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Housekeeping Help: Aather Sidebar revamp

Hello Aather! As we get ready to move realms we are looking at doing a reorg of our available info since... as everyone has noticed, Aather has a lot of info spread out across a lot of locations.

As a first step to this, listed below the cut is a user-frequency poll for each of the links on the sidebar. If you have a spare minute, it would be a tremendous help if you could fill it out for us.

Obviously not everything that gets a low score will be removed (I didn't even include the "contact the mods" link as an option; that's going to stay whether or not anybody ever clicks on it just in case) but this will give us a better idea of what people really use and need, and what can maybe be moved to a different location.

I will leave the poll open for a week; if you don't vote in that time it's not the end of the world; again, it would just be of help as we start to reorganize things.

Poll #12754 Aather Sidebar

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 46

View Respondents

I use the Side Bar for navigation...

often
44 (95.7%)

sometimes
2 (4.3%)

rarely
0 (0.0%)

never
0 (0.0%)

I am a:

Hero Player
44 (95.7%)

Knight Player
18 (39.1%)

Personae Player
19 (41.3%)

Game Runner/Helper
18 (39.1%)

I use the "Aather Communities & Journals" links...

often
4 (8.7%)

sometimes
8 (17.4%)

rarely
18 (39.1%)

never
16 (34.8%)

I use the "Navigation: Aather Info and Navigation" links...

often
19 (42.2%)

sometimes
13 (28.9%)

rarely
7 (15.6%)

never
6 (13.3%)

Navigation: Name List & Player Contact

often
11 (23.9%)

sometimes
19 (41.3%)

rarely
11 (23.9%)

never
5 (10.9%)

Functional Guides: Using DW & IRC

often
0 (0.0%)

sometimes
3 (6.5%)

rarely
2 (4.3%)

never
26 (56.5%)

only when I was a brand new player
15 (32.6%)

Functional Guides: Team Layouts

often
0 (0.0%)

sometimes
4 (8.7%)

rarely
8 (17.4%)

never
17 (37.0%)

only when I was a brand new player
17 (37.0%)

Applying to Aather: What is Aather?

often
1 (2.2%)

sometimes
8 (17.8%)

rarely
7 (15.6%)

never
5 (11.1%)

only when I was a brand new player
24 (53.3%)

Applying to Aather: Rules and Guidelines

often
4 (8.7%)

sometimes
13 (28.3%)

rarely
12 (26.1%)

never
2 (4.3%)

only when I was a brand new player
15 (32.6%)

Applying to Aather: Application Page

often
5 (10.9%)

sometimes
13 (28.3%)

rarely
3 (6.5%)

never
2 (4.3%)

only when I am apping
23 (50.0%)

Applying to Aather: Taken Characters and Drops

often
27 (58.7%)

sometimes
13 (28.3%)

rarely
5 (10.9%)

never
1 (2.2%)

only when I was a new player
0 (0.0%)

Starting in Aather: Amnesia, Powers and Roles

often
6 (13.0%)

sometimes
9 (19.6%)

rarely
11 (23.9%)

never
3 (6.5%)

only when I was a new player
17 (37.0%)

Starting in Aather: Making your Memory Registry

often
1 (2.2%)

sometimes
3 (6.5%)

rarely
10 (21.7%)

never
7 (15.2%)

only when I was a new player
25 (54.3%)

Starting in Aather: Getting added to the network

often
1 (2.2%)

sometiems
2 (4.3%)

rarely
4 (8.7%)

never
2 (4.3%)

only when I am apping
29 (63.0%)

only when I was a new player
8 (17.4%)

Starting in Aather: Friend Console

often
0 (0.0%)

sometimes
0 (0.0%)

rarely
1 (2.3%)

never
38 (86.4%)

only when I am apping
2 (4.5%)

only when I was a new player
3 (6.8%)

Starting in Aather: Activity Policy

often
2 (4.3%)

sometimes
18 (39.1%)

rarely
18 (39.1%)

never
6 (13.0%)

only when I was a new player
2 (4.3%)

Starting in Aather: Masterlist of "can I..?" posts

often
2 (4.5%)

sometimes
10 (22.7%)

rarely
16 (36.4%)

never
16 (36.4%)

Playing in Aather: World Info/Map

often
39 (84.8%)

sometimes
7 (15.2%)

rarely
0 (0.0%)

never
0 (0.0%)

Playing in Aather: Plot History

often
3 (6.5%)

sometimes
20 (43.5%)

rarely
13 (28.3%)

never
10 (21.7%)

Playing in Aather: Happy Endings

often
1 (2.2%)

sometimes
6 (13.0%)

rarely
11 (23.9%)

never
6 (13.0%)

only when I am ready to happy end
22 (47.8%)

Playing in Aather: Drop/Hiatus/Reapp

often
2 (4.3%)

sometimes
8 (17.4%)

rarely
8 (17.4%)

never
5 (10.9%)

only when I am dropping/reapping
23 (50.0%)

Playing in Aather: Housekeeping

often
1 (2.2%)

sometimes
11 (23.9%)

rarely
19 (41.3%)

never
15 (32.6%)

The Games: Game History

often
14 (30.4%)

sometimes
8 (17.4%)

rarely
12 (26.1%)

never
12 (26.1%)

The Games: Team Rankings

often
11 (23.9%)

sometimes
17 (37.0%)

rarely
12 (26.1%)

never
6 (13.0%)

I would use it every day if Kiwi would update it on time
9 (19.6%)

The Games: Memory and Skill Registries

often
4 (8.7%)

sometimes
8 (17.4%)

rarely
8 (17.4%)

never
6 (13.0%)

only when I am picking memories as a runner/helper
20 (43.5%)

The Personae: Personae Info Journal

often
8 (17.4%)

sometimes
19 (41.3%)

rarely
14 (30.4%)

never
5 (10.9%)

The Personae: Sub-Patronning Information

often
0 (0.0%)

sometimes
13 (28.3%)

rarely
11 (23.9%)

never
18 (39.1%)

only when I was a new player
4 (8.7%)

The Personae: Games! How do they work?

often
1 (2.2%)

sometimes
11 (24.4%)

rarely
15 (33.3%)

never
18 (40.0%)

Aather team list/color codes

often
41 (89.1%)

sometimes
1 (2.2%)

rarely
1 (2.2%)

never
0 (0.0%)

if you get rid of this I will cut you
29 (63.0%)

if you get rid of this I will cry extensively and possibly cut you
34 (73.9%)

okay but really why would you even think of getting rid of this
37 (80.4%)

There are things I frequently use/look for that I wish were on the sidebar and they are:

We will also be reorganizing the Aather Navigation page, taking into account some of the info collected from this poll.

If you have any further questions/comments/whatever on the above/the sidebar, please feel free to leave them here!

♥ Thank you, lovely playerbase!

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I don't use it all the time, but whenever I do need it the player contact doc is the most helpful thing ever and I would cry if it weren't easily accessible :'(

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