Mod Status Thread

Hey guys just a quick question for you all..

at the moment a mods status can be

- Authorised
- Banned
- Inactive

I don't think this system is working good enough, we need something like "dead" or whatever to add, what do you guys reckon? adding "dead" will do the trick?

isnt dead the same as inactive

no then we will just have another listing of dead mods.

very active
active
inactive
noaction
mia
dead

we need to keep some sorta time frame in this.

if you dont keep up with your mod for 80 days its gone. self delete.

Forget deleting, no mod is ever deleted from the site, from now on it will be basically deleted (as in archived and moved to another table, never to be seen again)

I think i'll just add DEAD which will archive and remove the mod from the site permanently but leave it there just incase it needs to be restored

that should do the trick and help clean up the database alot

sounds good to me. I hate seeing this great idea for a mod, with some nice screens only to find out it's last update was in august of 2002.

real lame. good to know we're doin something about that!

Its very annoying, and presently the system isn't designed that well in that mods which are obviously dead and more than just inactive are still wasting space and resources in the database so now they will be archived never to be seen again

How about finished status for mods too?

Yeah I was about to say that. Only "Completely finished" ones however.

Maybe a "Version released:" field?

- Edited By CheapAlert On Fri 16th, Apr 2004 @ 8:08:29am

I think inactive isn't specifc enough. a mod can be 'inactive' for a while without fully stopping. the person(s) making the mod may just nbot update for a little while. I think there really does need to be a 'Dead' status for mods that aren't going to be update again... ever.

ohh another thing for a mod profile.

lets say cheap doesnt want to be the leader of the mod any longer and arvey-Haynos does. Can there be in the mond control panel for cheap to remove himself and type in: arvey-Haynos and poof cheap isnt the leader any longer?

Dead
Slow
Halted
Released - Active
Finished

I think we should combine T-RonX & Bluewolf's ideas. Also, Have a stage of development meter:

Active
Halted
Released
Internal Alpha
etc.

AND an activity meter

Very active (hyperactive? )
Active
Slowly progressing
MIA
Dead
etc.

Just a thought...err....thoughts

what is MIA?

- Edited By T-RonX On Fri 16th, Apr 2004 @ 5:53:45pm

BlueWolf72 wrote: ohh another thing for a mod profile.

lets say cheap doesnt want to be the leader of the mod any longer and arvey-Haynos does. Can there be in the mond control panel for cheap to remove himself and type in: arvey-Haynos and poof cheap isnt the leader any longer?

That's a good point... I never thought of that one.

/me giggles because he was noticed

Released
Active
In-active
Dead
Banned.

not banned... its good, but banned doesnt seem right... summat else instead of banned.

removed?

Banned is fine, remember the mod that isnt a mod and is infact a gallery for ugly people?

yeah, i guess so.

but when a mod comes out, lets say ummmm.... counterstrike, they dont really update for long times

azz0r wrote: Released
Active
In-active
Dead
Banned.

I like that.

The mods that are basically deleted and sent to a separate table should still have their names on the database, that way no one else can make a mod of the same name and face rights issues with others, you know?

A deleted mod has rights? It was likely deleted for a reason anyway

will ALL mods that have no more work done for them leave ?!

doo not gooo ezquake! !! 1 ! 1! 1

- Edited By carni On Fri 16th, Apr 2004 @ 2:56:14pm

I think released mods are exempt from that, carni - why delete a finished and released mod from a 'definitive' mod database?

i know but i havent updated it in a dogs life.

and damn they live long !