Coleman wrote:The only way I can think of is I start becoming more of a jerk. I'm hesitant to do this not because I mind being a jerk, but because people hating me for it cramps our productivity.
Being a jerk would certainly slow production, but it would have less desirable consequences as well... you don't want to follow Keyogi's footsteps into foundry infamy. But I would argue - again - that the reigns can be tightened up just by setting the standards high and insisting that everybody meet those standards. For instance, we still have maps getting forged that don't even mention the number of territories in the first post.
Coleman wrote:The other possibility is more cartos and needing all of cartos acceptance to move something. Or we could change our stickies in Map Ideas to announcement and sticky maps that look promising.
More cartos would certainly slow the process, but it wouldn't necessarily make it better. The foundry used to be slow but high functioning; I would say the foundry is now faster, but lower functioning; the last thing we need is a foundry that is frustratingly slow as well as low-functioning.
Instead of more cartos doing the same thing I would again argue for the division of labor: an Ideas CA who is strict about what gets through, a Foundry CA who is strict about what gets forged, and a Forge CA who is strict about what is quenched. And perhaps even a discussion CA who can also lurk the other forums to get a sense of what the community wants, try to bring new people in, etc. Because as it is set up there's no way I would want your job, Coleman, but if you made the positions more manageable you might find some takers.
I would also be in favor of limiting the number of maps anyone has in production at a given time, but I would do it this way:
• You can have an unlimited number of map ideas threads, so long as they meet the subforum requirements.
• You can have one map at any given time in the foundry... if you abandon a map or put it on vacation you may have the map moved back to ideas in order to promote something new.
• You can have one map in the Forge; a mapmaker shouldn't be fussing about trying to forge a bunch of maps anyway.