new format, way more organized and easy to navigate, great work.

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2019, 06:57:18 PM »
I love the new board very impressed and it makes this Soo much easier to navigate.

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2019, 06:57:51 PM »
I also really like the new layout. Much easier to read and much more engaging as a player outside of the Garda.

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2019, 08:07:41 PM »
Can't make people forget about your bounty :^)

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2019, 08:36:42 PM »
I'm personally a big fan of this change. My eyeballs are much less likely to explode while reading the thread - and honestly, I feel like it makes sense from an IC perspective. Appreciate the work that went into reformatting this!

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Re: The new Valaki bounty summary page..... please delete it.
« Reply #15 on: January 28, 2019, 06:22:54 AM »
I personally feel it fits the current LC. She seems very orderly IC, so taking the time to fully organize the board she ICly has authority over is a nice touch.