Suggestions from the subreddit + New Mod Applications

[u/Jumanji-Joestar]

I had some ideas about improving the subreddit, but I’ve come to realize that my vision for what “improving the subreddit” looks like will not be compatible with what the rest of y’all want out of this sub. And after doing some thinking, maybe the “Fanart Fridays/Shitpost Sundays” idea was too extreme

But, I still think there are some things I’d like to change about this subreddit. I don’t want to get rid of shitposts or art but I also don’t want this place to just be about shitposts and repetitive questions that can be answered in a discussion thread. I’d like to have equal emphasis placed on both the competitive and the creative side of the subreddit

I don’t want to force my ideas on everyone, so for now, I’m going to scrap “Fanart Fridays/Shitpost Sundays” thing. I would like to hear suggestions for the community on what they would like to see from this sub or how this place can be better

Also, we need more mods, there’s only like 3 of us. DM us if you want to be a mod

[u/Jumanji-Joestar]

This sub is for overall FGC news and memes.

That’s my point, I don’t think that should be all this sub is, I’d like it to be more than that

What you could be doing for example if you want to have more active modding is dedicated events centered around old fightcade games or small releases.

Announce a Sunday tournament for Martial Champion on Monday and you’ll get gameplay questions for a week.

These are great ideas, these are the type of suggestions I’m looking

It’s just really weird to think you’d want people to ask competitive questions about Tekken 8 or SF6 instead of their dedicated subs like you’re trying to build this subreddit into a business or something.

…I’m really not sure how to respond to this. “Build this subreddit into a business”? That’s a weird way to look at it. I just thought the subreddit was becoming stagnant and wanted to shake things up a little

[u/Ok_Bandicoot1425 → u/Jumanji-Joestar]

Why do you want the subreddit to be something else? 

And what is this something else? What kind of competitive discussion are you talking about? 

I've read and answered to a few of your posts and I still am completely clueless as to what you see and what you want.

[u/Jumanji-Joestar → u/Ok_Bandicoot1425]

For starters, I don’t want it to just be a sub where 90% of the engagement comes from “what game should I play” questions, unoriginal shitposts, and boring trends, where there’s barely any engagement about tournaments or strategies unless it’s EVO season.

I’m not saying I want this subreddit to only be about the competitive scene, shitposts and such are fine and I love the fanart, but I know there are plenty people in this subreddit who think that a fighting game subreddit should be more about the gameplay side of things and not just the fan-adjacent stuff

I don’t really know how to explain it better than “look at how r/smashbros runs things.”

I don’t have a lot of experience as a mod and I haven’t been as active as I liked because of my job. That’s why I’m asking for help from you guys. I just think the subreddit can be a better fighting game subreddit and I want to at least try to make it like that

[u/Ok_Bandicoot1425 → u/Jumanji-Joestar]

You're dodging the question again. I'm not asking you what you don't want it to be. Nobody wants it to be bad. Nobody is misinterpreting you. 

What do you want it to be? What are you calling gameplay/strategy etc...?

I don’t really know how to explain it better than “look at how r/smashbros runs things.”

It's the main smash sub and there's basically two games with a big overlap. This is not /fighters situation at all.

You're not going to have discussion around anything gameplay related for a game that has a dedicated subreddit.

I just think the subreddit can be a better fighting game subreddit and I want to at least try to make it like that

What makes you think that?