DG2 Section B of the Code of Standards:

B. Chat Turn Instruction Thread
1. All instructions to be played out in the chat turn must be entered in the chat turn
instruction thread.
A. Any instructions that are not posted to the chat turn instruction thread
before the start of the chat turn are not considered official.
2. Thread organization
A. Threads will be created in the Main forum
B. One Thread will be used per Turn-Chat
C. The Thread will be called "Turn Instructions [save game date] [date of
turn chat]"
D. The Thread of the last and the upcoming turn-chat will be stickied
E. Only the upcoming turn chat thread and the last turn chat thread should
be open, the others should be closed if all info posted to stop
misposting of information.
3. Post organization
A. Specified files should be uploaded with the file server upload (link at
bottom of Forum pages) and a URL link should be put in the applicable
post.
B. First Post:
1. Time and date when the chat will be held
2. Save game which will be used
C. Following Posts:
1. Chat turn instructions from the officials, one post per
department and province
D. Next Post
1. Used for uploading the intermittent saves during the chat.
E. Last Posts
1. Turn Summary
2. Chat-Log
3. Screenshots (if needed)


-- Ravensfire

Let's make 2.C say "Turn Chat Instructions" followed by the other information. Abbreviating it as TCI will be more recognizable than TI.

In 2.D, I always liked the idea of the last TCI thread being unstickied as soon as the upcoming TCI thread was stickied. It was a very easy way to recognize the upcoming TCI and the Moderator didn't have to go back later to unsticky the old one. Once the TCI's are closed, they can't get out of order, so they are fairly easy to archive or catalog.

Just so no one gets bent out of shape, 3.B.3 should state "Any additional information the DP chooses to post."

3.D should probably be called "Game Save Post".

we should probably say something about all times bieng in GMT, or whatever

:) Good point ybbor. :thumbsup: We should also include RMT. :lol:

Based on suggested changes, proposal is:

B. Chat Turn Instruction Thread
1. All instructions to be played out in the chat turn must be entered in the chat turn
instruction thread.
A. Any instructions that are not posted to the chat turn instruction thread
before the start of the chat turn are not considered official.
2. Thread organization
A. Threads will be created in the Main forum
B. One Thread will be used per Turn-Chat
C. The Thread will be called "Turn Chat Instructions [save game date] [date of
turn chat]"
D. The Thread of the upcoming turn-chat will be stickied
E. Only the upcoming turn chat thread and the last turn chat thread should
be open, the others should be closed if all info posted to stop
misposting of information.
3. Post organization
A. Specified files should be uploaded with the file server upload (link at
bottom of Forum pages) and a URL link should be put in the applicable
post.
B. First Post:
1. Time and date when the chat will be held
a. Time should be expressed in GMT
2. Save game which will be used
3. Any other information the President considers relevant
C. Following Posts:
1. Chat turn instructions from the officials, one post per
department and province
D. Game Save Posts
1. Used for uploading the intermittent saves during the chat.
E. Last Posts
1. Turn Summary
2. Chat-Log
3. Screenshots (if needed)


Comments? Expect a poll 12/27 evening if none.

-- Ravensfire

Poll has been posted here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73510).

-- Ravensfire

I realise the poll has gone up, but why do we use a mixture of chat turn (B, B.1, B.1.A, 3.C.1) and turn chat (B.2.B, B.2.C, B.2.D, B.2.E)? I can only remember turn chat being used (as in Turn Chat Instruction Thread, like in the title of this thread), yet B calls it the Chat Turn Instruction Thread (which B.2.C says will be titled Turn Chat Instructions...). Unless there is a reason for this which I'm not aware of, sticking to one would be simpler.

Of course you are right again, Furiey. Good eye! Maybe we can make the changes in the poll before it gets rolling.

Ravensfire, can you make this cosmetic change in the poll?

Originally posted by Cyc
Of course you are right again, Furiey. Good eye! Maybe we can make the changes in the poll before it gets rolling.

Ravensfire, can you make this cosmetic change in the poll?

Of course - as this is a cosmetic change, t'would be my pleasure!

Furiey - for whatever reason, DG2 used chat turn, we use turn chat. You found the ones I didn't convert - thanks for spotting them.

-- Ravensfire