Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29253708-20170913055601

I know there is the other thread under this topic, and I truly, truly do not want to contradict anything mentioned on that thread.

But I just wanted to ask everyone:

How exactly should we review role ideas?

The whole point of this thread is for me to explain my ideas, as well as start a discussion on the very frequent topic of role ideas. We can all agree that it is a very important part of this wiki. All I want to do here, is make a better community.

The verb "to review" means to "examine or assess (something) formally with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary."

We need to give constructive criticism. We need to explain EXACTLY why we give these results.

Our role-reviews are severely lacking as newer users join and the veterans just stop reviewing all-together. I don't want to offend any of the new reviewers by saying this; that is not my goal. But we need to make sure we're reviewing correctly.

Please remember that these are my OWN views and thoughts on the current state of role-reviewing, not the entire community's. And you must view them as such. I know for a fact that one of you is going to say "butbutbut Desert-" And I swear if you do, I will be very disappointed. I've clearly stated this, and that's that.

Rejecting JUST because it is not in "the format" is just, put harshly, I know, extremely stupid. I've said this before and I will say it again. Users might not know the format. If you look past the role itself and the first thing you do is see that it's not in the format, then reject it. That's not a review. That's laziness.

The role format was made for people to be able to read the role ideas easier, as well as view the role in a more organized and formal matter. There, for no reason, should be any rejections because of the idea not being in the format.

As for some of the topics below, I will admit that I can accuse myself of doing these. This is all for a better community, and we'll need to change in order for this to happen.

Be respectful. I know that every time someone makes the Firefighter or Bomber or another role like those, you want to beat them over the head with the hardest thing you can find next to you. But I ask you to just be nice. Remember that you're reviewing the role of a person who wants to get opinions on something they've created for a game they enjoy. If you abuse them over something that they thought was a harmless role idea, what will they think of us and the wiki? The role ideas board is easily the most active for new users, and basically the "face" of the wiki because of it. Rude and cruel reviews will certainly make us look very ugly, won't they?

And this should also be obvious, but I will say it anyway. Caps lock will not get your point across any better. As said before, we want to be nice and stay calm.

What are your thoughts on this? I believe that this is an important issue, and it should really be brought to the community's attention. 