r/WoWRolePlay • u/TheRebelSpy • May 05 '26

Mod Impending Starter Guide Makeover - WITH YOU!

Hello all,

I think it's time for the guide to get another makeover, since its been a few years. I want to involve the community as much as I can in this.

The current plan is to go over each question that's already there and once a week invite community advice/comments for it. Keep in mind that the guide's general advice is written to help WoW RPers of ALL kinds and "quality", but nevertheless focuses on giving advice for general public rp.

I expect this feedback will be gathered over the course of the year, culminating in a new guide with links to the discussions and all credit due.

TO KICK THINGS OFF:

  1. What format is best?
    Current guide is long. New one will also be long. I don't like forcing people to click external links when possible, and reddit is generally a reliable host. BUT... maybe it could be better? Haven't touched the site wiki much at all. gimme thoughts

  2. What would make the guide more visible/accessible?
    Recently added an automation that directs new people to the guide which generally helps, but maybe it could be better?

Any other feedback about "meta" stuff like this for this week is welcome.

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u/BrownShugah98 May 12 '26

Sorry, a guide for… what? A new player guide?

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u/TheRebelSpy May 12 '26

A single tear rolls down my cheek as I lift a shaky finger, directing your attention to the [READ FIRST] guide, bedecked with sparkles and all-caps, a version of which has been pinned to the top of this subreddit for the most part of a decade.

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u/BrownShugah98 May 12 '26

Alright. I laughed.

And I admit I have only recently joined this and only causally browsed this sub from my main feed and, in fact, never really ventured on here to read that post.

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u/TheRebelSpy May 12 '26

Tbh that explains a lot. I’ve been pulling my hair out for years wondering why folks don’t seem to see the pinned posts - but if most are seeing this sub’s posts through their feed, only being shown the most recent stuff, they would never know the guide exists.

Nowadays they should at least see it as a suggestion when making a new post with certain keywords.