Queue Changes

[mith]

As some of you are aware, I have been planning some changes to Queue for some time.

By the end of the day, I will hopefully have the new guidelines written up and on the wiki. The changes will not go into place immediately; it will take some time to sort out some organizational concerns. My goal is to have all this sorted out within one month.

Until the wiki updates are finished, here is a summary of the changes:

1. A new list will be added, for standard Open Setup games. Unlike most games (but like Newbie games), Moderators will not choose the setup. Instead, we will have a few setups available for players to join, and Moderators will be given games to run as they are filled.
2. Little Italy will be split into two forums (one for each type of Mini).
3. The requirements for moderators will be modified. New moderators will be able to run Open Setup and Mini Normal games. Large Theme games will require two games of experience. Moderators with a lot of experience (to be determined) will be able to apply for a third concurrent game or to run "Special" games such as Invitationals.

I will not be adding a limit to the number of games players can join at this time, but we will continue to monitor things. I would like to remind everyone however that players should only sign up for games with the intention of participating in them, and not simply to be in as many games as possible.

[mith]

[edit: re Glork's post]That's correct, the waiting list threads will be the same plus one for Open.

Little Italy will be split into Little Italy and ? (Coney Island seems to be the leading candidate). Open games will likely go in with the Mini or Large Normals as appropriate.

[mith]

Games starting before August 20 will be unaffected; that includes Mini Themes and Normals that get to the top of the list and are full by then.

If you are already on the Mini Theme or Normal list, but haven't actually designed your game we'll ask you to move to Open or Mini Regular, but you won't necessarily go to the bottom of the Queue - we'll work something out based on when you signed up (what Macros said). If you are already on a list and your game has been designed and reviewed, you'll have the option of moving anyway or running the game with an experienced co-mod.