LB Text Battle Formatting

[NOBLE]

If our goal is to cater solely to the small group of people who have been here for years, then we can keep filling in the box, because that's what we are all used to. However, in relaunching LB as a mobile site, our goal is to attract a ton of newcomers and we need to keep that in mind. Most people who have never text battled will find a line by line format simpler and easier to follow. People who are coming from other sites will find the line by line format easier to adjust to since practically every other site uses that in their forum battles. We have to think baby steps and simplicity in order to attract a larger audience. I would even be in favor of exchanging the rating / comment form of voting in favor of a simple thumbs up or thumbs down. A well-written paragraph Expo may be preferable as far as votes, but on a mobile app, many people of this generation, with their short attention spans, may find it cumbersome to have to write a paragraph simply to say who they preferred.

[NOBLE]

If our goal is to cater solely to the small group of people who have been here for years, then we can keep filling in the box, because that's what we are all used to. However, in relaunching LB as a mobile site, our goal is to attract a ton of newcomers and we need to keep that in mind. Most people who have never text battled will find a line by line format simpler and easier to follow. People who are coming from other sites will find the line by line format easier to adjust to since practically every other site uses that in their forum battles. We have to think baby steps and simplicity in order to attract a larger audience. I would even be in favor of exchanging the rating / comment form of voting in favor of a simple thumbs up or thumbs down. A well-written paragraph Expo may be preferable as far as votes, but on a mobile app, many people of this generation, with their short attention spans, may find it cumbersome to have to write a paragraph simply to say who they preferred.

No one is out there text battling like that really. If we have the means people will be audio/video battling and text will be the minority.

No one is out there text battling like that really. If we have the means people will be audio/video battling and text will be the minority.

[ILLoKWENT]

Originally Posted by RULE

When im at work, kids wearing daddys tie and feeling like a big man for the first time.

o.

guess you a deadbeat dad for noshowing ya boi lock, good job pops.lol..

[ILLoKWENT]

Originally Posted by RULE

When im at work, kids wearing daddys tie and feeling like a big man for the first time.

o.

guess you a deadbeat dad for noshowing ya boi lock, good job pops.lol..

[RULE]

Originally Posted by ILLoKWENT

guess you a deadbeat dad for noshowing ya boi lock, good job pops.lol..

Boy gets his dream battle and misses deadline by two days.

Too late its bedtime, daddy watching the world cup now.

[RULE]

Originally Posted by ILLoKWENT

guess you a deadbeat dad for noshowing ya boi lock, good job pops.lol..

Boy gets his dream battle and misses deadline by two days.

Too late its bedtime, daddy watching the world cup now.

Originally Posted by RULE

Boy gets his dream battle and misses deadline by two days.

Too late its bedtime, daddy watching the world cup now.

You clearly didn't read where it said I got an extension and then met that extension.

But keep telling yourself I no-showed you when everyone else already saw for themselves what it really is.

Originally Posted by RULE

Boy gets his dream battle and misses deadline by two days.

Too late its bedtime, daddy watching the world cup now.

You clearly didn't read where it said I got an extension and then met that extension.

But keep telling yourself I no-showed you when everyone else already saw for themselves what it really is.

[Shodan]

Originally Posted by NOBLE

A well-written paragraph Expo may be preferable as far as votes, but on a mobile app, many people of this generation, with their short attention spans, may find it cumbersome to have to write a paragraph simply to say who they preferred.

This sounds like you're aiming for quantity over quality. Maybe that's out of necessity, since quantity brings in more money to motivate X to keep working on the site. But honestly? If people are too dumb and lazy to drop a rating and proper expo, fuck em. Let them use Battle App or some shit. LB is THE high-quality battle site and it should stay that way. If it turns into a low-effort dumping ground, I'm leaving.

[Shodan]

Originally Posted by NOBLE

A well-written paragraph Expo may be preferable as far as votes, but on a mobile app, many people of this generation, with their short attention spans, may find it cumbersome to have to write a paragraph simply to say who they preferred.

This sounds like you're aiming for quantity over quality. Maybe that's out of necessity, since quantity brings in more money to motivate X to keep working on the site. But honestly? If people are too dumb and lazy to drop a rating and proper expo, fuck em. Let them use Battle App or some shit. LB is THE high-quality battle site and it should stay that way. If it turns into a low-effort dumping ground, I'm leaving.

[NOBLE]

Originally Posted by Shodan

If it turns into a low-effort dumping ground, I'm leaving.

[NOBLE]

Originally Posted by Shodan

If it turns into a low-effort dumping ground, I'm leaving.

[HVK]

IF THA FORMAT CHANGES THEN I DONT THINK I WILL BE BATTLIN AGAIN AS I DONT THINK I CAN BE MOTIVATED TO WRITIN LIKE THAT OR LEARNIN TO WRITE LIKE THAT...... BEEN DOIN IT THIS WAY FOR 12 YEARS LOL, I'LL JUST FOCUS ON STAFF DUTIES AN PROMOTIN LB IF IT COMES TO IT....... BUT @NOBLE MAKES A GOOD POINT ABOUT ATTRACTIN MORE PPL TO THA SITE, BUT I DO FEEL OUR STYLE OF TEXTIN IS UNIQUE AN SETS US APART FROM OTHER SITES....... COMES DOWN TO A CHOICE REALLY, IF WE STAY THA SAME THEN ALL THA VETS STAY AN NEW GUYS HAVE TO WORK EXTRA HARD TO ELEVATE AN IMPROVE, OR CHANGE THA FORMAT AN MOST OF OUR TOP GUYS LEAVE OR CEASE BATTLIN AN THA LEVEL DROPS DRAMATICALLY...... AN IF THOSE NEW GUYS DONT STICK AROUND THEN LB WILL BE WORSE OFF THAN IT IS NOW...... ITS A CONUNDRUM........ CAN BOTH OPTIONS BE AVAILABLE? SO THA PERSON ACTUALLY CHOOSES THA FORMAT THEY WANT TO FOLLOW?

[HVK]

IF THA FORMAT CHANGES THEN I DONT THINK I WILL BE BATTLIN AGAIN AS I DONT THINK I CAN BE MOTIVATED TO WRITIN LIKE THAT OR LEARNIN TO WRITE LIKE THAT...... BEEN DOIN IT THIS WAY FOR 12 YEARS LOL, I'LL JUST FOCUS ON STAFF DUTIES AN PROMOTIN LB IF IT COMES TO IT....... BUT @NOBLE MAKES A GOOD POINT ABOUT ATTRACTIN MORE PPL TO THA SITE, BUT I DO FEEL OUR STYLE OF TEXTIN IS UNIQUE AN SETS US APART FROM OTHER SITES....... COMES DOWN TO A CHOICE REALLY, IF WE STAY THA SAME THEN ALL THA VETS STAY AN NEW GUYS HAVE TO WORK EXTRA HARD TO ELEVATE AN IMPROVE, OR CHANGE THA FORMAT AN MOST OF OUR TOP GUYS LEAVE OR CEASE BATTLIN AN THA LEVEL DROPS DRAMATICALLY...... AN IF THOSE NEW GUYS DONT STICK AROUND THEN LB WILL BE WORSE OFF THAN IT IS NOW...... ITS A CONUNDRUM........ CAN BOTH OPTIONS BE AVAILABLE? SO THA PERSON ACTUALLY CHOOSES THA FORMAT THEY WANT TO FOLLOW?

[X]

Just to be clear, there are no current plans to change the format. We are having a discussion about the format to understand if there any improvements that can or need to be made.

[X]

Just to be clear, there are no current plans to change the format. We are having a discussion about the format to understand if there any improvements that can or need to be made.

[KG The Prince]

what's so bad about lettin someone choose? you could just add an option: "line breaks or fill tha box" - sounds dumb but fuck it

[KG The Prince]

what's so bad about lettin someone choose? you could just add an option: "line breaks or fill tha box" - sounds dumb but fuck it