Safe Survival FAQ Suggestion

Discussion in 'Suggestions' started by my6OOpoundlife, Jun 6, 2019.

Would a Frequently Asked Questions board be useful for Safe Survival newcomers?

  1. Yes

    5 vote(s)
    83.3%
  2. No

    1 vote(s)
    16.7%
  1. Lately I have been seeing a lot of generally newer players online asking questions that many others have asked in their earlier days. For example:

    "How do I TPA?"
    "Can I collect spawners using silk touch?"
    "Is griefing allowed?"
    "How do I claim land?"
    "What is the server's world border?"
    "Can I use /wild?"
    "Where can I start building?"

    and many other questions that I can't remember off the top of my head.

    It seems that a lot of more experienced players will answer these questions frequently; they are probably fed up with doing this every single time a new player joins. A conversation I brought up earlier today brought out the opinion of several others - they don't really want to do this all the time. We decided that it would be very practical to incorporate some form of FAQ, or Frequently Asked Questions, into the server.

    One idea that I had was that players could view a large board of frequently asked questions at some location around spawn. That way if they had to ask a question, we could refer to the board, telling them simply to go there.

    Another idea that somebody proposed (apologies, I can't remember who) was that frequently asked questions could be inserted as an addendum to our current Server Handbook. I've noticed that quite a few players don't really read all of their handbooks (maybe a lot do. I just haven't seen), but adding a "Please Read" or something interesting could have a different effect. Having these questions at the end or middle of the handbook would make things easier for newer players that actually do plan to stay a bit, and end up reading it.

    It would also be helpful to just take the FAQ and create an entirely new book for them that pops up in a new player's inventory upon joining. This way they could easily navigate to a multitude of answers for their questions.

    Multiple ideas were brought up, but all in all I would assume that a good amount of experienced players would like to make their time easier on the server. Adding one of these ideas or maybe something different would be great; newcomers are welcome on our server and should be able to ask away and receive the information they need in order to play.

    What do you think about this? If you have any suggestions for how FAQ could be added, don't hesitate to reply here. :)
     
  2. We do already have an FAQ board to the left of the info room in spawn. Perhaps we can add some if your questions to it though. :]
     
  3. Okay, I was informed of this just now. Wish I could take this post down. Thanks.
     
  4. However, this kind of does prove a point. I didn't know about this after being on for quite a while (partly due to my ignorance, but...) I still notice players frequently asking these questions and more, maybe the FAQ should be more easily accessible? There are still many players who are likely to miss this - and will go a long way without knowing the answers to these (or having to ask them in chat).